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.

Monday, March 24, 2014

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment) , 国际关系(安全,贸易和投资)

奥巴马夫人在美驻华使馆主持教育座谈会 (Michelle Obama holds education round table at U.S. Embassy in Beijing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 23, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140321_michelle_educators_meeting.shtml

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【演讲】米歇尔北大演讲辑录 (Chinese translation of excerpts from Michelle Obama's speech at Peking University)
Peking University, March 22, 2014
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/p/2014-03-22/131929768394.shtml

为接待米歇尔,特警一脚踢昏导游(Special forces clear Xi’an tourist site for Michelle, assault tour guide who did not leave fast enough)
Boxun, March 24, 2014
http://boxun.com/news/gb/china/2014/03/201403242129.shtml#.UzBwdqhdXTr

Remarks by the First Lady at Stanford Center at Peking University
The White House, March 22, 2014
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/03/22/remarks-first-lady-stanford-center-peking-university

What happens to Chinese activists when a US first lady comes to visit?
The Christian Science Monitor, March 24, 2014
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2014/0324/What-happens-to-Chinese-activists-when-a-US-first-lady-comes-to-visit

Burmese protest China-backed dam project
Associated Press, March 23, 2014
news.yahoo.com/burmese-protest-china-backed-dam-project-050109984.html