The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

学者:中国强权政治导致南中国海局势紧张 (Scholars in Vietnam and Philippines: China’s Power Politics Creates Tension in South China Sea)
Voice of America, June 10, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/south-china-sea-escalating-tentions-20130610/1679143.html

分析:揭开经营尼运河中资企业的面纱 (“HK” Company to Build, Operate Nicaraguan Canal Has Ties with Chinese State and ITC Industry)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/06/130611_nicaragua_chinese_fund_enterprises.shtml

Few Chinese Follow NSA Revelations But Embrace Leaker
USA Today, June 11, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/06/11/nsa-leak-china/2410615/

A Subtle Defrosting in China's Chilly War with America
Financial Times, June 10, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/594776d2-d1ba-11e2-9336-00144feab7de.html