Government

全国人大法工委：“独立候选人”没有法律依据 (NPC Law Committee: “Independent Candidates” without Legal Basis
Xinhua News Agency, June 08, 2011
http://news.sohu.com/20110608/n309654470.shtml

Related news:
China's New Independents Challenge Communist Party Dominance
Christian Science Monitor, June 08, 2011
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2011/0608/China-s-new-independents-challenge-Communist-party-dominance

Hong Kong

Highest Court Seeks Ruling from Beijing
South China Morning Post, June 08, 2011
http://topics.scmp.com/news/hk-news-watch/article/Highest-court-seeks-ruling-from-Beijing

IMAR

内蒙运煤车轧死牧民案主犯判死刑 (Truck Driver Sentenced to Death for Killing of Mongol Herder)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 08, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110608_inner_mongolia_death_sentence.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

Euro Parliament Chief Slams Threats of Chinese Dissident
Agence France-Presse, June 09, 2011
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_677872.html

黃琦刑滿 妻恐出獄後遭軟禁 (Imprisoned Activist Huang Qi’s Wife Fears He May Be Placed under House Arrest after Prison Release)
Ming Pao, June 09, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2351177/1.html

四川异议人士陈卫获颁青年人权奖 (Sichuan Dissident Chen Wei Wins Chinese Youth Human Rights Award)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 09, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110609_china_human_rights.shtml

Land Policy

Blueprint for Fair Demolition Compensation
China Daily, June 09, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/09/content_12661114.htm

Migrant Workers

Guangzhou Tightens Migrants' Permit Checks
Global Times, June 09, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-06/663279.html

Multilateral

UN Panel Presses China on Tibetan Monks
Associated Press, June 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110608/ap_on_re_eu/un_un_china_tibetan_monks

Related information:
China: UN Expert Body Seriously Concerned about Tibetan Monks Reportedly Subjected to Enforced Disappearance
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, June 08, 2011
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=11122&LangID=E

Rural Issues

浙江农民拦环保厅长举报乡政府排污被关疯人院 (Zhejiang Farmer Blocks Path of Environmental Department Head to Report Pollution, Gets Sent to Psychiatric Institution)
China Youth Daily, June 09, 2011
http://news.cyol.com/content/2011-06/09/content_4511857.htm

Bilateral Ties

China's Changing Tone on African Investment
Al Jazeera, June 08, 2011
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/06/201167142556551565.html

Food Safety

中国公布三聚氰胺赔偿基金运作 (China Releases Information on the Operation of the Melamine Compensation Fund)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 08, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/06/110608_china_melamine_compensation.shtml

Human Rights Defender – Hu Jia (胡佳)

胡佳即将出狱妻女突遭迫迁 (Hu Jia’s Family Forced Out of Their Home Shortly before His Release from Prison)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/hujia-06072011112904.html

Human Rights Defenders

出狱在即山东维权记者齐崇淮再被起诉 (Journalist Jailed after Exposing Corruption again Indicted Shortly before Prison Release)
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/qch-06072011100326.html

IMAR

China Tries Four in Case That Led to Mongol Unrest
Agence France-Presse, June 08, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110608/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsmongolsunrest

Mongolian Professors Held
Radio Free Asia, June 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/professors-06072011123731.html

Politics

China Probes Officials for Possible Leaks: Report
Agence France-Presse, June 07, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110608/wl_asia_afp/chinaeconomycrime

Protests and Petitions

討薪水斷腳筋 潮州上萬民工暴動 燒30餘輛車洩憤 上萬武警戒備 (Knife Attack during Wage Dispute Leads to Clash between Migrant Workers and Police)
Apple Daily, June 08, 2011
http://tw.nextmedia.com/applenews/article/art_id/33443134/IssueID/20110608

Related news:
Clash Erupts over Wage Spat in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province
Global Times, June 08, 2011
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-06/662899.html

Related video:
潮州数百人集抗议讨薪工人被砍手 (Chaozhou: Hundreds Protest Knife Attack during Wage Dispute)
http://v.ifeng.com/news/society/201106/5aadfbd6-aaab-4c2a-8a34-2168b3f5796e.shtml

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

China Upbeat upon SCO's New Decade
Xinhua News Agency, June 08, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-06/08/content_12660181.htm

Related news:
孙壮志：未来十年上合组织将逐步走向成熟 (Interview with CASS SCO Scholar Sun Zhuangzhi: “The SCO Will Mature over Next 10 Years”)
Xinhua News Agency, June 08, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-06/08/c_121509032.htm

June 07, 2011: Freedom of Speech

打油詩譏薄熙來遭勞教一年 (Chongqinger Ordered to 1 Year of Reeducation-Through-Labor for Mocking Politician Bo Xilai)
Ming Pao, June 07, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2349319/1.html

June 07, 2011: Government

Why Liu Ping's Candidacy Failed
Caixin, June 07, 2011
http://english.caing.com/2011-06-07/100266830.html

June 07, 2011: Human Rights Defenders

Turning a Deaf Ear
South China Morning Post, June 07, 2011
http://www.usasialaw.org/?p=5543

June 07, 2011: IMAR

'Nearly 100' Held in Inner Mongolia
Agence France-Presse, June 06, 2011
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110606/wl_asia_afp/chinarightsmongolsunrest

Related news:
Inner Mongolia in 'War-Like State'
Radio Free Asia, June 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/military-06052011183520.html