Bilateral Ties

Obama Raises China Rights, Quiet on Chen
Reuters, May 1, 2012
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/05/01/china-usa-diplomacy-idINDEE83T0GE20120501

Human Rights Defenders

Chinese Dissident Emerges with U.S. Official, Being Treated at Beijing Hospital
The Washington Post, May 2, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinese-dissident-in-us-custody-headed-to-hospital/2012/05/02/gIQAh9WrvT_story.html

外交部：陈光诚进入美国使馆停留6天后自行离开 (Foreign Ministry: Chen Guangcheng Leaves U.S. Embassy of Own Accord after 6-Day Stay)
Xinhua News Agency, May 2, 2012
http://news.qq.com/a/20120502/000832.htm

支持温总政改两维权人士遭关押 (Hunan: Two Activists Detained for Expressing Support of Premier Wen's Political Reforms)
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident-05012012110121.html

Law

南京一书贩卖《红太阳》等港版禁书被送上法庭 (Case of Banned HK Versions of Books Being Put on Sale Brought to Trial in Nanjing)
Legal Daily, May 2, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-05/02/content_3536660.htm

Macao

Young Rally for Democracy in Macau
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a1dddf3c07807310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

五一劳动节访民聚集北京 反贪成重要诉求 (Petitioners Gather in Beijing on International Labor Day to Protest Corruption)
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-05012012110403.html

Tibet

Tibetan Land Seized for Chinese Migrants
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/land-05012012200310.html