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)
• Remarks by the President Challenging Americans to Lead the Global Economy in Clean Energy (10/23/2009)
• Readout of the President's Call With Chinese President Hu Jintao (10/21/2009)
• Remarks by the President at the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation Ceremony (10/7/2009)
• Remarks By President Obama at G20 Closing Press Conference (9/25/2009)
• Remarks by the President at United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's Climate Change Summit (9/22/2009)
• Remarks by President Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao Before Meeting (9/22/2009)
• Proclamation 8414 of September 11, 2009 - To Address Market Disruption From Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China - By the President of the United States of America - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 179, Presidential Documents (9/17/2009) (PDF file, 149 KB)*
• Presidential Determination No. 2009-28 of September 11, 2009 - Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China - Memorandum for the Secretary of Commerce[,] the Secretary of Labor[, and] the United States Trade Representative - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 178, Presidential Documents (9/16/2009) (PDF file, 48 KB)*
• Readout on the Vice President's Meeting With Chairman Wu Bangguo (9/11/2009)
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U.S. Department of State

• U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefings (2009)
• Remarks With German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle After Their Meeting - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (11/5/2009)
• The Role of Humanitarians in Government: Perspectives on Advocacy and Impact Advocacy and Impact (11/4/2009)
• Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change - Statement to the House Foreign Affairs Committee (11/4/2009)
• Preview of the November APEC Meetings in Singapore - Foreign Press Center (11/3/2009)
• Interview with Michel Ghandour of Al Hurra Television - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (11/3/2009)
• Remarks With Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (10/31/2009)
• Interview With Jim Sciutto of ABC - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (10/30/2009)
• Participates in "Townterview" With Prominent Women Journalists (10/30/2009)
• Interview With Jill Dougherty of CNN - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (10/30/2009)
• Roundtable With Senior Pakistani Editors - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State (10/30/2009)
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U.S. Department of Defense

• 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)
• Department of Defense News Briefing With Geoff Morrell at the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va. (8/11/2009)
• Admiral Expects U.S.-China Military Talks to Resume Soon (7/28/2009)
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Others

• Children's Art Easels Recalled by MacPherson's Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard - Release #10-032 (11/5/2009) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• The Life is Good Company Travel Mugs Recalled Due to Burn Hazard - Release #10-030 (11/5/2009) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Neal S. Wolin - University of the Witswatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Remarks as Prepared for Delivery (11/4/2009)
• CBP Seizes Fake Video Game Machines at Los Angeles Seaport - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (11/2/2009) (PDF file, 84 KB)*
• United States Transfers Six Uighur Detainees From Guantanamo Bay to Palau - Department of Justice (10/31/2009)
• Report on U.S. Portfolio Holdings of Foreign Securities at End-Year 2008 - U.S. Department of the Treasury (10/30/2009) (PDF file, 47 KB)*
• Report on U.S. Portfolio Holdings of Foreign Securities as of December 31, 2008 - Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - October 2009 (10/30/2009) (PDF file, 680 KB)*
• Sony Recalls Computer AC Adapters Due to Shock Hazard - Release #10-027 (10/28/2009) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Halloween Flashlights Sold Exclusively at Target Recalled Due to Burn Hazard - Release #10-026 (10/28/2009) (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)
• Secretary Chu's Testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works - U.S. Department of Energy (10/27/2009)
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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-570-960] Certain Standard Steel Fasteners From the People's Republic of China: Amendment to Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation (Dated: October 29, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 213, Notices (11/5/2009) (PDF file, 49 KB)*
• [A-570-887] Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol 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. 213, Notices (11/5/2009) (PDF file, 49 KB)*
• [A-570-887] Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol From the People’s Republic of China (11/5/2009) (PDF file, 40 KB)*
• Federal Register Notice - [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 (11/5/2009) (PDF file, 3.15 MB)*
• Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke - Remarks at the National District Export Council Conference (11/4/2009)
• [A-570-900, A-580-855] Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders (Dated: October 30, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 212, Notices (11/4/2009) (PDF file, 53 KB)*
• [A-570-868] Folding Metal Tables and Chairs From the People's Republic of China: Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (Dated: October 29, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 212, Notices (11/4/2009) (PDF file, 41 KB)*
• [A-570-910] Circular Welded Carbon Quality Steel Pipe From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (Dated: October 29, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 212, Notices (11/4/2009) (PDF file, 48 KB)*
• Fact Sheet: Commerce Preliminarily Finds Subsidization of Wire Decking From the People's Republic of China - International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce (11/3/2009) (PDF file, 74 KB)*
• [A-570-878] Saccharin From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review (Dated: October 26, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 211, Notices (11/3/2009) (PDF file, 47 KB)*
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• USTR

• 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)*
• Ambassador Kirk Concludes the 20th Session of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade - Office of the United States Trade Representative (10/29/2009)
• China Agrees to Improve Access for U.S. Energy Companies, Reopen Market to U.S. Pork, Clamp Down on Internet Piracy at the 20th Session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade - Office of the United States Trade Representative (10/29/2009)
• USTR Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announce China's Intent to Re-Open the Chinese Market to U.S. Pork Products - Office of the United States Trade Representative (10/29/2009)
• U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade - Office of the United States Trade Representative (10/29/2009)
• U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Witness the Signing of Commercial Agreement During China Visit - Office of the United States Trade Representative (10/28/2009)
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• 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

• [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)*
• [Investigation No. 731-TA-130 (Third Review)] Chloropicrin From China - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: October 21, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 205, Notices (10/26/2009) (PDF file, 52 KB)*
• USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation on Certain Inkjet Ink Supplies and Components Thereof – United States International Trade Commission (10/23/2009)
• [Inv. No. 337-TA-689] In the Matter of: Certain Dual Access Locks and Products Containing Same; Notice of Investigation - United States International Trade Commission (Issued: October 14, 2009) - Federal Register, Vol. 74, No. 202, Notices (10/21/2009) (PDF file, 49 KB)*
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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

 

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