Visiting United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will speak at China's National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army in Beijing this afternoon. Many US political leaders and officials visiting China speak on various occasions to establish friendly relations and promote cooperation.
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel
April 8
at the National Defense University in Beijing
Chuck Hagel reviewed Washington's vision on military-to-military ties with China and his country's Asia-Pacific rebalancing strategy in a speech at China's National Defense University on Tuesday in Beijing. Hagel made a point to dismiss claims that the US is "containing" China. [More]
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US first lady Michelle Obama
March 22, 2014
at the Stanford Center at Peking University in Beijing
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March 25, 2014
at Chengdu No 7 High School in Chengdu, Sichuan province
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Michelle Obama encouraged increasing numbers of young people to study abroad and called for more education and cultural exchanges between China and the US.[More] |
Michelle impressed students with bittersweet stories from her school days, underscoring the importance of eliminating "misconceptions and stereotypes". [More] |
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
US Ambassador to China Gary Locke
US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen
July 10, 2011
at Renmin University in Beijing
On his first visit as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mike Mullen spoke to students at Renmin University. His visit was in response to the trip to the US in May by Chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army Chen Bingde. Mullen met with many Chinese officials as well as touring military facilities during his four-day trip. [More] |
US President Barack Obama
November 16, 2009
at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in Shanghai
Obama used the platform to talk about a wide range of issues, including the improving relationship between the US and China and the strengthening of cross-Straits relations. "We do not seek to contain China's rise," Obama said during his opening remarks. He assured his young audience the US and China were not "predestined adversaries". One country's success need not come at the expense of another, he said. [More] |
Former US President George W. Bush
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US President George W. Bush speaks at the Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, February 22, 2002. |
Former US President George W. Bush speaks during the Halter Financial Summit in Shanghai, April 8, 2010. |
Former US President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton speaks at Peking University in Beijing, June 29, 1998. He said the United States wants to build a new type relationship with China.
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Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
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Henry Kissinger speaks at a ceremony at Nanjing University in Nanjing city, Jiangsu province, June 23, 2007. |
Henry Kissinger speaks during the 2008 Olympic Champion Forum at Peking University in Beijing, August 4, 2008. |
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