“In both Chinese and American cultures, food brings families and people together. Perhaps because of that, agriculture holds a special place in our hearts. It is therefore very fitting that this project is often referred to as a ‘friendship farm,’” Ambassador Branstad’s remarks at the groundbreaking of the China-U.S. Demonstration Farm modelled on Kimberley Farms ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 27 September, 2017 | Topics:
Agriculture, Ambassador, Environment, Featured Event, News, Public Affairs, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & China
| Tags: 2017, Agriculture, Ambassador Branstad, Hebei, Luanping
The United States and China: Protecting and Conserving the Ocean “China and the United States – the two largest economies in the world, two of the top fishing nations in the world, and two of the global leaders in ocean science – have a very real opportunity to come together to deal with conserving and ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 24 June, 2015 | Topics:
Climate Change, Environment, Fact Sheets, Our Ocean, Speeches
| Tags: 2015, Environment, Ocean, SED, U.S.-China, Washington, Wildlife
April 14, 2015 – 8:17am
Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Deputy Secretary of Energy Thank you, Dr. Hon for the introduction. I also want to say a special thank you to Microsoft for hosting us today. Our two nations are the world’s largest economies. And we are also the world’s largest carbon producers. And that means we have the power ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 14 April, 2015 | Topics:
Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Speeches, Trade
| Tags: 2015, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Trade, US-China
Jan. 23, Wuhu – During a trip to Wuhu, Consul General Hanscom Smith met with young environmentalists who are working to protect local waterways and promote alternatives to trash incineration. CG Smith also stopped by the American Wine Pavilion which is helping to increase the market share for American wine in China. The CG made ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 31 January, 2015 | Topics:
Consul General, Environment, Events, Shanghai, Trade
| Tags: 2015, Smith, Wine
Max Baucus United States Ambassador to China Kunming Museum January 28, 2015 AMBASSADOR BAUCUS: Thank you so very much Mr. Tian Jian. I deeply appreciate that introduction. I want to also thank the tour director who gave us a wonderful tour through the museum. Bai Hong and Yang Fuquan, Vice President of the local Academy ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 28 January, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & China
| Tags: 2015, Baucus, Kunming, US-China
From January 28 to February 1, Ambassador Max Baucus and his wife made their first visit to Yunnan. The Ambassador met with members of the Yunnan Flying Tigers Research Association in Kunming; viewed the Flying Tigers Exhibit at Kunming Municipal Museum, where he also gave a speech about how the U.S. and China should learn ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 28 January, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Chengdu, Environment, Events, News, U.S. & China
| Tags: 2015, Baucus, US-China, Yunnan
U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Max Baucus, traveled to the cities of Taiyuan and Yangquan in northern China’s Shanxi Province from January 13 – 14, 2015, to highlight U.S.-China cooperation, especially in the area of clean energy and climate change. One of the Ambassador’s first activities was to visit a demonstration project ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 15 January, 2015 | Topics:
Ambassador, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Press Releases, Trade, U.S. & China
| Tags: 2015, Ambassador, Baucus, Clean Energy, Environment, Shanxi, US-China
Great Hall of the People Beijing, China November 12, 2014 PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, thank you, President Xi, for welcoming me and my delegation to Beijing and for the extraordinary hospitality that you and the Chinese people have shown to me on this state visit. I also want to take this opportunity to thank the people ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 12 November, 2014 | Topics:
Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Human Rights, President Barack Obama, Security, Speeches, Trade
| Tags: 2014, POTUS.Obama, US-China, Xi Jinping
Mr. President, thanks so much for accepting our request for doing this interview about your upcoming visit to China and the summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. 1. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the China-U.S. diplomatic relationship, and both sides have held events in different forms to celebrate the historical ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 10 November, 2014 | Topics:
Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Human Rights, President Barack Obama, Press Releases, Security, Trade
| Tags: 2014, POTUS.Obama, US-China, Xinhua
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies SECRETARY KERRY: Well, thank you very much, Dean Nasr. I’ve had the privilege of knowing Vali for a while. When I was in the Senate, he was a very valuable advisor, and I can remember coming down to the State Department and meeting with him and with Richard ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 4 November, 2014 | Topics:
Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Human Rights, Secretary John Kerry, Security, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & China
| Tags: 2014, Kerry, Secretary of State, US-China
On November 19 at the Consulate, American owner and operator of the Linden Center Hotel near Dali, Brian Linden, discussed his own experiences attempting to promote a sustainable model of tourism in Southwest China. Linden talked about the importance of balancing economic development with important community goals of protecting the local culture and environment and ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 2 November, 2014 | Topics:
Chengdu, Culture, Environment, Events
| Tags: 2014, Culture, Environment, Tourism, Travel
Max Baucus United States Ambassador to China Speech to Students at NYU Shanghai October 7, 2014 As Delivered AMBASSADOR BAUCUS: Thank you, Vice Chancellor Lehman, very much for that very generous introduction. It is very exciting, frankly, to see lots of bright-eyed eager students. I once went to college myself, and seeing all of you ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 7 October, 2014 | Topics:
Ambassador, Climate Change, Culture, Education, Environment, Security, Speeches
| Tags: Ambassador, Baucus, Education, US-China
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release July 14, 2014 ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 14 July, 2014 | Topics:
Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Press Releases, Security, Trade, U.S. & China
| Tags: 2014, SED, SED Outcomes, US-China
7/11/2014 As the Special Representatives of President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang led the sixth meeting of the Economic Track of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) on July 9-10, in Beijing, China. They were joined by a high-level delegation of ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 11 July, 2014 | Topics:
Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Press Releases, Security, Trade, U.S. & China
| Tags: 2014, Obama, SED, SED Factsheet, Xi Jinping
It is an honor to greet the American and Chinese delegations to the sixth round of the United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED). I want to thank President Xi, Vice Premier Wang, State Councilor Yang, and the entire Chinese delegation for hosting this year’s S&ED and for their warm reception of the American delegation. This ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 9 July, 2014 | Topics:
Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Press Releases, Security, Trade, U.S. & China
| Tags: 2014, Climate Change, Obama, POTUS, SED, US-China
June 25, 2014 Beijing China Thank you Greg. Thank you so much for those warm remarks. I want to just tell you how pleased I am to be here. This is such a wonderful opportunity to do what all of us want to do, that is help us make this world an even better place ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 25 June, 2014 | Topics:
Ambassador, Business, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & China
| Tags: 2014, Ambassador, Baucus, BIT, Trade, US-China
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary April 21, 2014 EARTH DAY, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Over four decades ago, Americans from all walks of life came together to tackle a shared challenge. Pollution damaged our health ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 21 April, 2014 | Topics:
Climate Change, Environment, Speeches
| Tags: Earth Day, Environment
24 March 2014 THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary March 24, 2014 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENT XI JINPING OF CHINA BEFORE BILATERAL MEETING U.S. Ambassador’s Residence The Hague, The Netherlands 12:48 P.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA: (In progress) — We have made incredible strides over these past several decades, and I know ...
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By U.S. Mission China | 24 March, 2014 | Topics:
Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Human Rights, President Barack Obama, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & China
| Tags: 2014, Economy, Exchanges, Obama, Security, US-China, Xi Jinping
