Corruption

葛兰素史克仅是冰山一角 (GSK scandal only tip of the iceberg in corrupted healthcare system)
Financial Times, July 23, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001051556

Consumer Safety

河南新乡在建“共产主义大桥”坍塌引关注(Collapse of "Communism Bridge" in Henan triggers concern)
China News Net, July 23, 2013
http://news.21cn.com/domestic/difang/a/2013/0723/18/22975599.shtml

Environment

环保法修正案草案二次征民意 (Second public comment period opens for draft amendments to Environmental Protection Law, right to file public interest lawsuits under scrutiny)
Jinghua Post, July 23, 2013
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2013-07/23/content_11820.htm

See the draft amendments to the Environmental Protection Law after the second reading by the National People's Congress Standing Committee, published on July 17, 2013
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2013-07/17/content_1801189.htm

Health

大病保险将于两年后覆盖全民 (People’s Daily: medical insurance for serious illness will cover everyone in two years)
The People’s Daily, July 22, 2013
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201307/22/53868_31678180.htm

Hukou

居住证管理办法有望年内推出 或设国家城市权益双标准 (Draft residential permit regulations may expand coverage of migrant population)
Diyi Caijing Daily, July 23, 2013
http://www.yicai.com/news/2013/07/2880940.html

Land, Housing, Property

保定一市民告市政府 立案十年未开庭 (Forced eviction lawsuit filed against Baoding govt still waiting for trial ten years later)
China Youth Daily, July 23, 2013
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2013-07/23/nw.D110000zgqnb_20130723_1-07.htm

Xi hints at just minor reform down on the farm
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1288679/xi-hints-just-minor-reform-down-farm

Open Government Information

中国市级财政透明度报告公布：三市透明度为零 (Tsinghua University study ranks financial transparency of 289 Chinese cities)
China Economic Weekly, July 23, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/07-23/5071176.shtml

Protests and Petitions

中国数百公知联署抗议许志永被刑拘 (Hundreds of Chinese intellectuals jointly protest criminally detained Xu Zhiyong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130723_xuzhiyong_petition.shtml

冀中星父亲披露儿子被打残细节 (Beijing bomb protester's father recounts police brutality against his son)
Da Zhong Wang, July 23, 2013
http://sd.dzwww.com/sdnews/201307/t20130723_8675425.htm

Airport blast leads China to reflect on injustice
Associated Press, July 23, 2013
http://news.yahoo.com/airport-blast-leads-china-reflect-injustice-125812443.html

XUAR

张春贤与50名重点乡镇反恐维稳正厅级干部座谈 (Xinjiang Party Head: containing religious extremism is our foremost task)
The People’s Daily, July 20, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0720/c1001-22263063.html

Opinion

Chinese corruption: the ultimate protests
英媒：中国政府面对的最致命问题
The Guardian, July 22, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 23, 2013
EN: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/22/chinese-corruption-protests-editorial
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/07/130723_press_china.shtml

预防冤假错案比纠正更重要 (Preventing miscarriages of justice is more important than rectifying it)
Nanfang Daily, July 23, 2013
http://epaper.nfdaily.cn/html/2013-07/23/content_7209286.htm

China’s wrong turn
Washington Post, July 23, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/for-chinas-xi-jinping-party-trumps-country/2013/07/22/46990bca-f0a7-11e2-a1f9-ea873b7e0424_story.html

Civil Society

Foreign NGO registration rules eased
China Daily, July 19, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2013-07/19/content_16796799.htm

Environment

环保专家：中国成PM2.5污染最严重地区 (Chinese environmental experts say China has the worst air pollution in the world)
China News, July 21, 213
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/07-21/5065971.shtml

Xinhua Insight: China resorts to judicial protection in green push
Xinhua News Agency, July 21, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-07/21/c_132560138.htm

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

Chinese blogger 'gagged' after attacking government for treatment of poor
The Telegraph, July 19, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10190892/Chinese-blogger-gagged-after-attacking-government-for-treatment-of-poor.html

Related:
See Li Chengpeng's blog essay, posted July 18, 2013
一个瓜农的中国梦
Watermelon vendor died pursuing the Chinese dream
CH: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_46e7ba410102eddj.html
EN: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10190914/Li-Chengpengs-essay-translated-watermelon-vendor-died-pursuing-the-Chinese-dream.html

Health

Infant’s death inflames health-care tensions in China
Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/07/21/infants-death-inflames-health-care-tensions-in-china/

Human Rights Defenders

中国知名人士微博声援被关押的许志永 (New Citizens' Movement participants issue open letter in support of detained legal scholar Xu Zhiyong)
Radio France International, July 22, 2013
http:// http://rfi.my/1aCusEG

Related:
See full statement in Chinese and English
China Media Project, July 21, 2013
http://cmp.hku.hk/2013/07/21/33622/

Open Government Information

环保部要求加强污染源监管信息公开 (Ministry of Environmental Protection orders disclosure of information regarding pollution starting September 2013)
Xinhua News Agency, July 17, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/energy/2013-07/17/c_125020281.htm

Related:
See full text:
[关于加强污染源环境监管信息公开工作的通知] (Notice on Strengthening Disclosure of Information Regarding the Monitoring of Sources of Pollution)
Ministry of Environmental Protection, July 12, 2013
http://www.zhb.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/bwj/201307/t20130717_255667.htm

“超部级机构”的国务院领导小组 (Experts call for more information about the work of 'supra-ministry working groups' within the State Council)
Beijing News, July 22, 2013
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2013-07/22/content_452158.htm

Rule of Law

外国人出入境管理条例9月施行 4情况被认定为非法居留 (New entry-exit law for foreigners to take effect in September, four conditions constitute illegal residence)
The People’s Daily, July 22, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0722/c1001-22279711.html

Related:
China Issues Regulations for New Entry-Exit Law
Society for Human Resource Management, June 24, 2013
http://www.shrm.org/hrdisciplines/global/Articles/Pages/China-Regulations-Entry-Exit-Law-Visas.aspx

Full text of the law:
“The Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People’s Republic of China”
http://www.china-botschaft.de/det/lsfw/t1054810.htm

东莞市回应称,已成立专案组,对冀中星案重新全面核查 (Authorities to investigate alleged police brutality against petitioner who detonated bomb at Beijing airport)
Xinhua News Agency, July 21, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2013-07/21/c_116626019.htm

Opinion

对网络声音 不能简单否定 (Online voices should not be easily dismissed, the Internet is a key platform to gauge public opinion)
Changjiang Daily, July 22, 2013
http://cjmp.cnhan.com/cjrb/html/2013-07/22/content_5192964.htm

中国模式遇上了大麻烦
Hitting China's Wall
The New York Times, July 20, 2013
CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20130720/c20krugman/
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/opinion/krugman-hitting-chinas-wall.html

Education

98.9%受访者深感当下年轻人缺少质疑精神 (Survey finds Chinese youth lack critical thinking skills)
China Youth Daily, July 19, 2013
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2013-07/19/nw.D110000zgqnb_20130719_2-08.htm

Environment

Nuclear activism: limiting the fallout
The Economist, July 20, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21582016-rare-protest-prompts-government-scrap-plans-build-uranium-processing-plant

超三分之一城市遭垃圾围城 (One-third of cities in China surrounded by garbage)
Global Times, July 19, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/depth_report/2013-07/4149225.html