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.

Thursday, June 06, 2013

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

Michelle Obama Decides Not to Attend Crucial U.S.-China Californian Summit
The Daily Telegraph, June 05, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/michelle-obama/10101829/Michelle-Obama-decides-not-to-attend-crucial-US-China-Californian-summit.html

奥习会将在加州沙漠小镇登场 非正式峰会晤谈世界大事 (Obama To Meet Xi Day after His Arrival, Xi Will Not Stay at Annenberg Estate)
Radio Free Asia, June 06, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/th-06062013095044.html

美华裔工程师在习近平到访前突获准返美 (On Eve of Xi Visit, Chinese American Engineer Suddenly Permitted to Return to U.S.)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 06, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/06/130605_us_china_huzhicheng.shtml

Venezuela Secures $4 Billion Funding From China
The Wall Street Journal, June 06, 2013
http://on.wsj.com/14Ad8Lo

China Says EU Must Recognise Its Decline Amid Trade War
Financial Times, June 06, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a2711f68-ce7f-11e2-8e16-00144feab7de.html

Chinese Gold Miners Abused and Raped Ghanaians, says Online Report
South China Morning Post, June 06, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1254703/chinese-gold-miners-abused-and-raped-ghanaians-says-online-report

Interview: Why Did Kim Jong Un Dispatch Aide to China?
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/aide-06052013124156.html