Key Government Documents

U.S. Relations With the People's Republic of China (2009)

Diplomatic Relations

U.S. Embassy and Consulates in China

White House

• White House Daily Briefings (2009)
• Interview of President Obama by Xiang Xi of Southern Weekly (11/19/2009)
• Remarks by the President in a Bilateral Meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao of China (11/18/2009)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's Visit to China (11/18/2009)
• Remarks by President Obama and President Hu of China Before Expanded Bilateral Meeting (11/17/2009)
• Joint Press Statement by President Obama and President Hu of China (11/17/2009)
• U.S.-China Joint Statement (11/17/2009)
• U.S.-China Clean Energy Announcements (11/17/2009)
• Fact Sheet: U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center (11/17/2009)
• Fact Sheet: U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative (11/17/2009)
• Fact Sheet: U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Action Plan (11/17/2009)
• More...

U.S. Department of State

• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefings (2009)
• Press Conference at U.S. Embassy Kabul - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (11/19/2009)
• Remarks at USA Pavilion at Shanghai Expo - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (11/16/2009)
• Numbers of Americans Studying Abroad Up 8.5%, China, India, Japan, South Africa, and Argentina See Strong Gains as Destinations (11/16/2009)
• Open Doors 2009: The Annual Report on International Education (11/16/2009)
• Interview With David Gregory of NBC's Meet the Press - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (11/15/2009)
• Townterview With Maria Ressa, Ricky Carandang and Pinky Webb of ABS-CBN - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (11/13/2009)
• Statement on the Passing of James Lilley - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (11/13/2009)
• Remarks at APEC Singapore Conference - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (11/11/2009)
• Remarks With German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (11/9/2009)
• Interview With Dr. Sebastian Hesse-Kastein of MDR Radio - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (11/9/2009)
• More...

U.S. Department of Defense

• U.S.-China Military Cooperation Key to Peace, Air Force General Says - 13th Air Force (11/12/2009)
• Media Availability With Deputy Secretary Lynn in New Delhi, India (11/6/2009)
• Government Executives Events Group Discussion: Military Leadership - Joint Chiefs of Staff (11/4/2009)
• Eighth U.S. Army Band Performs in China Tattoo - U.S. Pacific Command (Posted: 11/3/2009)
• Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates Asks Chinese General Xu Caihou to Help Stop 'On-Again, Off-Again' Cycle - American Forces Press Service (10/27/2009)
• Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, Navy Admiral Robert F. Willard Seek More Engagement With China (10/21/2009)
• Department of Defense News Briefing With Press Secretary Geoff Morrell From the Pentagon (10/14/2009)
• Air Force Association Convention - As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, National Harbor, MD (9/16/2009)
• Secretary Gates Question and Answer Session at the Air Force Association's Annual Conference, National Harbor, Md. (9/16/2009)
• Admiral Keating to Seek More U.S.-Sino Military Engagement - American Forces Press Service (9/3/2009)
• More...

Others

• Fire and Burn Hazards Prompt Recall of Gas Grills Sold at Lowe's Stores - Release #10-043 (11/18/2009) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Children's Hooded Sweatshirts and Jackets Recalled by Century 21 Promotions, Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard - Release #10-041 (11/18/2009) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Grand World Recalls "Bobby Chupete" Pacifiers Due to Choking Hazard - Release #10-040 (11/18/2009) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner - Written Testimony Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - U.S. Department of the Treasury (11/17/2009)
• Notice of Issuance of Final Determination Concerning Toner Cartridges and Image Drums - U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 219, Notices (11/16/2009) (PDF file, 56 KB)*
• Bicycles Recalled by Easton Sports; Stem Failure Poses Fall Hazard - Release #10-038 (11/12/2009) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Backpack Blowers Recalled by Homelite Due to Fire Hazard - Release #10-037 (11/12/2009) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Treestands Recalled by Gander Mountain Company Due to Fall Hazard - Release #10-036 (11/12/2009) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Power Adapters Used With IBM RDX Back Up Disk Hard Drives Recalled Due to Shock Hazard - Alert #10-706 (11/10/2009) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• More...

Documents

• U.S.-PRC Joint Communiques
• Foreign Relations of the United States (by Department of State - Office of the Historian)

Human Rights

• International Religious Freedom Report 2009 - China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau) (10/26/2009)
• Briefing on the Release of the 2009 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom (10/26/2009)
• Annual Report on International Religious Freedom - Foreign Press Center Briefing (10/26/2009)
• Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, May 2009 - China (5/1/2009)
• 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2008 Human Rights Report: China (includes Tibet) (2/25/2009)
• 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2008 Human Rights Report: Introduction (2/25/2009)
• 2008 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Special Briefing (2/25/2009)

Trade and Investments

General

• Department of Commerce

• [A-570-943] Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances and Postponement of Final Determination (Dated: November 4, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 220, Notices (11/17/2009) (PDF file, 111 KB)*
• [A-570-894] Certain Tissue Paper Products From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 2008-2009 Administrative Review (Dated: November 10, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 220, Notices (11/17/2009) (PDF file, 44 KB)*
• [A-570-898] Chlorinated Isocyanurates From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (Dated: November 5, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 217, Notices (11/12/2009) (PDF file, 46 KB)*
• [A-570-849, A-821-808, A-823-808] Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the People's Republic of China and Continuation of Suspended Antidumping Duty Investigations on Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From the Russian Federation and Ukraine (Dated: November 4, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 216, Notices (11/10/2009) (PDF file, 50 KB)*
• [A-570-904] First Administrative Review of Certain Activated Carbon From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (Dated: November 3, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 216, Notices (11/10/2009) (PDF file, 61 KB)*
• [A-570-904] Certain Activated Carbon From the People’s Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review - November 3, 2009 (11/10/2009) (PDF file, 490 KB)*
• [A-570-912] Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review (Dated: November 2, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 216, Notices (11/10/2009) (PDF file, 54 KB)*
• [C-570-950] Wire Decking From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination (Dated: November 2, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 215, Notices (11/9/2009) (PDF file, 129 KB)*
• [A-570-822] Certain Helical Spring Lock Washers From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (Dated: November 2, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 215, Notices (11/9/2009) (PDF file, 65 KB)*
• [A-570-002] Chloropicrin From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order (Dated: October 29, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 214, Notices (11/6/2009) (PDF file, 43 KB)*
• More...

• USTR

• Ambassador Kirk Joins President Obama in Beijing - Office of the United States Trade Representative (11/17/2009) (PDF file, 176 KB)*
• Ambassador Kirk Speaks to the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing - Office of the United States Trade Representative (11/16/2009) (PDF file, 202 KB)*
• Address of United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk to the APEC CEO Summit in Singapore - Office of the United States Trade Representative (11/13/2009)
• USTR Fact Sheet: Trans-Pacific Partnership (11/13/2009)
• Remarks by Ambassador Ron Kirk at the U.S.-Korea Business Council - Office of the United States Trade Representative (11/5/2009)
• Remarks by Ambassador Ron Kirk at the Annual District Export Council Conference - Office of the United States Trade Representative (11/4/2009)
• United States Requests WTO Panel Against China Over Export Restraints on Raw Materials - Office of the United States Trade Representative (11/4/2009)
• Ambassador Kirk Discusses the JCCT With Chinese Central Television - Office of the United States Trade Representative (11/3/2009)
• Remarks by Ambassador Demetrios Marantis at the U.S.-Japan Business Council Annual Business Conference - Office of the United States Trade Representative (11/3/2009)
• Ambassador Kirk at the JCCT Signing Ceremony - Office of the United States Trade Representative (10/29/2009) (PDF file, 122 KB)*
• More...

• Department of Agriculture

• Statement by Michael Scuse, Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, Before the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives (10/23/2009)
• Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Announces Travel to Philippines and China (10/19/2009)
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), United States Trade Representative (USTR) Applaud Agreement by Congressional Appropriators on Poultry Imports From China (9/25/2009)
• Importation of Table Eggs From Regions Where Exotic Newcastle Disease Exists - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 76, Rules and Regulations (4/22/2009) (PDF file, 56 KB)*
• Importation of Wooden Handicrafts From China - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 67, Proposed Rules (4/9/2009) (PDF file, 67 KB)*

• Others

• USTDA Expands Commitment to Support Clean Energy Development in China - United State Trade and Development Agency (11/17/2009)
• [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-472 and 731-TA-1171-1172 (Preliminary)] Certain Standard Steel Fasteners From China and Taiwan; Determinations - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: November 9, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 219, Notices (11/16/2009) (PDF file, 42 KB)*
• USITC Votes to Continue Cases on Seamless Refined Copper Pipe and Tube From China and Mexico - United States International Trade Commission (11/13/2009)
• [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-469 and 731-TA-1168 (Preliminary)] Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From China - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: November 2, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 214, Notices (11/6/2009) (PDF file, 43 KB)*
• [Investigation No. 731-TA-1059 (Review)] Hand Trucks From China - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: October 26, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 210, Notices (11/2/2009) (PDF file, 54 KB)*
• [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-437 and 731-TA-1060-1061 (Review)] Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From China and India - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: October 26, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 210, Notices (11/2/2009) (PDF file, 57 KB)*
• [Investigation Nos. 731-TA-753, 754, and 756 (Second Review)] Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate From China, Russia, and Ukraine - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: October 26, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 210, Notices (11/2/2009) (PDF file, 43 KB)*
• [Investigation No. 731-TA-244 (Third Review)] Natural Bristle Paint Brushes From China - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: October 26, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 210, Notices (11/2/2009) (PDF file, 57 KB)*
• USITC Votes to Continue Cases on Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe From China - United States International Trade Commission (10/30/2009)
• USTDA Participates in Successful U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade - Launches U.S.-China Energy Cooperation Program - U.S. Trade and Development Agency (10/29/2009) (PDF file, 116 KB)*
• [Inv. No. 337-TA-691] Certain Inkjet Ink Supplies and Components Thereof; Notice of Investigation - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: October 23, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 208, Notices (10/29/2009) (PDF file, 49 KB)*
• More...

Special Reports

• 2009 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (3/31/2009) (PDF file, 2.46 MB)*
• 2009 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers - China (3/31/2009) (PDF file, 371 KB)*
• 2009 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers - Appendix 1: US Data for Given Trade Partners in Rank Order of US Goods Exports (3/31/2009) (PDF file, 30 KB)*
• Doing Business In China: A Country Commercial Guide for U.S. Companies (2/3/2009) (PDF file, 1.87 MB)*

Intellectual Property Rights (Special 301)

• United States Trade Representative Releases 2009 Special 301 Report (4/30/2009)
• 2009 Special 301 Report (4/30/2009) (PDF file, 175 KB)*
• World Trade Organization Adopts Panel Report in China -- Intellectual Property Rights Dispute - United States Trade Representative (3/20/2009) (PDF file, 23 KB)*
• United States Wins WTO Dispute Over Deficiencies in China's Intellectual Property Rights Laws - United States Trade Representative (1/26/2009) (PDF file, 27 KB)*
• 2009 Special 301 Review: Identification of Countries Under Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974: Request for Public Comment - Office of the United States Trade Representative - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 14, Notices (1/23/2009) (PDF file, 48 KB)*

Narcotics Control

• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) - Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control, March 2009 - Chemical Controls - Major Chemical Source Countries and Territories - Asia: China (2/27/2009)
• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) - Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control, March 2009 - Country Reports - China (2/27/2009)
• International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) - Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes, March 2009 - Country Reports - People's Republic of China (2/27/2009)

Trafficking in Persons Report

• Trafficking in Persons Report - Country Narratives - China (Tier 2 Watch List) (6/16/2009)
• Release of the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons Report - Luis CdeBaca, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (6/16/2009)

General Information

 

*(To view and print PDF files, please download the FREE Adobe Reader.)