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  • Chen Guangcheng Backgrounder with Senior State Department Officials

    SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL ONE: The Embassy had a lot of contact with Mr. Chen today. We’ve had numerous contact – telephone conversations with him, extensive meetings with his wife, who came out of the hospital to meet with us at the Embassy -- 

  • Fourth Meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue U.S. Fact Sheet Economic Track

    Through the Economic Track of the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), we are expanding opportunities for Americans to export and sell to China by increasing market access and leveling the competitive playing field.  

  • Statement by State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland on Chen Guangcheng

    The Chinese Government stated today that Mr. Chen Guangcheng has the same right to travel abroad as any other citizen of China. Mr. Chen has been offered a fellowship from an American university, where he can be accompanied by his wife and two children.  

  • Fourth Meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue Joint U.S.-China Economic Track Fact Sheet

    As special representatives of President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan concluded the meeting of the Economic Track of the Fourth U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing today. They were joined by a high-level delegation of Cabinet members, agency heads, and senior officials from both countries.  

  • Ambassador Gary Locke Interview With Stan Grant of CNN on Chen Guangcheng

    QUESTION: Ambassador, thank you very much for giving us your time. When we spoke to Chen Guangcheng, he made it very clear he’s changed his mind. He wishes he’d never left the Embassy. Do you now wish that you never allowed him to leave? 

  • Secretary Clinton at EcoPartnerships Ceremony in Beijing

    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says China has joined the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is a public-private partnership that seeks to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women and combat climate change by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions. 

  • Ambassador Gary Locke interview with Marsh Cooke of CBS on Chen Guangcheng

    AMBASSADOR LOCKE: Well, actually, from day one we’ve tried to adhere to everything that he’s asked of us. We’ve long admired him. We’ve long admired the struggle and his courage, concerned about the abuse that he’s endured in his village. And so when we got the word that he was in Beijing and wanted to talk to us in the wee hours of the morning, we went out and contacted him.  

  • Ambassador Gary Locke Interview With Karson Yiu of ABC News on Chen Guangcheng

    AMBASSADOR LOCKE: Well, first of all, we have long admired Mr. Chen, and he’s such a courageous individual. And when we found out that he was first in Beijing having escaped from the village, we met with him in the wee hours of the morning and then extracted or conducted almost like a “Mission Impossible” maneuver to get him into the Embassy.  

  • Ambassador Gary Locke interview with Ian Williams of NBC on Chen Guangcheng

    Ambassador Locke: Well, apparently he’s (Chen Guangcheng) had a change of heart. So we need to really sit down and chat with him. We’ve had conversations already with him twice today. His wife came out of the hospital and talked with my deputy, and so if he’s had a change of heart, we need to really have more discussions with him, really explore all of the options and find out what’s going on.  

  • Background Briefing from Senior State Department Official on Chen Guangcheng

    SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL: So as Ambassador Locke just made clear, the entire context here from the beginning, from our perspective, is that Chen Guangcheng reached out to the U.S. Government for help. We went out and got him. Our perspective throughout was to help him out of the extremely tough situation that he found himself in, and to try to help him meet his objectives for his future. 

  • Ambassador Locke On-The-Record Briefing on Chen Guangcheng

    Ambassador Locke speaks on the record briefly about his experiences with Chen Guangcheng while he was in the Embassy and leading up to his decision to depart. 

  • Secretary Clinton At U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue Opening Session

    As President Obama says, the United States remains committed to building a cooperative partnership based on mutual benefit and mutual respect. Since we launched this dialogue three years ago, high-ranking officials from both our governments have criss-crossed the Pacific dozens of times. Our relationship has grown closer and more consequential, and the web of connections that link our nations is increasing. 

  • State Dept. Briefing on China’s Chen Guangcheng

    MODERATOR: Thank you all for being here. This will be a briefing on background to discuss the events of the last few days with regard to Chen Guangcheng. We have with us two senior State Department officials.  

  • Statement by Secretary Clinton on Chen Guangcheng

    Secretary Clinton: I am pleased that we were able to facilitate Chen Guangcheng’s stay and departure from the U.S. embassy in a way that reflected his choices and our values. I was glad to have the chance to speak with him today and to congratulate him on being reunited with his wife and children.  

  • Peoples Daily Editors Interview U.S. Ambassador Gary Locke

    Ambassador Locke: I’m very proud to be the first Chinese-American U.S. Ambassador to China. I’m proud of the great contributions that China has made to world civilization over thousands and thousands of years. I’m also proud of the contributions that America has made from science and technology to engineering to arts and culture, but also our values.  

2012 U.S.-CHINA S&ED

  • Thread The fourth round of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue was held in Beijing, China, May 3-4, 2012. 

USA Pavilion Expo 2012

  • USA Pavilion Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Korea

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