Media: Colombia National Radio – “Coffee and News” Morning Show (Live).

Subjects: Issues likely to come up in the state visit; human rights; valuation of the Chinese Renminbi and risk of a “currency war.”

Length: 8:07.

Media: Voice of America.

Subjects: Chinese interests in the Middle East, the China-Iran economic relationship, Iran, Iran’s nuclear program, and differing Chinese and U.S. foreign policy priorities.

Length: 2:43.

Media: BusinessWeek (Cover Story).

Clip: “A coordinated message with these leaders changes the narrative,” says Daniel Michaeli, a Sino-American relations expert who runs the Asia Ruminations blog.

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_14/b4172038526024.htm

Media: Colombia National Radio – “Coffee and News” Morning Show (Live).

Subjects: Sources of U.S.-China disagreement, particularly the arms sale to Taiwan and President Obama’s expected April 2010 meeting with the Dalai Lama.

Length: 9:13.

Media: Icelandic National Broadcasting Service – Radio 1 “Spegillinn.”

Subjects: President Obama’s trip to Shanghai and Beijing, and the U.S.-China relationship.

Length: 5:42.

Media: Icelandic National Broadcasting Service – Evening News.

Subjects: President Obama’s trip to China, and the U.S.-China relationship.

Length: 1:45.

Media: Colombia National Radio – “Coffee and News” Morning Show (Live).

Subjects: President Obama’s trip to Japan, focusing on the Okinawa base relocation issue, creating a more equal U.S.-Japan relationship, and Prime Minister Hatoyama’s idea for an East Asian Community.

Length: 11:21.

Media: Voice of America (Mandarin) – Issues and Opinions (时事大家谈).

Subjects: Chinese civil society development, registered and unregistered NGOs, the government role in civil society in China, and the appropriate role for Western countries in this area.

Length: 22:20.

Media: The University of Chicago Chronicle.

Clip: “If we bring the best thinkers in the field together, we can create an outstanding environment for discussion and dialogue about China today and China tomorrow,” Michaeli said. “I believe we are bringing something extraordinary to campus.”