Bilateral Ties

US-Chinese Talks Open under Shadow of a Dissident's Fate
Deutsche Welle, May 3, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15923418,00.html

Human Rights Defender - Chen Guangcheng

China Activist Says He Felt Pressure to Take U.S. Deal
The New York Times, May 4, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/world/asia/chen-guangcheng-us-embassy-china-threatened.html  

US Confirms Blind Activist Wants to Leave China
The Associated Press, May 3, 2012
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ildJe0DesY5Yq0P2TFRZYh9rO3iA

美国国会今天将举行紧急听证会讨论陈光诚案 (Emergency Congressional Hearing Today on Chen's Case)
Radio France Internationale, May 3, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/node/110751

Human Rights Defenders

China Activist Zeng Says under House Arrest
Agence France-Presse, May 3, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/china-activist-zeng-says-under-house-arrest-054733449.html

Law

Henan Reforms Welcome But Are Just a Start
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=cde04257a3e07310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

法制网特别关注 保守国家秘密法修订公布两周年 (Legal Daily Online Series in Honor of 2nd Anniversary of State Secrets Law Revision Release)
Legal Daily Online, May 3, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/rdlf/content/2012-05/03/content_3543129.htm

Politics

京官鼓勵重慶放薄家傳言 (Beijing Encourages Chongqing to Spread Rumors on Bo's Family)
Ming Pao, May 3, 2012
http://news.mingpao.com/20120503/cab1.htm

Rural Issues

China's Left Behind Children
Foreign Policy, May 1, 2012
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/05/01/chinas_left_behind_children