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Congressional Research Service, "Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990," September 15, 2011
This CRS report was written by Shirley A. Kan, specialist in Asian defense affairs.
Republic of China (Taiwan), National Defense Report, 2011
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) publishes reports on “what it has done, what it is doing, what it prepares to do, why it is going to do so” to the people in accordance with Article 30 of the National Defense Act. The National Defense Report is published to give citizens a better understanding of the nation’s current security environment and national defense policy.
Congressional Research Service, "Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990," July 27, 2011
This CRS report was written by Shirley A. Kan, specialist in Asian defense affairs.
Central Intelligence Agency, Two CIA Prisoners in China, 2006 and 2010
This article and documentary tells the story John T. Downey and Richard G. Fecteau. Both men were CIA officers who were captured, imprisoned, and eventually released from a Beijing prison.
Gary Locke, Testimony before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, May 26, 2011
Ambassador-designate Gary Locke's testimony before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He is the nominee to become President Obama’s next U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.
US Department of Defense, Military Power of the People’s Republic of China, 2011
This is the Department of Defense’s annual report to Congress.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: The Implications of China’s Military and Civil Space Programs," May 11, 2011
This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on May 11, 2011. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
PRC State Council, Human Rights Record of the United States in 2010, April 8, 2011
China's Information Office of the State Council, or cabinet, published a report titled "The Human Rights Record of the United States in 2010".
Congressional Research Service, “Rare Earth Elements in National Defense: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress,” March 31, 2011
This CRS report was written by Valerie Bailey Grasso, specialist in defense acquisition.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: China's Narratives Regarding National Security Policy," March 10, 2011
This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on March 10, 2011. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
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We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
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Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?