A food safety factory shutdown has Americans hunting for baby formula. Readying themselves for a covid-19 lockdown, Chinese in Beijing emptied store shelves. Emerging from lockdown, some in Shanghai are visiting well-provisioned markets. U.S.-China agricultural trade is booming, but many are still being left hungry. Food security, sustainability and safety remain issues.
Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama in Tokyo on American engagement in Asia, November 14, 2009
November 16, 2009
President Obama spoke at Suntory Hall as part of a visit to Japan, Singapore, China, and South Korea. He made this presentation.
US President Barack Obama at Shanghai Town Hall Meeting with Students, November 15, 2009
November 16, 2009
President Obama speaks to students in Shanghai.
President Obama on Issues Affecting Asia-Pacific Nations November 13, 2009
November 13, 2009
President Obama's speech on Asia-Pacific nations from his Asia tour in 2009
James Steinberg, [Obama] Administration's Vision of the U.S.-China Relationship, September 24, 2009
September 24, 2009
James Steinberg is deputy secretary of state and spoke at the Center for New American Security.
Statements on the Obama-Hu Bilateral Meeting, April 1, 2009
April 2, 2009
Statements released by the White House and Xinhua on the Obama-Hu bilateral meeting.
Office of the Press Secretary, "Readout on the President's Meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi", March 12, 2009
March 12, 2009
A summary of President Obama's meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi
Barack Obama, "Letter to the National Council of Textile Organizations," October 24, 2008
October 24, 2008
The National Council of Textile Organizations is the umbrella organization for the textile industry. The NCTO sent a questionnaire to Senators McCain and Obama. They made Obama's letter public in a press release on October 29, 2008.
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