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美国国务院
发言人办公室
华盛顿特区
2022年7月6日
简报
布林肯国务卿将前往印度尼西亚的巴厘（Bali）出席20国集团外长会议（G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting），届时将重申美国致力于同关键经济体合作增进美国的利益并应对全球性挑战的承诺。这些挑战包括：减轻粮食和能源不安全；抗击气候危机；解决新冠疫情问题并增强全球卫生安全；以及应对对抗俄罗斯继续侵略乌克兰的全球性影响。国务卿除了出席与20国集团有关的活动外，还将同印尼外长蕾特诺·马尔苏迪（Retno Marsudi）举行双边会晤。布林肯国务卿还将与中华人民共和国国务委员兼外交部长王毅举行会晤，讨论美国同中华人民共和国的双边关系以及两国共同关注的全球性问题。
20国集团：国际经济政策协调的一个重要论坛
增进美国在20国集团致力于多边主义的承诺
支持乌克兰和解决俄罗斯大举入侵造成的全球影响
 
欲查看原稿内容: https://www.state.gov/the-united-states-and-g20-building-a-more-peaceful-stable-and-prosperous-world-together/
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FACT SHEET
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON
JULY 6, 2022
 
Secretary Blinken will travel to Bali, Indonesia, to attend the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, where he will reinforce the U.S. commitment to working with key economies to advance U.S. interests and address global challenges.  These challenges include: reducing food and energy insecurity; combating the climate crisis; tackling COVID -19 and strengthening global health security; and addressing the global consequences of confronting Russia’s continued aggression against Ukraine.  In addition to attending G20-related engagements, the Secretary will hold a bilateral meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.  Secretary Blinken will also meet with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the U.S.-PRC bilateral relationship and global issues of concern to the two countries.
The G20: An Important Forum for International Economic Policy Coordination
Reinforcing the United States Commitment to Multilateralism at the G20
Supporting Ukraine and Addressing Global Impacts from Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion
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我向共度神圣的莱麦丹斋月（Ramadan）的所有穆斯林致以最热情问候。
莱麦丹斋月纪念神圣的《古兰经》（Quran）降示于穆罕默德（Muhammad）。在见到新月之时，穆斯林家庭和社区将通过开始一个月的内省、精神更新和祷告来致敬这一降示。
在莱麦丹斋月期间，穆斯林从黎明到黄昏把斋，诵念《古兰经》段落，并向他人行仁慈、善意之举。通过这样做，他们在自己的灵性旅程中更新了目标感，加深了他们对主的恩典和怜悯的感激之情。
在这整个月中，我们都有机会思考我们被给予了的恩惠，并为彼此间更大的友谊而努力。在一起，本着莱麦丹斋月的精神，我们可以实现一个更加和谐和充满敬意的社会。
梅拉尼亚和我一起向美国及全世界的穆斯林致以最美好的祝愿，祝他们度过一个吉庆的庆祝月。

Presidential Message on Ramadan, 2019
I send my warmest greetings to all Muslims observing the holy month of Ramadan.
Ramadan commemorates when the sacred Quran was revealed to Muhammad.  At the spotting of the crescent moon, Muslim families and communities will honor this revelation by beginning a month of inward reflection, spiritual renewal, and prayer.
During Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk, recite passages from the Quran, and perform benevolent acts of charity and good will toward others.  By doing so, they develop a renewed sense of purpose in their own spiritual journey, deepening their appreciation for God’s grace and mercy.
Throughout this month, we all have an opportunity to reflect on the blessings we have been given and to work toward greater fellowship with one another.  Together, in the spirit of Ramadan, we can achieve a more harmonious and respectful society.
Melania joins me in sending our best wishes to Muslims in the United States and around the world for a blessed month of celebration.
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使馆艺术办公室（AIE）位于美国国务部海外建筑运作局的办公楼内。美国国务部致力于通过政府与社会资本合作，在世界各地的两百多个美国驻外使领馆举办艺术展览、设置永久收藏、进行场域特定艺术以及双向的艺术家交流等，从而促进跨文化的对话与了解。使馆艺术办公室在达成这个目标的过程中发挥了不可或缺的作用。在中国，使馆艺术办公室的精心设计和策划，使美中两国艺术家的代表作品成为美国驻华大使馆和美国驻广州总领馆的重要藏品。
 
使馆艺术和保护基金会 (FAPE) 是一个公私合营的合伙制机构，致力于为世界各地的美国驻外使馆提供美国艺术家的作品作为永久收藏。近三十年间，为了完成美国国务部的文化外交使命，使馆艺术和保护基金会一直与众多美国艺术家合作，这些艺术家的作品促进了驻外人员及东道国之间的跨文化理解。基金会委托或安放的所有艺术作品都是礼物，是由一些最杰出的美国艺术家和捐赠人提供的，代表了他们的慷慨无私和拳拳的爱国之心。使馆艺术和保护基金会通过场域特定艺术、原版印刷和摄影作品收藏、维护项目以及其他艺术倡议等方式来达成自己的目标。如需了解在中国的使馆艺术和保护基金会项目，请点击这里。

Art in Embassies (AIE) is housed within the Department of State’s Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations.  It is an integral part of the Department’s commitment to promoting cross-cultural dialogue and understanding through public-private partnerships that deliver art exhibitions, permanent collections, site-specific commissions and two-way artist exchanges in more than 200 U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world. In China, AIE has curated impressive collections of American and Chinese artists at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing and the U.S Consulate in Guangzhou.
 
The Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) is a public private partnership dedicated to providing permanent works of American art for U.S. embassies worldwide. For almost thirty years, FAPE has contributed to the U.S. Department of State’s mission of cultural diplomacy by partnering with American artists whose works encourage cross-cultural understanding within the diplomatic community and the international public. All artworks commissioned or placed by FAPE are gifts, representing the generosity and patriotism of some of the United States’ greatest artists and donors. FAPE fulfills its mission through site-specific commissions, original print and photography collections, preservation projects, and other arts initiatives. For more information on FAPE’s donations in China go here.
美国国务院可能会为美国公民额外安排撤离航班，费用需由乘客事后自付，班机将于2月3日或2月3日前后从武汉天河国际机场出发。想要使用这种交通方式的个人将接受美国疾病控制与预防中心的筛查，并很有可能受到隔离。更多信息：http://ow.ly/EcUC30qe27l

The U.S. Department of State is working on staging additional evacuation flights for U.S. citizens on a reimbursable basis, leaving Wuhan Tianhe Intl Airport on or about Feb 3. Individuals subject to CDC screening and a strong possibility of quarantine. More info: https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/health-alert-u-s-embassy-beijing-january-31-2020/
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常务副国务卿约翰·J·沙利文今天与联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯通电话，对联合国反恐办公室副秘书长弗拉基米尔•沃龙科夫计划前往中国新疆深表关切。常务副国务卿表示，鉴于正在新疆进行的针对维吾尔族人、哈萨克族人、吉尔吉斯族人和其他穆斯林的前所未有的镇压运动，这样的访问是非常不合适的。常务副国务卿指出，北京继续将其对维吾尔族人和其他穆斯林的镇压活动描绘为正当的反恐努力，而其实并非如此；并强调，通过赋予这些虚假主张以可信度，联合国最高级反恐官员正在危害联合国在反恐和人权方面的声誉和信誉度。常务副国务卿主张联合国人权官员不受监控、不受阻碍地进入新疆的所有拘留营和接触被拘留者。

Deputy Secretary John J. Sullivan spoke by phone today with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to convey deep concerns regarding Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office Vladimir Voronkov’s planned travel to Xinjiang, China. The Deputy Secretary expressed that such a visit is highly inappropriate in view of the unprecedented repression campaign underway in Xinjiang against Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and other Muslims. The Deputy Secretary noted that Beijing continues to paint its repressive campaign against Uighurs and other Muslims as legitimate counterterrorism efforts when it is not, and stressed that the UN’s topmost counterterrorism official is putting at risk the UN’s reputation and credibility on counterterrorism and human rights by lending credence to these false claims. The Deputy Secretary advocated for unmonitored and unhindered access to all camps and detainees in Xinjiang by UN human rights officials.
美国国务院
发言人办公室
华盛顿特区
2021年11月19日
发言人内德·普赖斯关于南中国海局势的声明
两天前，中华人民共和国海岸警卫队在南中国海（South China Sea）阻拦并用水炮攻击前往第二托马斯沙洲（Second Thomas Shoal，仁爱礁）的菲律宾补给船。
美国与我们的菲律宾盟国站在一起，共同面对直接威胁地区和平与稳定、加剧地区紧张局势、侵犯国际法保障的在南中国海的航行自由和破坏基于规则的国际秩序的这一升级局势。
2016年7月12日，根据1982《海洋法公约》（Law of the Sea Convention）成立的一个仲裁法庭一致作出持久性裁决，坚定驳回了中华人民共和国对第二托马斯沙洲和对被确定属于菲律宾专属经济区内水域的主权伸张。中华人民共和国和菲律宾根据它们对《海洋法公约》的公约义务，具有遵守这项裁决的法律责任。中华人民共和国不应干扰合法的菲律宾在菲律宾专属经济区内的活动。
美国站在我们的菲律宾盟友一边，维护基于规则的国际海上秩序，并重申，在南中国海对菲律宾公共船只的武装攻击将导致美国启动基于1951年《美菲共同防御条约》第四条款（Article IV of the 1951 U.S. Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty）的共同防御承诺。
美国坚决认为，中华人民共和国在南中国海扩张性和非法的主权伸张行动破坏地区和平与安全。
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欲查看原稿内容:  https://www.state.gov/on-the-situation-in-the-south-china-sea/

On the Situation in the South China Sea
PRESS STATEMENT
NED PRICE, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
Two days ago, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard blocked and used water cannons against Philippine resupply ships en route to Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.
The United States stands with our ally, the Philippines, in the face of this escalation that directly threatens regional peace and stability, escalates regional tensions, infringes upon freedom of navigation in the South China Sea as guaranteed under international law, and undermines the rules-based international order.
On July 12, 2016, an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, delivered a unanimous and enduring decision firmly rejecting the PRC’s claims to Second Thomas Shoal and to waters determined to be part of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.  The PRC and the Philippines, pursuant to their treaty obligations under the Law of the Sea Convention, are legally bound to comply with this decision.  The PRC should not interfere with lawful Philippine activities in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
The United States stands with our Philippine allies in upholding the rules-based international maritime order and reaffirms that an armed attack on Philippine public vessels in the South China Sea would invoke U.S. mutual defense commitments under Article IV of the 1951 U.S. Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty.
The United States strongly believes that PRC actions asserting its expansive and unlawful South China Sea maritime claims undermine peace and security in the region.
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中国气候变化事务特使解振华与美国总统气候问题特使约翰·克里于2021年4月15—16日在上海举行会谈，讨论气候危机所涉问题。会谈结束后，双方发表声明如下：
一、中美致力于相互合作并与其他国家一道解决气候危机，按其严峻性、紧迫性所要求加以应对。这既包括强化各自行动，也包括在联合国气候变化框架公约和巴黎协定等多边进程中开展合作。双方回顾两国气候变化领域的领导力与合作，为巴黎协定的制定、通过、签署和生效作出历史性贡献。
二、走向未来，中美两国坚持携手并与其他各方一道加强巴黎协定的实施。双方回顾巴黎协定第二条的目的在于将全球平均气温上升控制在低于2℃之内，并努力限制在1.5℃之内。为此，双方承诺继续作出努力，包括在巴黎协定框架下21世纪20年代采取提高力度的强化行动，以使上述温升限制目标可以实现，并合作识别和应对相关挑战与机遇。
三、两国均期待4月22/23日美国主办的领导人气候峰会。双方认同峰会的目标，即在格拉斯哥联合国气候公约第26次缔约方大会前提高包括减缓、适应和支持的全球气候雄心。
四、中美将采取其他近期行动，为解决气候危机进一步作出贡献：
（一）两国都计划在格拉斯哥联合国气候公约第26次缔约方大会之前，制定各自旨在实现碳中和/温室气体净零排放的长期战略。
（二）两国计划采取适当行动，尽可能扩大国际投融资支持发展中国家从高碳化石能源向绿色、低碳和可再生能源转型。
（三）双方将分别执行蒙特利尔议定书基加利修正案中所体现的逐步削减氢氟碳化物生产和消费的措施。
五、中美将在联合国气候公约第26次缔约方大会前及其后，继续讨论21世纪20年代的具体减排行动，旨在使与巴黎协定相符的温升限制目标可以实现。包括：
（一）工业和电力领域脱碳的政策、措施与技术，包括通过循环经济、储能和电网可靠性、碳捕集利用和封存、绿色氢能；
（二）增加部署可再生能源；
（三）绿色和气候韧性农业；
（四）节能建筑；
（五）绿色低碳交通；
（六）关于甲烷等非二氧化碳温室气体排放合作；
（七）关于国际航空和航海活动排放合作；
（八）其他近期政策和措施，包括减少煤、油、气排放。
六、双方将合作推动格拉斯哥联合国气候公约第26次缔约方大会成功，该会议旨在完成巴黎协定实施细则（如第6条和第13条），并大幅提高包括减缓、适应、支持的全球气候雄心。双方还将合作推动在昆明举行的生物多样性公约第15次缔约方大会取得成功，注意到2020年后全球生物多样性框架的重要性，包括该框架与气候减缓和适应的关系。

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and China Special Envoy for Climate Change Xie Zhenhua met in Shanghai on April 15 and 16, 2021, to discuss aspects of the climate crisis. At the conclusion of the discussion, the two Special Envoys released the following joint statement.
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For media inquiries, please contact ClimateComms@state.gov.
白宫
华盛顿特区
2022年3月10日 
副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯宣布美国针对乌克兰和东欧人道需要增加资金援助

美国副总统卡玛拉·哈里斯今天在前往波兰华沙时宣布，美国政府新增近5300万美元人道援助，通过美国国际发展署(USAID)，为遭受俄罗斯无理入侵乌克兰影响的无辜平民提供帮助。这项新增援助包括，支持联合国粮食计划署(WFP)提供紧急救生食品，满足数十万受入侵影响的人的迫切需要，其中包括流离失所和正在穿越边境离开乌克兰的人。此外，这笔资金还将用于支持联合国粮食计划署将向乌克兰境内，包括基辅人民，运送援助物品的后勤行动。
这项援助扩大了美国在不到两周前宣布的将近5400万美元人道援助，旨在提供急迫需要的健康用品，食品援助，高保温毯以及其他所需救助。
美国是对乌克兰的最大人道援助国，从2020年10月至今向乌克兰提供的总体人道援助达1.59亿美元，包括过去两周在俄罗斯入侵乌克兰后提供的将近1.07亿美元。这些援助包括食品、安全饮水、临时住所、急救医疗，以及为受持续战火影响的社区提供冬季御寒帮助。迄今，已经有200万人因冲突而被迫逃离乌克兰，据估计，在乌克兰境内流离失所的人数达到100万。在乌克兰全国，至少有1200万人需要人道援助。美国继续与乌克兰人民站在一起，并且将继续为满足急迫需求和挽救生命而努力。
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欲查看原稿内容: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/10/vice-president-kamala-harris-announces-additional-u-s-funding-to-respond-to-humanitarian-needs-in-ukraine-and-eastern-europe/
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MARCH 10, 2022•STATEMENTS AND RELEASES

During her trip to Warsaw, Poland, today, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris announced nearly $53 million in new humanitarian assistance from the United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), to support innocent civilians affected by Russia’s unjustified invasion of Ukraine. This additional assistance includes support to the UN World Food Program (WFP) to provide lifesaving emergency food assistance to meet immediate needs of hundreds of thousands affected by the invasion, including people who are displaced from their homes and who are crossing the border out of Ukraine. In addition, it will support WFP’s logistics operations to move assistance into Ukraine, including to people in Kyiv.
This assistance builds on the United States’ announcement less than two weeks ago of nearly $54 million in humanitarian assistance to provide critically needed health supplies, food assistance, high thermal blankets, and other relief.
The United States is the largest provider of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine and has provided $159 million in overall humanitarian assistance to Ukraine since October 2020, including nearly $107 million in the past two weeks in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This includes food, safe drinking water, shelter, emergency health care, and winterization services to communities affected by ongoing fighting. To date, two million people have been forced to flee Ukraine due to the conflict, and an estimated one million are displaced inside Ukraine.  At least 12 million people are in need of humanitarian aid across Ukraine. The United States continues to stand with the people of Ukraine and will continue to work to meet immediate needs and save lives.
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Ambassador Branstad wishes Muslims across China, “Ramadan Kareem. 
“在我们展望莱麦丹斋月尾声和开斋节时，为中国针对在新疆的维吾尔族和其他穆斯林少数民族进行大规模镇压运动的受害者发声很重要。美国为以下这些感到震惊：任意且不公正地拘押超过一百万人；广泛报道的折磨和残酷、非人道或有辱人格的待遇；无处不在的高科技监控；以及与人们的信仰相反的强迫做法。
在整个运动期间，中国政府的目的是强迫其公民放弃他们的种族身份和伊斯兰信仰。自成立以来，中国共产党对所有宗教信仰都表现出极端的敌意，但即便如此，对中国穆斯林的镇压在神圣的斋月期间显得尤其残忍和不人道。
在新疆的侵犯人权行为必须结束，必须现在结束。我们呼吁中国政府释放在新疆各地所有被任意拘押的维吾尔族和其他穆斯林少数民族，以便他们可以回家与他们所爱之人一起庆祝开斋节。”
布兰斯塔德大使祝中国的穆斯林“斋月吉祥欢乐”

Office of the Spokesperson / May 29, 2019
“As we look ahead to the end of Ramadan and the Eid Holiday, it is important to speak up for the victims of China’s massive campaign of repression against Uighurs and other Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. The United States is alarmed by the arbitrary and unjust detention of more than 1 million people; widespread reports of torture and cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment; ever-present, high-tech surveillance; and coerced practices contrary to people’s faiths.
Throughout this campaign, the Chinese Government aims to force its own citizens to renounce their ethnic identities and their Islamic faith. The Chinese Communist Party has exhibited extreme hostility to all religious faiths since its founding, but even so the repression of Chinese Muslims stands out as particularly cruel and inhumane during the Holy Month.
The human rights abuses in Xinjiang must end, and they must end now. We call on the Chinese Government to release all Uighurs and other Muslim minorities arbitrarily detained throughout Xinjiang so that they may return home to celebrate the Eid Holiday with their loved ones.”
Ambassador Branstad wishes Muslims across China, “Ramadan Kareem.”
美国国务院
发言人办公室
华盛顿哥伦比亚特区
2021年7月13日
今天，美国国务院协同美国财政部（U.S. Department of the Treasury）、美国商务部（U.S. Department of Commerce）、美国国土安全部（U.S. Department of Homeland Security）、美国贸易代表办公室（Office of the U.S. Trade Representative）和美国劳工部（U.S. Department of Labor）发布新疆供应链工商咨询公告增订通知，强调指出鉴于有关实体参与该地区和中国各地的强迫劳动和其他践踏人权的行为，与新疆供应链和投资有联系的工商业面临的风险增高，为此对美国政府机构原于2020年7月1日发布的新疆供应链工商咨询公告进行增订。
中华人民共和国政府继续在新疆维吾尔自治区和中国其他地区对穆斯林占多数的维吾尔人、哈萨克族和吉尔吉斯族以及其他种族和宗教少数群体采取骇人听闻的侵权行为。除持续的种族灭绝活动和反人类罪行外，侵权行为包括广泛的国家支持的强迫劳动和侵入性监控、强迫性人口控制措施和儿童与家庭分离问题，大规模监禁和其他践踏人权的行为。鉴于这些侵权行为的严重性及其广泛性，工商业和个人如未撤离与新疆有关的供应链、企业活动和/或投资，可面临违反美国法律的高风险。咨询公告增订要点如下：
欲查看原稿内容:  https://www.state.gov/issuance-of-updated-xinjiang-supply-chain-business-advisory/

FACT SHEET: Issuance of Updated Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory 
July 13, 2021
Today the U.S. Department of State, alongside the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the U.S. Department of Labor issued an updated Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory to highlight the heightened risks for businesses with supply chain and investment links to Xinjiang, given the entities complicit in forced labor and other human rights abuses there and throughout China.  This updates the original Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory issued by U.S. government agencies on July 1, 2020.
The PRC government continues its horrific abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) and elsewhere in China, targeting Uyghurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and ethnic Kyrgyz who are predominantly Muslim, and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups. These abuses include widespread, state-sponsored forced labor and intrusive surveillance, forced population control measures and separation of children from families, mass detention, and other human rights abuses amidst ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity.  Given the severity and extent of these abuses, businesses and individuals that do not exit supply chains, ventures, and/or investments connected to Xinjiang could run a high risk of violating U.S. law.  The updated advisory highlights:
For further information, contact DRL-Press@state.gov or visit https://www.state.gov/key-topics-bureau-of-democracy-human-rights-and-labor/business-and-human-rights/.
你是已经回家了还是正在回家的路上？在这段视频里，美国驻华大使布兰斯塔德夫妇和使馆一些出生在猪年的同事一起包饺子、写“福”字。大使和使馆全体工作人员祝您和您的家人春节快乐，猪年大吉！点击这里观看大使拜年视频。

Are you already back to you hometown or still on your way? In this video, Ambassador Branstad and Mrs. Branstad, along with a few of the embassy colleagues who were born in the Year of the Pig, made dumplings and wrote the character “Fu”.
From the Ambassador and all of us at the Embassy, we hope you and your families have a happy new year and Happy Year of the Pig.
2020年8月13日 美国东部夏令时间 晚06:31
发言人办公室
孔子学院明显是由北京支持的：孔子学院是主要设在美国的学院和大学校园里的组织，向美国学生大量推出有偏见的中国语言和文化培训。这是北京多面宣传举措的一部分。在中共统战部的指导下，中华人民共和国政府为这些项目提供了部分经费。2020年8月13日，美国国务院将孔子学院美国中心认定为中华人民共和国驻外使团。该中心事实上充当了孔子学院网络在华盛顿D.C.的总部。其不透明性，以及其受国家指令的性质是这一认定背后的驱动原因。
此举不会关闭孔子学院美国中心，也不会要求美国各学院或大学关闭其孔子学院。相反，认定孔子学院美国中心为外国使团将要求该中心定期向美国国务院提供有关中华人民共和国在美的公民雇员、招聘、经费提供，以及运作相关信息，从而确保迫切需要的透明度。有了更高的透明度，教育机构就可以在更加知情的情况下，就其校园被施加的影响，以及这些北京支持的项目是否应该及应如何继续对其学生开展教学，做出选择。
“认定孔子学院美国中心为外国使团”声明英文全文请见： https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/confucius-institute-u-s-center-designation-as-a-foreign-mission/

FACT SHEET
OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON
AUGUST 13, 2020
Confucius Institutes are clearly sponsored by Beijing: Confucius Institutes (CIs) are organizations primarily located on U.S. college and university campuses that push out skewed Chinese language and cultural training for U.S. students as part of Beijing’s multifaceted propaganda efforts.  The PRC government partially funds these programs, under guidance from the CCP’s United Front Work Department.  On August 13, 2020, the Department of State designated the Confucius Institute U.S. Center (CIUS), which serves as the Washington D.C.-based de facto headquarters of the Confucius Institute network, as a foreign mission of the People’s Republic of China. The opacity of this organization and its state-directed nature are the driving reasons behind this designation.
This action will not close the CIUS, nor will it require U.S. colleges or universities to close individual Confucius Institutes.  Instead, designating the CIUS as a foreign mission will ensure much needed transparency by requiring the CIUS to regularly provide information to the State Department about PRC citizen personnel, recruiting, funding, and operations in the United States.  With greater transparency, educational institutions can make more informed choices about the influence being exerted on their campuses and whether and how these Beijing-backed programs should continue to teach their students.
Beijing’s influence on U.S. campuses: The influence of the Chinese government and impact of Chinese Communist Party ideology on Confucius Institute programming has long been a cause for concern on U.S. campuses, as has the governing arrangements of individual Confucius Institutes which often lack transparency. Confucius Institutes “are an important part of China’s overseas propaganda setup,” said Politburo Standing Committee ideology czar Li Changchun in 2009.
Colleges are rethinking Confucius Institutes: Universities across the country and around the world have already begun to take a closer look at the programming of Confucius Institutes as part of a larger review of the scope of Beijing’s influence over higher education institutions globally.
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MICHAEL R. POMPEO
PRC National People’s Congress Proposal on Hong Kong National Security Legislation
美国国务院
发言人办公室
华盛顿哥伦比亚特区（Washington, D.C.）
2020年 5月 27日
国务卿迈克尔·蓬佩奥（MICHAEL R. POMPEO）发表声明
关于中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会拟对香港实施国家安全法的问题
上星期，中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会宣布拟单方面专横地对香港强行实施国家安全法。北京的这项灾难性的决定只是一系列从根本上破坏香港自治和自由的行动中一个最新的事例，违背了中国本身在联合国（UN）存档的国际条约《中英联合声明》（Sino-British Joint Declaration）中做出的承诺。
国务院按照《香港政策法》（Hong Kong Policy Act）的要求对该领土在中国的自治问题进行评估。经过对报告期事态的认真分析，我今天向国会（Congress）提交认证报告表示，按美国有关法律，香港应不再继续享有与1997年前适用香港的美国各项法律给予的同样待遇。鉴于当地发生的实际情况，今天任何有理性的人都无法断言香港目前在中国保持高度的自治。
香港及其充满活力、具有创业精神和自由的人民作为自由的堡垒维持了几十年的繁荣。目前的这项决定让我感到痛心。但健全的决策要求承认现实。美国曾希望自由和繁荣的香港可为专制主义的中国树立一个榜样，然而现在很明显中国正按自己的样式改变香港。
在香港人民对中国共产党进行抗争，反对原来承诺的香港自治被进一步否定之际，美国与香港人民站在一起。

For Immediate Release
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY MICHAEL R. POMPEO
May 27, 2020
PRC National People’s Congress Proposal on Hong Kong National Security Legislation
Last week, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) National People’s Congress announced its intention to unilaterally and arbitrarily impose national security legislation on Hong Kong. Beijing’s disastrous decision is only the latest in a series of actions that fundamentally undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedoms and China’s own promises to the Hong Kong people under the Sino-British Joint Declaration, a UN-filed international treaty.
The State Department is required by the Hong Kong Policy Act to assess the autonomy of the territory from China. After careful study of developments over the reporting period, I certified to Congress today that Hong Kong does not continue to warrant treatment under United States laws in the same manner as U.S. laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 1997. No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground.
Hong Kong and its dynamic, enterprising, and free people have flourished for decades as a bastion of liberty, and this decision gives me no pleasure. But sound policy making requires a recognition of reality. While the United States once hoped that free and prosperous Hong Kong would provide a model for authoritarian China, it is now clear that China is modeling Hong Kong after itself.
The United States stands with the people of Hong Kong as they struggle against the CCP’s increasing denial of the autonomy that they were promised.
2022年7月4日
华盛顿——美国财政部长珍妮特·L·耶伦今天与中华人民共和国副总理刘鹤进行了视频通话，这是本届美国政府为保持开放的沟通渠道做出的持续努力的一部分。在本次坦诚、实质性的对话中，双方讨论了美中两国的宏观经济和金融发展以及在大宗商品价格不断上涨、粮食安全挑战与日俱增背景下的全球经济展望。耶伦部长坦率地提出了关切的问题，其中包括俄罗斯对乌克兰发动的战争对全球经济的影响，以及中华人民共和国不公平、非市场的经济行为。耶伦部长表示期待未来与刘副总理的讨论。
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0849

READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Virtual Meeting with Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Liu He
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen today held a virtual meeting with Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Liu He as part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication.  During the candid and substantive conversation, they discussed macroeconomic and financial developments in the United States and China, the global economic outlook amid rising commodity prices and food security challenges.  Secretary Yellen frankly raised issues of concern including the impact of the Russia’s war against Ukraine on the global economy and unfair, non-market PRC economic practices.  Secretary Yellen noted that she looks forward to future discussion with Vice Premier Liu.