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Human rights
President Clinton Press Conference on Human Rights in China, 1994
May 26, 1994
President Clinton spoke about dropping the link between MFN for China and human rights.
Report of the Alliance of Taiwan Aborigines to the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations 1993
August 1, 1993
Alliance of Taiwan Aborigines Statement to UNWGIP from August 1993
Statement by the President Clinton on Most Favored Nation Status for China, 1993
May 28, 1993
President Clinton linked MFN to progress on human rights in China.
President Bush's Response on Fang Lizhi, 1990
July 6, 1990
President Bush commented on Fang Lizhi during his News Conference Following the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit in London, United Kingdom
Tiananmen Square Document 33: State Department document entitled "Themes," 1989
June 29, 1989
The document shows that the administration stressed his personal interest in the maintenance of good relations, and the interest of both countries in continuing strategic cooperation. (June 29, 1989)
Tiananmen Square Document 32: Cable, TFCH01: SITREP No. 65, June 27, 1700 Local, 1989
June 27, 1989
This Embassy cable sent three weeks after President Bush announced a package of sanctions against the PRC, informs that a Chinese military official had lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. defense attaché that "strongly protested recent U.S. military sanctions." (June 27, 1989)
Tiananmen Square Document 30: Cable, Eyewitness Account of June 4 PLA Tank Crushing 11 Students and Related Early Morning Events in Tiananmen Square, 1989
June 22, 1989
This extraordinary document provides the detailed account of a source who witnessed firsthand the violence at Tiananmen Square on the night of June 3-4. (June 22, 1989)
Tiananmen Square Document 29: Secretary of State's Morning Summary for June 21, 1989, China: Swift Justice, 1989
June 21, 1989
The document also anticipates a Communist Party Central Committee plenum that will ratify the removal of party secretary Zhao Ziyang, and name a new leader.
Tiananmen Square Document 28: Secretary of State's Morning Summary for June 15, 1989, China: Accusation over Fang Lizhi, 1989
June 15, 1989
Policy makers in Washington were clearly concerned as the Fang Lizhi episode threatened to further disrupt Sino-American relationship beyond its current strains.
Tiananmen Square Document 26: Cable, SITREP No. 49, June 12, 0500 Local, 1989
June 11, 1989
The Chinese government, in the words of this cable, "stepped up its anti-US rhetoric." (June 11, 1989)
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
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.
Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
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?