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U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman
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Library of Congress Country Study

Report on Tibet Negotiations (6/23/04)
The Hong Kong Policy Act Report -- (2007)
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Date: 10/15/2009 Description: Senior U.S. and Chinese officials recognize 30 years of bilateral science and technology collaboration at opening session of Joint Commission Meetings held on October 15 at the National Academies of Science in Washington D.C. (From left to right: Chinese Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Wan Gang, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Dr. John Holdren, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Dr. Kerri-Ann Jones and President of the National Academy of Sciences Dr. Ralph Cicerone.) State Dept Image

U.S. and China commemorate 30 years of Science and Technology Cooperation. (Oct. 15) Full Text | Press Release

U.S. Concern About Human Rights in China
Deputy Spokesman Wood (Oct. 15): "We have consistently raised our concerns about human rights with the Chinese. We do it on every opportunity that we can. And our Human Rights Report makes very clear what our concerns are about a number of human rights issues in China. I can’t give you a scorecard right now on where they are, but the Chinese are certainly well aware of our concerns, and we will continue to push those issues where we are concerned about human rights violations and go from there." Full TextΓΏ

60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China
Secretary Clinton (Oct. 1): "I would like to extend warm wishes and congratulations to the People’s Republic of China on the 60th anniversary of its founding on October 1. In the last 30 years, China has undergone an extraordinary economic transformation, lifting millions of people out of poverty. This is truly an historic accomplishment." Full Statement

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