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.

Friday, June 07, 2013

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

From Pivot to Twirl
The Economist, June 08, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21579062-chinese-leader-tries-smooth-move-americas-backyard-pivot-twirl

The Economist's 'Brokeback Mountain' Cover & PRISM Won't Stop Obama & Xi
The Atlantic, June 07, 2013
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2013/06/economist-brokeback-mountain-cover-obama-xi/65999/

习近平结束拉美行抵洛杉矶 奥习峰会在沙漠庄园登场 (Los Angeles Rights Groups Protest Near Obama-Xi Summit Site)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/th-06072013095806.html

学者称中美非正式峰会创造良好机会 (Pei Minxin: Informal Summit a Good Opportunity, but U.S.-China Relations Still Far from Mature)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 07, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/06/130607_xi_ao_meeting_yuesheng.shtml

加纳羁押124名中国矿工 (124 Chinese Miners Arrested in Ghana’s Illegal Mining Crackdown)
Financial Times, June 07, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001050815