Bilateral Ties

默克爾憾未見莫少平 南周行程遭中方阻撓 (Merkel Dismayed Meeting with Lawyer-Activist Blocked, Also Kept from Interview with Southern Weekend)
Ming Pao, February 06, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2569085/1.html

Hong Kong

3 Hostels Serving Mainland Mums May Face Charges
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=89e2a1236dd45310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

Guangdong Rights Activist Faces Trial
South China Morning Post, February 04, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=deccb5f962445310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Veteran Activist Detained in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-02032012103126.html

异见人士张林被断网 维权者葛志慧微博连续被封 (Anhui Dissident Zhang Lin's Net Access Cut)
Radio Free Asia, February 03, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zl-02032012101500.html

June Fourth

美籍学者探天安门母亲遭强迫离境 (American Scholar's Visit to Tiananmen Mothers Rep Ding Zilin Cut Short by Security, Forced to Leave China)
Deutsche Welle, February 03, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15716532,00.html

Politics

Wen Backs 'Open Mainland' Policy
South China Morning Post, February 06, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=2098016dc6e45310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet

Riots Linked to Organized Crime and Subversion
China Daily, February 06, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2012-02/06/content_14540633.htm

1日3自焚 四川藏區截電話 (Sichuan: Three Tibetans Self-Immolate in One Day; Phones Cut in Sichuan's Tibetan Region)
Ming Pao, February 06, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2569084/1.html

Bilateral Ties

默克爾訪華 打宗教自由牌 (Merkel Raises Freedom of Religion during China Visit)
Ming Pao, February 03, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2566692/1.html

Environment

79 Pct of Wetlands Poorly Protected
Xinhua News Agency, February 02, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/02/content_14527949.htm

Hong Kong

HK Ad Opposes Birth Trips by Mainland Women
China Daily, February 03, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/03/content_14533645.htm

HK's China Policies Spur Clash with Mainland Cousins
Reuters, February 03, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/03/us-hongkong-china-idUSTRE8120CF20120203

Human Rights Defenders

Chinese Lawyer Barred from Meeting with Merkel
The Associated Press, February 03, 2012
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120203/ap_on_re_as/as_china_germany_human_rights

组织访民春晚赵振甲被刑拘 蚌埠异见人士钱进被警方传讯 (Liaoning Petitioner Criminally Arrested after Organizing Spring Festival Dinner for Petitioners)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-02022012092110.html

Law

Draft on Occupational Illness Published
Xinhua News Agency, February 03, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/03/content_14528427.htm

Related information:
职业病诊断与鉴定管理办法 (修订征求意见稿) (Regulations on the Administration of Diagnosis and Identification of Occupational Diseases [Revised Draft])
Ministry of Health, February 03, 2012
http://news.qq.com/a/20120203/000177.htm

Media

中国媒体海外扩张但收效甚微 (Analysts: Little Effect Yet with China's Media Expansion Abroad)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 02, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/02/120202_china_media_global.shtml

Protests and Petitions

怀化库区10万民众6年维权不果 酝酿大规模抗议游行 (100+ Hunan Village Reps Gather to Demand Dialogue with Mayor and Party Secretary)
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hh-02022012100650.html

Tibet

Controls Slapped on Pilgrims
Radio Free Asia, February 02, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/controls-02022012155830.html

Monks Run Amok
Global Times, February 03, 2012
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/ID/694406/Monks-run-amok.aspx

Government

人大政協會議3月開幕 (NPC and CPPCC to Convene March 3, 5)
Ming Pao, February 01, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120201/ca31741a.htm

烏坎村民投出11選委 (11-member Wukan Election Committee Voted In)
Ming Pao, February 02, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2565584/1.html

Related news:
Protest Village Casts Vote as Leadership Election Begins
Shanghai Daily, February 02, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=493458

Hukou

Beijing Plans New Residence Permit
China Daily, February 02, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/02/content_14525418.htm

Hong Kong

Mainland Chip on Hong Kong's Shoulder
Asia Times Online, February 03, 2012
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/NB03Ad02.html

Human Rights Defenders

倪玉蘭無法領獎 空櫈代表 (Netherlands: Empty Place at Rights Award as No One Able to Accept on Ni Yulan's Behalf)
Ming Pao, February 02, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/2566125/1.html

Internet

58 Websites Showing HK, Taiwan News Shut Down
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1395111960935310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Protests and Petitions

上海访民信访办被打昏 冯正虎出门再受阻 (Shanghai: Petitioner Sent to Hospital after Beaten Unconscious in Petitioning Bureau)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-02012012094437.html