Bilateral Ties

Dalai Lama Snubbed in Brazil after Chinese Fury at Mexico Talks
The Daily Telegraph, September 18, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/brazil/8772042/Dalai-Lama-snubbed-in-Brazil-after-Chinese-fury-at-Mexico-talks.html

Environment

Shanghai Shuts Plants in Lead Probe
The Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903927204576574161073780504.html

Government

Police Detain Election Hopefuls
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/election-09162011144019.html

江西独立参选人李思华上诉中国人大揭露选举舞弊 (Independent People's Congress Candidate Appeals to NPC to Expose Election Fraud)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2011
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20110918-江西独立参选人李思华上诉中国人大揭露选举舞弊

Hong Kong

HKU Review of Security for Li Keqiang Visit under Fire
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1322c25f74872310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defender – Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)

妙觉法师与网友赴山东看望陈光诚 (Netizens Plan to Visit Blind Lawyer Kept under Surveillance)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 18, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/09/110918_chen_guangcheng.shtml

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

Chinese Artist Ai Weighs Future as Activist: Report
Reuters, September 17, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/17/us-china-ai-idUSTRE78G1E320110917

Internet

China’s Microblogs Braced for Tighter Regulation
Financial Times, September 18, 2011
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/402e52b8-e1ea-11e0-9915-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1YN0Cbwd3

Protests and Petitions

新華社報浙江海寧抗議事件 (Xinhua: Anti-pollution Protests in Haining, Zhejiang)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2438883/1.html

Related news:
Villagers Detained after More than 500 Protest Chinese Factory Pollution, Storm Compound
Associated Press, September 19, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/villagers-detained-after-more-than-500-protest-chinese-factory-pollution-storm-compound/2011/09/19/gIQAg4N8dK_story.html

Taiwan

大纽约地区和来自台湾的民众集会，呼吁让台湾加入联合国 (Groups Demonstrate before NY UN Session for UN Membership for Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/tai-09182011171002.html