Bilateral Ties

U.S. Biden Prods China on Rights, Controls Keep Dissent at Bay
Reuters, August 21, 2011
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/us-biden-prods-china-on-rights-controls-keep-dissent-at-bay

Education

Closures Penalise Children of Migrant Parents
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3244a6c5ed7e1310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国需要一场教育平权运动 (China Needs a Campaign for Education Equality)
International Herald Leader, August 22, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0822/12/7C2G9P2D00014AED.html

Food Security

警方：掺防冻液食醋或是中毒原因 (Hotan, XUAR: 11 Dead, 120 Poisoned by Antifreeze-tainted Vinegar)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 22, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/08/110822_china_xinjiang_poisoning.shtml

Hong Kong

香港警方粗暴制伏抗议学生引批评 (HK Police Come Under Criticism over Rough Handling of Students Protesting VP Li Keqiang Visit)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/jyxw-08192011113954.html

Law

《工资条例》酝酿三年仍“难产” (Wage Regulations Still Slow to Come Despite Three Years of Preparations)
Jinan Daily, August 22, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0822/06/7C1QUMTD0001124J.html

刑诉法二次修改：禁止强迫嫌犯自证其罪 (Second Revision of Criminal Procedure Law: Coerced Confessions Constrained)
The Beijing Times, August 22, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0822/02/7C1EEEDE00014AED.html

Politics

China Previews Rising Leadership
The Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904279004576522381927671592.html

Poverty

我国城市贫困人口达5000万 未纳入扶贫救助范围 (50 mil Urban Poor Not Included in Poverty Relief)
Xinhua News Agency, August 22, 2011
http://news.eastday.com/c/20110822/u1a6066420.html

Public Health

北京血液库存紧张致部分手术推迟 (Beijing: Surgeries Postponed Due to Decrease in Blood Donations)
Beijing Evening News, August 21, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0821/13/7C026FID00014AED.html

Social Security

身份证号或成社保卡号 (ID Card Number May Become Social Security Number)
Guangzhou Daily, August 22, 2011
http://gzdaily.dayoo.com/html/2011-08/22/node_6.htm

Society

Law Exposes Unease at State of Modern Marriage
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=5194a6c5ed7e1310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD