Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

外国文学在中国：删你没商量！(To sell books in the world’s largest market, many foreign authors submit to China’s censorship)
Deutsche Welle, October 31, 2013
http://bit.ly/1f66BQ2

藝界震怒促舞團交代刪戲 抽文革情節 學者轟政治粗暴干預 (Art community angered after Cultural Revolution scene is censored from Hong Kong ballet, scholar calls it “political interference”)
Ming Pao, October 31, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131030/gaa1.htm

Related:
劇創人王新鵬：因六四決意離國 (Censored ballet choreographer Wang Xin Peng had left China after June Fourth massacre)
Ming Pao, October 31, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131031/gab2.htm

Children (儿童)

New guidelines on punishing child rape win praise, and criticism
中国惩治性侵未成年人新规引争议
New York Times, October 31, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131031/c31rape/dual/

Ten-year-old boy jumps to death in Chengdu "on teacher’s order"
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1344594/ten-year-old-boy-jumps-death-chengdu-teachers-order

Environment (环境)

Air pollution drives 50% drop in visitors to Beijing
Wall Street Journal, October 31, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/31/beijing-air-pollution-drives-50-drop-in-visitors/?mod=WSJBlog

Hong Kong (香港)

解放军影片：美英总领馆成反华基地 (PLA video: U.S. and U.K. Consulates in Hong Kong have become anti-China bases)
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/hong-kong/15408/jie-fang-jun-ying-pian-mei-ying-zong-ling-guan-cheng-fan-hua-ji-di

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

律师会见郭飞雄被阻 要求律协介入 (Guo Feixiong’s lawyers denied visitation rights, request help from Beijing Lawyers’ Association)
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-10302013120904.html

Information Control (信息控制)

In doctored photo, Chinese officials loom large
政府网站照片穿帮，官员“俯瞰”老太太
New York Times, October 31, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131031/c31photo/dual/

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment) , 国际关系（安全，贸易和投资）

China demands U.S. explain spying allegations linked to Australian missions
Reuters, October 31, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/us-usa-security-china-australia-idUSBRE99U0LU20131031

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

中国城市化带来的社会成本 (The social costs of China’s urbanization)
Wall Street Journal, October 31, 2013
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20131031/chw122953.asp

毛左批习总智囊刘鹤 不满改革反习李先声 (Mao supporters attack reform plan drafter Liu He as spokesman of American interest)
Voice of America, October 31, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chinese-leftist-20131031/1780561.html

Technology (科技)

Apple drops China reference from Taiwan map
Voice of America, October 31, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/apple-drops-china-reference-from-taiwan-map/1780553.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China says 5 jihadis are arrested in Beijing attack
中国官方将天安门撞车案定性为恐怖袭击
New York Times, October 31, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131031/c31crash/dual/

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日媒分析天安门袭击的政治关联 (Japanese media analyze political implications of Tiananmen crash)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 31, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131031_japan_media_xinjiang.shtml

China state media calls for stern action after Tiananmen attack
Reuters, October 31, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/31/us-china-tiananmen-idUSBRE99S1DZ20131031

Grievances in Xinjiang
The Wall Street Journal, October 31, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304527504579167880174661694

Opinion (观点)

Chinese censorship's dangerous subtlety
The Guardian, October 31, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/31/china-censorship-weibo

Jane Cohen: China’s air stinks of larger problems
The Providence Journal, October 31, 2013
http://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/commentary/20131031-jane-cohen-chinas-air-stinks-of-larger-problems.ece

Environment (环境)

China’s anti-pollution drive risks running out of gas
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2013
http://english.caixin.com/2013-10-30/100597552.html

Human Rights Defenders （人权卫士）

上海600访民集体为沈勇案追凶 近百人被捕抗议扩至北京 (Protest over Shen Yong’s death spreads to Beijing, nearly 100 Shanghai petitioners taken away)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl-10292013112152.html

For more information on Shen Yong, see:
Shanghai rights defenders taken by police during protest of Shen Yong’s death
上海维权人士为沈勇之死讨说法 近百人被抓
Human Rights in China, October 29, 2013
EN: http://hrichina.org/content/7019
CH: http://hrichina.org/cn/content/7020

美国会听证郭飞雄案 吁释放中国良心犯 (U.S. Congress holds hearing on Guo Feixiong’s case, calls for release of China’ s prisoners of conscience)
Voice of America, October 30, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/congress-hearing-on-rights-activist-guo-feixiong-20131029/1779681.html

Information Control（信息控制）

人民网舆情监测室秘书长祝华新：互联网生态治理晴空初现 (People’s Daily Public Sentiment Monitoring Office chief congratulates the government’s “rise” online and opinion leaders’ “decline”)
People’s Daily, October 30, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1030/c1001-23376633.html

Related:
Chinese websites to "spread positive energy"
Xinhua, October 30, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-10/30/c_132844968.htm

马克思主义新闻观教育活动报告会在京举办 (In public lecture, journalists reported on what they learned from “Reporting with View toward Marxism” refresher course)
Xinhua, October 30, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1030/c1001-23380130.html

Migrants (农民工)

Hard times: how young criminals are treated says much about the urban-rural gap
The Economist, October 26, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21588402-how-young-criminals-are-treated-says-much-about-urban-rural-gap-hard-times

Rule of Law (法治)

中国出台司法改革文件强调审判独立 (China issues judiciary reform directive with emphasis on trial independence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 30, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131029_china_supreme_court.shtml

Related:
最高人民法院关于切实践行司法为民大力加强公正司法不断提高司法公信力的若干意见 (Supreme People’s Court’s Opinions on Strengthening Justice for the People, Raising Credibility of Judicial Fairness)
China Court, October 29, 2013
http://www.rmfyb.com/paper/html/2013-10/29/content_72135.htm

陈永洲案被指多处程序违法 律师观察团拟全程跟踪事件 (Many procedural flaws found in Chen Yongzhou’s case, lawyer-observer groups plan to track case development)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-10282013151807.html

Tibet (西藏)

Chinese officials remove Tibetan village leaders who protested against crackdown
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/remove-10292013142123.html

Women (妇女)

Beijing police accused of sexism towards women drivers
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 30, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24742034

Tradition on Trial
News China, November 2013
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/tradition-on-trial

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

北京警方公布冲撞天安门暴力恐怖袭击案详情
Five detained over Tian'anmen terrorist attack
Xinhua, October 30, 2013
CH: http://news.163.com/13/1030/18/9CF1QFKR0001124J.html
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-10/30/c_132845270.htm

Related:
China says 5 jihadis are arrested in Beijing attack
The New York Times, October 30, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/world/asia/china-says-5-jihadis-are-arrested-in-beijing-attack.html

"天安门撞车事件已锁定八名嫌疑人" (8 suspects in custody from Tiananmen jeep crash)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 30, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131030_china_tiananmen_crash.shtml