China Charges 4 Employees of Rio Tinto, but Backs Off Allegations of Spying
NY Times:
China formally arrested an Australian citizen and three other employees of the British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto late Tuesday on suspicions of commercial bribery and trade secrets infringement in a case that has rocked the global steel industry and created a diplomatic uproar. NY Times (read the article)
Author Thomas Friedman on Obama's Afghanistan plan and the war on terror.