Term: March 1-31, 2013

Main Issues

1. North Korea’s Third Nuclear Test: Escalation on the Korean Peninsula, UNSC Resolution 2094

 
United States

March 5, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 5, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 5, Remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry
March 5, White House Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
March 5, White House Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
March 7, White House Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
March 7, White House Daily Press Briefing
March 8, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 8, White House Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest
March 11, White House Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
March 11, Remarks by National Security Advisor Tom Donilon
March 12, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 15, Remarks by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
March 18, White House Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney
March 26, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 27, DOD Readout of Secretary Hagel’s Call with South Korean Minister of National Defense Kim
March 28, White House Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest
March 29, White House Press Briefing by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest

China

March 1, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 5, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 5, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 6, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 7, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 8, Foreign Minister Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 8, Remarks by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Qin Gang
March 11, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 12, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference
March 13, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 18, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
March 19, Remarks by Foreign Ministry Wang Yi
March 20, Remarks by President Xi Jinping
March 29, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

2. Direction of U.S.- China Cooperation: U.S. and Chinese Leadership’s Search for New Forms of Relations

United States
March 11, Remarks by National Security Advisor to the President Tom Donilon
March 14, Readout of the President’s Phone Call with Chinese President Xi Jinping

China

March 14, Remarks by President Xi Jinping
March 15, People’s Daily Editorial
March 19, Remarks by President Xi Jinping
March 19, People’s Daily Editorial

3. Economic Cooperation: China’s New Role in the World Economy

United States
March 5, Remarks by Under Secretary For International Affairs Lael Brainard

China

March 14, Remarks by President Xi Jinping
March 15, People’s Daily Editorial
March 15, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 20, Remarks by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang

4. Asia Pacific Issues: Territorial Disputes in the South and West China Sea and Senkaku/Diaoyudao Islands; China’s Strategic Relations with Russia, India and ROK

United States
March 5, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 22, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 26, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 28, State Department Daily Press Briefing

China

March 1, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 13, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 15, Remarks by Premier Li Keqiang
March 18, Remarks by Premier Li Keqiang
March 21, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
March 21, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
March 23, Remarks by President Xi Jinping
March 24, Remarks by President Xi Jinping
March 26, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
March 26, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
March 26, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
March 29, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

5. Human Rights: Tibet, North Korea

United States
March 1, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 22, State Department Daily Press Briefing

6. Taiwan Issue: China's Sovereignty Claim over Taiwan

China
March 11, Remarks by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying

7. Middle East and Africa Issues: U.S. Support for Liberal Democracy in the Middle East; China-Africa Cooperative Relations based on Independent Sovereignty

United States
March 4, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 5, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 7, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 19, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 22, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 22, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 25, State Department Daily Press Briefing
March 25, State Department Daily Press Briefing

China

March 4, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 14, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 18, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
March 19, Remarks by President Xi Jinping
March 19, Remarks by Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun
March 25, Remarks by President Xi Jinping
March 25, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
March 26, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference
March 28, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
March 29, Remarks by President Xi Jinping

8. Cybersecurity Issues: U.S.-China Quarrel over Suspected Chinese Cyber Attacks against the U.S.

United States
March 11, Remarks By National Security Advisor to the President Tom Donilon
March 14, State Department Daily Press Briefing

China

March 11, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 12, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 15, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying’s Regular Press Conference
March 20, China Daily Editorial
March 26, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei's Regular Press Conference
March 29, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference

9. Cooperation on Military Security: Importance of Transparency in Defense Policy for Peace in the Asia Pacific Region

United States
March 27, State Department Daily Press Briefing

China

March 29, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei’s Regular Press Conference
  

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