Corruption (腐败)

辽宁投资2亿饮水工程不安全 市长关注无进展 (Liaoning drinking water still unsafe after RMB 200 million purifying project)
Guangming Daily, November 6, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/sd/2013-11-06/114128635918.shtml

Culture (文化)

China demands "positive images" in return for access to markets
The Guardian, November 6, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/nov/06/china-hollywood-positive-images-movies

Cyber security (网络安全)

World cybersecurity leaders call for cooperation
American Broadcasting Corporation, November 6, 2013
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/world-cybersecurity-leaders-call-cooperation-20791483

Related:
全球网络空间合作峰会在美举行 中国呼吁各国加强合作维护网络安全 (China calls for enhanced cooperation between states to maintain cybersecurity)
China Radio International, November 6, 2013
http://gb.cri.cn/42071/2013/11/06/6071s4311218.htm

Environment (环境)

连续6天霾过程增加两倍 雾霾造成癌症几率增加 (Smog levels triple after 6 successive days of extreme pollution, may cause more cancer)
People’s Daily, November 6, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1106/c1001-23451013.html

Health (健康)

An 8-year-old girl’s lung cancer is blamed on air pollution
中国最小肺癌患者仅8岁，空气污染是病因
New York Times, November 6, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131106/c06pollution/dual/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

陈光诚的哥哥和母亲登机离开中国启程赴美 (Chen Guangcheng’s relatives leave China for the U.S.)
Voice of America, November 6, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/cheng-guangcheng-brother-and-mother-left-for-us-20131106/1784547.html

Related:
Mother, brother of China activist lawyer Chen Guangcheng depart to visit him in US
Associated Press, November 5, 2013
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Mother+brother+China+activist+lawyer+Chen+Guangcheng+depart/9129966/story.html

International Human Rights (国际人权)

「中国人权」组织促中国政府释放民运人士 (Human Rights in China urges Chinese government to release activists)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/Humanright-11052013221108.html

人权组织: 中俄若任UN人权理事国 = “狐狸给鸡看家” (Rights Organization: China and Russia becoming members of UN Human Rights Council is equivalent to a "fox guarding the henhouse")
Voice of America, November 5, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-other-countries-unhrc-seats-blocking-20131105/1784140.html

For more information on the Human Right Council, see:
HRIC urges China to release rights activists to show human rights commitment
中国人权敦促中国政府释放活跃人士以示其对人权的承诺
Human Rights in China, November 5, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/7031
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/7032

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

China tells Norway it must take first step to heal Nobel rift
Bloomberg, November 6, 2013
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-11-06/china-tells-norway-it-must-take-first-step-to-heal-nobel-rift

美国表态支持日本监视中国军演 (U.S. supports Japan’s monitoring of China’s military excises)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 6, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/11/131106_japan_us_china_military.shtml

Internet (互联网)

文化部解禁单体网吧审批 (Ministry of Culture lifts restrictions on opening non-franchise Internet bars)
Xinhua, November 6, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1106/c1001-23443306.html

Media (媒体)

官媒牵头万人签名运动反CNN 引起反弹 (Official media’s anti-CNN campaign gets tens of thousands of followers but also causes backlash)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/sy-11052013093253.html

Related:
CNN就涉天安门撞车案评论文章发声明 (CNN issues statement about its opinion piece on the Tiananmen jeep crash)
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/international/15668/cnnjiu-she-tian-men-zhuang-che-ping-lun-wen-zhang-fa-sheng-ming

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

曹思源：政治和经济改革不配套将付代价 (Pro-reform scholar: if political reform does not correspond with economic reform there will be great costs)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 5, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131105_china_soe_reform_caosiyuan.shtml

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

China detains hundreds of veterans ahead of third plenum
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/plenum-11052013104702.html

Society (社会)

山西太原连发数起爆炸致1死8伤 道路已恢复通行 (One killed, 8 injured in Shanxi province explosion)
China News Service, November 6, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/11/06/291182.html

Related:
中共三中全会前夕连环爆炸冲击维稳 (Several explosions threaten China’s stability in advance of Party’s third plenary)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 6, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131106_china_social_security.shtml

Blasts at China regional Communist Party office kill one
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 6, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24830724

China’s leaders confront economic fissures
解决大学生就业成中国新领导人挑战
New York Times, November 6, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131106/c06jobs/dual/

Opinion (观点)

三中全会或让投资者失望 (Party’s third plenary may disappoint investors)
Financial Times, November 6, 2013
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053279

Rule the Web through rule of law
News China, November 2013
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/rule-the-web-through-rule-of-law

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

无锡官员将一千多只小猫放生到林子里 (Wuxi officials release more than one thousand cats rescued by volunteers into the woods)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131104_china_kittens.shtml

Related:
志愿者拦车放生上千只猫 担忧影响生态再捉回 (Volunteers retrieved 50 of 1,000 cats previously rescued and released into the wild)
China News Service, November 3, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2013/11-03/5456673.shtml

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

上海1条马路上方50余只探头 惊呆路人 (Fifty surveillance cameras on one Shanghai street shock passersby)
China Radio International, November 5, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1105/c1001-23432753.html

Children (儿童)

Why children as young as three are sent to boarding school in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 4, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24624427

Corruption (腐败)

官太太和她的公子 (The luxurious life of a Chinese official’s wife and son in the U.S.)
New York Times, November 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131105/c05guantaitai/

China army says roots out "illicit" apartments in graft fight
Reuters, November 5, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/05/us-china-corruption-idUSBRE9A40CF20131105

Environment （环境）

社科院:霾日渐多 影响生育能力 (Experts: increasing smog may affect fertility)
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/15699/she-ke-yuan-mai-ri-jian-duo-ying-xiang-sheng-yu-neng-li

Beijing "flexible" in global climate talks amid smog concerns at home
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1348601/beijing-flexible-global-climate-talks-amid-smog-concerns-home

环保部:最高级空气污染预警时中小学幼儿园停课 (Government: school and kindergarten will close when air pollution warning hits highest level)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 5, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1105/04/9CT08C1F0001124J.html

Health （健康）

华东最小肺癌患者年仅8岁 住马路旁长期吸粉尘
Smog blamed as girl, 8, becomes youngest lung cancer patient
China News Service, November 5, 2013
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2013
CH: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-05/165128627318.shtml
EN: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-05/165128627318.shtml

Human Rights Defenders （ 人权卫士）

瑞典电影节将摆放评委艾未未空椅作品
Ai Weiwei to be represented by empty chair at Sweden film festival
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 5, 2013
South China Morning Post
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/11/131105_china_aiweiwei_sweden.shtml
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1348281/ai-weiwei-be-represented-empty-chair-sweden-film-festival

安徽维权人士张林一案 进入正式起诉 (Anhui rights defender Zhang Lin is formally charged)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-11042013124825.html

维权者罗茜告官屡遭法官威胁 赵常青丁家喜吁官公示财产检方退侦 (Procuratorate sends cases of Zhao Changqing and Ding Jiaxi, assets transparency advocates, back to police for further investigation)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-11042013100915.html

Information Control （信息控制）

In poll, many Chinese "angry" at perceived U.S. media bias
近半中国人不满美国媒体涉华报道
New York Times, November 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131105/c05bias/dual/

International Human Rights (国际人权)

NGOs release report urging E.U. & U.S. to oppose China, Russia, Cuba & Saudi Arabia
Canada Free Press, November 5, 2013
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/59023

Activists call for blocking China from U.N. rights panel
Global Post, November 5, 2013
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/131105/activists-call-blocking-china-un-rights-panel

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

China slams U.S. paper over pro-Japan editorial
Voice of America, November 5, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-slams-us-paper-over-projapan-editorial/1783680.html

Natural Resources (自然资源)

China's dam boom is an assault on its great rivers
The Guardian, November 4, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/04/china-dam-hydropower-boom-rivers

Political and Economic Reform （政治经济改革）

Zoomlion circus exposes China bond puzzle
中国公司债投资者应看懂中联重科事件
Financial Times, November 4, 2013
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c43c24ae-4200-11e3-bb85-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2jn4MKAZL
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001053277?full=y

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Uighur scholar in ugly confrontation with security agents
维族学者伊力哈木•土赫提称遭北京当局威胁
New York Times, November 5, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131105/c05tohti/dual/

China paper blames blind faith of "uncultured" youth for Xinjiang unrest
Reuters, November 5, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/05/us-china-xinjiang-idUSBRE9A405P20131105

Opinion （ 观点）

香港观察：新移民切忌反客为主 (Hong Kong Observer: new immigrants should avoid acting as “hosts” as opposed to “guests”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 5, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/hong_kong_review/2013/11/131105_hkreview_new_immigrants_not_masters.shtml

Related:
人民日报：“新香港人”是推动香港发展重要力量 (New Hong Kongers an important force in advancing the development of Hong Kong)
People’s Daily, October 9, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/ga/2013/10-09/5352495.shtml

China's plan to reinforce information blackout will only fuel anger: CTA
Hindustan Times, November 5, 2013
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/HimachalPradesh/China-s-plan-to-reinforce-information-blackout-will-only-fuel-anger-CTA/Article1-1147400.aspx

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

王新鵬﹕沒有同意刪戲《紅》劇原創者反駁港芭說法 (Choreographer Wang Xin Peng: I never agreed to censor the ballet)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131103/gaa1.htm

Related:
何慶基﹕粗暴違操守 匪夷所思 (Scholar: censoring ballet is gross violation of professional ethics, simply incredible)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20131103/gaa2.htm

Death penalty, 死刑

In China, public executions still a part of village life
The Asahi Shimbun, November 2, 2013
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/china/AJ201311020011

Education (教育)

教育经费管理存在多项问题 回应质疑制度亟需建立 (Education budget increases despite many problems in current system)
Guangming Daily, November 4, 2013
http://news.eastday.com/c/20131104/u1a7752375.html

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

Free speech and internet are key to China’s reform, says Google’s Eric Schmidt
谷歌董事长独家专访：中国下一步改革重点为言论和互联网自由
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2013
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1347382/free-speech-and-internet-are-key-chinas-reform-says-googles-eric
CH:http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/15632/gu-ge-dong-shi-chang-du-jia-zhuan-fang-zhong-guo-xia-yi-bu-gai-ge-zhong-dian-wei-yan-lun

Health (健康)

中国每年新增癌症患者占全球五分之一 (Number of new cancer patients rises annually, is now one fifth of world total)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 3, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131103_china_cancer.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

参与公民运动孙德胜街头举牌被逮捕 三国外交官探倪玉兰警阻拦不果 (New Citizens’ Movement member arrested after street protest, diplomats from 3 western countries blocked from visiting Ni Yulan)
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-11012013120405.html

赵常青被变更罪名移交检察院 律师：欲加之罪 (Lawyer calls charge against Zhao Changqing "trumped-up")
Voice of America, November 3, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-zhaochangqing-20131103/1782385.html

Information Control (信息控制)

中国控制加拿大舆论的六种策略 (China’s six strategies for controlling public opinion in Canada)
Radio France Internationale, November 4, 2013
http://rfi.my/18RatP7

中国官方关注五类“特殊性知识分子” (Chinese authorities concerned about "5 special kinds of intellectuals")
Radio France Internationale, November 4, 2013
http://rfi.my/1gn33vS

International Human Rights (国际人权)

What's wrong with U.N.'s human rights council
CNN, October 31, 2013
http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/31/whats-wrong-with-u-n-s-human-rights-council/

中国代表：反对西方国家无端指责攻击中国人权状况 (China representative: we oppose western countries’ baseless criticisms of China’s human rights situation)
China News Service, November 1, 2013
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/11-01/5450272.shtml

Related:
常驻联合国副代表王民大使在第68届联大三委人权议题下的综合发言
Statement by Ambassador Wang Min at the Third Committee of the 68th Session of the General Assembly on Human Rights
Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the UN, October 31, 2013
CH:http://www.china-un.org/chn/hyyfy/t1094820.htm
EN:http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/zwbd/t1094826.shtml

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

日俄2+2会谈是给中国看的？(Are Japan and Russia’s 2+2 talks aimed at China?)
Nikkei, November 4, 2013
http://cn.nikkei.com/politicsaeconomy/politicsasociety/6950-20131104.html

Related:
Japan, Russia agree to cooperate on security as China rises
Reuters, November 2, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/02/us-japan-russia-idUSBRE9A102G20131102

June Fourth (六四)

“六四学生”诉司法厅，二审退庭抗议 (June 4 protester loses case against Hunan department of justice for cancelling his exam results due to his 1989 involvement)
Deutsche Welle, November 4, 2013
http://bit.ly/1iHi88v

Media (媒体)

China berates foreign media for Tiananmen attack doubts
Reuters, November 4, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/04/us-china-tiananmen-idUSBRE9A30B520131104

See the article:
CNN为天安门恐怖袭击辩护很无良 请美媒自重 (Chinese state media calls CNN article criticizing Chinese policy in Xinjiang unscrupulous)
Global Times, November 4, 2013
http://mil.huanqiu.com/paper/2013-11/4525791.html

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

国企改革下一步，股权多元化 (SOE reform should focus on diversification of shareholders to allow more private ownership)
The Economic Observer, November 4, 2013
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2013/1104/251576.shtml

Tibet (西藏)

西藏党委书记陈全国要求在藏区消除达赖喇嘛的声音和形象 (Tibet Party official orders elimination of Dalai Lama’s voice and image in greater Tibet area)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/sd-11032013150237.html

Related:
China aims to fully mute Dalai Lama
Reuters, November 2, 2013
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/world/asia/china-aims-to-fully-mute-dalai-lama.html

Canadian envoy to China raises Tibet issue
Phayul, November 3, 2013
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=34172&article=Canadian+envoy+to+China+raises+Tibet+issue&t=1&c=1

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

In Xinjiang, poverty, exclusion greater threat than Islam
Voice of America, November 3, 2013
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-china-xinjiang-poverty-islam/1782590.html

Rights activists demand transparency on Tiananmen car crash in China
Al Jazeera, October 31, 2013
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/31/rights-activistsdemandtransparencyontiananmencrash.html

China demotes a military commander after attack in Beijing
新疆党委要员罢官反映北京维稳压力升级
New York Times, November 4, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131104/c04xinjiang/dual/

Related:
China: 天安门“恐怖袭击“仍存疑点 (Tiananmen "terrorist attack" questioned)
Deutsche Welle, November 4, 2013
http://bit.ly/1fesrkz

Opinion (观点)

From Chen Yongzhou to Weibo, China struggles to keep a lid on stories
The Guardian, November 4, 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/02/chen-yongzhou-weibo-china-struggles-media

陈小鲁：唯有尊重宪法，才能避免文革重演 (Chen Xiaolu: only by respecting the Constitution can we avoid another Cultural Revolution)
New York Times, November 4, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131104/cc04chenxiaolu/

China hasn’t earned a spot on Human Rights Council
The Washington Post, November 1, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/yang-jianli-china-hasnt-earned-a-spot-on-human-rights-council/2013/11/01/a2e444da-431d-11e3-a751-f032898f2dbc_story.html

Beijing needs to catch up on promoting human rights
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1345630/beijing-needs-catch-promoting-human-rights

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

谁如此残忍对猫咪下手？ 淮安捣毁一处宰猫窝点
Chinese police find slaughterhouse selling cat meat
Modern Express, October 31, 2013
The Telegraph， October 31, 2013
CH: http://news.xdkb.net/society/2013-10/31/content_218041.htm
EN: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10417032/Chinese-police-find-slaughterhouse-selling-cat-meat.html

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

港芭舞剧被删涉文革情节今重现 中联办否认干涉 (Hong Kong ballet restores censored Cultrual Revolution scene, Liaison Office denies interference)
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/hong-kong/15511/gang-ba-wu-ju-bei-shan-she-wen-ge-qing-jie-jin-zhong-xian-zhong-lian-ban-fou-ren-gan

Corruption (腐败)

吉林原副省长田学仁涉受贿1919万被判无期 (Former Jilin Vice Governor Tian Xueren sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes of 19.19 million yuan)
China News Service, November 1, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-01/095128592283.shtml

Related:
China senior official Tian Xueren gets life in prison for bribery
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1345192/china-senior-official-tian-xueren-gets-life-prison-bribery

中纪委课题组专家：网络反腐举报政府涉腐超6成 (Central discipline commission expert: 65% of corrupt cases reported through anti-corruption network involve government officials)
Legal Evening News, November 1, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-01/164028595713.shtml

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

广东省新闻出版广电局做出查处新快报社有关问题的决定 (Guangdong press regulator orders New Express overhaul)
Xinhua, November 1, 2013
> http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-10/4515912.html

Related:
新快报社长总编辑和副总编辑被免职 (Top two editors of New Express removed)
Beijing News, November 1, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/11/01/290435.html

Top management at beleaguered New Express newspaper replaced
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1345252/top-management-beleaguered-new-express-newspaper-replaced

Chinese journalist tries to crowdfund his career
Associated Press, November 1, 2013
http://www.nebraska.tv/story/23847931/chinese-journalist-tries-to-crowdfund-his-career

Human Rights Defenders （人权卫士）

曹顺利被正式逮捕 肝病严重不许就医吃药 (Cao Shunli formally arrested and suffering from liver disease )
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/aw-10312013143839.html

for more information on Cao Shunli, see:
Cao Shunli Ill in Detention, Refuses to Sign Official Arrest Document
曹顺利病情恶化，拒签逮捕通知书
Human Rights in China, October 31, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/7028
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/7029

Political and Economic Reform （政治经济改革）

Strident video by Chinese military casts U.S. as menace
中国军方制作电影抨击美国渗透
New York Times, November 1, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20131101/c01video/dual/

See the video:
较量无声 (Silent contest)
National Defense University, June, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK7WFYM6uYuxk5SJKrG8RovWmLAEUCSL_

上海自贸区承担改革决心阻力强大(Shanghai Free Trade Zone’s monetary policy meets heavy resistance from interest groups)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 1, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/business/2013/11/131101_ana_china_shanghai_ftz.shtml

Tibet (西藏)

Chinese officials urge 'vigilance' in Tibetan county following Tiananmen crash
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/vigilance-10302013142015.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

孟建柱：东伊运策划天安门恐怖袭击 (China's top security official: East Turkestan Islamic Movement planned Tiananmen crash)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 1, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131101_china_tiananmen_xinjiang.shtml

Related:
China: East Turkestan movement behind deadly crash
Associated Press, November1, 2013
http://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/China-East-Turkestan-movement-behind-deadly-crash-4944906.php

Seeing a turning point for China’s thinking on terrorism
天安门撞车是中国反恐战略转折点
New York Times, November 1, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131101/c01yang/dual/

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

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

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

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

Children (儿童)

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

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

Environment (环境)

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

Hong Kong (香港)

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

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

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

Information Control (信息控制)

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

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

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

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

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

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

Technology (科技)

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

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

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

Related:

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

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

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

Opinion (观点)

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

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

Environment (环境)

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

Human Rights Defenders （人权卫士）

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

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

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

Information Control（信息控制）

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

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

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

Migrants (农民工)

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

Rule of Law (法治)

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

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

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

Tibet (西藏)

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

Women (妇女)

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

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

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

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

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

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

Opinion (观点)

何清涟：“陈永洲事件”揭开的三重黑暗 (He Qinglian: Chen Yongzhou case reveals 3 big problems)
Voice of America, October 30, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/heiqinlian-20131029/1779285.html

Children (儿童)

Beijing NGO teaches young rural girls to protect themselves from sexual assault
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1342195/beijing-ngo-teaches-young-rural-girls-protect-themselves-sexual-assault

Corruption (腐败)

Chinese official suspended over $115,000 pig trotter tab
Agence France-Presse, October 28, 2013
http://bit.ly/18wTamw

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

食品安全法修订草案送审稿公开征求意见
Opinions solicited on draft food safety law
Xinhua, October 29, 2013
CH: http://news.eastday.com/c/20131029/u1a7742699.html
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-10/29/c_132842039.htm

Education (教育)

报告显示中国留学生美国名校退学率高达25% (Report shows up to 25% drop-out rate for Chinese students at prestigious U.S. universities)
Southern Metropolis Daily, October 27, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/1027/07/9C65LNUE0001124J.html

Environment (环境)

China to monitor link between smog and health
Reuters, October 28, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/28/us-china-environment-idUSBRE99R0L320131028

Hong Kong (香港)

电视发牌民怨烧身 特首港府民望急挫 (New survey from Chinese University of HK: approval rating for Chief Executive CY Leung drops significantly over concerns about gov’t control of the media)
Voice of America, October 29, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/Chief-executive-hit-lowest-point-in-polls-after-the-controversy-of-tv-licensing-20131029/1779003.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Lawyers challenge judges’ authority in trial of Chinese activists
江西新余非法集会案庭审交锋激烈
New York Times, October 29, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131029/c29trial/dual/

Related:
China puts 3 members of activist group on trial in sign of party intolerance of dissent
Associated Press, October 28, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-puts-3-members-of-activist-group-on-trial-in-sign-of-party-intolerance-of-dissent/2013/10/27/a4818b3e-3f82-11e3-b028-de922d7a3f47_story.html

China trial of anti-corruption activists suspended: lawyer
Agence France-Presse, October 28, 2013
http://bit.ly/17pcfNF

Information Control (信息控制)

China censors news of an SUV plowing into a crowd in Tiananmen Square, killing five
Washington Post, October 28, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-censors-busy-as-jeep-plows-into-crowd-in-tiananmen-square-killing-five/2013/10/28/768f7b88-3fc2-11e3-b028-de922d7a3f47_story.html

International Human Rights （国际人权）

德人权组织要求联合国人权理事会严审中国人权状况 (German rights organization asks UN Human Rights Council to seriously examine China’s human rights situation)
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gr-10282013095021.html

China UN Mission smears Uyghur President, says group
Epoch Times, October 28, 2013
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/332168-china-un-mission-smears-uyghur-president-says-group/

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

Norway snub shows sharp edge of Chinese diplomacy
Associated Press, October 28, 2013
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/10/28/5282665/norway-snub-shows-sharp-edge-of.html?rh=1

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Government think tank offers insight into reformist goals
Wall Street Journal, October 28, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/28/report-offers-insight-into-reformist-goals/

Related:
Hopes of market reforms in China tempered by political realities
三中全会市场化改革议程知易行难
New York Times, October 29, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131029/c29reform/dual/

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

China doctors protest after murder by patient
Agence France-Presse, October 28, 2013
http://bit.ly/1alNfan

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetan families still in tents two months after quake
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tents-10282013161919.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Tiananmen jeep crash kills 5, police name Xinjiang suspects
Global Times, October 29, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/820978.shtml

Related:
“警方称天安门撞车事件嫌疑人系维族” (Police claim suspects of Tiananmen crash are Uyghurs)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 29, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/10/131029_beijing_tiananmen.shtml

China police search for Uighurs after deadly crash
Associated Press, October 29, 2013
http://news.yahoo.com/china-police-search-uighurs-deadly-crash-042042459.html

Opinion (观点)

The U.S. needs a new strategy in addressing China’s human rights
The Washington Post, October 27, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jared-genser-the-us-needs-a-new-strategy-in-addressing-chinas-human-rights/2013/10/27/58246600-34ef-11e3-8a0e-4e2cf80831fc_story.html

You may never eat street food in China again after watching this video
Washington Post, October 28, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/10/28/you-may-never-eat-street-food-in-china-again-after-watching-this-video/

李克强身处改革十字路口 (China’s premier stuck at a "reform crossroad")
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2013
http://www.scmpchinese.com/sc/china/15220/li-ke-qiang-shen-chu-gai-ge-shi-zi-lu-kou

Children (儿童)

China sex abuse laws: courts seek tougher sentencing on sex abuse cases
International Business Times, October 25, 2013
http://www.ibtimes.com/china-sex-abuse-laws-courts-seek-tougher-sentencing-sex-abuse-cases-1442280

Civil Society (民间社会)

广州：公务员禁入社会组织 离退休后兼职需审批 (Guangzhou bans civil servants from joining NGOs)
Yangtze Evening Post, October 27, 2013
http://news.cnr.cn/native/gd/201310/t20131027_513946392.shtml

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

Chinese paper apologizes after journalist shown on TV confessing to publishing false reports
Associated Press, October 27, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-paper-apologizes-after-journalist-shown-on-tv-confessing-to-publishing-false-reports/2013/10/26/4f5818ee-3eba-11e3-b0e7-716179a2c2c7_story.html

Related:
新快报记者收人钱财发表大量失实报道 被依法刑事拘留 (Criminally detained reporter confesses to accepting bribes to publish false reports on CCTV)
Xinhua, October 26, 2013
http://china.huanqiu.com/roll/2013-10/4493916.html

Hukou (户口)

清华教授：中国户籍城镇化率仅27.6% 户籍改革滞后 (Qinghua University’s report: China’s urbanization progressing faster than hukou reform)
Legal Daily, October 28, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1028/c70731-23346759.html

UW professor devises reform in Chinese hukou system
Northwest Asian Weekly, October 25, 2013
http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/10/uw-professor-devises-reform-chinese-hukou-system/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

邀请曹顺利的日内瓦人权组织谈中国人权 (ISHR disappointed Cao Shunli’s case not raised during China’s UPR after it reported her disappearance to Human Rights Council)
Radio France International, October 28, 2013
http://rfi.my/1eZpwMe

新余庭审第一天 三君子被迫解除律师委托合同 (Three defendants were forced to dismiss their lawyers on first day of trial in Xinyu)
Voice of America, October 26, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/xinyu-activists-followup-20131028/1778410.html

Related:
Trial adjourned for China anti-graft activists
Reuters, October 28, 2013
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/10/28/china-corruption-idINDEE99R00R20131028/

For more information, see:
Lawyers call for release of three asset transparency advocates, challenge legality of trial delay
律师发表声明 指法院超期羁押刘萍等三人违法侵权
Human Rights in China, October 15, 2013
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/content/6973
CH:http://hrichina.org/cn/content/6974

Xia Yeliang: the China Americans don't see
Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323308504579085611270637836

Protest in Shanghai after unexplained death of detainee
The Telegraph, October 26, 2013
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10406517/Protest-in-Shanghai-after-unexplained-death-of-detainee.html

Chinese activist's mom, brother to visit him in US
Associated Press, October 26, 2013
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-activists-mother-brother-plan-us-visit-20690069

Labor (劳工)

China’s reforms leave labor unions behind
The Diplomat, October 24, 2013
http://thediplomat.com/china-power/chinas-reforms-leave-labor-unions-behind/

National Defense (国防)

中国海军第一支核潜艇部队组建42年来首次解密 (China’s navy debuts first nuclear submarines in its 42-year history)
Xinhua, October 27, 2013
http://news.southcn.com/z/2013-10/27/content_82819735.htm

Related:
China displays nuclear submarine fleet for first time
Business Standard, October 28, 2013
http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/china-displays-nuclear-submarine-fleet-for-first-time-113102800392_1.html

Open Government Information (信息公开)

Challenging the Chinese government to disclose its aid to North Korea
New York Times, October 24, 2013
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/24/challenging-the-chinese-government-to-disclose-its-aid-to-north-korea/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

国研中心“383”改革方案全文公布 刘鹤领衔起草 (State Council’s Development Research Center unveils reform proposal that reflects the “correct management of government-market relationship”)
China News Service, October 28, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1027/c1001-23338752.html

See the report:
新一轮改革的基本思路和行动方案 (Basic reasoning and action plan of China’s new round of reforms)
China Reform, Cai Xin, October 1, 2013
http://magazine.caixin.com/2013-09-30/100587968.html

Related:
Chinese government think tank pushes for major reforms across all aspects of the economy and life
AFP, October 28, 2013
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-think-tank-lays-out-reforms-2013-10

Market awaits "unprecedented" reforms in China
Forbes, October 26, 2013
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2013/10/26/market-awaits-unprecedented-reforms-in-china/?partner=yahootix

Across the party wall
The Economist, October 26, 2013
http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21588359-vietnams-communist-party-bit-mess-chinas-may-have-little-teach-it-across

Protests and Petitions （抗议和请愿）

事故还是自杀式抗议？(Tiananmen car crash: an accident or suicide-style protest?)
Deutsche Welle, October 28, 2013
http://bit.ly/Hr2amA

Related pictures:
网上疯传 天安门前爆炸的汽车上携带炸弹 (Tiananmen car accident was a car bombing)
Boxun, October 28, 2013
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2013/10/201310282355.shtml#.Um6VBHCsgyp

Taiwan (台湾)

吴伯雄重申"两岸不是国与国关系" (Elder Taiwan statesman reiterates that cross straits relations are not relations between countries)
Deutsche Welle, October 28, 2013
http://bit.ly/1dDue4s

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Uighur Muslims in China arrested for "online jihad"
International Business Times, October 28, 2013
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/517429/20131028/china-internet-jihad-online-xinjiang-province-muslim.htm

Opinion (观点)

Economic rather than political reform to be focus of CPC meeting
China Times, October 27, 2013
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20131027000003&cid=1701&MainCatID=17

Can China escape its choking air pollution?
Washington Post, October 26, 2013
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/can-china-escape-its-choking-air-pollution/2013/10/25/258ea032-3c35-11e3-b7ba-503fb5822c3e_story.html

陈永洲事件掀起“滥用公权”问题的讨论 (Chen Yongzhou incident prompts discussion about "abuse of public authority")
Radio France International, October 28, 2013
http://rfi.my/HoBbsM