Censorship and Surveillance

China Blocks ABC Broadcasts as Executives Head to Beijing
The Age, March 15, 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/china-blocks-abc-broadcasts-as-executives-head-to-beijing-20130314-2g3ye.html

Corruption

China’s New President in Corruption Battle
Financial Times, March 14, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3f728dec-86f0-11e2-9dd7-00144feabdc0.html

Cyber Security

Obama, China's Xi Discuss Cyber Security Dispute in Phone Call
Voice of America, March 14, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/obama-china-xi-discuss-cyber-security-dispute-in-phone-call/1621795.html

Related:
奥巴马向习近平致贺电 提网络安全问题 (Obama Raises Cyber Security in Phone Call to Xi Jinping)
The Wall Street Journal, March 15, 2013
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20130315/bch110202.asp

Ethnic Groups

World Powers Express Concern for Tibet at UN Human Rights Council
The Tibet Post, March 15, 2013
http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/3264-world-powers-express-concern-for-tibet-at-un-human-rights-council

Human Rights Defenders

维权人士胡佳刘莎莎被国保殴打 (In Police Beating, Hu Jia’s Head Injured, Liu Shasha’s Eardrum Punctured)
Voice of America, March 15, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/dissdent-congress-china-20130315/1622002.html

International Relations

Brazil, China, India Getting Healthier, Wealthier While We Decline: UN Report
Toronto Star, March 15, 2013
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/03/14/brazil_china_india_getting_healthier_wealthier_while_we_decline_un_report.html

Related:
“Rise of South” Transforming Global Power Balance, Says 2013 Human Development Report
United Nations Development Programme, March 14, 2013
http://bit.ly/Yudlwo>

Developing World’s Rise Heralds Global Shift: UN
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2013
http://bit.ly/156kw1F

美国务卿克里4月将出访日韩及中国 (Secretary of State Kerry to Visit Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing in April)
Reuters, March 15, 2013
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE92E01I20130315

Political and Economic Reform

In China, It's An Election in Name Only
USA Today, March 14, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/03/14/china-congress-president/1987659/

China’s New President Nods to Public Concerns, but Defends Power at Top
习近平正式掌舵中国
The New York Times, March 14, 2013
EN:http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/world/asia/chinas-new-leader-xi-jinping-takes-full-power.html CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/03/15/c15xi/

Monks Without a Temple
The Economist, March 16, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21573579-china-may-have-begun-long-end-game-its-one-child-policy-experts-say-it-cannot-end-soon

国资委发布《中央企业应急管理暂行办法》 (New Regulation Requires SOE Heads to Handle Mass Incidents)
Global Times, March 15, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/politics/2013-03/3737779.html

Protests and Petitions

广州上千村民堵路抗议贪官私卖地 (Thousand Villagers Block Road in Guangzhou Land Grab Protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-03142013154714.html

Ethnic Groups

Tibetan Singer Jailed for Album Seeking Freedom
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/jailed-03132013170804.html

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

Chinese Officials Publish List of Contraceptives Used by Local Families
Telegraph India, March 14, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/9928930/Chinese-officials-publish-list-of-contraceptives-used-by-local-families.html

Health

上海又从黄浦江打捞出近千头死猪(Number of Dead Pigs Retrieved from Huangpu River Climbs to 7,550)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 14, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130314_china_pigs.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

陈克贵称拘留期间遭殴打威胁不敢上诉 (Chen Guangcheng’s Nephew Beaten during Detention, Threatened against Disclosure )
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 13, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/03/130313_china_chenkegui_trial.shtml

人权活动家胡佳被通州警方带走传唤引发关注 (Rights Activist Hu Jia Taken Away by Police)
Voice of America, March 14, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hu-jia-taken-away-by-police-20130314/1621284.html

刘沙沙被国保打成重伤 网友呼吁捐款治病 (Rights Defender Liu Shasha Slapped on Face Dozen Times after Attempt to Visit Liu Xia)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/jyxw-03142013112253.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Information Control

US SEC Stumbles in Deloitte's Chinese Audit Case
Reuters, March 13, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/14/court-sec-deloitte-idUSL1N0C55NE20130314

International Relations

Beijing Cautions New Pope on Meddling in China
The New York Times, March 14, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/15/world/asia/beijing-cautions-new-pope-on-meddling-in-china.html

Related:
中国对天主教新教宗表示祝贺并提出批评 (Chinese Foreign Ministry: Vatican Must Stop Interfering in China’s State Affairs)
Voice of America, March 14, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-pope-201130314/1621316.html

China Envoy Says There Was No $8 Billion South Sudan Aid Offer
Reuters, March 14, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/14/us-china-sudan-south-idUSBRE92D0JD20130314

Canada's Cameco to Sell Uranium Soon to China -Saskatchewan
Reuters, March 13, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/13/canada-uranium-china-idUSL1N0C52WG20130313

China Defends Gwadar Port Deal at UN Forum
The News International, March 14, 2013
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-165161-China-defends-Gwadar-Port-deal-at-UN-forum

Rule of Law

王炳章狱中健康再恶化 海外家人被当局拒发签证 (Condition of Wang Bingzhang, Dissident Serving Life Sentence, Deteriorates, Family Members in US Barred from China)
Radio Free Asia, March 14, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/th-03142013101812.html

Rural Issues

Wukan Villagers Decry Vice-Minister's Mixed Message on Free Polls
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1190122/wukan-villagers-decry-vice-ministers-mixed-message-free-polls

Consumer Product Safety

14 Killed as Sleeper Coach Falls off Bridge
Shanghai Daily, March 13, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2013/03/13/14%2Bkilled%2Bas%2Bsleeper%2Bcoach%2Bfalls%2Boff%2Bbridge/

Cyber Security

China Hacker's Angst Opens a Window onto Cyber-Espionage
The Los Angeles Times, March 12, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-hacking-20130313,0,4812955.story

Related:
中国遭境外黑客攻击日趋严重 逾半攻击源自美国 (PRC Says Majority of Hacking on China Originates in U.S.)
Xinhua News Agency, March 10, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-03/10/c_114968466.htm

反对将网络空间变为新的战场 (Chinese Foreign Ministry: China Willing to Cooperate with US in Cyber Security )
Xinhua News Agency, March 13, 2013
http://npc.people.com.cn//n/2013/0313/c14576-20769036.html

Environment

Thai Rosewood Gets International Protection to Curb China Trade
Reuters, March 13, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/12/us-thailand-rosewood-idUSBRE92B0D620130312

Ethnic Groups

Xinjiang Placed on Red Alert after Violence
新疆启用“一级戒备” 南疆实行宵禁
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2013
EH: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/security-03122013193141.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql-03122013113251.html