The most recent release, "Stand News Arrests and Closure," was submitted on Dec. 29, 2021.
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs published 42 the month before, marking a 47.6 percent increase for the current month.
The Bureau engages with partners and allies in the East Asian and Pacific region to maintain peaceful and mutually beneficial relations.
The Bureau has played a key role in negotiations with North Korea over that nation’s efforts to develop nuclear weapons. The head of the bureau has been both praised and criticized for his work on the Korean nuclear accord and other aspects of his diplomatic work.
Press releases or notices by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in December 2021
| Title | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| Stand News Arrests and Closure | 12/29/2021 |
| On the Attacks in Kayah State and Throughout Burma | 12/28/2021 |
| The Signing of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act | 12/23/2021 |
| Second Japan-U.S. Clean Energy Partnership (JUCEP) Plenary Recognizes Achievements and Affirms Indo-Pacific Support Plans | 12/23/2021 |
| Administrator Samantha Power’s Meeting With Suzuki Takako, Japanese State Minister of Foreign Affairs | 12/21/2021 |
| Update to Report on Identification of Foreign Persons Involved in the Erosion of the Obligations of China Under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law | 12/20/2021 |
| G7 Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections | 12/20/2021 |
| Designation of Under Secretary Uzra Zeya as the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues | 12/20/2021 |
| Joint Statement on Hong Kong Legislative Council Elections | 12/20/2021 |
| Hong Kong Autonomy Act Report to Congress | 12/20/2021 |
| DRL FY21 IRF: Promoting Religious Freedom through Good Governance in Vietnam | 12/17/2021 |
| The Sixth U.S.-ROK Senior Economic Dialogue | 12/17/2021 |
| Identifying Firms Connected to the PRC Surveillance Technology Sector and Deterring PRC Misuse of Biotechnology and Military Modernization | 12/16/2021 |
| Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: China (Hong Kong and Macau) | 12/16/2021 |
| Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: Thailand | 12/16/2021 |
| Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: Australia | 12/16/2021 |
| Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: Singapore | 12/16/2021 |
| Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: Philippines | 12/16/2021 |
| Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: Malaysia | 12/16/2021 |
| Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: Indonesia | 12/16/2021 |
| Country Reports on Terrorism 2020: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 12/16/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken at Energy Transition Roundtable | 12/15/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah at a Joint Press Availability | 12/15/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah Before Their Meeting | 12/15/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Ashwad Ismail of Astro Awani | 12/15/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken at Town Hall with YSEALI | 12/15/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Call with Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai | 12/15/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob | 12/15/2021 |
| A Free and Open Indo-Pacific | 12/14/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken to Mission Indonesia Staff | 12/14/2021 |
| The United States-Malaysia Relationship | 12/14/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Pandjaitan and Minister of Trade Lutfi | 12/14/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Santi Dewi of IDN Times | 12/14/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability | 12/14/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Frisca Clarissa of Kompas TV | 12/14/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi at Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony | 12/14/2021 |
| On the Conviction of Vietnamese Author and Journalist Pham Doan Trang | 12/14/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi Before Their Meeting | 12/14/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Remarks on a Free and Open Indo-Pacific | 12/13/2021 |
| DRL FY21 IRF: Promoting Societal Respect and Interfaith Understanding in Indonesia | 12/13/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo | 12/13/2021 |
| The United States-Indonesia Relationship | 12/12/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne Before Their Meeting | 12/11/2021 |
| Joint Statement on Improving East Micronesia Telecommunications Connectivity | 12/11/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi | 12/11/2021 |
| Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Before Their Meeting | 12/11/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne | 12/11/2021 |
| Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez’s Travel to Tokyo and Seoul | 12/10/2021 |
| Nicaragua’s Breaking of Diplomatic Relations with Taiwan | 12/09/2021 |
| U.S. Relations With Marshall Islands | 12/09/2021 |
| Briefing on the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Hawaii | 12/08/2021 |
| Counselor Chollet’s Travel to Cambodia and Indonesia | 12/08/2021 |
| Secretary Blinken’s Travel to Liverpool, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Honolulu | 12/08/2021 |
| 2021 Nutrition for Growth Summit | 12/07/2021 |
| On the Conviction of Aung San Suu Kyi | 12/06/2021 |
| Thailand National Day | 12/03/2021 |
| EU-U.S.: Joint Press Release by the EEAS and Department of State on the High-Level Consultations on the Indo-Pacific | 12/03/2021 |
| Under Secretary Jose W. Fernandez Keynote Address for the U.S.-China Business Council’s “Gala 2021: The Way Forward” | 12/02/2021 |
| On the Australian Sanctions Regime | 12/02/2021 |
| U.S.-EU: Joint Press Release by the EEAS and Department of State on the Second High-Level Meeting of the U.S.-EU Dialogue on China | 12/02/2021 |
| Previewing the U.S.-EU Dialogue on China | 12/01/2021 |
| Laos National Day | 12/01/2021 |
