Bilateral Ties

Huawei Dismisses U.S. Calls for Probe of Iran Business
Reuters, January 04, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/04/us-huawei-iran-idUSTRE8030SJ20120104

中国外交部指责欧盟以人权名义干涉中国内政 (Foreign Ministry Criticizes EU for Meddling in China's Internal Affairs for Commenting on Convictions of Chen Wei and Chen Xi)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/jyxw-01052012111821.html

Related information:
Statement by the Spokesperson of High Representative Catherine Ashton on the Sentencing of Human Rights
Activists in China
January 04, 2012
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/127152.pdf

Hong Kong

Kuk Chief Laughs Off Tuen Mun Protest
The Standard, January 06, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=118581&sid=34981721&con_type=1&d_str=20120106&fc=7

Human Rights Defenders

艾未未案稅局覆議 (Ai Weiwei's Tax Case to Be Reviewed)
Ming Pao, January 06, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2541080/1.html

刘晓原组律师团为乌坎村民维权 (Liu Xiaoyuan Forms Group of Lawyers to Protect Rights of Wukan Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer-01052012101132.html

Land Policy

1,480 Cases of Land Grab, Demolition Handled
Xinhua News Agency, January 06, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/06/content_14395933.htm

Media

Media Encouraged to Make China Heard
China Daily, January 06, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/06/content_14389875.htm

Related news:
全国对外宣传工作会议在京召开  (National Work Conference on International Propaganda Held in Beijing)
Xinhua News Agency, January 06, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012-01/05/c_111379201.htm

XUAR

China's Uighur Bogeyman
The Wall Street Journal, January 06, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203471004577142391297027000.html

The Inclusion Challenge
Global Times, January 05, 2012
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/ID/691026/The-inclusion-challenge.aspx

Education

Thought Control Called for at Universities
South China Morning Post, January 05, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=29a79026449a4310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
习近平会见高校党建工作会议代表 (Xi Jinping Meets with Representatives at School Party Work Conference)
CCTV, January 04, 2012
http://video.sina.com.cn/p/news/c/v/2012-01-04/195261632193.html

Food Security

食品安全事件层出不穷 (More Food Safety Incidents Emerge)
Southern Daily, January 04, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/a85/0e8944.html

Media

China Media: Propaganda Vow
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 05, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16420618

China to Start U.S. Channel as State Media Takes Culture Abroad
Bloomberg, January 05, 2012
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-05/china-to-start-u-s-channel-as-state-media-takes-culture-abroad.html

Labor

四川數千人罷工 千警鎮壓 (1K Police Turn Out as 1K+ Sichuan Workers Strike)
Ming Pao, January 05, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2540046/1.html

Migrant Workers

广东河南将先行取消农民工称谓 (Guangdong and Henan to Change How They Refer to Migrant Workers)
Chutian Metropolis Daily, January 05, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2540323/1.html

Military

2011，网络战的现实与未来 (State of Cyber Warfare in 2011 and Its Future)
Southern Weekend, January 04, 2012
http://www.infzm.com/content/67239

Protests and Petitions

All's Calm, Petition Officer is Happy
China Daily, January 05, 2012
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7696819.html

XUAR

China Says Xinjiang Kidnappers Were on "Holy War"
Reuters, January 04, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/04/us-china-xinjiang-idUSTRE8030HJ20120104

Hong Kong

Placard-waving Protester Alleges Arrest Injuries
South China Morning Post, January 04, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=a12a18345e3a4310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Labor

China Presses Ahead with Wage Increases
Financial Times, January 04, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/847b0990-36a2-11e1-9ca3-00144feabdc0.html

Media

China Cuts Entertainment on TV
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 03, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16405804

Police

在押少年被要求进校园现身说“法” (Shaanxi: Juvenile Delinquents Made to Give Talks in Schools on the Law)
Southern Metropolis Daily, January 04, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/6/9a/69a5b5995110b36a/Blog/03b/074fdc.html

Politics

卫生部出台禁令：防止领导干部私利与公利冲突 (Ministry of Health Issues Regulations to Prevent Conflict of Interest in the Health System)
Xinhua News Agency, January 04, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/8/9f/89f03f7d02720160/Blog/2b3/8066c7.html

Protests and Petitions

三访民元旦当日天安门前自杀未遂 (Police Detain Petitioners Who Attempt Suicide in Tian'anmen on New Year’s Day)
Radio Free Asia, January 03, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/vt-01032012155352.html

广东逾千村民拦路抗议贪腐村官 二十人被防暴公安殴打及拘留 (1K+ Guangdong Villagers Block Traffic to Protest Corruption, Some Beaten, Detained)
Radio Free Asia, January 03, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql1-01032012092926.html