Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Chinese businessman who bought and ate three tigers is jailed for 13 years
Agence France-Presse, December 31, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1670705/china-businessman-jailed-13-years-buying-tigers-eating-them-and-drinking

Corruption (腐败)

In Limbo, a city in China faces life after graft
山西吕梁，中国式腐败标本
The New York Times, December 31, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141231/c31chinacorrupt/dual/

Disasters (灾难)

17 killed in huge factory explosions in China
广东顺德一工厂爆炸 已致17死20伤
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2014
EN:http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1671653/17-killed-guangdong-factory-blast
CH:http://www.nanzao.com/sc/china/45492/yan-dong-shun-de-yi-gong-han-bao-zha-yi-zhi-17si-20shang

中国严处昆山8月爆炸事故责任人 市委书记免职市长撤职
China sacks officials for factory blast, 17 dead in latest incident
Reuters, December 31, 2014
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0K908W20141231?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/31/us-china-blast-punishment-idUSKBN0K903520141231

Environment (环境)

China hands out record fine to six polluters: Xinhua
Reuters, December 30, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/31/us-china-pollution-fine-idUSKBN0K902X20141231

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Deploys Thousands of Police Amid Fears of New Protests
Radio Free Asia, December 30, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/occupation-12302014140555.html

Special Report: The mainland's colonization of the Hong Kong economy
Reuters, December 30, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/31/us-hongkong-china-economy-specialreport-idUSKBN0K901320141231

Hong Kong protest teenager sent to children's home
Channel News Asia, December 30, 2014
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-protest/1558786.html

Information Control (信息控制)

Prison sentence for maker of documentary on Chinese Constitutional rule
中国宪政纪录片制片人被判刑
The New York Times, December 31, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20141231/c31documentary/dual/

Internet (互联网)

The Great Firewall of China is nearly complete
CNN, December 30, 2014
http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/30/technology/china-internet-firewall-google/

Nudity, graphic imagery pose China questions for Facebook
The Wall Street Journal, December 30, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/12/30/nudity-graphic-imagery-pose-china-questions-for-facebook/

Gmail中国内地服务得以部分恢复
Access restored to Google’s email service in China
Financial Times, December 31, 2014
CH:http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001059914
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/42d6be36-8ffe-11e4-a0e5-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz3NUdKkdoX

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China's princelings versus tuanpai
The Straits Times, December 31, 2014
http://www.stasiareport.com/the-big-story/asia-report/china/story/chinas-princelings-versus-tuanpai-20141231

Chinese repression of dissent intensifies under ruthless Xi Jinping
The Guardian, December 30, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/30/china-repression-dissent-xi-jinping

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The elusive Chinese dream
镜花水月中国梦
The New York Times, December 31, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20141231/c31wasserstrom/dual/