Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

After battling censors, Chinese thriller finally premieres
Wall Street Journal, December 3, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/12/03/after-battling-censors-chinese-thriller-finally-premiers/

Corruption (腐败)

China Southern Airlines says four executives under anti-graft probe
Reuters, December 2, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/02/us-china-southern-probe-idUSBRE9B103N20131202

Environment （环境）

郑州一污水处理厂日均9万吨污水未经处理流出 (90,000 tons of raw sewage flow out daily from a Zhengzhou treatment plant)
China News Service, December 3, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1203/19/9F6N7O3200014JB6.html

Freedom of Expression and Privacy （言论自由和隐私）

UK protests after China bars Bloomberg reporter from press event
英国就中方禁彭博记者表达抗议
Financial Times, December 3, 2013
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053741
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ba5d1dda-5b55-11e3-848e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2mQI4jFBD

Related:
No 10 protests as British journalist is barred from Chinese press conference
The Guardian, December 2, 2013
www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/02/journalist-barred-chinese-conference-robert-hutton

Health （健康）

香港证实境内首例H7N9感染病例
Hong Kong confirms first case of H7N9 bird flu
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 3, 2013
EN: http://news.mingpao.com/20131203/gab1.htm
CN: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25181387

Human Rights Defenders （ 人权卫士）

江西刘萍案律师：新余庭审不公正 (Lawyer for Liu Ping, Jiangxi asset transparency advocate: Xinyu trial is unjust)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 3, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/12/131203_china_actisiststrial_puzhiqiang.shtml

刘霞软禁三年患忧郁症 向当局提三基本权利 (Suffering from depression under house arrest, Liu Xia requests to see doctor, read Liu Xiaobo’s letters, and work)
Voice of America, December 3, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/liu-xia-suffers-depresstion-20131203/1802311.html

Information Control （信息控制）

China journalist slams state TV for airing public confession
Reuters, December 2, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/02/us-china-rumours-idUSBRE9B10BE20131202

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

David Cameron: UK has "human rights dialogue" with China
The Telegraph, December 2, 2013
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10487916/David-Cameron-UK-has-human-rights-dialogue-with-China.html

Migrants （农民工）

Mu Zengwu's path from rural China to law school is journey of inequality
Associated Press, December 1, 2013
www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/01/mu-zengwu-china_n_4367905.html

Natural Resources （自然资源）

中国资源衰退型城市达67个 涉及24个行政区 (Declining resources found in 67 Chinese cities cross 24 administrative regions)
Xinhua, December 3, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1203/18/9F6M2AEE00014JB5.html

Population （人口）

Why China's boom may be coming to an end - and the 50 million women shortage is to blame
The Telegraph, December 2, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10484993/Why-Chinas-boom-may-be-coming-to-an-end-and-the-50-million-women-shortage-is-to-blame.html

Chinese director offers to pay fine for One-Child Policy violation
张艺谋首度承认超生，或被罚款1.6亿人民币
New York Times, December 3, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131203/c03zhang/dual/

Opinion （ 观点）

The hijacking of Chinese patriotism
被绑架的爱国主义
New York Times, December 3, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20131203/c03yu/dual/

David Cameron's mixed signals to China don't do Britain any favours
The Guardian, December 2, 2013
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/02/david-cameron-mixed-signals-china

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

American tech companies in China: a question of trust
The Economist, November 30, 2013
www.economist.com/news/business/21590923-edward-snowden-not-only-cause-american-firms-chinese-troubles-question-trust

Corruption (腐败)

记者调查人大招生处长被查：高招成腐败重灾区 (Reporter finds higher education admission process rife with corruption)
Xinhua, December 2, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131202/u1a7808183.html

China probes official of state-owned insurance firm for graft
Reuters, December 1, 2013
uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/01/uk-china-corruption-idUKBRE9B001720131201

Senior Chinese official sacked in corruption probe
Reuters, November 30, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/30/us-china-corruption-idUSBRE9AT01B20131130

Culture (文化)

Cultural revolution taking place in China's bedrooms
Agence France-Presse, November 28, 2013
www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/382123/cultural-revolution-taking-place-in-china-bedrooms

Environment （环境）

中国环保组织状告中石油违法排污 (All China Environment Federation sues PetroChina and Jilin Oilfield for illegal sewer drainage)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 29, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131129_china_environment_sue_petrochina.shtml

Health （健康）

The AIDS granny in exile
BuzzFeed, December 1, 2013
www.buzzfeed.com/kathleenmclaughlin/the-aids-granny-in-exile

Beijing police detain dozens of activists ahead of World AIDS Day
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2013
www.rfa.org/english/news/china/aids-11292013115523.html

Human Rights Defenders （ 人权卫士）

Isolation Under House Arrest for Wife of Imprisoned Nobel Laureate
刘晓波妻子刘霞软禁期间书信流出
New York Times, December 2, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131202/c02liu/dual/

张军律师拒绝法院安检遭行拘 律师团体发声促放人增人权 (Rights defense lawyer detained after refusing court’s security check, advocates call for release)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11292013105536.html

For more information on Zhang Jun, see:
Lawyers protest unlawful security check by local courts
律师抗议地方法院违法安检
Human Rights in China, November 30, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/lawyers-protest-unlawful-security-check-local-courts
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/lu-shi-kang-yi-di-fang-fa-yuan-wei-fa-jian

Information Control （信息控制）

央视制片人王青雷离职，“真话”遭封杀 (CCTV producer forced to resign after questioning “clean up the Internet” campaign)
Deutsche Welle, December 2, 2013
http://bit.ly/18UVzMK

China's rumor crackdown has "cleaned" Internet, official says
Reuters, November 28, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/28/us-china-internet-idUSBRE9AR0BQ20131128

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

With More Than 123,000 Votes Cast, National Zoo Names Its Giant Panda Cub
中美共慶華盛頓熊貓「寶寶」百日
New York Times, December 2, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/usa/20131202/c02panda/dual/

Britain accused of going soft on rights to woo China
Financial Times, November 28, 2013
www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e4620830-582f-11e3-a2ed-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2mHTfTTtD

Face-off: China’s new air-defence zone suggests a worrying new approach in the region
The Economist, November 30, 2013
www.economist.com/news/leaders/21590930-chinas-new-air-defence-zone-suggests-worrying-new-approach-region-face