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PRC State Council, China’s Nuclear Emergency Preparedness, January 27, 2016
This government white paper was issued by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.
Congressional Research Service, Maritime Territorial and Exclusive Economic Zone Disputes Involving China, December 22, 2015
This CRS report was written by Ronald O’Rourke.
Bickers and Howlett, eds., Britain and China, 1840-1970: Empire, Finance and War (July 7, 2015)
Reviewed by Stacie A. Kent for the History of Diplomacy discussion list.
Video: Andrew Scobell and Tai Ming Cheung examine the remaking of the PLA by Xi Jinping
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The USC U.S.-China Institute hosts a discussion to look at how China's national security policy is shaped under Xi Jinping.
Annual Report to Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2011
The United States Department of Defense published its annual report, "Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2014". This report is pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
Council on Foreign Relations, "CFR Backgrounders: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization," October 14, 2015
The Council on Foreign Relations published the backgrounder, "The Shanghai Cooperation Organization", to explain what the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is and its role in foreign policy today. The piece was written by Eleanor Albert.
Republic Of China (Taiwan), National Defense Report, 2015
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.
The President Receives President Xi of the People’s Republic of China, September 25, 2015
President Obama delivers remarks at the arrival ceremony of President Xi of the People’s Republic of China to the White House.
Vice President Biden and Secretary Kerry Co-Host a Luncheon for President Xi of the People’s Republic of China, September 25, 2015
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Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry hosted a lunch in honor of President President Xi of the People’s Republic of China at the Department of State.
Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, Joint Press Conference, September 25, 2015
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Remarks by President Obama and President Xi of the People's Republic of China in Joint Press Conference
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