China History

(g) infected foodstuffs. Note: Videotapes may be confiscated by Chinese customs to determine that they do not violate prohibitions noted in item (d), above. Tapes are sometimes held for several months before being returned. (There is no guarantee that they will ever be returned.) Export of the following items is also prohibited: (a) valu ... [Read More]

China, United States Share Long History of Science Cooperation - US Department of State

China, United States Share Long History of Science CooperationBoth countries benefit from bilateral agreement in place since 1979 ... [Read More]

2004 Summary of China Request to U.S. Under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention

Cultural artifacts are a reflection of social systems, modes of production, social life, spiritual culture and beliefs of their respective historical periods. They do, therefore, have great historical, artistic, and scientific value for China and for the international community. China boasts rich sources of cultural knowledge and potential for reconstructing history in thousands of archaeological sites and monuments. Some of the most important of these related to the origins of man, domestication of rice and millet, origins of writing, paper, and printing, as well as silk and porcelain technology. In addition, China is one of the few cultures in the world with an unbroken cultural record from the prehistory to the present. Chinese history and archaeology is, therefore, a key to understanding the process of development of human society and civilization. ... [Read More]

U.S.-China Trade and Economic Ties - US Department of State

MM/DD/YYYYTITLE06/02/2005 China's Industrial Policies Conflict with WTO Rules, Experts Say05/31/2005 [Read More]

China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)

Many intellectuals and scholars, anticipating that books or papers on political topics would be deemed too sensitive to be published, exercised self-censorship. Overt intervention by the State Press and Publications Administration and Party Propaganda Department mostly occurred after publication. In areas such as economic policy or legal reform, there was far greater official tolerance for comment and debate. Criticism of Central Government authorities continued to remain largely off-limits. Among books banned during the year were a new biography of former Premier Zhou Enlai, "The True Face of China's June Fourth," and "The Destruction of China." Books once published legitimately and circulated widely, such as "I Tell the Truth to the Premier," a controversial indictment of the Party's rural policies, were reportedly ordered off shelves during the year. In March 2002, the Department of Cultural Affairs in Urumqi, Xinjiang, ordered the destruction of thousands of books on Uighur history ... [Read More]

The United States and China Archive - US Department of State
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china beach1China1http://usembassy-australia.state.gov/hyper/2000/0127/epf401.htm1Department of State Washington File: Text: Barshefsky on China's Proposed Entry into the WTO1

Thank you very much. I am pleased to be here with the Conference, and to see Mayor Webb and Mayor Pulido of Santa Ana, who joined us on the U.S. Delegation to the WTO Ministerial, along with many other friends. Let me also recognize Mayor Oberndorf of Virginia Beach, Chair of the International Affairs Committee and one of America's long-standing leaders on trade policy. Their work on our trade advisory committees, together with that of many other mayors, is invaluable, helping to ensure that cities and towns have a voice as we make policy decisions and move our negotiations ahead. ... [Read More]