The Chinese government is overseeing a broad crackdown on rights groups and activists, and is facing complaints from foreign firms about market access restrictions. Merkel arrived in China on Sunday amid growing pressure from industry and rights groups to confront the Chinese more forcefully. But foreign critics accuse it of not following through on its reform agenda and introducing new regulations that are restricting market access even further. The Chinese government is overseeing a broad crackdown on rights groups, and is facing complaints from foreign firms about market access restrictionsGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a speech at University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China on Sunday. Speaking to students at a Beijing university, Merkel explained the importance of real rule of law.

Source: Mint June 12, 2016 14:03 UTC