Children (儿童)

人权组织向联合国提交报告 批评中国执行联合国《儿童权利公约》不力 (Human rights group in report to UN, criticizes China’s implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child as “ineffective”)
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-09252013145208.html

Related:
China faces tough questions on its protection of children’s rights from UN committee
中国政府面对联合国儿童权利委员会的诘问
Human Rights in China, September 26, 2013
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6934
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6935

Corruption (腐败)

Looks good on paper: A flawed system for judging research is leading to academic fraud
The Economist, September 28, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21586845-flawed-system-judging-research-leading-academic-fraud-looks-good-paper

Death penalty (死刑)

China court rejects killer's claim to additional murder
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24294935

Education (教育)

习近平承诺把教育摆在优先发展的战略位置 (Xi Jinping pledges to make education a priority in strategic development)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/sd-09262013142657.html

Related:
Xi reaffirms education top priority
China Daily, September 26, 2013
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2013-09/26/content_16996539.htm

Environment (环境)

China’s synthetic natural gas plants will have heavy environmental toll
R&D Magazine, September 26, 2013
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/09/china%E2%80%99s-synthetic-natural-gas-plants-will-have-heavy-environmental-toll

Media (媒体)

World Affairs conference on new media wraps up
Kearnyhub, September 26, 2013
http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/world-affairs-conference-on-new-media-wraps-up/article_086d264e-26c9-11e3-8507-0019bb2963f4.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

中国发布上海自由贸易试验区政策文件 (State Council issues policy document on Shanghai free trade zone)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/business/2013/09/130927_china_shanghai_ftz.shtmll

Related:
China unveils details on first free trade zone in Shanghai
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130927/china-unveils-details-first-free-trade-zone-shanghai

官媒：中国不会在网上设“政治租界 (Official media: Shanghai free trade zone will not be a politically free zone)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130927_china_shanghai_internet.shtml

Population (人口)

Chinese provinces collect billions in family planning fines, lawyer says
去年中国19省征社会抚养费166亿
The New York Times, September 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130927/c27population/dual/

Society (社会)

专家称中国2050年城镇化率将超80% (Experts say urbanization in China will reach 80% by 2050)
Economic Observer, September 26, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/0926/250258.shtml

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetans appeal to speak for Tibet ahead of China’s UPR
Phayul.com, September 26, 2013
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=34041&article=Tibetans+appeal+to+speak+for+Tibet+ahead+of+China%E2%80%99s+UPR&t=1&c=1

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Danone’s Nutricia accused of bribing China doctors
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1318229/danones-nutricia-accused-bribing-china-doctors

Corruption (腐败)

中央巡视组提交报告：中储粮被曝基层腐败高发 (Central inspection teams: corruption prevalent in low-levels of China Grain Reserves)
Jinghua Times, September 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0926/c1001-23037510.html

中纪委网站20天接15253件举报 涉及贪贿渎职等 (Newly launched Party discipline commission’s website receives 15,253 reports about bribery and dereliction of duty in 20 days)
Beijing Morning Post, September 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0925/c70731-23024319.html

Death penalty (死刑)

Street vendor’s execution stokes anger in China
小贩夏俊峰被处死，引发公众愤怒
New York Times, September 26, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130926/c26vendor/dual/

Related weibo post:
木子老龙, September 26, 2013
张晶捧着夏俊峰的骨灰，几近崩溃。一场悲剧，三条人命，死去的，谁不是社会底层？你们真以为在他们之间，哪一方是鲁提辖，哪一方是镇关西？公民真正应该问的是——到底是谁，设计和维护这作恶的制度，在挑动底层相互砍杀之后，又装模作样出来主持公道？——他们才是真正的凶手！ http://weibo.com/2711511694/AbfHEnbqB

25名律师发表联合声明 抗议夏俊峰被执行死刑 (25 lawyers issue joint statement to protest execution of Xia Junfeng)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-09252013143447.html

Environment (环境)

China looks at reducing pollution faster in next five-year plan
Financial Times, September 24, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/425868ce-2529-11e3-9b22-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific_china%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct&siteedition=intl#axzz2g0jHa8c7

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

北京警方延长拘留许志永声援者王功权 (Beijing police extends detention of Wang Gongquan, supporter of Xu Zhiyong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 26, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130926_china_activist_investor_detention.shtml

滕彪：选择维权是一种必然 (Teng Biao: Choosing rights defense is a necessity)
Deutsche Welle, September 26, 2013
http://bit.ly/190wbG7

Information Control (信息控制)

从李天一案及夏俊峰案看社会舆论的份量 (Famous cases, Li Tianyi and Xia Junfeng, highlight strength of public opinion)
Radio France Internationale, September 26, 2013
http://rfi.my/16CD9dC

Internet (互联网)

China's "mini-Hong Kong" eyes Internet access, shrugs off Shanghai threat
Reuters, September 26, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/26/china-qianhai-idUSL4N0HM2JZ20130926

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

十一前夕京城驱赶外地访民 清场持续至三中全会结束 (Petitioners cleared from capital ahead of national holiday, crackdown to continue until the end of Third Plenary)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-09262013094656.html

Villagers in Sichuan fear scrapped copper plant project will be resumed
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1317843/villagers-sichuan-fear-scrapped-copper-plant-project-will-be-resumed

Society (社会)

北京地区养老院调查：部分入住需要要等166年 (Survey shows some elders need to wait 166 years to enter Beijing nursing home)
China Security Daily, September 26, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0926/c1001-23039873.html

China’s elderly need beds, caregivers
Voice of America, September 25, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-elderly-need-beds-caregivers/1756822.html

Tibet (西藏)

Governments must focus on China’s failed policies in Tibet
The Tibet Post, September 26, 2013
http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/3652-governments-must-focus-on-chinas-failed-policies-in-tibet

Tibetan prisoner in failing health following harsh treatment in jail
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/health-09242013165258.html

Women (妇女)

Son of Chinese army singers gets 10 years' jail for gang rape
Reuters, September 26, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/26/us-china-trial-idUSBRE98P05T20130926?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNewsl

Opinion （观点）

China corruption trials risk erosion of party legitimacy
英媒：高调反腐侵蚀中共执政合法性
Financial Times (English), September 25, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation (Chinese), September 26, 2013
EN：http://on.ft.com/19CKHQQ CH：http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/09/130926_press_china_corruption.shtml

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

China launches juice probe after rotten fruit report
中国数家企业被指用腐烂水果做果汁
Reuters (English), September 23, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation (Chinese), September 24, 2013
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/us-china-juice-idUSBRE98N03620130924
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130924_china_juice_investigation.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

Political test in China as corruption probe encircles an oil titan
中石油腐败案测试习近平整党决心
New York Times, September, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130925/c25corruption/dual/

Death penalty (死刑)

Street hawker at heart of controversial chengguan homicide case executed
沈阳中院发布夏俊峰执行死刑微博全文
South China Morning Post (English), September 25, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation (Chinese), September 25, 2013
EN:http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1317450/street-hawker-heart-controversial-chengguan-case-executed
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130924_shenyang_court_weibo_announcement.shtml

Related:
沈阳杀城管小贩夏俊峰被执行死刑 刑前坚称不服 (Street vendor refused to sign death penalty verdict before his execution)
Voice of America, September 25, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/article/1756523.html

Environment (环境)

Wringing China dry and blaming climate change
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1316067/wringing-china-dry-and-blaming-climate-change

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国人权活动人士曹顺利“失踪”
China activist Cao Shunli "disappears", says rights group
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 25, 2013
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/09/130925_caoshengli_disappear.shtml
EN:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24238678

Blind dissident says China still harassing family, urges Obama to act
Reuters, September 24, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/24/us-usa-china-chen-idUSBRE98N0ZY20130924

International Relations （国际关系）

China bans items for export to North Korea, fearing their use in weapons
中国发布禁售清单遏制朝鲜核野心
New York Times, September 25, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130925/c25nkorea/dual/

Information Control (信息控制)

Chinese police chief suspended after online storm over teenager's detention
The Guardian, September 24, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/24/chinese-police-chief-suspended-yang-hui-detention

Internet (互联网)

Facebook and Twitter too late for China's Internet
Reuters, September 25, 2013
http://townhall.com/news/sci-tech/2013/09/25/facebook-and-twitter-too-late-for-chinas-internet-n1709135

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China in push to join US-led $4tn services trade talks
中国寻求加入《服务贸易协定》谈判
Financial Times, September 23, 2013
EN:http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/864744ec-21eb-11e3-bb64-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=intl
CH:http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001052637

Opinion (观点)

上海自贸区网络特区说过显夸张 (Calling Shanghai free trade zone an Internet free zone is an exaggeration)
The Global Times, September 25, 2013
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2013-09/4389764.html

Bo Xilai (薄熙来案)

Bo Xilai's sentence not linked to process of trial: lawyers
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/bo-xilai-09232013125824.html

Children (儿童)

China police probe death of girls in washing machine
Agence France-Presse, September 24, 2013
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/international/2013/September/international_September626.xml§ion=international

Ethnic Groups (少数民族团体)

专家：满族人口千余万 文化传承面临六大困境 (Expert cites 6 difficulties facing preservation of Manchu cultural heritage)
The People’s Daily, September 24, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0924/c1001-23017288.html

Hong Kong (香港)

美驻港领事夏千福：支持香港实现普选 (U.S. consul general Clifford Hart reiterates U.S. support for universal suffrage in HK)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 24, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130924_clifford_hart_hk_election.shtml

Hukou (户口)

地方现逆城市化:市民为享受城镇化红利换农民户籍 (New thresholds set by local gov’ts make it harder for migrant workers to become urbanites)
Economic Information, September 24, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-09/24/c_117474578.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国维权者参加联合国人权培训疑遭拦截失踪 (Rights defender en route to training in Geneva missing since Sept 14)
Voice of America, September 24, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-human-rights-un-20130923/1755270.html

For more information on Cao Shunli, see:
Chinese activists calling for greater participation in China’s international human rights reporting taken away by police
外交部前静坐的维权活跃人士遭警方清场
Human Rights in China, July 1, 2013
EN:http://hrichina.org/content/6801
CH:http://hrichina.org/cn/content/6805

Information Control (信息控制)

Crackdown on dissent in China meets online backlash after boy’s arrest
中国加码打击网谣致少年被捕引发争议
New York Times, September 24, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130924/c24crackdown/dual/

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

The latest from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
The National Interest, September 24, 2013
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/the-latest-the-shanghai-cooperation-organization-9118

Natural Resources (自然资源)

Opening the floodgates:The great rivers of China are being dammed, regardless of the consequences
The Economist, September 21, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21586538-great-rivers-china-are-being-dammed-regardless-consequences-opening-floodgates

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

EXCLUSIVE: China to lift ban on Facebook – but only within Shanghai free-trade zone
上海自贸区将不设防火墙　外网全解禁
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2013
EN:http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1316598/exclusive-china-lift-ban-facebook-only-within-shanghai-free-trade-zone>
CH:http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/13282/du-jia-shang-hai-zi-mao-qu-jiang-bu-she-fang-huo-qiang-wai-wang-quan-jie-jin

China's purported plan to phase out forced organ harvesting is no cause for celebration - says Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting
The Sacramento Bee, September 24, 2013
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/09/23/5762067/chinas-purported-plan-to-phase.html

Population (人口)

Wealthy Chinese seek U.S. surrogates for second child, green card
中国富人寻美国代孕 公民身份成考量
Reuters, September 22, 2013
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 24, 2013
EN:http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/22/us-china-surrogates-idUSBRE98L0JD20130922
CH:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130923_chinese_babies.shtml

Society (社会)

以房养老：87.6%的人感觉不可行 8.8%愿尝试 (87.6% surveyed think “house-for-pension” program not feasible)
China Youth Daily, September 24, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0924/c1001-23009444.html

Torture (酷刑)

薄熙来倒台 刑讯逼供仍盛行 (With Bo’s downfall, interrogation under torture remains prevalent)
Deutsche Welle, September 24, 2013
http://bit.ly/1fyAvO5

Bo Xilai (薄熙来)

薄熙来对无期徒刑判决提出上诉 (Bo Xilai appeals life sentence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130923_boxilai_appeal.shtml

With official’s conviction, China calls attention to graft crackdown
中国政府试图借处置薄熙来证明反腐决心
New York Times, September 23, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130923/c23bo/dual/

北京的目的：警告必须听命于中央 (Beijing’s objective in sentencing Bo: to warn cadres they must obey central authorities)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2013
http://bit.ly/14zjyyy

See the verdict
薄熙来案一审判决书全文 (Full text of first instance verdict on Bo Xilai’s trial)
The People’s Daily, September 22, 2013 http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0922/c1001-22990526.html

Children (儿童)

学校施工方因拖欠工程款将700名学生赶出教室 (Seven hundred pupils kicked out of classrooms as school owes construction fees)
Zhengzhou Evening News, September 23, 2013
http://news.zynews.com/2013-09/23/content_7197831_2.htm

9岁男童被挖右眼杀害抛尸湖中 身中100多刀 (Nine-year-old child found dead in Henan lake with right eye gouged out)
Dahe.cn, September 23, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0922/16/99D1KNJJ00014AEE.html

Civil Society (民间社会)

民间NGO：草根组织的人才困境 (Civil Society NGO: grassroots organizations face difficulties in keeping talent)
Gongyi Times, September 17, 2013
http://www.gongyishibao.com/gongyi1/yaowen/201309/ed29ac0aa1c44a73ae6c3b2c495db708.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

丁书苗被控非法经营获利20余亿 行贿8900余万 (Entrepreneur involved in railway scandal earned RMB 2 billion illegally, accepted 8.9 million in bribes)
Beijing News, September 23, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-09-23/121728277354.shtml

张曙光案揭出院士评选黑幕 (Sacked official admits: even being selected as scholars in top academies “requires money”)
The Global Times, September 23, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/depth_report/2013-09/4382131.html

收入的真相 (“Grey income” made up 12% of China’s 2011 GDP)
Caixin, September 23, 2013
http://magazine.caixin.com/2013-09-19/100584305.html

China graft crackdown highlights weibo's power
Voice of America, September 20, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-graft-crackdown-highlights-power-of-weibo/1753580.html

Information Control (信息控制)

China releases teenager accused of online rumour-mongering
The Financial Times, September 23, 2013
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/a791e658-2429-11e3-a8f7-00144feab7de,Authorised=false.html

Related:
Chinese teen held over retweets sparks "save the child" campaign
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/retweet-09202013105724.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

In trial program, six foreign hedge funds to gain foothold in China
中国允许六家海外对冲基金落地
New York Times, September 22, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130922/c22hedge/dual/

Population (人口)

多地对社会抚养费下达征收任务 被指“鼓励超生” (Local officials seen as encouraging multiple children to collect one-child policy penalty fees)
Beijing News, September 20, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0920/c1001-22976119.html

Tibet (西藏)

Images show China continues its crackdown on Tibet mine protest
Zee News, September 21, 2013
http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/eu-expresses-concern-over-rights-violations-in-tibet_878174.html

EU expresses concern over rights violations in Tibet
The Tibet Post, September 23, 2013
http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/tibet/3644-images-show-china-continues-its-crackdown-on-tibet-mine-protest

Opinion (观点)

早让官员申报财产　才能避免更多薄熙来 (Disclosure of officials’ assets is necessary for preventing more corrupt officials like Bo)
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/opinion/13204/zao-rang-guan-yuan-shen-bao-cai-chan-cai-neng-bi-mian-geng-duo-bo-xi-lai

薄案判决：罪责越大,代价必然越大 (Bo verdict: the greater the guilt, the greater the price)
The Global Times, September 23, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2013-09/23/c_117468506.htm

Bo Xilai (薄熙来案)

Could Bo Xilai be housed in China's "luxury" prison?
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 19, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24142558

Children (儿童)

河南将为艾滋感染儿童发生活费 严格为发放对象保密 (Henan to provide living expenses to children with HIV/Aids)
Xinhua, September 20, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/09-20/5302877.shtml?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

China's stolen children: parents battle police indifference in search for young
The Guardian, September 19, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/19/china-stolen-children

Corruption (腐败)

中纪委"月饼禁令"效果明显 燕窝鱼翅月饼难觅踪影 (Luxury moon cakes disappear after central discipline inspection commission’s ban on using them as gifts)
China Youth Daily, September 20, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/sep/19/china-stolen-children

Education (教育)

教育部统计显示小学生减少作业支持率不到7成 (Opinions solicited by Education Ministry show less than 70% of public supports reducing students’ homework)
China National Radio, September 20, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0920/c1001-22974735.html

Environment （环境）

China sets out to name and shame the country’s worst polluters
Quartz, September 19, 2013
http://qz.com/126088/china-sets-out-to-name-and-shame-the-countrys-worst-polluters/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong couple sentenced for torturing maid
Wall Street Journal, September 19, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/19/hong-kong-couple-sentenced-for-torturing-maid/

Hukou (户口)

农民工积60分可申请落户广东办法或全国推广 (Guangdong pilots "household registration point-system," allows migrants to apply to become urbanites)
HSW.com, September 20, 2013
http://hsb.hsw.cn/2013-09/20/content_8512096.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

杰出民主人士奖表扬公民维权代表 (Three rights defenders selected for Outstanding Democracy Award by U.S.-based foundation)
Voice of America, September 20, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/democracy-china-20130920/1753527.html

Chinese dissidents jailed ahead of Moon Festival
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/festival-09192013143620.html

Information Control (信息控制)

法律界人士质疑甘肃初中生发帖被拘罪 (Legal experts question accusations against Gansu teenage detained for rumor mongering)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 20, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130920_china_socialmedialaw_1stcase.shtml

中国“网络文革”正在逼近？ (Is an "Internet Cultural Revolution" unfolding in China?)
Deutsche Welle, September 19, 2013
http://dw.de/p/19kkJ

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

克里吁中国在叙利亚问题上发挥积极作用 (Kerry urges China to play positive role in Syria)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 20, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130919_us_china_syria.shtml

Land, Property, Housing （土地、财产、房屋）

江苏规定补偿费未到位 农民有权拒绝交地 (Jiangsu regulations: farmers have right to refuse land handover if compensation is not received)
Xinhua, September 20, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0920/c1001-22974709.html

China land tenure reform project presents lessons learned
International Institute for Sustainable Development, September 18, 2013
http://forests-l.iisd.org/news/china-land-tenure-reform-project-presents-lessons-learned/215553/

See the report:
Forest tenure reform in China – results and lessons learned from the EU-SFA-FAO China Forest Tenure Project
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/mi285e/mi285e.pdf

Population (人口）

China’s one-child policy could be causing its trillion-dollar housing boom—and its eventual bust
Quartz, September 18, 2013
http://qz.com/124381/chinas-one-child-policy-could-be-causing-its-trillion-dollar-housing-boom-and-its-eventual-bust/

China to crack down on family planning fines after abuses found
Reuters, September 18, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/19/us-china-children-idUSBRE98I02Q20130919

Opinion (观点)

What’s behind China’s recent Internet crackdown?
China File, September 17, 2013
http://www.chinafile.com/what-behind-china-recent-internet-crackdown

Bo Xilai (薄熙来案)

Bo Xilai jail letter: My name will be cleared one day
薄熙来狱中家书：「总有一天会搞清楚」
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2013
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1312577/bo-xilai-jail-letter-my-name-will-be-cleared-one-day
CH: http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/13018/bo-xi-lai-yu-zhong-jia-shu-zong-you-yi-tian-hui-gao-qing-chu

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong riddled with British spies, reports say
Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/18/hong-kong-riddled-with-british-spies-reports-say/

Health (健康)

China reminds hospitals not to push baby milk
Reuters, September 17, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/17/us-china-milk-idUSBRE98G0LD20130917

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China detains activists Over UN campaign
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/campaign-09182013110608.html

Related:
两维权人士赴日内瓦受训受阻 (Two rights defenders bound for training in Geneva blocked)
Radio Free Asia, September 16, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/custom-09162013102209.html

陈建芳广州出境受阻返上海 联合国人权培训被警方盘查 (Shanghai rights defender warned never to contact Geneva consulate general again)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/9-09172013143950.html

Chinese dissident arrested after TV interview
Sky News, September 19, 2013
http://news.sky.com/story/1142813/chinese-dissident-arrested-after-tv-interview

Internet (互联网)

百度配合警方捣毁保健品制假售假窝点 (Baidu helps police crackdown on fake healthcare products website)
Southern.com, September 19, 2013
http://it.southcn.com/9/2013-09/19/content_79635730.htm

Information Control (信息控制)

甘肃一初中生发帖涉嫌造谣被刑拘 (Gansu high school student criminally detained for rumor mongering)
Jinghua Times, September 19, 2013
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2013-09/19/content_27240.htm

China crackdown on online rumors seen as ploy to nail critics
Reuters, September 18, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/18/net-us-china-internet-idUSBRE98H07X20130918

China's "Big Vs" disown selves online to avoid new gossip laws
The Register, September 18, 2013
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/09/18/verified_accounts_weibo_unverify_rumour_crackdown/

Related:
As Beijing’s online rumor crackdown intensifies, Chinese bloggers seek to “un-verify” themselves
Offbeat China, September 16, 2013
http://bit.ly/1a5Dppt

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

Jordan’s king calls for China to exercise influence in resolving Syrian crisis
Associated Press, September 18, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/jordans-king-calls-for-china-to-exercise-influence-in-resolving-syrian-crisis/2013/09/18/d0d7ffac-2023-11e3-9ad0-96244100e647_story.html

Despite a recent chill, Myanmar’s democracy needs Chinese investment
Quartz, September 18, 2013
http://qz.com/125327/despite-a-recent-chill-myanmars-democracy-needs-chinese-investment/

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Can China's land reform succeed amid land grabs and social unrest?
International Business Times, September 18, 2013
http://www.ibtimes.com/can-chinas-land-reform-succeed-amid-land-grabs-social-unrest-1407360

Migrants (农民工)

World Bank chief urges China to better manage urbanization
Reuters, September 18, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/18/us-china-worldbank-idUSBRE98H0C420130918

See the speech:
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim's opening remarks to Beijing press conference
World Bank, September 18, 2013
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/speech/2013/09/18/world-bank-group-president-jim-yong-kim-s-opening-remarks-to-beijing-press-conference

Open Government Information (信息公开)

权威解读:政府信息公开,让群众看得到、听得懂、信得过 (China’s Premier: Open Government Information should be seen, understood, and trusted by citizens)
Xinhua, September 19, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-09/4374359.html

Population (人口)

审计署：45县违规拨超生罚款16亿 3.2亿未上缴 （National audit office: 45 counties misappropriated RMB 1.6 billion of one-child penalty fees）
Beijing News, September 19, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0919/c1001-22969863.html

Related:
“超生罚款”是否还有存在的意义？(Is there any reason for one-child penalty fees to continue?)
Deutsche Welle, September 19, 2013
http://bit.ly/18COECK

China’s transformation frays traditional family ties, hurting many seniors
Washington Post, September 19, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinas-transformation-frays-traditional-family-ties-hurting-many-seniors/2013/09/18/50765b42-1538-11e3-961c-f22d3aaf19ab_story.html

Women ( 妇女)

Half of the world’s self-made women billionaires are from China
Quartz, September 17, 2013
http://qz.com/125160/half-of-the-worlds-self-made-women-billionaires-are-from-china/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Security forces said to have killed 12 in raid in Western China
新疆警方突袭地下军械场打死12人
New York Tiimes, September 19, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130919/c19xinjiang/dual/

Opinion (观点)

A wave of repression in China
Washington Post, September 19, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-wave-of-repression-in-china/2013/09/18/b9695c68-1fc3-11e3-8459-657e0c72fec8_story.html

Can the Chinese Communist Party still reform?
The Diplomat, September 18, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/2013/09/18/can-the-chinese-communist-party-still-reform/?all=true

Bo Xilai Case (薄熙来案)

Bo verdict expected in days with appeal likely
薄熙来案22日宣判 被告或提上诉
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2013
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1311992/verdict-bo-xilai-case-expected-within-days-appeal-likely
CH: http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/12903/bo-xi-lai-22ri-xuan-pan-bei-gao-huo-ti-shang-su

Children (儿童)

南京饿死女童案生母一审被判处无期 (Mother responsible for starving 2 baby daughters to death gets life sentence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 18, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/09/130918_nanjing_conviction.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

In China, the Devil doesn't wear Prada
Reuters, September 16, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/16/us-prada-earnings-idUSBRE98F0XL20130916

Cyber security (网络安全)

Symantec says hacker group found in China, linked to big Cyberattacks
中国的雇佣黑客集团被识破
Voice of America, September 18, 2013
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-symantec-says-hacker-group-found-in-china-linked-to-big-cyberattacks/1751398.html
CH:http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-mercenary-hacker-20130917/1751831.html

Health (健康)

Chinese hospital seeks virgins' blood
Agence France-Presse, September 17, 2013
http://bit.ly/1aJrLl4

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

House arrest for Hu Jia, Chinese dissident, after criticizing Communist Party in Sky News interview
Huffington Post, September 17, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/hu-jia-house-arrest_n_3943226.html

Information Control (信息控制)

The "legalization" of China’s Internet crackdown
Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/18/the-legalization-of-chinas-internet-crackdown/?mod=WSJBlog

Chinese Communist party intensifies online crackdown
The Guardian, September 17, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/17/chinese-communist-party-online-crackdown

The Beijing cop behind China’s online crackdown wields a “heavy fist”
Quartz, September 16, 2013
http://qz.com/124541/the-beijing-cop-behind-chinas-online-crackdown-wields-a-heavy-fist/

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

China refuses to blame Assad for Syria gas attack
Agence France-Presse, September 17, 2013
http://bit.ly/18w98gi

SCO glimpses a new Eurasia in Bishkek
Asia Times Online, September 16, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-160913.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋 )

Report points to local opposition to Beijing’s land reform efforts
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1311522/report-points-local-opposition-beijings-land-reform-efforts

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Beijing airport bomber asks for forgiveness
Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/09/17/beijing-airport-bomber-faces-trial/

Natural Resources (自然资源)

China finds resistance to oil deals in Africa
中国石油国企在非洲遭遇政府挑战
New York Times, September 18, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20130918/c18africaoil/dual/

Society (社会)

中国留学生如何看待民主政治 (How Chinese overseas students view democratic politics)
Voice of America, September 18, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chinese-students-democracy-20130917/1751846.html

See the survey:
在美中国留学生如何看待中西方政治制度 (How Chinese overseas students in the U.S. view China’s and the West’s respective political institutions)
New York Times, September 16, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130916/cc16overseas/

内地前首富宗庆后被砍 疑因报復
China's second richest man Zong Qinghou injured in knife attack
Hong Kong Commercial Newspaper (Chinese), September 18, 2013
The Telegraph (English), September 18, 2013
CH: http://www.wcn.com.hk/wcn/content/2013-09/18/content_788350.html
EN: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10316942/Chinas-second-richest-man-Zong-Qinghou-injured-in-knife-attack.html

中国8月份房价加速上涨 (Rise in housing prices accelerates in August)
Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2013
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20130918/bch104827.asp

Opinion (观点)

The real Bo Xilai story
Asia Times Online, September 17, 2013
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/CHIN-01-170913.html

Corruption (腐败)

国家卫计委回应第一口奶事件：将严处违规人员 (National family planning office vows to crackdown on exclusive deals between infant formula companies and hospitals)
China News Service, September 17, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-09-17/181928240490.shtml

The risk of China's anti-corruption campaign
The Atlantic, September 17, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/09/the-risk-of-chinas-anti-corruption-campaign/279732/

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

Twitter’s plans may run into China’s attitudes toward the Internet
Twitter如何在中国获益
New York Times, September 17, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20130917/c17bishop/dual/

Education (教育)

昆山杜克大学获批正式设立 启动全球招生 (China formally permits Duke campus in Kunshan, launches global admissions)
China News Service, September 17, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/09/17/283940.html

Environment (环境)

中国8月空气质量全面下降 京津冀达标天数仅三成 (Air quality in August declined overall, major cities met standards only 30% of the time)
China News Service, September 17, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/09/17/283943.html

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

China's top court outlines legal limits to online speech
The Economic Observer, September 10, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0910/249641.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

The China activist still seeking democracy after 50-year fight
Agence France-Presse, September 17, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1311656/china-activist-still-seeking-democracy-after-50-year-fight