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Secretary Kerry Delivers Remarks on the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone, November 21, 2013

November 21, 2013

US Secretary of State John Kerry, with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong, delivers remarks after signing an updated Memorandum of Understanding for continuation of the U.S.-China People-to-People Exchange (CPE) during a ceremony in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department in Washington, DC, USA, 21 November 2013.

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "2013 Annual Report," Nov. 20, 2013

November 20, 2013

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the United States Congress in October 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.

Congressional Research Service, "U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress," November 20, 2013

November 20, 2013

This CRS report was written by Shirley A. Kan, specialist in Asian security affairs.

David M. Lampton - Security-Relevant Perceptions in U.S.-China Relations: Elites and Society

November 10, 2013

David Lampton spoke at the Through Tinted Lenses? How Chinese and Americans See Each Other conference, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute, on the topic of security and regional disputes.

Minxin Pei - Discussant for Panel 1: Security/Regional Disputes

November 10, 2013

Minxin Pei discussed the first panel of the conference Through Tinted Lenses? How Chinese and Americans See Each Other, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute.

June Teufel Dreyer - Discussant for Panel 1: Security/Regional Disputes

November 10, 2013

June Teufel Dreyer discussed the first panel of the conference Through Tinted Lenses? How Chinese and Americans See Each Other, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute.

Xi Jinping, On the maritime silk road, China-ASEAN cooperation, October 2, 2013

October 2, 2013

Xi Jinping addressed the Indonesian parliament in Jakarta and laid out his wish that China and Indonesia work together in building a Maritime Silk Road. The initiative wasn't formally named at the time, but would become 一带一路, the Belt and Road Initiative.

Republic Of China (Taiwan), National Defense Report, 2013

October 1, 2013

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. 

 

Xi Jinping, Speech in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Building a Silk Road Economic Belt with Central Asian Nations, September 7, 2013

Xi spoke at Nazarbayev University in Astana, Kazakhstan.
September 7, 2013

Xi Jinping announced China's Belt and Road Initiative though not with that name or vision. At this speech in the capital of Kazakhstan, Xi highlights the historical links between China and Central Asia. The next year he spoke in Indonesia of the maritime silk road portion of what will be known as the Belt and Road Initiative.

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