“Confucius Institute U.S. Center” Designation as a Foreign Mission FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON AUGUST 13, 2020 Confucius Institutes are clearly sponsored by Beijing: Confucius Institutes (CIs) are organizations primarily located on U.S. college and university campuses that push out skewed Chinese language and cultural training for U.S. students as part of Beijing’s multifaceted propaganda efforts. The PRC government …
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By U.S. Mission China | 14 August, 2020 | Topics: Culture, East Asia & Pacific, Education, Fact Sheets, News, U.S. & China | Tags: 2020, China, Confucius Institute, democracy, Education, Foreign Mission
Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson March 31, 2020 Full return of all members of the National Assembly (AN); Supreme Court (TSJ) lifts order of contempt and restores all powers to the AN, including immunities for deputies; National Constituent Assembly (ANC) is dissolved. The U.S. lifts sanctions imposed on ANC members due to their membership …
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By U.S. Mission China | 1 April, 2020 | Topics: Events, Fact Sheets, News, Press Releases
Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 30, 2018 Secretary Michael R. Pompeo today addressed the Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Washington, DC, to launch the economic and commercial pillars of the Trump Administration’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Before top U.S. business leaders and foreign dignitaries at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Secretary Pompeo detailed how …
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By U.S. Mission China | 1 August, 2018 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Fact Sheets, News, President of the United States, Press Releases, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: 2018, Donald J. Trump, Indo-Pacific, Michael R. Pompeo
The constitution states citizens have freedom of religious belief but limits protections for religious practice to “normal religious activities” and does not define “normal.” The government continued to exercise control over religion and restrict the activities and personal freedom of religious adherents when the government perceived these as threatening state or Chinese Communist Party (CCP) …
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By U.S. Mission China | 31 May, 2018 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Fact Sheets, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Reports, U.S. & China | Tags: 2017, and Macau), China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, International Religious Freedom Report
The Iran Deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into. President Donald J. Trump PROTECTING AMERICA FROM A BAD DEAL: President Donald J. Trump is terminating the United States’ participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran and re-imposing sanctions lifted under the …
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By U.S. Mission China | 10 May, 2018 | Topics: Fact Sheets, News, President of the United States, Press Releases | Tags: 2018, Donald J. Trump, Iran, Nuclear, White House Fact Sheet
In response to the November 29, 2017 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch by North Korea, United Nations Security Council resolution (UNSCR) 2397 imposes strong new sanctions on North Korea’s energy, export, and import sectors with new maritime authorities to help shut down North Korea’s illicit smuggling activities.
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By U.S. Mission China | 26 December, 2017 | Topics: East Asia & Pacific, Fact Sheets, Key Officials, News, Political Affairs, Press Releases, Speeches | Tags: 2017, Ambassador Nikki Haley, DPRK, Resolution 2397, UN Security Council
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, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Our Ocean, Speeches | Tags: 2015, Environment, John Kerry, Ocean, SED, U.S.-China, Washington, Wildlife
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesperson For Immediate Release FACT SHEET U.S.-China Development Cooperation The most pressing global health, environmental, and security threats are beyond the ability of any one nation to confront alone and require cooperative action to mitigate. From our respective contributions to global health security in West Africa to the …
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By U.S. Mission China | 23 June, 2015 | Topics: Economics, Fact Sheets, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Speeches, Trade, U.S. & China | Tags: 2015, Barack Obama, Development, SED, U.S.-China, US-China, Washington
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, together with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang, co-chaired the 25th U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) in Chicago, Illinois, on December 16-18, 2014. They were joined by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to address agricultural concerns. Other U.S. participants included …
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By U.S. Mission China | 19 December, 2014 | Topics: Economics, Fact Sheets, Press Releases, Trade | Tags: 2014, Commerce, Trade, US-China
