State of the Union 2011

a. President Obama's State of the Union Address.
America.gov, January 25, 2011, 14 pages.
"In the annual State of the Union address, President Obama urged American lawmakers to support innovative research and educational opportunities as a means of maintaining U.S. economic competitiveness and ensuring its progress in the 21st century." (From America.gov)

China's State Visit to the United States

b.  Fact Sheet: U.S.-China Building Positive, Cooperative Relations.
January 19, 2011, 3 pages.

c.  U.S.-China Joint Statement.
January 19, 2011, 8 pages.

d.  Fact Sheet on Strengthening U.S.-China Subnational Cooperation.
January 19, 2011, 2 pages.

e. Secretary Clinton's Interview with NBC's "Today" Show.
January 19, 2011, 5 pages.

f. Press Conference by President Obama and Chinese President Hu.
January 19, 2011, 12 pages.

g.  Obama, Hu in Roundtable Discussion with Business Leaders.
January 19, 2011, 3 pages.

h.  Fact Sheet on U.S.-China Economic Issues.
January 19, 2011, 2 pages.

i.  Fact Sheet on U.S.-China Commercial Relations.
January 19, 2011, 6 pages.

j.  Obama, Chinese President Hu Jintao at Arrival Ceremony.
January 19, 2011, 3 pages.

k.  Secretary Clinton's Interview with CCTV.
January 18, 2011, 5 pages.

1. Cheng, Dean.
   Chinese Military Modernization: The Future Is Arriving Much Sooner Than Expected.
   The Heritage Foundation, December 30, 2010, 3 pages.
   "As Secretary of Defense Robert Gates prepares to go to China and President Obama prepares to host Chinese leader Hu Jintao, it is important that they recognize that the Chinese leadership has an increasingly capable military at its disposal. Worse, the factors shaping that military remain opaque." (From the Heritage Foundation)

2. Clinton, Hillary Rodham.
   Secretary Clinton on U.S.-China Relations in the 21st Century.
   American.gov, January 14, 2011, 10 pages.
   "America and China have arrived at a critical juncture, a time when the choices we make - both big and small - will shape the trajectory of this relationship. And over the past two years, in the Obama Administration, we have created the opportunity for deeper, broader, and more sustained cooperation."(From America.gov)  

3. Kan, Shirley A.
   Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments.
   (CRS Report for Congress)
   Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, January 6, 2011, 11 pages.
   "Since 2000, the U.S. military has been building up forward-deployed forces on the westernmost U.S. territory of Guam to increase U.S. presence, deterrence, and power projection for possible responses to crises and disasters, counter-terrorism, and contingencies in support of South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, or elsewhere in Asia. Since 2006, three joint exercises based at Guam called 'Valiant Shield' have boosted U.S. military readiness in the Asian-Pacific region.  The defense buildup on Guam has been moderate. China still has concerns about Guam's buildup, suspecting it to be directed against China. There has been concern that China could target Guam with missiles. Nonetheless, Guam's role increased in engaging China's military." (From CRS Report)

4. 「美國在台協會處長司徒文 台北市立圖書館成立「美國資料專區」開幕致詞 2011年1月14日。」
   OT-11-1, January 14, 2011, 1 page.
   "現在，我們在台北市立圖書館成立American Space，這是我們進一步 合作的開始。在American Space除了有介紹美國文學，歷史，文化，旅遊的書籍，也有電子書和Kindle。我們相信，透過 American Space 所提供的資訊，可以幫助台北的朋友更加 了解美國和 美國人民。" (From AIT)

5. Lowell, Craig K.
   Double-Dip Recession: Previous Experience and Current Prospect.
   (CRS Report for Congress)
   Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, December 3, 2010, 10 pages.
   "Concerns have been expressed that the United States may be about to experience a 'double-dip' recession. A double-dip or W-shaped recession occurs when the economy emerges from a recession, has a short period of growth, but then falls back into recession. This prospect raises policy questions about the current level of economic stimulus and whether added stimulus may be needed." (From CRS Report)  

6. Elwell, Craig K.
   Economic Recovery: Sustaining U.S. Economic Growth in a Post-Crisis Economy.
   (CRS Report for Congress)
   Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, December 2, 2010, 18 pages.
   "Evidence suggests that the process of economic recovery began in mid-2009. Real gross domestic product (GDP) has been on a positive track since then. The stock market has recovered from its lows, and employment has increased moderately. On the other hand, significant economic weakness remains evident, particularly in the labor and housing markets." (From CRS Report)  

7. Greenstone, Michael and Adam Looney.
   New Decade, New Hopes for Job Growth.
   Brookings Institution, January 7, 2011, 3 pages.
   "December 31st marked the end of a decade, and the three year anniversary from the start of the Great Recession. In this month's posting The Hamilton Project takes a step back, offering a retrospective look at trends in income and the labor market that the U.S. economy experienced over the last decade. In brief, we begin 2011 with much room to grow, as too many American workers continue to face unemployment and average wages remain largely unchanged from the beginning of the last decade." (From the Brookings Institution)

8. Feder, Jody.
   English as the Official Language of the United States: Legal Background.
   (CRS Report for Congress)
   Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, 10 pages.
   "Congressional proposals to install English as the official language of the United States reflect yet another aspect of the complicated ongoing national debate over immigration policy. The modern 'Official English' movement may be traced to the mid-1980s, when various proposals to achieve linguistic uniformity by constitutional amendment were considered. While these earlier federal efforts failed, some legislation promoting official English laws at the state level was more successful. At least 30 states have laws declaring English to be the official state language." (From CRS Report)
    

9. Hrdinova, Jana and Natalie Helbig.
   Designing Social Media Policy for Government.
   Brookings Institution, January 2011, 9 pages.
   "Government agencies in the United States and around the world are increasingly looking to leverage social media to improve the quality of government services and enable greater citizen engagement. One central challenge that has emerged is the blurring line between the three types of social media use by government employees, namely agency use, professional use, and personal use.  In this brief, the Center for Technology in Government at the University at Albany draws on its research on social media to clarify these different use types and why they matter for designing social media policy." (From the Brookings Institution)