Labor (劳工)

China shoe strike spreads, enters second week
Reuters, April 21, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/21/us-china-strike-idUSBREA3K08P20140421?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Related:
东莞裕元鞋厂工人罢工进入第二个星期 (Dongguang Yuyuan shoe factory strike enters its second week)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 21, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140421_shoe_factory_strikes.shtml

Henan teachers vow to keep marching over pay demands
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/teachers-04212014105253.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Closer look: why gov't is eager to renovate shantytowns
Caixin, April 21, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-04-21/100668178.html

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

How China is using criminal detention in place of re-education through labour
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1492192/china-using-criminal-detention-place-re-education-through-labour

Refugees and Asylum Seekers (难民和庇护寻求者)

Asylum seekers protest as rights group sued for defamation
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1492044/asylum-seekers-protest-rights-group-sued-defamation

Deadly clash reported on border of China and Vietnam
The New York Times, April 19, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/20/world/asia/deadly-clash-between-vietnamese-border-guards-and-chinese-migrants-reported.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Religion (宗教)

China on course to become “world's most Christian nation” within 15 years
The Telegraph, April 19, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10776023/China-on-course-to-become-worlds-most-Christian-nation-within-15-years.html

Society (社会)

Chinese urban enforcer hopes Google Glass will prevent violence
The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/21/chinese-urban-enforcer-hopes-google-glass-will-prevent-violence/?mod=WSJBlog

Taiwan (台湾)

A t-shirt with “democratic pheromones” sells for $4,000 in Taiwan
台湾学运领袖原味T恤拍出高价
The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2014
EN:http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/21/a-t-shirt-with-democratic-pheromones-sells-for-4000-in-taiwan/?mod=WSJBlog
CH:http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140421/rec162113.asp?source=NewSearch

Technology (科技)

New York real-estate agent scores $13 million deal on WeChat
微信助美房产中介敲定1300万美元生意
The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2014
EN:http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/21/new-york-real-estate-agent-scores-13-million-deal-on-wechat/?mod=WSJBlog
CH:http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140421/rec174634.asp?source=NewSearch

Women (妇女)

More women on company boards reduces fraud, study finds
研究称女董事越多企业欺诈越少
The New York Times, April 21, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140421/c21women/dual/

Culture (文化)

好莱坞大牌北京电影节上意外“开炮”(At Beijing int’l film festival, Hollywood director calls on Chinese film industry to focus on China’s historical controversies)
Deutsche Welle, April 17, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1BkAw

Related:
Oliver Stone slams Chinese film industry at Beijing festival
The Hollywood Reporter, April 16, 2014
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oliver-stone-slams-chinese-film-697058

Environment (环境)

中国近五分之一耕地污染，南方甚于北方
One-fifth of China’s farmland is polluted, state study finds
The New York Times, April 18, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140418/c18pollute/dual/

As opposition grows, China defends plans for petrochemical plants
Reuters, April 18, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/18/us-china-petrochemicals-campaign-idUSBREA3H07020140418?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China sentences anti-corruption activists
Al Jazeera, April 18, 2014
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/04/china-sentences-anti-corruption-activists-201441885818751847.html

Related:
Citizen activists on trial 2014: schedule/status and essays
Human Rights in China, April 18, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizen-activists-trial-2014-schedulestatus-and-essays

音频：辩护律师称丁家喜无罪 (Audio: lawyer defends Ding Jiaxi’s innocence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 18, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2014/04/140418_iv_zhang_keke.shtml

“这是一场荒谬的政治审判”(Ding Jiaxi’s lawyer: “This case is a political mockery”)
Deutsche Welle, April 18, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Bkj8

Information Control (信息控制)

An Internet “Big V” opts for abject contrition
The New York Times, April 17, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/17/an-internet-big-v-opts-for-abject-contrition/?_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

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

乌克兰危机虽推动俄中接近 但戒心难消除 (Ukraine crisis draws Russia and China closer, but hard to eliminate distrust)
Voice of America, April 18, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/russia-china-balance-20140418/1896174.html

中国人走进拉美：新伙伴，老问题 (China expands influence in South America: new friends, old problems)
Deutsche Welle, April 18, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Bkjp

June Fourth (六四)

June 4 museum to open on April 26
RTHK English News, April 18, 2014
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20140418/news_20140418_56_1000477.htm

Labor (劳工)

Labour disputes in China increase as the workforce shrinks
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1486398/labour-disputes-china-increase-workforce-shrinks

Yue Yuen strikers vow to continue until benefit contribution deficit paid in full
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1486399/yue-yuen-strikers-vow-continue-until-benefit-contribution-deficit-paid

Interview with China Labour Bulletin Communication Director on labor unrest
China Central Television, April 17, 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnTe0shzXPw&feature=youtu.be

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

官员赞强拆人员是当代“最可爱的人”
Official praises eviction workers as “most lovable”
The New York Times, April 17, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140417/c17eviction/dual/

Persons with Disabilities (残疾人)

China finally offers college entrance exam in braille
The Guardian, April 18, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/18/china-college-entrance-exam-braille

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

报告称中国信访“信升访降” 吁制定国家信访法 (Report states: written petitions increase, in-person petitioning decreases)
People's Daily, April 18, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0418/c1026-24916086.html

Opinion (观点)

Without social mobility, our city can go nowhere
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1486129/without-social-mobility-our-city-can-go-nowhere

Corruption (腐败)

China's Xi purging corrupt officials to put own men in place - sources
Reuters, April 16, 2014
in.reuters.com/article/2014/04/16/uk-china-corruption-xi-idINKBN0D20UO20140416

Environment (环境)

China blames France's Veolia for tap water pollution
Reuters, April 16, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/16/us-china-water-veolia-idUSBREA3E05P20140416

Hukou (户口)

专家：2/3农业户籍人口不愿转非农 城镇化埋隐患 (Expert: 2/3 of rural hukou holders do not want to switch hukou)
China Net, April 17, 2014
finance.china.com.cn/news/zjsd/20140417/2340531.shtml

Information Control (信息控制)

秦火火被判3年 法院称因认罪态度较好从轻处罚 (Netizen sentenced to three years in online “defamation” case)
China News, April 17, 2014
news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-04-17/094429952954.shtml

Related:
China releases blogger on bail, jails another amid rumor crackdown
Reuters, April 16, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/17/us-china-blogger-idUSBREA3G04A20140417?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

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

F.B.I. video warns of efforts to recruit American students as spies
FBI警告美国青年别被中国政府利用
The New York Times, April 16, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/usa/20140416/c16shriver/dual/

报告：朝鲜贩毒 中国最受害 (Report: North Korea's drug trade affects China the most)
Voice of America, April 16, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/article/1895082.html

Related:
Illicit: North Korea’s evolving operations to earn hard currency
The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, April 15, 2014
www.hrnk.org/events/announcements-view.php?id=15

June Fourth (六四)

香港一栋商业楼宇的法人代表称将通过司法程序阻止“六四纪念馆”的开馆 (HK building owners seek court ruling to stall opening of June Fourth Memorial Museum)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-04162014102445.html

Related:
The Tiananmen Square Museum China doesn’t want to see
The Wall Street Journal, April 17, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/17/the-tiananmen-square-museum-china-doesnt-want-to-see/?mod=chinablog

Tiananmen exile dies as 25th anniversary nears
The Telegraph, April 17, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10771709/Tiananmen-exile-dies-as-25th-anniversary-nears.html

Labor (劳工)

China's workforce: smaller, more savvy, more restive
Reuters, April 16, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/16/china-labour-idUSL3N0N71LM20140416

Media (媒体)

Scooped: crowd-funding is improving journalism
The Economist, April 19, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21601010-crowd-funding-improving-journalism-scooped?fsrc=rss

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

China is advancing Hu Yaobang reforms: State media
Zee News, April 16, 2014
zeenews.india.com/news/world/china-is-advancing-hu-yaobang-reforms-state-media_924916.html

Special Report: China: building the dream
The Economist, April 17, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21600797-2030-chinese-cities-will-be-home-about-1-billion-people-getting-urban-china-work

全国人大2014年度立法计划公布:将制定网络安全法 (NPC announces plan to draft new Internet safety law in 2014)
CRI Online, April 17, 2014
http://roll.sohu.com/20140417/n398419124.shtml

Population (人口)

“单独二孩”让全国年新增200万人 8成集中在城市 (80% of 2 million new births under the new family planning policy expected in cities)
Beijing News, April 17, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/04/17/313360.html

You’re welcome to leave Beijing
News China, April 2014 Issue
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/youre-welcome-to-leave-beijing

Rule of Law (法治)

一个美国学者在中国坐牢的经历 (The experience of an American scholar in a Chinese prison)
Voice of America, April 16, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/an-american-in-china-detention-center-20140416/1895064.html

Society (社会)

The urban voice: China’s new middle classes, quiescent so far, may soon become more demanding
The Economist, April 16, 2014
www.economist.com/news/special-report/21600805-chinas-new-middle-classes-quiescent-so-far-may-soon-become-more-demanding-urban

China’s losers: amid spreading prosperity, a generation of self-styled also-rans emerges
The Economist, April 19, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21601007-amid-spreading-prosperity-generation-self-styled-also-rans-emerges-chinas-losers?fsrc=rss

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

China's economic growth slows to 24-year low of 7.4 percent, raising risk of job losses
Associated Press, April 15, 2014
http://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2014/04/15/chinas-growth-slows-to-24-year-low-of-74-percent

Corruption (腐败)

新华社记者再次实名举报华润董事长 (Xinhua reporter uses his real identity in new corruption charges against company executive online)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140415_huarun_corruption_probe.shtml

Disasters (灾难)

China's efforts in hunt for plane are seen as hurting more than helping
The New York Times, April 14, 2014
www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/world/asia/chinas-efforts-in-hunt-for-plane-are-seen-as-hurting-more-than-helping.html

Related:
中国驳斥纽约时报 说中国未延误搜寻客机 (China hits back at NYTimes article for suggesting its efforts hampered search for lost jetliner)
Voice of America, April 15, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-malaysia-plane-20140415/1893672.html

Environment (环境)

饮用苯超标自来水至少八天 兰州市民、律师起诉自来水公司 (Lawyer, citizens bring lawsuits against Lanzhou company for tap water contamination)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/jp2-04152014101148.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China cracks down on rights lawyers, who say they were tortured after seeking justice
Associated Press, April 15, 2014
www.startribune.com/world/255284091.html?page=all&prepage=1&c=y#continue

Related:
Post Reeducation-Through-Labor "abolition": lawyers and defenders monitor legal reform implementation--the Jiansanjiang case
"废除"劳教： 律师和维权人士监督法律改革实施--建三江案
Human Rights in China, April 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/post-reeducation-through-labor-abolition-lawyers-and-defenders-monitor-legal-reform-implementation
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/fei-chu-lao-jiao-lu-shi-he-wei-quan-ren-shi-jian-du-fa-lu-gai-ge-shi-shi-jian-san-jiang

Information Control (信息控制)

英国驻华使馆生造火星文 中国学者辩解外媒不得进藏 (UK Embassy's attempts to circumvent Weibo censors go viral among Chinese netizens)
Voice of America, April 15, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-rights-20140415/1893718.html

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

China's air pollution leading to more erratic climate for U.S., say scientists
The Guardian, April 15, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/15/china-air-pollution-pacific-climate-us-national-academy-sciences

U.S., China in “productive” talks after North Korea test threat
Reuters, April 16, 2014
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/uk-nuclear-korea-usa-china-idUKBREA3E22Z20140415

June Fourth (六四)

China remembers death that catalyzed Tiananmen protests
The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/16/china-remembers-death-that-catalyzed-tiananmen-protests/?mod=WSJBlog

Related:
June Fourth at 25: resisting enforced amnesia, building a just future
纪念六四25周年：抵制强迫失忆，建设公正的未来
Human Rights in China, April 10, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-25-resisting-enforced-amnesia-building-just-future
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/ji-nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-di-zhi-qiang-po-shi-yi-jian

Labor (劳工)

Several Guangzhou hospital security guards vow to appeal jail sentences
China Labour Bulletin, April 15, 2014
www.clb.org.hk/en/content/several-guangzhou-hospital-security-guards-vow-appeal-jail-sentences

东莞裕元鞋厂爆发三万人大规模罢工 (Tens of thousands on strike at Dongguan shoe factory)
Voice of America, April 15, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-shoe-factory-strike-20140415/1894019.html

Related:
Massive China shoe factory strike rolls on as offer falls flat
Reuters, April 15, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/us-china-strike-idUSBREA3E0RD20140415

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

河南官员赞拆迁人员“最可爱的人” 称拆迁户硬钉子 (Henan officials praise forced eviction officers, chide residents who resist)
Caijing, April 16, 2014
politics.caijing.com.cn/2014-04-16/114101878.html

China's nail houses: the homeowners who refuse to make way – in pictures
The Guardian, April 15, 2014
www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/apr/15/china-nail-houses-in-pictures-property-development

Technology (科技)

Handheld revolution
News China, April 2014 Issue
www.newschinamag.com/magazine/handheld-revolution

Tibet (西藏)

西藏今日发生自焚抗议事件 (Self-immolation reported in Tibetan area in Sichuan)
Voice of America, April 15, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/self-immolation-20140415/1893876.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Uygurs protest over teenager's fatal shooting in Aksu city, Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1483285/uygurs-protest-over-teenagers-fatal-shooting-aksu-city-xinjiang

Opinion (观点)

中国人的民主“饥渴症”与“拒食症”(Chinese hunger and distaste for democracy)
Financial Times, April 16, 2014
www.ftchinese.com/story/001055782

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Animal welfare group plans largest rescue of Chinese bile bears
Reuters, April 15, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/us-china-bears-idUSBREA3E0B820140415

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

Walmart tells Beijing to improve food labelling rules
The Telegraph, April 14, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/10766396/Walmart-tells-Beijing-to-improve-food-labelling-rules.html

Domestic security (国内安全)

China stresses need for stability at first meeting of new security council
Reuters, April 15, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/us-china-defence-idUSBREA3E0OA20140415?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Environment (环境)

兰州威立雅拒绝迟报瞒报水检结果指责 (Lanzhou water company rejects accusations of cover-up in tap water contamination accident)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140414_lanzhou_water_pollution.shtml

Related:
兰州市民或已饮8天苯超标水 (Lanzhou residents possibly drank contaminated water for 8 days without knowing)
Beijing News, April 15, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/inside/2014/04/15/313051.html

China to probe Veolia unit over reporting of water pollution
Reuters, April 14, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/04/14/china-water-veolia-idUKL3N0N623G20140414

Hong Kong (香港)

国务院港澳办主任：特首爱国爱港是基本政治伦理 (Beijing: HK Chief Executive should love their country, no matter what political system in HK)
Caijing, April 15, 2014
politics.caijing.com.cn/2014-04-15/114097979.html

Talk on Hong Kong political reform in China divides
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2014
www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-27020040

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

杨匡“偷越国边境”案择期宣判 声援人士途中遭拦截 (No verdict in Shenzhen trial of HK activist Yang Kuang for “illegal border-crossing,” supporters intercepted by police)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy2-04142014101548.html

Related:
Hong Kong activist pledges to continue human rights fight at trial in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1482423/activist-yang-kuang-speaks-out-human-rights-trial-shenzhen

Who Is Xu Zhiyong— an interview with Dr. Teng Biao
曹雅学：谁是许志永—— 与滕彪博士的访谈
New Citizens Movement (Translation by China Change), April 11, 2014
EN, Part 1: http://chinachange.org/2014/04/10/who-is-xu-zhiyong/
EN, Part 2: http://chinachange.org/2014/04/13/who-is-xu-zhiyong-2/
CH: http://xgmyd.com/archives/1914

Information Control (信息控制)

China’s latest crackdown on porn has little to do with porn
Quartz, April 14, 2014
qz.com/198932/china-latest-crackdown-on-porn-has-little-to-do-with-porn/

International Human Rights (国际人权)

英国外交部对中方滞后人权对话感到失望 (UK foreign office disappointed at postponement of human rights dialogue with China)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/zaa-04142014124321.html

Related:
China angered by Britain's report on human rights, cancels talks
Reuters, April 15, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/us-britain-china-rights-idUSBREA3E0FN20140415?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

China tells U.S. to stop “gesticulating” on rights cases
Reuters, April 14, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/14/us-china-usa-rights-idUSBREA3D0GC20140414

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

China angered by U.S. environment chief's visit to Taiwan
Reuters, April 15, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/us-china-usa-taiwan-idUSBREA3E0N220140415

June Fourth (六四)

从纪念胡耀邦看人格魅力推动政改 (Hu Yaobang a prime example of reforms driven by charismatic leaders)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140414_huyaobang_25anniversary.shtml

After 25 years of amnesia, remembering a forgotten Tiananmen
National Public Radio, April 15, 2014
http://www.npr.org/2014/04/15/301433547/after-25-years-of-amnesia-remembering-a-forgotten-tiananmen?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=share&utm_medium=twitter

Labor (劳工)

河南省一千多名教师因工资短缺发动罢课 (Over 1,000 Henan teachers go on strike to protest low salaries)
Radio France International, April 13, 2014
www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20140413-河南省一千多名教师因工 资短缺发动罢课

China convicts hospital workers after high-profile labour protest
Reuters, April 15, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/15/china-labour-idUSL3N0N71WY20140415

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

China's “eco-cities”: empty of hospitals, shopping centres and people
The Guardian, April 14, 2014
www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/apr/14/china-tianjin-eco-city-empty-hospitals-people

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Thousands clash with Chinese police in crematorium protests
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/crematorium-04142014150354.html

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang to be feted as "Global Shark Guardian" in New York
Forbes, April 13, 2014
www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2014/04/13/chinese-billionaire-guo-guangchang-to-be-feted-as-global-shark-guardian-in-new-york/

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

Beijing rejects IMF's hard-landing warning for China's economy
Reuters, April 12, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/12/us-imf-economy-china-idUSBREA3B0K120140412

Children (儿童)

5 held over bus deaths of 8 Chinese school children
The Washington Post, April 13, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/5-detained-over-deaths-of-chinese-schoolchildren/2014/04/13/b0fe7d54-c2e5-11e3-9ee7-02c1e10a03f0_story.html

Corruption (腐败)

Senior official from China's Sichuan under graft probe: Xinhua
Reuters, April 13, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/13/us-china-corruption-idUSBREA3C04T20140413

Chinese protesters ambush anti-corruption team at luxury hotel
The Telegraph, April 14, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10765432/Chinese-protesters-ambush-anti-corruption-team-at-luxury-hotel.html

PLA to set up local "watchdog" offices to monitor graft and protect troops' rights
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1482158/pla-set-watchdog-offices-counties-provinces-monitor-graft

Communist Party anti-corruption watchdog investigates one of its own officials
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1480492/communist-party-corruption-watchdog-investigates-one-its-own-officials

Environment (环境)

兰州：自来水苯污染已经得到缓解 (Lanzhou authorities say tap water pollution is under control)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 13, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140413_lanzhou_tapwater.shtml

Related:
China water contamination affects 2.4m after oil leak
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 12, 2014
www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27002602

Beijing’s bad-air days, finally counted
The Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/14/beijings-bad-air-days-finally-counted/

Hong Kong (香港)

“北京与香港议员在普选上仍有分歧” (Central gov’t and HK legislators continue to hold different positions over political reforms)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 13, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140413_china_hk_meeting.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

许志永二审维持原判遭各界谴责 (Rejection of Xu Zhiyong's appeal draws condemnation)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-04112014115232.html

Related:
Against the tide of human progress
The Economist, April 11, 2014
http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2014/04/human-rights-china

Xu Zhiyong appeal rejected by Chinese appellate court
美国国务院发言人就中国一高级法院驳回许志永上诉一事发表声明
United States Department of State, April 11, 2014
EN: www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/04/224685.htm
CH: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/chinese/texttrans/2014/04/20140411297764.html#ixzz2yfH8ySfk

A free soul imprisoned: Citizen Xu Zhiyong’s statement for second-instance trial
Xu Zhiyong (Translation by Human Rights in China), April 2, 2014
www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/free-soul-imprisoned-citizen-xu-zhiyongs-statement-second-instance-trial

中国律师界声援因言遭刑拘广东律师 (Large number of Chinese lawyers sign up to represent Guangdong human rights lawyer criminally detained in Beijing)
Voice of America, April 13, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-rights-20140413/1892287.html

北京四律师的联合声明抗议建三江农垦公安局对他们的治安拘留处罚 (Four lawyers issued joint statement protesting their illegal detention in Jiansanjiang)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-04132014142813.html

Related:
建三江被拘四律师获释后的联合声明 (Joint statement by four lawyers after their release from detention in Jiansanjiang)
Boxun, April 13, 2014
boxun.com/news/gb/china/2014/04/201404131205.shtml#.U0tcKeaSxkg

International Human Rights (国际人权)

英媒：中国取消了同英国的人权对话 (China cancels British bilateral human rights dialogue)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/04/140414_press_review.shtml

Related:
China cancels human rights dialogue with Britain
The Guardian, April 14, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/14/china-cancels-human-rights-dialogue-with-britain-dalai-lama

June Fourth (六四)

Tiananmen 25 years on: the “event” that no one dares remember
The Telegraph, April 13, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10762871/Tiananmen-25-years-on-the-event-that-no-one-dares-remember.html

王光亞認為因六四攻擊內地政治制度不合適 (Beijing deems the use of June Fourth to attack mainland's political system inappropriate)
RTHK, April 13, 2014
rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20140413/news_20140413_55_999303.htm

Twenty-five years after his death, Hu Yaobang still remembered as pragmatic reformist
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1482247/twenty-five-years-after-his-death-hu-yaobang-still-remembered-pragmatic

Labor (劳工)

More than ten thousand workers stage strike at massive Dongguan shoe factory
China Labour Bulletin, April 14, 2014
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/more-ten-thousand-workers-stage-strike-massive-dongguan-shoe-factory

National Defense (国防)

China's booming military spending belies caution
Agence France-Presse, April 11, 2014
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140411/chinas-booming-military-spending-belies-caution

Society (社会)

时隐时现的文革历史
Cultural Revolution nostalgia
The New York Times, April 10, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140410/c10yu/dual/

Taiwan (台湾)

Fresh protests rock Taiwan's police and parliament
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1477889/fresh-protests-rock-taiwans-police-and-parliament

Women (妇女)

Women postgraduates land jobs easier if pregnancy is out of the way
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1474563/woman-postgraduates-land-jobs-easier-if-pregnancy-out-way

Opinion (观点)

汤嘉琛：“差评”兰州水污染事件的信息发布 (Lanzhou authorities performed poorly in information disclosure on tap water pollution incident)
Haiwai Net, April 14, 2014
news.sina.com.cn/pl/2014-04-14/114429929237.shtml

Cyber Security (网络安全)

The mysterious disappearance of China’s elite hacking unit
Washington Post, April 10, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/04/10/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-chinas-elite-hacking-unit/

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

Chinese billionaires hope their money can help buy better food
Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/11/chinese-billionaires-hope-their- money-can-help-buy-better-food/?mod=WSJBlog

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

建三江被拘遭遇记 (An account of my detention in Jiansanjiang)
New York Times, April 11, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140411/cc11wangquanzhang/

For more information, see:
Post Reeducation-Through-Labor "abolition": lawyers and defenders monitor legal reform implementation--the Jiansanjiang case
"废除"劳教： 律师和维权人士监督法律改革实施--建三江案
Human Rights in China, April 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/post-reeducation-through-labor-abolition-lawyers-and-defenders-monitor-legal-reform-implementation
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/fei-chu-lao-jiao-lu-shi-he-wei-quan-ren-shi-jian-du-fa-lu-gai-ge-shi-shi-jian-san-jiang

赵常青庭审拒认罪将择期宣判 律师提法院违反程序不被采纳 (Verdict in trial of activist Zhao Changqing forthcoming, court rejects lawyers' objection to procedural problems)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-04102014110214.html

China rejects appeal of citizens movement founder
Associated Press, April 11, 2014
qctimes.com/news/world/asia/china-rejects-appeal-of-citizens-movement-founder/article_001b1039-fff2-54fc-8c38-91c201862f96.html

Chinese civil rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong releases autobiography amid likely court rebuff
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1474623/chinese-civil-rights-lawyer-xu-zhiyong-releases-autobiography-amid-likely

For more information, see:
Lawyers dismissed or withdrawn in protest of unfair trials of three citizen activists
Human Rights in China, January 31, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/lawyers-dismissed-or-withdrawn-protest-unfair-trials-three-citizen

Citizen activists on trial 2014: schedule/status and essays
Human Rights in China, April 7, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizen-activists-trial-2014-schedulestatus-and-essays

Information Control (信息控制)

奖项空缺 抗议中国电影审查? (Is lack of winners in Chinese film awards a subtle rebuke of censorship?)
Deutsche Welle, April 10, 2014
dw.de/p/1Bfni

Related: China film directors' guild declines to award best picture
Agence France-Presse, April 10, 2014
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140410/china-film-directors-guild- declines-award-best-picture

International Human Rights (国际人权)

英国人权报告关注中国人权捍卫者处境 (In human rights report, UK expresses concern over the situation of human rights defenders in China)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/zaa-04102014120725.html

See report:
Human Rights and Democracy 2013-14: China
United Kingdoms Foreign and Commonwealth Office, April 10, 2014
www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk/china/

Spain: A human-rights avenger no longer?
Christian Science Monitor, April 10, 2014
www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2014/0410/Spain-A-human-rights-avenger-n o-longer

International Relations (国际关系)

The legal question that could stop China's maritime power grab
Foreign Policy, April 11, 2014
theweek.com/article/index/259525/the-legal-question-that-could-end-chinas-maritime-power-grab

China explores regional security framework with Asian nations
First Post, April 10, 2014
www.firstpost.com/world/china-explores-regional-security-framework-with-asian-nations-1474567.html

Chinese lending to Latin America: flexible friends
The Economist, April 12, 2014
www.economist.com/news/americas/21600686-china-lends-disproportionately -countries-lack-other-options-flexible-friends

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

上海数千访民市政府集会要人权 当局如临大敌特警维稳 (Several thousand petitioners gather outside Shanghai city hall demanding human rights, special police forces arrive to maintain control)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/jp2-04102014123744.html

Civil Society (民间社会)

Beneath the glacier: In spite of a political clampdown, a flourishing civil society is taking hold
The Economist, April 12, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21600747-spite-political-clampdown-flourishing-civil-society-taking-hold-beneath-glacier?fsrc=rss

Corruption (腐败)

广东省纪委出台规定:不准用私款私物大办婚丧事宜 (Guangdong corruption watchdog issues new directive banning officials from holding opulent weddings and funerals)
Guangzhou Daily, April 9, 2014
www.bjd.com.cn/jryw/gnxw/201404/09/t20140409_6586061.html

Related:
Planning a wedding or funeral? China’s Communist Party wants to know
The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/09/planning-a-wedding-or-funeral-chinas-communist-party-wants-to-know/?mod=WSJBlog

Graft inquiry fells another ally of former security chief
周永康旧部郭永祥被宣布 “双开”
The New York Times, April 10, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140410/c10graft/dual/

Health (健康)

China recruits “guardian angels” to protect embattled doctors
Reuters, April 9, 2014
news.yahoo.com/china-recruits-guardian-angels-protect-embattled-doctors-071140651.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国当局为何加紧对维权人士的打压？(What is behind China's intensified crackdown on rights defenders?)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-04092014145517.html

Related:
Understanding China’s crackdown on rights advocates: personal accounts and perspectives
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, April 8, 2014
www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/understanding-china’s-crackdown-on-rights-advocates-personal-accounts-and

China corruption plan: punish those who expose it
USA Today, April 9, 2014
www.wtsp.com/story/news/2014/04/09/china-corruption-fight/7497461/

北京公民案律师退庭抗议法院违法违规 (Lawyers withdraw from court in protest of procedural problems)
Voice of America, April 9, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/attorney-withdraw-from-the-court-trial-20140409/1889364.html

Related:
Lawyers quit in protest at China graft activists' trial
Agence France-Presse, April 10, 2014
au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/22513120/lawyers-quit-in-protest-at-china-graft-activists-trial/

Anti-corruption activist on trial in China
Al Jazeera, April 10, 2014
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/04/anti-corruption-activist-trial-china-201441071430605364.html

Citizen activists on trial 2014: schedule/status and essays
Human Rights in China, April 7, 2014
www.hrichina.org/en/citizen-activists-trial-2014-schedulestatus-and-essays

Information Control (信息控制)

秦火火损害谁的形象？ (Online defamation trial a key test case in China's Internet crackdown)
Deutsche Welle, April 9, 2014
www.dw.de/秦火火损害谁的形象/a-17553189?maca=chi-rss-chi-all-1127-rdf

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

US Senate resolution calls for greater press freedom in China
Business Standard, April 10, 2014
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/us-senate-resolution-calls-for-greater-press-freedom-in-china-114041000299_1.html

June Fourth (六四)

Owners threaten legal action over world's first June 4 museum
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1472402/owners-threaten-legal-action-over-worlds-first-june-4-museum

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

Party insider offers rare insight into what China’s reforms mean
The Conversation, April 10, 2014
theconversation.com/party-insider-offers-rare-insight-into-what-chinas-reforms-mean-25367

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan activists peacefully exit parliament after weeks-long occupation
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1473317/taiwan-president-insists-trade-pacts-benefits-student-activists-prepare

Tibet (西藏)

西藏索县两藏民被捕 青海玛多县转经轮被拆除 (Tibetan residents reportedly arrested, sacred religious items dismantled in Qinghai)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-04092014140946.html

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

南华早报：外企进军内地幼儿园 关系决定成败 (SCMP: Success of mainland kindergartens funded by foreign enterprises depends on “guanxi”)
Sina News, April 9, 2014
http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2014-04-09/0822772934.html

Death Penalty (死刑)

中国计划取消死囚器官移植 (China to stop harvesting organs from death row inmates)
Deutsche Welle, April 9, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1BeBb

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

北京法院审理网民诽谤诋毁雷锋案 (Two netizens to go on trial for "defaming" Communist hero)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xql-04082014154848.html

Health (健康)

卫计委：将公布幼儿园擅自喂药查处结果 (Top health body to publish results of investigation into kindergartens drug scandals)
China Youth Daily, April 9, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/04-09/6042099.shtml

Black lungs, rotting teeth: China urged to use graphic warnings on cigarette packs
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1471021/black-lungs-rotting-teeth-china-urged-switch-more-graphic-warnings

Hong Kong (香港)

Concern over call for national security laws in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1468961/call-impose-national-security-laws-hong-kong-worrying

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

六四天网两记者取保 警方审讯指名黄琦“问供” (Human rights website journalists released on bail, police interrogation targets webmaster Huang Qi)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-04082014111105.html

伊力哈木.土赫提的女儿到美国国会作证 (Illham Tohti's daughter testifies before U.S. Congress)
Voice of America, April 8, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-human-rights-20140408/1889249.html

Related:
Jailed academic Ilham Tohti’s daughter slams China's treatment of Uygurs before U.S. Congress
Agence France-Presse, April 9, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1471287/jailed-academic-ilham-tohtis-daughter-slams-chinas-treatment-uygurs-us

再有前往建三江律师遭拦截 国际特赦要求中国当局彻查事件 (More lawyers obstructed from going to Jiansanjiang, Amnesty International requests thorough investigation by Chinese authorities)
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-04092014100945.html

For more information, see:
Post Reeducation-Through-Labor "abolition": lawyers and defenders monitor legal reform implementation--the Jiansanjiang case
"废除"劳教： 律师和维权人士监督法律改革实施--建三江案
Human Rights in China, April 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/post-reeducation-through-labor-abolition-lawyers-and-defenders-monitor-legal-reform-implementation
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/fei-chu-lao-jiao-lu-shi-he-wei-quan-ren-shi-jian-du-fa-lu-gai-ge-shi-shi-jian-san-jiang

“新公民运动”成员丁家喜李蔚出庭受审 (New Citizens Movement members Ding Jiaxi and Li Wei tried by Beijing court)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140408_china_trials.shtml

律师丁家喜案开庭：做有态度的公民 (Human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi goes on trial)
Deutsche Welle, April 8, 2014
dw.de/p/1BddW

More anti-graft activists tried in China
Agence France-Press, April 8, 2014
www.enca.com/world/more-anti-graft-activists-tried-china

For more information, see:
Lawyers dismissed or withdrawn in protest of unfair trials of three citizen activists
Human Rights in China, January 31, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/lawyers-dismissed-or-withdrawn-protest-unfair-trials-three-citizen

Citizen activists on trial 2014: schedule/status and essays
Human Rights in China, April 7, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizen-activists-trial-2014-schedulestatus-and-essays

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

China’s local governments are making a killing off of funerals
Quartz, April 8, 2014
qz.com/196191/chinas-local-governments-are-making-a-killing-off-of-funerals/

Tibet (西藏)

四川巴塘自焚事件后藏民被教育 传自焚尼姑被监禁 (Tibetans “educated” by gov’t after Sichuan immolation)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-04082014095517.html

Opinion (观点)

China’s poisonous waterways
故乡的病与有毒的河
New York Times, April 9, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140409/c09sheng/dual/

Guanxi, evils of China's traditional *social networks*
Caixin, April 9, 2014
http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/guanxi-evils-of-china-039-s-traditional-social-networks-/guanxi-health-connections-philosophy-communism/c3s15475/