Bilateral Ties

Chinese Blocked Visit by U.S. Religious Freedom Envoy, Advocates Say
The Washington Post, February 15, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/china/2012/02/14/gIQAmvQxDR_story.html

Rights Advocates Press White House while China's Xi Visits
Reuters, February 15, 2012
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-usa-china-rightstre81d250-20120214,0,3808974.story

Related information:
Congressional Testimony by Geng He, Wife of Disappeared Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng
失踪维权律师高智晟的妻子耿和在美国国会作证
Human Rights in China, February 14, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5878
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5879

Video on Xi Brightens up Times Square
China Daily, February 15, 2012
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2012-02/15/content_14616001.htm

习近平访美伊始遭遇抗议 (Xi Met with Protests from the Start)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 14, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/02/120214_xi_protest.shtml

Ethnic Minorities

Call to Strike Ethnic Status from I.D. Cards
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2012
http://topics.scmp.com/news/china-news-watch/article/Call-to-strike--ethnic-status--from-ID-cards

Human Rights Defenders

陳光誠母親女兒情況惹憂慮 (Fears for the Family of Activist Chen Guangcheng)
Ming Pao, February 15, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120215/ca31322a.htm

North Korea

朝鲜31名难民遭到沈阳公安逮捕 (31 NK Refugees Detained in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/k-02142012095045.html

Related news:
Seoul Urges China Not to Send Back N Koreans
Macau Daily Times, February 15, 2012
http://www.macaudailytimes.com.mo/asia-pacific/33753-Seoul-urges-China-not-send-back-NKoreans.html

Politics

Battle of Men and Ideas for Party's Future
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2012
http://topics.scmp.com/news/china-news-watch/article/Battle-of-men-and-ideas-for-partys-future

China Unable to Silence Internet Buzz on Police Chief
USA Today, February 15, 2012
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-02-14/china-internet-police-chief/53096440/1

Tibet

China Taps Law Enforcer to Run Uneasy Tibetan Area
The Associated Press, February 15, 2012
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120215/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tibet

Rare Visit to Remote Chinese Region Shows Depth of Tibetan Despair
McClatchy Newspapers, February 14, 2012
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/02/14/138867/rare-visit-to-remote-chinese-region.html