Environment

Is China Really a Climate Change Leader?
The Guardian, May 03, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/chinas-choice/2013/may/02/china-climate-change-leader

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

Writers Around the World Call on China to Respect Freedom of Expression
The Guardian, May 03, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/03/writers-world-china-freedom-expression

Human Rights Defenders

维权法官李建峰被监禁11年后获释处境艰难 (Rights Defense Judge Li Jianfeng Released after Serving 11 Years for “Subversion” Appeals for Help)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-05022013134809.html

For more information on Li Jianfeng:
原法官因“颠覆罪”服刑11年 获释后生活困顿
Former Judge, Released After 11 Years' Imprisonment for “Subversion,” Appeals for Help
Human Rights in China, May 01, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5791
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5790

美将向中国高层表达关注陈克贵狱中受虐 (U.S. to Raise Chen Kegui Case with High-Level Chinese Leaders)
Voice of America, May 03, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/us-china-chen-kegui-20130502/1653534.html

Related:
Kerry to Raise Case of Jailed Chinese Dissident's Nephew Again
Reuters, May 03, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-dissident-kerry/1653567.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

美宇航局前中国雇员被勒令离境 (Laptop of Chinese Accused as NASA Spy Contains Porn, Not Govt Secrets)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 03, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130503_china_spy_suspect_porn.shtml

Myanmar's Opposition Set for Historic China Visit - but Suu Kyi 'Too Old' to Go
South China Morning Post, May 03, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1229177/myanmars-opposition-set-historic-china-visit-suu-kyi-too-old-go

Why US Firms Are Turning to Mexico, Leaving China Behind
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 03, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22372163

US Study Sees China 'Coercive Power' on Japan
Straits Times, May 03, 2013
http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/us-study-sees-china-coercive-power-japan-20130503

Russia, China Oppose UN Visit to Syrian Refugee Camps
Agence France-Presse, May 03, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130503/russia-china-oppose-un-visit-syrian-refugee-camps

June Fourth

香港各界开启今年六四纪念活动 方励之自传出版披露逃美细节 (New Autobiography Reveals Details of Fang Lizhi Escape)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/sy2-05022013110226.html

熊焱被拒签难圆返乡探亲梦 斥当局阔论中国梦自欺欺人 (Denied Visa to China, Former Tiananmen Student Leader Says “Chinese Dream” is Empty Talk)
Radio Free Asia, May 02, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/th-05022013095135.html

Land, Property, Housing

Cat and House
The Economist, May 03, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21577118-soaring-house-prices-continue-pose-political-problem-chinas-leaders-cat-and-house?fsrc=rss

Build It and They Might Come
The Economist, May 03, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21577115-western-provinces-can-still-be-wild-place-development-build-it-and-they-might-come?fsrc=rss

Law

China's Mental Health Law Unlikely to End Petitioners' Incarcerations
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/psychiatric-05022013142403.html

National Defense

China Emerging as New Force in Drone Warfare
Associated Press, May 03, 2013
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-emerging-force-drone-warfare-19098566#.UYPIBKKG18F

Rule of Law

孟建柱：在中国实现社会公平最根本的是法治 (Political and Legal Affairs Head: Rule of Law is Fundamental to Social Justice)
People's Daily, May 03, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0503/c1001-21355790.html

福清纪委爆炸案宣判，“冤案曝光期”到来？ (Five in Fuqing Bombing Freed after 12 Years, as Fujian Supreme Court Overthrows Verdict)
Deutsche Welle, May 03, 2013
http://bit.ly/100ugLF

Tibet

西藏前政治犯组织吁国际为洛桑丹增提供就医机会 (Tibetan NGO Asks International Community to Provide Medical Care to Released Tibetan Prisoner)
Tibetan Activist Freed in Critical Condition After 25 Years in Prison
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2013
CH:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-05022013152715.html EN:http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-05022013170737.html

Opinion

Xi Makes The Economist Cover Again, but Beijing's Censors Are Unimpressed
South China Morning Post, May 03, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1229000/xi-jinping-makes-economist-cover-again-why-beijing-not

Does China Have a Strategy?
Asia Times Online, May 02, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-020513.html

Business and Economics

中国8家主要银行不良债权增加 (Non-Performing Loans Increased in Eight Major Chinese Banks)
Nikkei Chinese News (日经中文网), May 02, 2013
http://cn.nikkei.com/china/cfinancial/5440-20130502.html

Civil Society

China’s Gays and Lesbians Join the Global Debate on Same-Sex Marriage
Time, May 01, 2013
http://world.time.com/2013/05/01/chinas-gays-and-lesbians-stymied-by-lack-of-marriage-equality/

Consumer Product Safety

我国瓶装水测菌仍按苏联标准 不及自来水 (China Still Uses Soviet Standards to Test Bottled Drinking Water)
People's Daily, May 02, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0502/c70731-21339430.html

Related:
China Still Tests Bottled Drinking Water Using 'Soviet Standards'
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1228136/china-tests-bottled-drinking-water-using-soviet-standards

Education

清华教授施一公当选美国两院院士 曾落选国科学院院士 (Chinese Biologist, Critical of Funding System in China, is Elected to U.S. Academy of Sciences)
The Beijing News, May 02, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0502/c70731-21337568.html

Environment

China's Air Pollution Scaring Away Expat Executives
Associated Press, May 02, 2013
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/05/02/environment/chinas-air-pollution-scaring-away-expat-executives/#.UYJ5M6KG18F

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

中国被列为缺乏新闻自由国家 (Freedom House Report: China Lacks Press Freedom)
Voice of America, May 02, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/freedom-of-press-in-china-2013-20130501/1652925.html

Health

钟南山：发病5日内使用达菲可显著减少H7N9重症 (H7N9 Expert: Tamiflu and Similar Drugs Can Significantly Reduce Severity of Illness)
China News Service, May 02, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-05-02/161227007963.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

Calls For Chinese Quake Activist's Release
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/release-05012013111354.html

Information Control

国家互联网信息办部署打击网络谣言 (China Takes New Steps to Combat Rumors Online)
Xinhua News Agency, May 02, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0502/c1001-21343941.html

Related:
Regulator Clamps Down on Internet Rumors
Xinhua News Agency, May 02, 2013
http://english.caixin.com/2013-05-02/100522919.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

报告预言中国军事实力将抗衡美国
China is Seen Nearing U.S.'s Military Power in Region
The New York Times, May 02, 2013
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/article/world/2013/05/02/c02military/
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/world/asia/china-likely-to-challenge-us-supremacy-in-east-asia-report-says.html

China's Emotional Ties to North Korea Run Deep in Border City
Reuters, May 02, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/01/us-korea-north-border-idUSBRE94007F20130501

Israeli Leaders Blast Chinese Regime's Organ Harvesting, Persecution
The New American, May 01, 2013
http://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/15266-israeli-leaders-blast-chinese-regimes-organ-harvesting-persecution

China Claims a Share in Kashagan, Kazakhstan Confirms
The Japan Times, May 01, 2013
http://www.jamestown.org/programs/edm/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=40823&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=27&cHash=ad8b3c462fa421cc40a782629c72ca79

Intellectual Property Rights

美公布特别301报告 批乌克兰中国保护产权不力 (U.S. Anti-Piracy Report Again Lists China among Countries with Worst Record)
Voice of America, May 02, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ustr-2013-301-report-20130501/1652826.html

Labor

China: A Billion Strong but Short on Workers
The Wall Street Journal, May 01, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323798104578455153999658318.html

China Media: Labour Issues
China Radio International, May 02, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22377826

Land, Property, Housing

地方政府能靠卖地应对债务危机吗 (IMF Says 80% of China's Local Govts Sell Land to Repay Debt, Crisis Critical)
The New York Times, May 02, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/article/business/2013/05/02/cc02imf/

National Defense,

外媒称中国正量产七个型号战舰令美国吃惊 (State Media: U.S. Military is Startled that China Could Afford to Build Seven Warship Models)
Global Times, May 02, 2013
http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2013-05-02/0859723401.html

Society

开卷不再有益？73.2%受访者痛感垃圾书泛滥 (73.2% of People Surveyed are “Pained” by Trashy Books)
People's Daily, May 02, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0502/c70731-21338668.html

XUAR

China Says No Foreign Link in Xinjiang Violence
South China Morning Post, May 02, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1228260/china-says-no-foreign-link-xinjiang-violence

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Artistic Freedom in China
The Times Literary Supplement , May 02, 2013
http://www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/public/article1253407.ece

China Can Do More for Africa
Daily Monitor, May 02, 2013
http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Editorial/China-can-do-more-for-Africa/-/689360/1766936/-/jsbvob/-/index.html

Business and Economics

State-Owned Enterprises Now China's Big Losers
Xinhua News Agency, May 01, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2013/05/01/Stateowned%2Benterprises%2Bnow%2BChinas%2Bbig%2Blosers/

Chinese Way of Doing Business: In Cash We Trust
The New York Times, May 01, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/business/global/chinese-way-of-doing-business-in-cash-we-trust.html

Culture

高6米毛泽东铜像河北临漳县落成 李讷王景清出席 (6-Meter High Bronze Mao Statue Erected near Beijing, Paid for by Businessmen)
Net Ease, May 01, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0430/23/8TOCFU1R0001124J.html

Hukou

China Past Due: Hukou 'Economic Apartheid'
The World, April 30, 2013
http://www.theworld.org/2013/04/china-past-due-hukou/

Human Rights Defenders

中国维权人士深圳被阻止出境 维权人士妻女护照被作废 (Authorities Bar Rights Defenders from Leaving China, Confiscate Passports of Another Defender’s Relatives)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-04302013111107.html

International Human Rights

美国务院呼吁中国停止骚扰陈光诚家人 (U.S. Urges China to Provide Medical Treatment to Chen Guangcheng's Imprisoned Nephew)
Voice of America, April 30, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-us-human-rights-chen-kegui-20130430/1652009.html

Related:
China Urged to Grant Adequate Medical Treatment to Chen Kegui
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/treatment-04302013165404.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

“中国大妈”10天抢金300吨 专家称难撼动金市 (Expert: Chinese Will Buy 300 Tons of Gold in Next 10 Days as Prices Drop)
Eastday, May 01, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130501/u1a7361645.html

China Manufacturers Survive by Moving to Asian Neighbors
The Wall Street Journal, May 01, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323798104578453073103566416.html?mod=rss_about_china

崔天凯回应美防长钓鱼岛表态：别搬石头砸自己脚 (Chinese Ambassador Says to U.S.: Don’t Drop Diaoyu “Rock” on Your Own Feet)
Global Times, May 01, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/politics/2013-05/3890469.html

美军租用中国卫星“惹麻烦” (Congress Finds U.S. Military Lease of Chinese Satellite "Troublesome")
The Beijing News, May 01, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/world/2013/05/01/261370.html

China Steps Up Customs Checks, but North Korea Trade Robust
Reuters, April 30, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/30/us-korea-north-sanctions-china-idUSBRE93T15E20130430

China Provides Fighter Copters to Burma Armed Group: Report
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/burma/wa-04302013201404.html

Labor

规定早就有 执行太无力 劳动法，那些被漠视的条款（政策聚焦） (Many Articles of the Labor Law are Ignored)
People's Daily, May 01, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0501/c1001-21331752.html

富士康再有女工跳樓死亡 (Another Female Foxconn Worker Jumps to Her Death)
Ming Pao, May 01, 2013
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20130430/ca22054c.htm

Law

中国精神卫生法实施 “被精神病”引关注 (New Mental Health Law, If Properly Implemented, Will Prevent Involuntary Commitment)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 01, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130501_china_mental_law.shtml

Religion

美国国际宗教自由委员会年度报告认为中国宗教自由状况明显恶化 (U.S. Commission: Religious Freedom in China Worsening)
Radio Free Asia, May 01, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/hc-04302013135603.html

Taiwan

CCTV Can Only Air in Taiwan on Reciprocal Basis, Says Culture Minister
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1226630/cctv-can-only-air-taiwan-reciprocal-basis-says-culture-minister

XUAR

Xinjiang Cell Phone Users Forced to Register With Real Names
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/register-04302013134824.html

Opinion

In China, Let a Thousand Blogs Bloom
The Los Angeles Times, April 30, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-0430-nossel-china-free-speech-20130430,0,5662198.story

China's Unhealthy Elites
The National Interest, April 30, 2013
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/chinas-unhealthy-elites-8369

Puffer-fish Protests and Xi's China Dream
Financial Times, May 01, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/eb197104-b0be-11e2-80f9-00144feabdc0.html

From Symbiosis to Quasi-Autonomy: China’s Evolving Civil-Military Relations
World Politics Review, April 30, 2013
http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/12906/from-symbiosis-to-quasi-autonomy-china-s-evolving-civil-military-relations

Corruption

校舍质量依然牵动人心 (No Improvement in Quality of School Buildings after 2008 Sichuan Quake)
The New York Times, April 28, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/28/cc28wangqiang/

Culture

Obama’s Comedy Is Anything But Routine for Chinese Audience
China Realtime Report, April 30, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/04/30/obamas-comedy-is-anything-but-routine-for-chinese-audience/?mod=WSJBlog

Ethnic Groups

北京中央民族大学维吾尔学生被汉族学生群殴
Tensions at University in Beijing After Uyghur Student Assaulted
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2013
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-04292013145918.html
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/university-04292013182905.html

Human Rights Defenders

山东临沂对陈光诚大哥家骚扰迫害升级 (Home of Chen Guangcheng’s Brother is Repeatedly Attacked at Night)
Voice of America, April 30, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/shandong-chen-guangfu-20130430/1651484.html

陈光诚侄子狱中患病治疗遭拒 向联合国求助 (Denied Medical Treatment, Chen Guangcheng’s Imprisoned Nephew Asks UN for Help)
Voice of America, April 30, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chen-guangchengs-newphew-has-acute-appendicitics-20130429/1651295.html

Authorities Drop Charges Against Chen Guangcheng's Relatives
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chen-guangcheng-04292013104921.html

Law

China's Mental Health Law to Take Effect
Xinhua News Agency, April 30, 2013
http://english.sina.com/china/2013/0430/586758.html

Media

缅甸首次批准外国日报出版发行 (Myanmar Approves, for First Time, Publishing of Foreign Newspaper)
Xinhua News Agency, April 30, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/w/2013-04-30/213326994602.shtml

Protests and Petitions

Four Held After Fresh Clashes in China's Wukan
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clashes-04292013140335.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

美国防部长称美承认钓鱼岛处在日本管辖之下 (U.S. Defense Secretary: U.S. Recognizes Diaoyu Islands Are Within Japan’s Jurisdiction)
People's Daily, April 30, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/w/2013-04-30/163526993776.shtml

Overlap of U.S., China Interests on DPRK Only Goes So Far
China Daily, April 30, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/2013-04/30/content_16463773.htm

New Database Focuses on China's Secretive Aid to Africa
Reuters, April 29, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/30/us-china-africa-aid-idUSBRE93T01Z20130430

Related:
Domestic Critics Carp Over Extent of China's Munificence Towards Africa
The Guardian, April 30, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/apr/29/china-critics-aid-package-africa

Africa's Future Leaders Benefit from Beijing's Desire to Win Hearts and Minds
The Guardian, April 30, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/apr/29/africa-future-leaders-china-aid-programme

Arctic Council: EU Out But China Likely in, Academics Say
Nunatsiaq News, April 30, 2013
http://www.nunatsiaqonline.ca/stories/article/65674arctic_council_eu_out_but_china_likely_in_academics_say/

Experts Baffled by China-India Border Stand-off Amid Improving Ties
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1226203/experts-baffled-china-india-border-stand-amid-improving-ties

Related:
India to Take ‘Every Step’ to Deal with Chinese Incursion
Financial Times, April 30, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d0cdaf44-b164-11e2-b324-00144feabdc0.html

Taiwan

Taiwan Will Not Promote 'Independence,' Ma Says
Xinhua News Agency, April 30, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2013/04/30/Taiwan%2Bwill%2Bnot%2Bpromote%2Bindependence%2BMa%2Bsays/

XUAR

中国当局逮捕19名卷入新疆暴力的“恐怖分子” (Chinese Authorities Arrest 19 “Terrorists” Involved in Xinjiang Violence)
Voice of America, April 30, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-xin-jiang-uprest-20130430/1651461.html

Opinion

Why the China Dream Might Be a Mirage
Bloomberg, April 29, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-29/why-the-china-dream-might-be-a-mirage.html

Jonathan Kay: China’s Ruthless Foreign Policy is Changing the World in Dangerous Ways
National Post, April 29, 2013
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2013/04/29/jonathan-kay-chinas-ruthless-foreign-policy-is-changing-the-world-in-dangerous-ways/

Business and Human Rights

Hollywood Bows to China Censors
Stuff, April 29, 2013
http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/8608942/Hollywood-bows-to-China-censors

Related:
Hollywood Searches For 'Pot Of Gold' In China
National Public Radio, April 29, 2013
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/29/179762909/hollywood-pushes-to-beak-into-chinese-film-market

Consumer Product Safety

China Demand for Baby Formula Puts Squeeze on Europe
Associated Press, April 29, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1224680/china-demand-baby-formula-puts-squeeze-europe

Corruption

China's Bosses Criticized over High Pay
Financial Times, April 29, 2013
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/29/business/china-bosses-criticized-pay/

Chinese Military Cracks Down on License Plates and Corruption
Reuters, April 28, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/28/us-china-military-vehicles-idUSBRE93R08620130428?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Disasters

China Accused of Covering Up Quake Damage
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/earthquake-04262013105411.html

Freedom of Association and Assembly

"寻找林昭的灵魂" ，45周年纪念活动受阻 (Authorities Curtail Commemoration of 45th Anniversary of Lin Zhao’s Death)
Deutsche Welle, April 29, 2013
http://dw.de/p/18Oru

Related:
胡耀邦三子胡德华参加聚会纪念林昭 (Hu Yaobang’s Son Attends Commemoration of Lin Zhao)
Voice of America, April 29, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/beijing-heaby-weight-liberals-gather-to-remember-lin-zhao-20130429/1650712.html

Health

上海1名H7N9确诊患者死亡 (H7N9 Update: One More Death in Shanghai)
Sina, April 29, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-29/171426987557.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

艾未未促中国公民克服恐惧建立勇气社会 (Ai Weiwei in U.S. Press Urges Chinese Citizens to Overcome Fear, Establish Brave Society)
Voice of America, April 28, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ai-weiwei-calls-for-courage-to-fight-tyrannys-20130428/1650281.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

Turkey Becomes Partner of China, Russia-led Security Bloc
Reuters, April 26, 2013
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/04/26/uk-turkey-shanghai-idUKBRE93P17220130426

China Investment Deal Raises Red Flags in China
Deutsche Welle, April 26, 2013
http://www.dw.de/china-investment-deal-raises-red-flags-in-canada/a-16775194

Call for New Zealand to Cut Ties with China
ONE News, April 27, 2013
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/call-new-zealand-cut-ties-china-5419228

Chinese NGOs Reach Out to African Countries
China Daily, April 29, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2013-04/29/content_16461327.htm

China's Changing Calculus on North Korea
Asia Times Online, April 29, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Korea/KOR-01-290413.html

Welcoming PM’s Statement, China ‘ready to work with India’ to Resolve Border Row
The Hindu, April 29, 2013
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/welcoming-pms-statement-china-ready-to-work-with-india-to-resolve-border-row/article4663556.ece

Labor

习近平在同全国劳动模范代表座谈时的讲话(全文) (Xi Jinping: Working Class Must Play Dominant Role in Advancing Society)
People's Daily, April 29, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130429/u1a7359026.html

Land, Property, Housing

乌坎村村民堵路抗议牧场毁房与警对峙 (Wukan Villagers Stage Mass Protest over Delay in Solving Land Problem)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-04282013153931.html

Media

Satirizing China With the ‘China Daily Show’
“狂人日报”网站用嘲讽表达观点
The New York Times, April 26, 2013
EN:http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/satirizing-china-with-the-china-daily-show/
CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/27/c27satire/

Political and Economic Reform

Xi follows in Mao's Footsteps on Path to Consolidate Power
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1225503/xi-follows-maos-footsteps-path-consolidate-power

Tibet

青海囊谦七藏人被捕藏民集体请愿 玉树灾民面临居无住所困境 (Seven Tibetans Arrested in Qinghai)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-04282013154829.html

XUAR

Doubts Over China Government Claims on Xinjiang Attack
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 29, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22319579

Related:
新疆授予15名烈士及另9人反恐勇士称号 (XUAR Calls 15 Killed in Xinjiang and 9 Others “Counterterrorism Warriors”)
Xinhua News Agency, April 29, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-04-29/153426987295.shtml

Second Clash Reported in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/violence-04262013165708.html

Opinion

What China and Russia Don't Get About Soft Power
Foreign Policy, April 29, 2013
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/29/what_china_and_russia_don_t_get_about_soft_power?page=0,0&wp_login_redirect=0

Is China Pivoting to the Gulf?
Al Arabiya, April 29, 2013
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/2013/04/28/Is-China-pivoting-to-the-Gulf-.html

Freedom of Association and Assembly

民众悼念林昭 当局提前禁止 (Authorities Hinder Mourning of Lin Zhao as Her Memorial Day (4/29) Approaches)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-04252013102848.html

Health

New Bird Flu Study Clears Up Key Question, But Raises Others
China Realtime Report, April 26, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/04/26/new-bird-flu-study-clears-up-key-question-but-raises-others/

Human Rights Defenders

拍摄报道民间声援异议人士女儿 博讯记者孙林面临刑事拘留
Chinese Journalist Held For Filming School Campaign
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2013
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-04252013102531.html
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/zhang-anni-04252013134310.html

For more information on Zhang Lin and Zhang Anni, see:
合肥声援张安妮就学活动遭清场
Police End Protest in Support of 10-Year-Old’s Right to Attend School
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6586
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6644

Intellectual Property Rights

国内最大盗版高清门户被查封：30名员工或拘留 (Govt. Cracks Down on Largest Portal for Pirated HD Movies: 30 Face Detention)
The Beijing Times, April 26, 2013
http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2013-04-26/02398281963.shtml

Related:
China Cracks Down on Pirated Movie Sites
Economic Observer, April 26, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0426/243171.shtml

International Human Rights

Hollande 'Sacrificing' Rights on China Visit
Agence France-Presse, April 25, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130425/hollande-sacrificing-rights-china-visit

Related:
Jours ordinaires en Chine (Ordinary Days in China)
Liberation, April 25, 2013
http://www.liberation.fr/monde/2013/04/25/jours-ordinaires-en-chine_899113

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

China, France Stress a Multipolar World as Hollande Visits Beijing
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1223028/china-france-vow-promote-multipolar-world

China's Demand for Milk Sees It Become New Zealand's Top Export Market for First Time
Associated Press, April 26, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/chinas-demand-for-milk-sees-it-become-new-zealands-top-export-market-for-first-time/2013/04/26/1eb33ab0-ae33-11e2-b240-9ef3a72c67cc_story.html

Sovereignty of Countries Should be Respected in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding China
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=138987

China Warns US on Turning Away Investers
Agence France-Presse, April 26, 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/business/world-business/china-warns-us-on-turning-away-investors-20130426-2ii04.html

Indian Foreign Minister to Visit China Amid Border Spat
Agence France-Presse, April 25, 2013
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hdxDlm_wivj1Y7scKvwnEuOhTOZg

Aquino: PHL Gets ASEAN Support on Maritinme Dispute with China
GMA News, April 25, 2013
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/305587/news/nation/aquino-phl-gets-asean-support-on-maritime-dispute-with-china

Related:
China Slams Philippine Bid to 'Legalise' Occupation of Islands
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1223845/china-slams-philippine-bid-legalise-occupation-islands

China Props Up Pyongyang over US Fears
Al Jazeera, April 25, 2013
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/04/201342411953682220.html

China, EU Hold First-Ever Dialogue on Higher Education
Xinhua News Agency, April 26, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/culture/2013-04/26/c_124633047.htm

Romance! Money! Intrigue! It's Model UN ... in China
The Atlantic, April 25, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/04/romance-money-intrigue-its-model-un-in-china/275308/

Chinese Development Projects in Burma Draw Local Protests
Voice of America, April 26, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-development-projects-in-burma-draw-local-projects/1648716.html

Letpadaung Farmers Beaten, Shot at for Plowing Fields
The Irrawaddy, April 25, 2013
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/32995

Political and Economic Reform

China’s Leaders Warn on Financial Risks
Financial Times, April 26, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c0d89da6-ae30-11e2-8316-00144feabdc0.html

Reeducation-Through-Labor

女法轮功学员诉说在辽宁马三家劳教所受酷刑与折磨 (Female Falun Gong Practitioner Tells of Being Tortured at Masanjia RTL Camp)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-04242013153926.html

XUAR

习近平要求维稳新疆进行反恐演练 (Xi Calls for Stability in Xinjiang, Armed Police Proceed with Anti-Terrorism Drill)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130426_china_xinjiang_xi.shtml

中国指责美国在巴楚事件上“混淆是非” (China Accuses U.S. of "Confusing Right and Wrong" on Recent Xinjiang Violence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130425_china_us_xinjiang.shtml

Opinion

地震撕裂中国互联网 (Lushan Quake Mangles China's Internet)
The New York Times, April 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/25/cc25quake/

Has Turkey Betrayed the West?
The Tower, April 26, 2013
http://www.thetower.org/article/has-turkey-betrayed-the-west/

The Great Firewall of China
Pasadena Weekly, April 25, 2013
http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/the_great_firewall_of_china/12074/

China Must Reform to Avoid Chaos
Sharnoff's Global Views, April 26, 2013
http://www.sharnoffsglobalviews.com/china-technology-018/

What's Behind the Sino-American Human Rights Spat?
The Atlantic, April 25, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/04/whats-behind-the-sino-american-human-rights-spat/275286/

Chinese Leftists Dumbfounded by Lack of Official Support after Mao Yushi Speech
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1223587/chinese-leftists-dumbfounded-lack-official-support-after-mao-yushi

Business and Human Rights

2013 American Business in China White Paper
America Online, April 25, 2013
http://amchamchina.org/article/11206

Culture

薄熙來成文革光碟主角 北京街頭售賣 市民圍觀熱議 (Cultural Revolution DVD on Sale in Beijing Features Bo Xilai in Lead Role with Mao)
Ming Pao, April 25, 2013
http://premium.mingpao.com/cfm/mem_Login1.cfm?SuccessUrl=%2Fcfm%2FContent_News%2Ecfm%3FChannel%3Dca%26Path%3D168089048755%2Fcha1_er%2Ecfm

Corruption

China Presses Crackdown on Campaign Against Graft
中国拘留六名民间反腐活动人士
The New York Times, April 22, 2013
EN:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/22/c22arrests/en/ CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/22/c22arrests/

Cyber Security

Mandiant: No Drop in Chinese Hacking Despite Talk
China Realtime Report, April 24, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/04/24/mandiant-no-drop-in-chinese-hacking-despite-talk/

Business Group Appeals to China to Improve Internet Security, Allow Bigger Foreign Role
Associated Press, April 24, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/business-group-appeals-to-china-to-improve-internet-security-allow-bigger-foreign-role/2013/04/23/305f905c-ac93-11e2-9493-2ff3bf26c4b4_story.html

Health

China Bird Flu Virus “One of Most Lethal”
Irish Times, April 25, 2013
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/china-bird-flu-virus-one-of-most-lethal-1.1371698

Human Rights Defenders

陈光福连连遭报复 屋院深夜受袭 (Exiled Activist’s Relatives Say Interrogation is Retaliation and Harassment)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy1-04242013144931.html

Related:
Chinese Officials Order Questioning of Exiled Activist’s Relatives
The New York Times, April 24, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/world/asia/chinese-officials-order-questioning-of-chen-guangchengs-relatives.html

Glimpses From the Life of China’s Jailed Nobel Laureate
刘晓波的狱中生涯
The New York Times, April 25, 2013
EN:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/25/c25liu/en/ CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/25/c25liu/

International Human Rights

U.S. Urges China to Free Nobel Dissident's Wife
Associated Press, April 24, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20130424/us-us-china-nobel/

Related:
美国促中国结束刘霞“法外软禁” (U.S. Urges China to End Liu Xia’s Extrajudicial House Arrest)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 25, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130425_us_china_liu_xia.shtml

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

China Calls for Action on Lasting Peace in Middle East
Xinhua News Agency, April 25, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/777377.shtml#.UXlGIaKG18F

National Defense

U.S. Military Official Seeks Stronger U.S.-China Ties
Voice of America, April 25, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/dempsey-seeks-stronger-us-china-ties/1648556.html

Technology

Transparency Report
Google, April 25, 2013
http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/government/

Tibet

Three Tibetans Die in Burning Protests
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/three-04242013160540.html

Related:
藏区两僧人自焚身亡 (Two Tibetan Monks Die in Self-Immolation)
Voice of America, April 24, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/two-monks-tibet-20130424/1648195.html

XUAR

U.S. Presses China on Uygur Rights after Unrest
Agence France-Presse, April 25, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1222614/us-presses-china-uygur-rights-after-unrest

Related:
China Urges U.S., after Boston Bombings, to Condemn Xinjiang "Terrorism"
Reuters, April 25, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/25/us-china-xinjiang-idUSBRE93O0BC20130425

Opinion

We Must Break the Culture of Silence Over Sex Crimes
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1222248/we-must-break-culture-silence-over-sex-crimes

L'embarras de Paris sur la question des droits de l'homme en Chine (The Embarrassment of Paris on the Issue of Human Rights in China)
Le Figaro, April 24, 2013
http://www.lemonde.fr/asie-pacifique/article/2013/04/24/l-embarras-de-paris-sur-la-question-des-droits-de-l-homme-en-chine_3165338_3216.html

Can Xi Jinping Bring Change to China’s Military?
The Diplomat, April 24, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/flashpoints-blog/2013/04/24/can-xi-jinping-bring-change-to-chinas-military/

Corruption

中国学生用现金收买英国导师被判刑 (Chinese Student in UK is Sentenced for Bribing Mentor and Carrying Fake Gun)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/uk/2013/04/130424_uk_chinese_student_bribery.shtml

Disasters

汶川震后为何仍有众多房屋垮塌
Why So Many Houses Collapsed in Sichuan
Economic Observer, April 24, 2013
CH: http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0422/243009.shtml
EN:http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0424/243103.shtml

China NGOs Turn to WeChat to Aid Quake Rescue
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1222049/china-ngos-turn-wechat-aid-quake-rescue

Protests Continue Among Quake-Hit Sichuan Residents
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/among-04232013152835.html

Environment

UN to Support China in Ending Production of Ozone-Depleting Substances by 2030
UN News Centre, April 24, 2013
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44728

Health

台首名H7N9患者無接觸或生吃禽類 (Patient of First Taiwanese H7N9 Case Had No Contact with Poultry)
Hong Kong Radio (香港電台), April 24, 2013
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20130424/news_20130424_55_917551.htm

Related:
Taiwan Reports First Bird Flu Case Outside China
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22280958

Hong Kong

劉慧卿促湯顯明到立會交代送禮款待事宜 (Leading HK Democrat Urges Government to Explain ICAC Gifts to Mainland Officials)
Radio Television Hong Kong , April 24, 2013
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20130424/news_20130424_55_917542.htm

Related:
Ex-ICAC Boss Told to Explain Expensive Gifts
The Standard, April 24, 2013
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=35268&icid=3&d_str=20130424

International Human Rights

China’s Criticism of U.S. on Human Rights Draws Support (and Mockery)
The New York Times, April 24, 2013
http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/chinas-criticism-of-u-s-on-human-rights-draws-support-and-mockery/

Rights Group Urges EU to Address Alleged Chinese Abuses
Voice of America, April 24, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/rights-group-urges-eu-to-address-alleged-chinese--abuses/1647759.html

International Relations (Human Rights, Security, Trade and Investment)

印度要求中国从有争议边界撤回部队 (India Demands Chinese Troop Withdrawal from Disputed Border)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/04/130423_india_china_dispute_latest.shtml

Related:
外交部：中国部队没有越过中印边境实控线一步 (China Denies Troops Crossed Sino-Indian Border)
Eastday, April 24, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20130424/u1a7349230.html

EU Parliament Backs PHL Arbitration Initiative Vs China
GMA News, April 24, 2013
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/305199/news/nation/eu-parliament-backs-phl-arbitration-initiative-vs-china

ASEAN Member States Should Work in Unison: HK Scholar
New Zealand Herald, April 24, 2013
http://www.nzweek.com/world/asean-member-states-should-work-in-unison-hk-scholar-61603/

Influx of Chinese Goldminers Sparks Tensions in Ghana
The Guardian, April 23, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/apr/23/influx-chinese-goldminers-tensions-ghana

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Nepal Promises China to Crack Down on Tibetan Refugees
Asian News International, April 24, 2013
http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Nepal-promises-China-to-crack-down-on-Tibetan-refugees-27732.html

Women

Rejecting the 'Leftover Women' Label
The New York Times, April 23, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/world/asia/24iht-letter24.html

XUAR

新疆喀什巴楚县发生暴力袭警事件
21 Dead in Clash with 'Gangsters' in Western China
The New York Times, April 24, 2013
CH:http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/04/24/cc24xinjiang/
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/25/world/asia/violence-in-western-china.html

Related:
“中国镇压政策导致新疆巴楚暴力事件” (China's Repressive Policies Led to Xinjiang Violence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/04/130424_iv_dilixiati_xinjiang_killing.shtml

Opinion

Patrick Brown: China's Gathering Environmental Storm
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, April 24, 2013
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/22/f-vp-brown-china-environment.html

China's Future Relies Heavily on Ability to Accommodate Reform
The Sydney Morning Herald, April 24, 2013
http://www.smh.com.au/business/chinas-future-relies-heavily-on-ability-to-accommodate-reform-20130423-2icsf.html