2009July28: The U.S. and China sign a memorandum of understanding to enhance cooperation on climate change, energy, and the environment. From the memorandum: “Cooperation on climate change, clean and efficient energy and environmental protection can serve as a pillar of the bilateral relationship, build mutual trust and respect, and lay the foundation for constructive engagement between the United States and China for years to come, while also contributing to multilateral cooperation” (US State Department, 2009).
Reference: US State Department http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/july/126592.htm
US State Department video of event: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1857622883?bctid=30960721001
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton‘s plenary address during the U.S. -- China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC 2009July27.
Image Permission: China/United States: Elements for Harmony and Antagonism -Fig. 9- is from the 1999 National Intelligence Council report, China’s Future: Implications for US Interests. http://www.dni.gov/nic/confreports_chinafuture.html This image is a work of a United States federal employee, taken or made during the course of an employee’s official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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