Disasters

四川地震遇难学生母亲被禁祭奠儿子 (Mother Banned from Mourning Son Killed in 2008 Earthquake)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130512_sichuan_ban.shtml

Related:
The Children Airbrushed from The Story of China's Devastating Quake
Telegraph India, May 11, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10051077/The-children-airbrushed-from-the-story-of-Chinas-devastating-quake.html

网民促追究汶川地震豆腐渣工程责任 (Netizens Demand Accountability for Building Collapses in 2008 Earthquake)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130512_china_earthquake_weibo.shtml

Environment

山东14家企业地下排污 共计被罚款35万元 (Environmental Ministry Finds 558 Violations Within 40 Days, Fines Companies)
Shandong Business Daily, May 11, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0511/04/8UIM3JDR0001124J.html

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

京滬大學遭令「七不講」 禁談新聞自由普世價值 教授：課堂無話可說 (Beijing and Shanghai Universities Told Not to Discuss Rights and Freedoms)
Ming Pao, May 13, 2013
http://bit.ly/YQRo1g

Related:
网民对“七不讲”存疑并忧虑“文革再来” (Gag Order on Universities Causes Uproar Online)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130511_china_weibo_orders.shtml

Seven Subjects Off Limits for Teaching, Chinese Universities Told
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1234453/dont-teach-freedom-press-or-communist-party-mistakes-chinese-academics

International Human Rights

Boehner, Pelosi Urge US to Protect Blind Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng's Family
Christian News Wire, May 12, 2013
http://www.christianpost.com/news/boehner-pelosi-urge-us-to-protect-blind-chinese-activist-chen-guangchengs-family-95713/

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

Clashes Likely to Delay Myanmar-China Pipeline Start-up:Official
Reuters, May 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/11/myanmar-pipeline-idUSL3N0DS03C20130511

Myanmar Reforms Won't Hurt China Links
China Daily, May 11, 2013
http://africa.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2013-05/11/content_16491708.htm

Labor

40 Miners Killed in Coal Mine Blasts in Southwestern China
Associated Press, May 13, 2013
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/miners+killed+coal+mine+blasts+southwestern+China/8374196/story.html

Protests and Petitions

“自主高坠”事件：迫于压力视频公开 但死因未明 (Under Pressure, Beijing Police Release Video Footage in Mall Death)
Radio France Internationale, May 12, 2013
http://rfi.my/19iUFpa

China Battery Plant Protest Gives Voice to Rising Anger over Pollution
Reuters, May 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/11/us-china-protest-pollution-idUSBRE94A04L20130511

上海民众再度集会抗议电池厂项目 (Shanghai Residents March Against Planned Battery Factory)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130511_shanghai_factory_protest.shtml

Reeducation-Through-Labor

美国国会举办中国劳教制度圆桌讨论会 (Congressional Commission Holds Roundtable on RTL)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/kl-05102013142721.html

Technology

Social Media in China Fuel Citizen Response to Quake
The New York Times, May 11, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/world/asia/quake-response.html

Opinion

[社论]山西疫苗案：有些罪恶注定不接受“和解” (Out-of-Court Settlement in Shaanxi Vaccination Deaths Demonstrates Obstacles to Judicial Redress)
Southern Metropolis Daily, May 12, 2013
http://epaper.oeeee.com/A/html/2013-05/12/content_1855757.htm

刘昌松：公开裁判文书利于减少司法腐败 (Lawyer: Making Verdicts Public Helps Strengthen Judicial Integrity)
The Beijing News, May 12, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/pl/2013-05-12/085327097581.shtml

Changing Nature of Urbanization
China Daily, May 10, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013-05/10/content_16490815.htm

Consumer Product Safety

国会听证：中国食品安全威胁波及世界 (Congressional Hearing Highlights Need for Stricter Inspection of Chinese Food Imports)
Voice of America, May 9, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/congress-china-consumables-20130509/1657513.html

Death Penalty

Why China Executes So Many People
The Atlantic, May 9, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/05/why-china-executes-so-many-people/275695/

Environment

How Are China’s Overseas Investments Affecting The Environment?
World Resources Institute, May 9, 2013
http://insights.wri.org/news/2013/05/how-are-chinas-overseas-investments-affecting-environment

For full issue brief, see:
Environmental and Social Policies in Overseas Investments: Progress and Challenges in China
World Resources Institute, May 2013
http://www.wri.org/publication/environmental-and-social-policies-in-overseas-investments-progress-and-challenges-for-china

Human Rights Defenders

Chinese Police Detain Anti-Graft Activist's Supporters
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/supporters-05092013144659.html

For more information on Liu Ping, see:
江西维权人士刘萍被刑拘
Activist Detained on Suspicion of “Inciting Subversion of State Power” after Calling for Disclosure of Officials’ Assets
Human Rights in China, May 9, 2013
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6678
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6677

Migrants

全国流动儿童达3581万 5年增幅高达41% (Migrant Children Population Up 41%)
People's Daily, May 9, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0509/c1001-21425441.html

Factory Women, Girl Power
Economist, May 11, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21577396-supply-female-factory-workers-dwindles-blue-collar-women-gain-clout-girl-power

Political and Economic Reform

官場世襲 子接父任粵副縣長 (Son to Succeed Father in High Office Raises Eyebrows)
Ming Pao, May 10, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20130510/cab1.htm

Protests and Petitions

北京商场女子坠楼案网民质疑官方解释 (Netizens Question Official Conclusion of Mall Death in Beijing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 10, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130510_china_fallen.shtml

Related:
Chinese Netizens Post 'Anti-Suicide Pledges'
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 10, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22478620

Society

Mao's Granddaughter Accused over China Rich List
The Telegraph, May 9, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10046550/Maos-granddaughter-accused-over-China-rich-list.html

Tibet

Exiled Tibetans Accept Beijing's Rule, says PM-in-Waiting
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1233531/exiled-tibet-pm-lobsang-sangay-not-challenging-china-communists

XUAR

塔里木大学近十维族生被拘留 “七五”周年前各高校设监控小组 (As Riot Anniversary Nears, Uyghur University Student Arrests Reported in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/tlm-05092013143923.html

Related:
Uyghur Students Detained in Regionwide Crackdown
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/crackdown-05092013114334.html

Opinion

权力在中国的傲慢态度
In China, Power is Arrogant
The New York Times, May 9, 2013
CN: http://cn.nytimes.com/article/opinion/2013/05/09/c09yu/
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/opinion/yu-in-china-power-is-arrogant.html

福建冤案昭雪但司法蒙羞 (Wrongful Convictions in Fujian Expose Serious Lack of Judicial Independence)
Yazhou Zhoukan, May 9, 2013
http://www.yzzk.com/cfm/Content_Archive.cfm?channel=ag&path=3494354932/19ag3.cfm

Corruption

呼吁财产公开者被批捕 外界将行动促当局放人 (Beijing Authorities Formally Charge Anti-Corruption Activists for 'Illegal Assembly')
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hx-05082013142621.html

Environment

环保部：“土壤污染数据属秘密”答复合法 (Ministry of Environmental Protection Defends Classifying Soil Pollution Data as State Secrets)
The Beijing News, May 09, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0509/c1001-21416569.html

Human Rights Defenders

朱虞夫“保外就医”申请被拒妻遭威胁 刘本琦案到法院决定自辩 (Authorities Deny Activist Zhu Yufu Medical Parole and Threaten His Wife, Hubei Activist Liu Benqi to Defend Himself in Court Against 'Subversion' Charges)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/z-05082013104725.html

Brother of Blind Chinese Activist Says He Was Beaten
Voice of America, May 09, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/brother-of-blind-chinese-activist-says-he-was-beaten/1657507.html

Information Control

China's State Media Hits Out at Big Tweeters
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tweeters-05082013162051.html

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

Dutch Government to Probe Export of Milk Formula to China
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 08, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22460796

China Dips a Toe Into Middle East Peace
The New York Times, May 08, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/world/asia/china-dips-a-toe-into-mideast-diplomacy.html?_r=2&

Population

Chinese Director Zhang Yimou Investigated 'For Breaching One-Child Policy'
The Daily Telegraph, May 09, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10046133/Chinese-director-Zhang-Yimou-investigated-for-breaching-one-child-policy.html

Protests and Petitions

北京警方处理安徽打工女孩死亡事件引发抗议 (Beijingers Protest Police Handling of Migrant Worker’s Suspicious Death)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/jg-05082013152146.html

Related:
Beijing Police Smother Area after Hundreds Protest Migrant Worker’s Death
The Washington Post, May 09, 2013
http://wapo.st/10sfyu5

Chinese Petition Obama on Invasion, Poisoning and Tofu
中国网民的白宫“上访潮”
Financial Times, May 09, 2013
EN: http://on.ft.com/174owoE
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001050333

Related:
Chinese Netizens' White House Petition Draws Beijing Response
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petition-05082013134549.html

浙江东阳村民举报村支书贪污被鉴定为精神病 (Zhejiang Local Police to Compensate Petitioner Subjected to Forced Treatment in Mental Hospital)
Caijing Magazine, May 08, 2013
http://politics.caijing.com.cn/2013-05-08/112752892.html

Opinion

人民网评：取消信访排名，变截访为接访 (Authorities Should Abolish Stats on “Abnormal Petitioners” and Accept All without Conditions)
People's Daily, May 09, 2013
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n/2013/0508/c1003-21413099.html

China May Not Overtake America This Century After All
The Daily Telegraph, May 09, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/10044456/China-may-not-overtake-America-this-century-after-all.html

China's Citizens Must Act to Save Their Environment
Nature, May 09, 2013
http://www.nature.com/news/china-s-citizens-must-act-to-save-their-environment-1.12939

Corruption

Official Children Get Crop of Chinese Graduate Jobs
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/jobs-05072013141934.html

Cyber Security

China Calls U.S. The "Real Hacking Empire" after Pentagon Report
Reuters, May 08, 2013
http://news.yahoo.com/china-calls-u-real-hacking-empire-pentagon-report-024829833.html

Environment

Desertification Affects 400m Chinese
China Daily, May 08, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-05/08/content_16485525.htm

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

国际记联：不要对《Lens》杂志动高压 (Press Freedom Group Urges China to End Pressure on Lens Magazine after Exposé on RTL Abuses)
Voice of America, May 07, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ifjchina-lenz-event-20130507/1656228.html

Health

Chinese Women With HIV Suffer Harassment and Stigma
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hiv-05072013104246.html

江西1名80岁H7N9患者康复出院 全国共43名患者康复 (H7N9 Update: 43 Infected People Have Recovered)
Guangzhou Daily, May 08, 2013
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201305/08/53868_30475566.htm

Intellectual Property Rights

China's Ideas Gap Necessitates Theft
Asia Times Online, May 08, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/CBIZ-01-080513.html

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

No Apology from Downing Street over Dalai Lama Meeting
The Daily Telegraph, May 07, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/david-cameron/10042095/No-apology-from-Downing-Street-over-Dalai-Lama-meeting.html

Related:
英媒：达赖喇嘛或是卡梅伦访华的障碍 (Meeting Dalai Lama May Hinder Cameron’s Visit to Beijing)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 08, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/05/130508_press_cameron_china.shtml

China and Africa Discuss Health Treatment Problems
Voice of America, May 07, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-africa-health-treatment/1656329.html

人民日报：钓鱼岛归中国 琉球也到可再议的时候 (As Diaoyu Islands Return to China, it’s Time to Claim Okinawa)
People's Daily, May 08, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0508/c1001-21400715.html

Land, Property, Housing

粤陆丰三日连爆两起千人土地维权事件 晋拆迁队与民激战强拆被迫叫停 (1500 Join Two Guangdong Land Grab Protests in 3 Days, Shanxi Villagers Stop Demolition)
Radio Free Asia, May 08, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ky-05072013122546.html

Open Government Information

China Detains Activist Liu Ping on Subversion Charges
The Guardian, May 08, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/08/china-detains-activist-liu-ping

Related:
江西独立参选人刘萍因煽动颠覆罪被刑拘 (Liu Ping, Jiangxi Local Congress Candidate, Detained for Requesting Disclosure of Official Assets)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 08, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130508_china_activist_subversion.shtml

Political and Economic Reform

习近平：否定了毛泽东，天下会大乱 (Xi Jinping: Repudiating Maoism Will Throw China into Chaos)
Deutsche Welle, May 08, 2013
http://bit.ly/YuqTMB

Related:
党史专家：习近平“两个不能否定”讲话有3大意义 (Party Historian: Xi Says Party Cannot Stand without Maoism)
Phoenix TV, May 08, 2013
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2013_05/07/24995842_0.shtml

Population

Escape From China: One-Fifth Of Affluent Chinese Plan To Emigrate
International Business Times, May 08, 2013
http://www.ibtimes.com/escape-china-one-fifth-affluent-chinese-plan-emigrate-1242501

Rule of Law

北京警方首次就朱令中毒案作出回应 (Beijing Police Says Zhu Ling Poisoning Case Can’t Be Cracked)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 08, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130508_zhu_ling_beijing_police.shtml

Related:
BBC News Hour (Coverage of Chinese poisoning case at 26 minutes in)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 08, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p017vz39

Opinion

茅于轼先生的被威胁和伪民意 (Mao Yushi Attacked by Same Citizens whose Rights He Defends)
The New York Times, May 08, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/article/opinion/2013/05/08/cc08xiaohan/

Animal Welfare and Rights

Outrage over China Tiger Abuse
Bangkok Post, May 07, 2013
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/348829/outrage-over-china-tiger-abuse

Consumer Product Safety

Yum Says Not Affected by China Mutton Scandal
Reuters, May 06, 2013
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/06/us-yum-china-littlesheep-idINBRE94502E20130506

40 Tons of Tainted Pork Allegedly Sold in China
Time , May 07, 2013
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/06/40-tons-of-tainted-pork-allegedly-sold-in-china/

Corruption

中国军方鹰派承认腐败是中国军队战斗力的第一杀手 (Military Hardliners Acknowledge Corruption is Main Threat to China's Military Capabilities)
Voice of America, May 07, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/military-corruption-20130507/1655989.html

Cyber Security

美发布中国军力报告
China’s Military Is Accused by U.S. In Cyberattacks
The New York Times, May 07, 2013
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/05/07/c07pentagon/
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/article/china/2013/05/07/c07pentagon/en/

Related:
中国回应美国防部报告 称间谍活动指责毫无根据 (China Says U.S. Accusation of Chinese Cyberattacks is Groundless)
Reuters, May 07, 2013
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE94608V20130507

Environment

Where There's Smoke There's China
The Age, May 07, 2013
http://www.theage.com.au/world/where-theres-smoke-theres-china-20130507-2j5lk.html

Hong Kong Risks Losing 'Pink Dolphins' Because Of China's Pollution, Conservationists Warn
Huffington Post, May 07, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/hong-kong-pink-dolphins_n_3223579.html?utm_hp_ref=green

That Stink Is the Smell of Money: China's New Rubber-Farming Dilemma
The Atlantic, May 06, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/05/that-stink-is-the-smell-of-money-chinas-new-rubber-farming-dilemma/275578/

Freedom of Association and Assembly

中纪委官员：严禁到公共场所拦截正常上访群众 (CPC Commission: Intercepting “Normal” Petitioners in Public Places is Strictly Prohibited)
China News Service, May 07, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn//n/2013/0507/c70731-21393790.html

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

China’s Changing Internet Landscape
The New York Times, May 06, 2013
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/06/chinas-changing-internet-landscape/

Censorship Feeds Criticism of Chinese Poisoning Case
Bloomberg, May 06, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-06/censorship-feeds-criticism-of-chinese-poisoning-case.html

Health

中国大陆共确诊H7N9禽流感病例129例 死亡31人 (H7N9 Update: 31 Dead Out of 129 Total Cases)
Reuters, May 07, 2013
http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNCNE94604I20130507

Mental-Health Patients Given OK to Leave 'Have Nowhere To Go'
China Daily, May 07, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-05/07/content_16480683.htm

Hong Kong

汤显明又被指在任内曾收礼约450份 (Former Anticorruption Head in HK again Criticized for Accepting 450 Gifts)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 07, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130507_hkicac_tang.shtml

Hukou

国务院：年内出台居住证管理办法 推进户籍改革 (State Council: China Will Introduce Measure to Promote Hukou Reform This Year)
Caijing Magazine, May 07, 2013
http://economy.caijing.com.cn/2013-05-07/112748749.html

Related:
China to Press Ahead With Hukou Reform
Economic Observer, May 07, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0507/243720.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

四川维权人士陈云飞仍下落不明 (Sichuan Rights Defender Chen Yuefei Unaccounted for after Taken by Police on May 4)
Voice of America, May 07, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chen-yunfei-20130507/1656012.html

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

China Seeks to Extradite Kiwi over Prostitute Death
The New Zealand Herald, May 07, 2013
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10882116

China Seeks to Water Down Key World Bank Report
Financial Times, May 07, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a1ca36d2-b654-11e2-b1e5-00144feabdc0.html

Protests and Petitions

朱令案请愿签名突破十万 白宫或须回应 (100,000 Chinese Americans Petition White House to Investigate 1990s Poisoning Case)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 06, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130506_zhuling_white_house_petition.shtml

Tibet

拉萨古城被当局大肆改建 作家唯色呼吁全球拯救拉萨 (Tibetan Writer Woeser Asks World to Rescue Lhasa from Wanton Rebuilding)
Radio Free Asia, May 07, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ed-05062013130108.html

Chinese Mines Pollute Tibet's Rivers, Streams
Radio Free Asia, May 06, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/mines-05062013154914.html

Opinion

China’s Black Hole: Let's face it - We have little idea what's actually going on in Xinjiang and Tibet
Foreign Policy, April 26, 2013
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/26/china_s_black_hole_tibet_xinjiang

China Needs Justice, Not Equality
Foreign Affairs, May 06, 2013
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/139365/martin-king-whyte/china-needs-justice-not-equality

Consumer Product Safety

上海市政府:9家销售问题羊肉熟食店已全部查处 (Nine Shops Selling Cooked Lamb Meat Closed for Investigation)
Sina, May 06, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-05-06/152927039577.shtml

Fears Grow in China Over Bottled Mineral Water
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/water-05032013111712.html

Paper Products Removed Over Quality Problems
Shanghai Daily, May 06, 2013
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/nsp/National/2013/05/06/Paper%2Bproducts%2Bremoved%2Bover%2Bquality%2Bproblems/

Environment

China, Japan, S. Korea to Promote Environmental Cooperation
Xinhua News Agency, May 06, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-05/06/c_132362888.htm

Plans to Harness Chinese River’s Power Threaten a Region
The New York Times, May 04, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/world/asia/plans-to-harness-chinas-nu-river-threaten-a-region.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Freedom of Expression and Privacy

报道马三家酷刑Lens杂志“被停刊” (Lens Magazine is Halted after Masanjia Labor Camp Exposé)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 06, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130505_lens_magazine.shtml

PEN International Launches Report on Creative Freedom in China
Peninsula Metropolis Newspaper, May 03, 2013
http://www.pen.org/press-release/2013/05/03/pen-international-launches-report-creative-freedom-china

Related:
The PEN Report: Creativity and Constraint in Today's China
pennlive.com, May 06, 2013
http://www.pen-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/The-PEN-Report-Creativity-and-Constraint-in-Todays-China.pdf

Human Rights Defenders

江西近十维权人被拘禁 (10 in Jiangxi Detained for Requesting Release of Detained Lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy2-05032013130253.html

International Human Rights

Kerry Phones China Over Dissident's Nephew, Can't Reach Minister
Reuters, May 03, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/03/us-china-activist-usa-idUSBRE9420X320130503

Related:
克里就陈克贵狱中受虐给王毅打电话 (Kerry’s Call to Chinese Foreign Minister about Chen Kegui Goes Unanswered)
Voice of America, May 06, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/kerry-chen-kegui-20130503/1654360.html

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

结束对峙 中印从争议领土同时后撤 (China, India Retreat from Disputed Territory)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 05, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/05/130505_india_china_withdraw.shtml

China Returns 10 Abducted Vietnamese Children
Press Trust of India, May 04, 2013
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/china-returns-10-abducted-vietnamese-children-113050400185_1.html

Chinese Communist Party Pledges Responsible Investments in Myanmar
Eleven Myanmar, May 04, 2013
http://www.elevenmyanmar.com/business/3342-chinese-communist-party-pledges-responsible-investments-in-myanmar

Land, Property, Housing

Mongolian Herders Beaten For Refusing to Extend Lease to Chinese Farmers
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/herders-05052013230429.html

Population

China's Barbaric One-Child Policy
The Guardian, May 05, 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/06/chinas-barbaric-one-child-policy

Protests and Petitions

昆明民众五四抗议PX污染 成都抗议被压制 (Thousands in Kunming Protest Petrochemical Project, Planned Protest in Chengdu Quashed)
Voice of America, May 04, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chinas-protest-on-may-fourth-20130504/1654667.html

Related:
To Silence Discontent, Chinese Officials Alter Workweek
National Public Radio, May 04, 2013
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/05/04/181154978/to-silence-discontent-chinese-officials-alter-calendar

China’s CNPC Defends Chengdu Chemical Plant Plan Amid Opposition
Bloomberg, May 05, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-05-05/china-s-cnpc-defends-chengdu-chemical-plant-plan-amid-opposition

Tibet

Another Tibetan Prisoner Released in Poor Health
Radio Free Asia, May 03, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-05032013161353.html

United Nations

UNESCO and China Highlight Role of Culture in Post-2015 Development Agenda
UN News Centre, May 03, 2013
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=44823&Cr=culture&Cr1=#.UYfFV6KG18F

XUAR

上海维族妇女抗议面临遣返 六人被拘热比娅吁国际关注 (Uyghur Women Stage Protest in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, May 05, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql-05052013110508.html

Opinion

China Must Stop Extracting Confessions Through Use of Torture
South China Morning Post, May 06, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1230704/china-must-stop-extracting-confessions-through-use-torture

China's Minority Problem is a Global Problem
Detroit Free Press, May 06, 2013
http://blogs.detroitnews.com/politics/2013/05/03/chinas-minority-problem-is-a-global-problem/

Consumer Product Safety

中国最高法院通报危害食品安全罪量刑 (China’s High Court Issues Instructions on How to Apply Food Safety Law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 03, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130503_food_safety_regulation.shtml

Related:
最高法：地沟油按“掺入有毒非食品原料”定罪 (Supreme Court Criminalizes Use of Gutter Oil in Food)
People's Daily, May 03, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-05/3898200.html

中国破获鼠肉加明胶充羊肉案 (China Cracks Rat-Meat-Sold-as-Lamb Case)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 03, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/05/130503_china_mice_lamb.shtml

Related:
Rat Meat Sold as Lamb Highlights Food Fears in China
The New York Times, May 03, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/04/world/asia/rat-meat-sold-as-lamb-in-china-highlights-fears.html?_r=1&

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