Death Penalty

Chinese court revokes death sentences of 4 men after 16 yrs
Business Standard, July 2, 2013
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/chinese-court-revokes-death-sentences-of-4-men-after-16-yrs-113070200692_1.html

Information Control

China censors urge media to curb “cash crunch” cover
中国要求媒体停止炒作“钱荒”
Financial Times, July 2, 2013
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b7d312f8-e2c5-11e2-87ec-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2XzhwbIYe
CH:http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001051233

International Relations (Security, Trade, and Investment)

中美戰略經濟對話下周舉行 (China-U.S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue to be held next week in D.C.)
China News Service, July 3, 2013
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20130703/ca30828y.htm

Open Government Information

浙江大学生申请公开临时工未果 拟提行政诉讼 (University student may file administrative lawsuit against ministry for not responding to OGI request)
China News Service, July 2, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2013/07-02/4995023.shtml

Reeducation-Through-Labor

Police chief "apologizes" to labor camp mom
Global Times, July 3, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/793360.shtml#.UdOF2z5gaI0

Related:
"上访妈妈"赔偿上诉案听证结束 (Mother of rape victim appeal case heard by Hunan high court)
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2013
http://www.dw.de/上访妈妈赔偿上诉案听证结束/a-16922363

勞教委首向上訪媽媽道歉 (Hunan RTL Commission apologizes to “petitioning mom”)
Ming Pao, July 2, 2013
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20130702/ca22250a.htm

Rule of Law

专家：“养老法”使法律具有可诉性 (Expert: “Elderly Protection Law” allows “unethical actions” to be punishable by law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 3, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130702_iv_china_senior_care.shtml

Police’s job is to beat people, says Chinese official in video gone viral
Headlines and Global News, July 2, 2013
http://www.hngn.com/articles/6740/20130702/police-s-job-beat-people-chinese-official-video-gone-viral.htm

Guangdong chief justice calls for reform of China's "Soviet" court system
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1273758/guangdong-chief-justice-calls-reform-chinas-soviet-court-system

Tibet

Signs of the Dalai Lama: is China’s Tibet policy changing?
Time, July 2, 2013
http://world.time.com/2013/07/02/signs-of-the-dalai-lama-is-chinas-tibet-policy-changing/#ixzz2XwVC31o8

XUAR

新疆冲突：北京在外国寻找替罪羊 (China in search of foreign scapegoats for ethnic clashes in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2013
http://www.dw.de/新疆冲突北京在外国寻找替罪羊/a-16921712

Opinion

刘植荣：“不常回家看看违法”太荒唐 (Liu Zhirong: making it illegal to not visit your parents often is preposterous)
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 2, 2013
http://ndnews.oeeee.com/html/201307/02/78448.html

Related:
鲁国平：反对道德立法 (Lu Guoping: opposes "ethics legislation")
Southern Metropolis Daily, July 2, 2013
http://ndnews.oeeee.com/html/201307/02/78446.html

Why China is ordering adult children to visit their parents
Bloomberg Businessweek, July 2, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-07-02/why-china-is-ordering-adult-children-to-visit-their-parents

Corruption

China probes U.K. pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline after corruption claims aired
Forbes, July 1, 2013
http://www.forbes.com/sites/simonmontlake/2013/07/01/china-probes-u-k-pharmaceutical-firm-glaxosmithkline-after-corruption-claims-aired/

北航数学院原主任被判10年 260万科研费炒期货 (Former mathematics dean of a Beijing university sentenced to ten years in prison for misappropriating RMB 2.6 million in research funds to invest in futures)
Beijing News, July 1, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0701/c1001-22027252.html

Environment

No quick end in sight for Beijing smog
AsiaOne News, July 2, 2013
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20130702-433887.html

Call for transparency over China's water quality
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quality-07012013163443.html

Polluters paid to join govt environment org
Global Times, July 1, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/793044.shtml

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

Stronger laws urged to protect personal information
China Daily, July 1, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2013-07/01/content_16694049.htm

Hong Kong

Occupy Central Movement gaining support among young
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1273490/occupy-central-movement-gaining-support-among-young

Human Rights Defenders

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng faces tough road in redefining himself in U.S.
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1272054/blind-activist-chen-guangcheng-faces-tough-road-redefining-himself-us

International Relations

Report to U.S. Congress notes concerns over Cambodia-China ties
Cambodia Daily, July 1, 2013
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/report-to-us-congress-notes-concerns-over-cambodia-china-ties-32711/

Political and Economic Reforms

习近平任内至少会有两次社会危机 (Influential Chinese commentator predicts major social upheavals during Xi Jinping's rule)
Deutsche Welle, July 1, 2013
http://www.dw.de/习近平任内至少会有两次社会危机/a-16918021

Protests and Petitions

国家信访局网上投诉首日系统瘫痪消息不实, (National Petitions Office's new online submission system did not crash on first day)
Xinhua News Agency, July 2, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-07/02/c_116361633.htm

Related:
国家信访局门户网站网上投诉全面放开受理内容 (Petitions Office launches online submission system)
Heilongjiang News, July 1, 2013
http://www.hljnews.cn/gn_gj/2013-07/01/content_2031061.htm

Rule of Law

昆明城管“临时工”7月1日起禁止执法 (New regulations in Kunming bar 'temporary' urban management personnel from enforcing the law)
Yunnan Online, June 30, 2013
http://yn.yunnan.cn/html/2013-06/30/content_2786281.htm

Social Security

“常回家看看”入法 律师呼吁出台司法解释 (Lawyers call for judicial interpretation of new law that requires adults to regularly visit their parents)
Xinhua News Agency, July 2, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2013-07/02/c_124940700.htm

Related:
Deadbeat couple first offenders of new law to protect elderly
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1273376/deadbeat-couple-first-offenders-new-law-protect-elderly

China law 'forcing' children to visit parents ridiculed
Agence France-Presse, July 1, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hmdmgs1hSiG-Xzwul75yHMHH-sZw?docId=CNG.2489a43c562b1a9baeaf654f3c6341e4.3d1

Full text of the Law on the Protection of the Rights of Elderly People [老年人权益保障法（修订草案）全文]
China National People’s Congress Online, July 2, 2013
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2012-07/06/content_1729109.htm

Tibet

Address grievances of Tibetans in Tibet: UNHR asks China
Tibet Post, July 1, 2013
http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/3499-address-grievances-of-tibetans-in-tibet-unhr-asks-china