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  1. Clinton on Principles for Prosperity in the Asia-Pacific.  Full Text
    U.S. Department of State, July 25, 2011, 11 pages.
    "How do we turn a generation of growth in this region into a century of shared prosperity? The United States approaches this question with great humility, and with hard-won lessons learned from overcoming difficult economic challenges throughout our history." (From U.S. Department of State)

  2. Bush, Richard C., III.
    The Republic of China in Historical Perspective. Full Text
    Brookings Institution, June 24, 2011, 9 pages.
    "Richard Bush gives historical perspective on the Republic of China (ROC) in the twentieth century in terms of the concept of state-building, and describes how the ROC was the crucible for creating a modern Chinese state." (From The Brookings Institution)

  3. Dagne, Ted.
    The Republic of South Sudan: Opportunities and Challenges for Africa's Newest Country. Full Text
    (CRS Report for Congress)
    Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, April 5, 2011, 25 pages.
    "South Sudan faces a number of challenges in the coming years. Relations between Juba, in South Sudan, and Khartoum are poor, and there are a number of unresolved issues between them. The crisis in the disputed area of Abyei remains a contentious issue, despite a temporary agreement reached in mid-June 2011." (From CRS Report)

  4. Glaser, Bonnie S.
    Tensions Flare in the South China Sea. Full Text
    Center for Strategic and International Studies, June 30, 2011,  9 pages.
    "Tensions have been building in the South China Sea and, if left unattended, could sour relations in the region, prompt a regional arms race, and even worse, spark a military conflict. Encompassing an area from the Singapore and Malacca Straits to the Strait of Taiwan with a total of around 1,350,000 square miles, the South China Sea contains over 250 small islands, atolls, cays, shoals, reefs and sandbars, many of which are naturally under water at high tide, and some of which are permanently submerged." (From Center for Strategic and International Studies)

  5. Kan, Shirley.
    China's Defense White Paper.  
    (CRS Report for Congress)
    Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, April 5, 2011, 25 pages.
    "Nevertheless, the Defense White Paper did not provide a full enough picture to assess whether China poses a threat, because the White Paper was heavy on stated intentions but light on details about capabilities. Even examining just the White Paper's stated intentions, the United States and other countries might question the PRC's rhetoric about its goals given the reality of facing challenges from China.  Based on the White Paper as propaganda and policy, there are areas of convergence and divergence with U.S. goals and interests." (From CRS Report)

  6. Lee, Shyu-tu and others.
    "Disengaging from Taiwan: Should Washington Continue Its Alliance With Taipei?"  
    (Responses Charles Glaser's to "Will China's Rise Lead to War?" Foreign Affairs, March/April 2011)
    Foreign Affairs, July-August 2011, pp. 179-182.
    "Should the United States maintain its commitment to Taiwan, or should it consider disengaging in order to accommodate China? Shyu-tu Lee and Douglas Paal both argue that alliance with Taipei remains in Washington's interest." (From Foreign Affairs)

  7. Speech by Admiral Mullen on U.S.-China Relations. Full Text
    U.S. Department of State, July 11, 2011, 14 pages.
    "We enjoy and remain focused on many responsibilities and commitments to allies, partners, and friends here. Commitments we expect to deepen and to broaden. But as President Obama has said, the relationship between the United States and China will shape the 21st Century which makes it as important as any bilateral relationship in the world, and I could not agree more." (From the U.S. Department of State)

  1. 美國2011年人口販運問題報告 台灣部分(第一列)。
    2011 Trafficking in Persons Report Taiwan (Tier 1).
    Full Text
    OT-1110, June 28, 2011, 7 pages.
    "Taiwan authorities fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. During the reporting period, Taiwan authorities continued to prosecute and punish trafficking offenses, including both forced labor and forced prostitution." (From AIT)

  2. 美國在台協會台北辦事處處長司徒文 美國獨立紀念日慶祝酒會演講詞。Full Text
    Remarks by AIT Director William A. Stanton at AIT Independence Day Reception on July 1, 2011. Full Text
    OT-1111, July 5, 2011, 4 pages.
    "On July 4, 1776, our founding fathers pledged their lives, fortunes and honor to defend the universal truth that we all have certain unalienable rights, and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." (From AIT)

  3. 美國在台協會台北辦事處處長司徒文 「孫中山先生與美國」特展開幕典禮致詞稿。Full Text
    Remarks by AIT Director William A. Stanton at Opening Ceremony of "Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the United States" Exhibit. Full Text
    OT-1112, July 5, 2011, 2 pages.
    "As you look around the exhibit today, you will see many interesting documents, photographs, and artifacts from Dr. Sun's time in the United States. I think it is only natural that Dr. Sun should have spent so much time in the United States and sought support for his ideas in the United States." (From AIT)

 
  1. Johnson, Simon.
    Spend Less, Owe Less, Grow the Economy. Full Text
    Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics, June 21, 2011, 6 pages.
    "There are three ways to deal with the real US fiscal crisis: ignore it, which would be a bad mistake; transfer rising health care costs off the government budget and onto individuals and firms, which would seriously impede private sector growth; or really find ways to limit future increases in health care costs." (From Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics)

  2. Levy, Philip I.
    The United States and China: Macroeconomic Imbalances and Economic Diplomacy. Full Text
    American Enterprise Institute, June 28, 2011, 42 pages.
    "This study examines the two countries' macroeconomic imbalances of the last decade and the diplomacy surrounding them through the lens of political economy, positing that there are significant internal divisions within each country and that the policy outcomes that emerge may differ significantly from those that a powerful, unitary actor might impose." (From American Enterprise Institute)

  3. Morrison, Wayne M.
    China's Economic Conditions.
    (CRS Report for Congress)
    Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, June 29, 2011, 25 pages.
    "China's large holdings of U.S. Treasury securities help the federal government finance its budget deficits and keep U.S. interest rates low. However, some analysts contend that China maintains a number of distortive economic policies (such as an undervalued currency and protectionist industrial policies) that undermine U.S. economic interests. They warn that efforts by the Chinese government to promote the development of indigenous innovation and technology could mean that Chinese firms will increasingly pose a 'competitive challenge' to many leading U.S. industries." (From CRS Report)

  4. Scissors, Derek.
    China's Economy Weakens: Implications for the U.S. Full Text
    The Heritage Foundation, July 14, 2011, 3 pages.
    "Some American policymakers had acute China envy in 2009. The PRC was able to order banks to lend, providing short-term stimulus to a tottering economy; America was not. However, the inability to conduct such violent economic intervention has proven beneficial for the U.S." (From the Heritage Foundation) 

  1. "The 14 Biggest Ideas of the Year."
    The Atlantic, July/August 2011, pp. 46-63.
    "A guide to the intellectual trends that, for better or worse, are shaping America right now, plus a bunch of other ideas, insights, hypotheses, and provocations." (From the Atlantic)

  2. Congressional Budget Office.
    Summary from Long-Term Implications of the 2012 Future Years Defense Program.  Full Text
    Congressional Budget Office, June 2011, 3 pages.
    "In most years, the Department of Defense (DoD) provides a five- or six-year plan, called the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), associated with the budget that it submits to the Congress. Because decisions made in the near term can have consequences for the defense budget well beyond that period, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has examined the programs and plans contained in DoD’s FYDP and projected their budgetary impact in subsequent years." (From Congressional Budget Office)

  3. Executive Summary from 2011 National Drug Control Strategy. Full Text
    The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, July 11, 2011, 3 pages.
    "The 2011 National Drug Control Strategy serves as the Nation's blueprint for reducing drug use and its consequences. Continuing our collaborative, balanced, and science-based approach, the 2011 National Drug Control Strategy emphasizes drug prevention and early intervention programs in healthcare settings, diverting non-violent drug offenders into treatment instead of jail, funding more scientific research on drug use, expanding access to substance abuse treatment, and supporting those in recovery." (From the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy)

  4. Holcomb, Jesse and others.
    Assessing a New Landscape in Journalism. Full Text
    Project for Excellence in Journalism, July 18, 2011, 3 pages.
    "A new phenomenon has emerged in journalism in recent years-the era of non-profit news.  As traditional newsrooms have shrunk, a group of institutions and funders motivated by something other than profit are entering the journalism arena. This distinguishes them from the commercial news institutions that dominated the 20th century, whose primary sources of revenue-advertising and circulation-were self-evident." (From Project for Excellence in Journalism)

  5. Kreutzer, David.
    Alternative Fuels as a Military Strategy. Full Text
    The Heritage Foundation, July 20, 2011, 4 pages.
    "Will shifting the United States military to alternative fuels reduce casualties and geopolitical threats? That is what some are contending.[1] Their answers focus on two main factors: the material and human costs of transporting fuel in a battle zone and oil revenues received by unfriendly regimes." (From the Heritage Foundation)

 

  1. Fact Sheet: U.S. International Cyberdiplomacy Policy. Full Text
    U.S. Department of State, July 14, 2011, 2 pages.
    "President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton have identified cyber issues as a key priority of American foreign policy. The President issued a National Cyberspace Policy Review in 2009. In May 2011, the Administration released an International Strategy for Cyberspace, which lays out our foreign policy priorities regarding cyberspace." (From IIP Digital)

  2. National Strategy for Counterterrorism. Full Text
    The White House, June 2011, 19 pages.
    "It formalizes the approach that President Obama and his Administration have been pursuing and adapting for the past two and half years to prevent terrorist attacks and to deliver devastating blows against al-Qa’ida, including the successful mission to kill Usama bin Laden." (From IIP Digital)

  3. Posner, Michael H.
    Internet Freedom and Human Rights: The Obama Administration's Perspective. Full Text
    U.S. State Department, July 13, 2011, 3 pages.
    "The human challenge of Internet freedom is to use technological tools to build a different kind of relationship between citizens, civil society and their governments -- a relationship based not merely upon the consent of the governed, but upon broad participation in governance by all citizens. " (From the U.S. State Department)

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