US-China Human Rights Talks

Next week, the Chinese and American governments will hold two days of talks on human rights in Beijing.  The discussions will focus particularly on human rights within China, such as freedom of speech and religion as well as minority rights.  These talks come at a time when China has been cracking down on dissidents, like artist Ai Weiwei, for expressing their anti-government views.  The US is particularly troubled by "forced disappearances" and "extralegal detentions" of Chinese citizens. 

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/22/china.us.human.rights/index.html

Mark Zajac