Corruption (腐败)

No ordinary Zhou: In carrying out the most significant purge in a generation, Xi Jinping seeks to tighten his grip
The Economist, August 9, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21610313-carrying-out-most-significant-purge-generation-xi-jinping-seeks-tighten-his-grip-no

GSK China crisis: Peter Humphrey sentenced to two-and-a-half years
The Telegraph, August 9, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/pharmaceuticalsandchemicals/11022230/GSK-China-crisis-Peter-Humphrey-sentenced-to-two-and-a-half-years.html

Culture (文化)

The spirit level: The Chinese are drinking more
The Economist, August 9, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21611118-chinese-are-drinking-more-spirit-level

Disasters (灾难)

China struggles to expand quake-proof construction
Voice of America, August 11, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-struggles-to-expand-quake-proof-construction/2409447.html

Domestic security (国内安全)

Beijing wants to hire 100,000 volunteers as “anti-terror informants”
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2014,
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1570874/offer-big-rewards-terrorism-tip-offs-met-doubt-public

中国解放军总政：防止政治上的自由主义 (PLA’s political department aims to “prevent political liberalism”)
Deutsch Welle, August 11, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1CsY2

习近平：法治是治国理政的基本方式 (Xi Jinping: Rule of law is the fundamental method for governing the country)
The Beijing News, August 11, 2014
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/08/11/329114.html

Gender (性别)

Woman held in Shenzhen allegedly with blood of pregnant women set for Hong Kong gender tests
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1571334/woman-held-shenzhen-allegedly-blood-pregnant-women-set-hong-kong-gender

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

正在服刑的 89民运学生领袖周勇军病情危殆 (Zhou Yongjun, imprisoned 1989 Democracy Movement student leader, in critical medical condition)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-08102014145304.html

高智晟被“伪释放” 国际呼吁还真自由 狱中待遇及身体情况引发关注 (Int’l community calls for “real freedom” for Gao Zhisheng, expresses concern about his health and treatment in prison)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-08082014101358.html

Information Control (信息控制)

国信办副主任彭波解读“即时通信十条” (Deputy Director of the State Internet Information Office explains new regulations on instant messaging services)
people.cn, August 11, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0811/c1001-25444351.html

Related:
China Issues New Regulations on Mobile Text and Voice Messaging Services (HRIC Translation)
Human Rights in China, August 8, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/china-issues-new-regulations-mobile-text-and-voice-messaging-services-hric

85 people “arrested or detained” as China steps up clampdown on internet rumours
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1570034/85-people-arrested-or-detained-china-steps-clampdown-internet-rumours

小米就未经同意上传数据北京服务器致歉 (Xiaomi Inc, producer of smartphones and mobile apps, apologizes for uploading data to Beijing server without users' consent)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 11, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140811_xiaomi_leak_hongkong_taiwan.shtml

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

China looks to high-speed rail to expand reach
The New York Times, August 8, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/09/world/asia/china-looks-to-high-speed-rail-to-expand-reach.html

Media (媒体)

Televised confessions on state-run TV consolidate China's social control
The Guardian, August 11, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/11/televised-confessions-state-tv-china-social-control

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

China cracking down on Christian groups along North Korea border: sources
Reuters, August 11, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/11/us-northkorea-china-christians-idUSKBN0GB13I20140811

Tibet (西藏)

藏族女作家唯色拉萨机场被“请喝茶” (Tibetan female writer, Woeser Tsering, "invited to drink tea" at Lhasa airport)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/vt-08082014134246.html

Related:
Tibetan writer Woeser detained on arrival at Lhasa airport
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detention-08082014141123.html

Corruption (腐败)

China jails British investigator Humphrey linked to GSK
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 8, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28712420

Related:
China sentences GSK-linked investigators to prison
Reuters, August 8, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/08/us-china-gsk-trial-idUSKBN0G72GC20140808

How much wealth had Zhou Yongkang's family amassed before the former security tsar's fall?
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1568634/keeping-it-family

Disasters (灾难)

China quake toll rises to 615; muddy noodles open army to scrutiny
Los Angeles Times, August 7, 2014
www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-china-quake-muddy-noodles-army-20140807-story.html

Environment (环境)

Only 9 Chinese cities pass clean air test
中国上半年仅九城市空气质量达标
The New York Times, August 9, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140808/c08air/dual/

What to do about China’s polluted farmland?
污地怎么办
Caixin, August 5, 2014
EN: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/7201-What-to-do-about-China-s-polluted-farmland-
CH: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/ch/7201-What-to-do-about-China-s-polluted-farmland-

Hukou (户口)

Experts: land reform is the key factor to China’s household registration system
New Tang Dynasty Television, August 7, 2014
www.ntd.tv/en/programs/news-politics/china-forbidden-news/20140807/185947-experts-land-reform-is-the-key-factor-to-chinas-household-registration-system.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

访耿和：“高智晟回家的路还有多远？” (Interview with Geng He: "How long do we have to wait until Gao Zhisheng is home?")
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/mz-08072014153049.html

美国敦促中国允许获释律师高智晟出国(U.S. urges China to allow rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng to go abroad)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 7, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140807_us_china_gaozhisheng.shtml

Related:
Daily Press Briefing
U.S. Department of State, August 7, 2014
www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2014/08/230387.htm#CHINA

China frees prominent lawyer who defended religious freedom
Reuters, August 7, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/07/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0G71AN20140807

Fiery Chinese rights lawyer released from prison
Associated Press, August 7, 2014
townhall.com/news/world/2014/08/07/fiery-chinese-rights-lawyer-released-from-prison-n1875878

Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng released from prison; now what?
The Wall Street Journal, August 7, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/07/chinese-lawyer-gao-zhisheng-released-from-prison-now-what/?mod=chinablog

高智晟出狱之际 耿和举行记者会要求中共还高智晟真正自由 (Wife of released rights lawyer urges China to ensure true freedom)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-08082014100419.html

Bay Area woman calls for husband to return to The U.S. after being released from Chinese prison
Columbia Broadcasting System, August 7, 2014
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/08/07/bay-area-woman-calls-for-husband-to-return-to-the-us-after-being-released-from-chinese-prison-gao-zhisheng/

Information Control (信息控制)

China cracks down on popular mobile messaging services
中国推“微信十条”严格控制即时通信工具
The New York Times, August 8, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140808/c08wechat/dual/

Related:
China tightens censorship on mobile messaging apps
中国加紧控制移动即时通信工具
Financial Times, August 8, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/81075e92-1e00-11e4-ab52-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057644

China has neutralized the social media threat
Quartz, August 7, 2014
http://qz.com/246063/china-has-neutralized-the-social-media-threat/

Timeline of China’s social media crackdowns
The Wall Street Journal, August 8, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/08/timeline-of-chinas-social-media-crackdowns

Religion (宗教)

Exclusive: China police investigate U.S. citizen near border with North Korea - source
Reuters, August 7, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/07/us-china-canada-investigation-tumen-idUSKBN0G712Z20140807

Pope to fly over China, rare chance for greetings
Associated Press, August 7, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/pope-to-fly-over-china-rare-chance-for-greetings/2014/08/07/efdb27c4-1e5d-11e4-9b6c-12e30cbe86a3_story.html

Rule of Law (法治)

China’s leaders hint at bowing to rule of law as part of reforms
The Australian, August 8, 2014
www.theaustralian.com.au/business/legal-affairs/chinas-leaders-hint-at-bowing-to-rule-of-law-as-part-of-reforms/story-e6frg97x-1227017223088?nk=bcba41782167946d580eaeae141145c7#

State Secrets (国家秘密)

Foreign investigators say they didn’t know China law
Bloomberg Businessweek, August 8, 2014
www.businessweek.com/news/2014-08-07/briton-s-trial-reflects-dangers-of-probing-china-secrets

Tibet (西藏)

绿色和平组织: 藏高原水源地违法开采严重 (Greenpeace: goal mining threatens water sources on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau)
Voice of America, August 7, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/china-giant-coal-mine-20140807/2406208.html

Related:
Vast coal field expands into protected Chinese grasslands
The Telegraph, August 7, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11017553/PIC-and-PUB-HOLD-FOR-LEGAL-PLS-Vast-coal-field-expands-into-protected-Chinese-grasslands.html

See report:
Exposed: Coal mining at the source of China's Yellow River
青海祁连山区黄河水源地内多家企业违法采煤
Green Peace, August 7, 2014
EN: www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/features/Exposed-Coal-mining-at-the-source-of-Chinas-Yellow-River/
CH: www.greenpeace.cn/news/qinghai-qilianshan-illegal-coal-mining.php

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China’s far west: a Chechnya in the making
The Economist, August 8, 2014
www.economist.com/news/leaders/21611067-iron-fist-xinjiang-fuelling-insurrection-chinas-leadership-must-switch-tactics

Opinion (观点)

The uncertain limits of intellectual freedom in China
Washington Post, August 7, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/08/07/the-uncertain-limits-of-intellectual-freedom-in-china/

Corruption (腐败)

中国全国裸官摸底结束十余省市拒透露数据 (Over a dozen provinces refuse to disclose result of investigation into “naked officials”)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/hc-08062014133230.html

中国报业协会秘书长被带走调查 (General Secretary of China Newspaper Association under investigation)
The Beijing News, August 7, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/08/07/328754.html

It's time to tear up China's “get out of jail free” cards
Foreign Policy, August 6, 2014
www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/08/06/tear_up_china_s_get_out_of_jail_free_cards_zhou_yongkang_corruption_reform

For Chinese officials at risk of corruption, a view of life behind bars
中国“高风险”岗位官员的监狱行
The New York Times, August 7, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140807/c07corruption/dual/

Cyber Security (网络安全)

Chinese officials fear Apple products may be tools for U.S. espionage
Washington Post, August 6, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/08/06/chinese-officials-fear-apple-products-may-be-tools-for-u-s-espionage/

Disasters (灾难)

China quake reignites debate on country’s rush to build large dams
Washington Post, August 6, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-quake-reignites-debate-on-countrys-rush-to-build-large-dams/2014/08/06/9f72a087-27d3-48d5-b26f-435de700e04c_story.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Prominent rights lawyer is freed from Chinese prison, his brother says
The New York Times, August 7, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/world/asia/prominent-rights-lawyer-is-freed-from-chinese-prison-his-brother-says.html

Related:
A newly released Chinese dissident may be doomed to a different kind of prison
Quartz, August 7, 2014
http://qz.com/246084/a-newly-released-chinese-dissident-may-be-doomed-to-a-different-kind-of-prison/

Wife of jailed dissident Gao Zhisheng: “I hope he can give our son a birthday present this year”
The Telegraph, August 6, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11015918/Wife-of-jailed-dissident-Gao-Zhisheng-I-hope-he-can-give-our-son-a-birthday-present-this-year.html

Information Control (信息控制)

中国颁令限制微博微信公众账号发时政新闻 (China imposes new restrictions on political news distribution by public accounts on Weibo and WeChat)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 7, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140807_china_limited_wechart_account.shtml

Related:
China tightens grip on instant messaging services
Associated Press, August 7, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/china-tightens-control-mobile-internet-24875795

See regulations:
授权发布：即时通信工具公众信息服务发展管理暂行规定 (Authorized announcement: Provisional Regulations to Manage the Development of Public Information Services by Instant Messaging Tools)
Xinhua, August 7, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2014-08/07/c_1111979566.htm

Tencent to clean up its WeChat service amid crackdown rumours
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1567586/zhaoqing-city-orders-wechat-users-register-accounts-police

China’s propaganda war over a bowl of muddy water noodles
Offbeat China, August 6, 2014
http://offbeatchina.com/chinas-propaganda-war-over-a-bowl-of-muddy-water-noodles

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

Hundreds of Chinese workers are evacuated from Libya
利比亚冲突持续 中国撤侨“至少878人”
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 6, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28684555
CH: www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140806_china_evacuation_878.shtml

英任命新驻华大使 强调中英经贸往来 (UK appoints new ambassador to China, trade will be priority)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 6, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140806_uk_amb_china_new.shtml

Labor (劳工)

China suspends work at 214 factories after deadly blast
Reuters, August 6, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/06/us-china-factory-blast-idUSKBN0G60YU20140806

Related:
After China factory explosion, workers petition for more rights
The Wall Street Journal, August 7, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/07/after-china-factory-explosion-workers-petition-for-more-rights

Media (媒体)

A Weibo spat hints at the battle brewing over journalism's future in China
Global Voices, August 7, 2014
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2014/08/07/a-weibo-spat-hints-at-the-battle-brewing-over-journalisms-future-in-china

Political and Economic Reforms (政治经济改革)

The casualties of China's economic reforms
The Diplomat, August 7, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/08/the-casualties-of-chinas-economic-reforms/

Communist Party leaders gather in Beidaihe for annual policy summit
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1567908/communist-party-leaders-gather-beidaihe-policy-summit

Religion (宗教)

China plans its own “Christian theology”
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 7, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-28687520

Opinion (观点)

怎样才算是“法治国家”？ (What is a “country under the rule of law”?)
Financial Times, August 7, 2014
www.ftchinese.com/story/001057585

Effective rule of law must be end goal of China's corruption fight
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2014
www.scmp.com/comment/article/1567644/effective-rule-law-must-be-end-goal-chinas-corruption-fight

Reflections on lecturing in China
Washington Post, August 6, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/08/06/reflections-on-lecturing-in-china/

China's pollution control yields wrong question on coal cuts
Reuters, August 7, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/07/column-russell-china-coal-idUSL4N0QD1KW20140807

Corruption (腐败)

A familiar script in China as a “tiger” is taken down
周永康倒台，官方话语不离旧辙
The New York Times, August 5, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140805/c05zhou/dual/

中国是美国海外反腐执法焦点 (China is main target of U.S. anti-corruption efforts overseas)
Voice of America, August 5, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/legal-issues-20140805/1972422.html

Xi Jinping: ready to take on “armies of corruption,” paper says
习近平：反腐不计个人生死毁誉
The Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2014
EN: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/05/xi-jinping-ready-to-take-on-armies-of-corruption-paper-says/
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140806/rlw082248.asp

Environment (环境)

Beijing hopes to keep skies bluer for regional forum
北京欲保APEC会议期间蓝天
The Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2014
EN: blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/06/beijing-hopes-to-keep-skies-bluer-for-regional-forum/?mod=WSJBlog
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140806/ren093410.asp

China to ban all coal use in Beijing by 2020
Associated Press, August 5, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-to-ban-all-coal-use-in-beijing-by-2020/2014/08/05/008d415e-1c7b-11e4-9b6c-12e30cbe86a3_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hongkongers losing faith that city is stable, democratic and free: study
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1567132/hongkongers-losing-faith-citys-stability-and-freedom-hku-study

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Concerns grow over Chinese rights lawyer’s release
Associated Press, August 6, 2014
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/concerns-grow-over-chinese-rights-lawyers-release

Information Control (信息控制)

中国或出台更严厉措施打击微信谣言 (China mulls tougher measures against “rumor-mongering” on WeChat)
Radio Free Asia, August 5, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xql-08052014133150.html

China fails the soft power test
Business Spectator, August 6, 2014
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/8/6/china/china-fails-soft-power-test

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

China seeks to work with US in Africa
中国邀请美国在非洲发展事务上合作
Financial Times, August 5, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0eb59686-1cb8-11e4-b4c7-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057603

Obama suggests US is better partner than China to African leaders
The Guardian, August 5, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/05/obama-africa-leaders-us-china-investment-summit

Labor (劳工)

Samsung rehires Chinese supplier that used child workers
三星恢复与涉用童工供应商合作
Financial Times, August 6, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/a9ffc74a-1ca1-11e4-98d8-00144feabdc0.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057608

Media (媒体)

Online fury targets state media after China “mistress” confession
Agence France-Presse, August 5, 2014
www.9news.com.au/world/2014/08/05/21/06/china-internet-backlash-after-televised-mistress-confession

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

75岁退休老人协助访民法院维权被刑拘 (75-year-old retired man criminally detained after helping petitioners)
Radio France International, August 5, 2014
www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20140805-75岁退休老人协助访民法院维权被刑拘

Religion (宗教)

Buddhist sect leader detained during raid
中国官方拘留华藏心法教派领袖及信徒
The New York Times, August 6, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140806/c06buddhist/dual/

Related:
广东佛教组织被查，创始人被拘押(Guangdong Buddhist organization under investigation, founder detained)
Voice of America, August 5, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/chinese-buddhist-20140805/1972374.html

State Secrets (国家秘密)

Canadian in China probe trained North Korean missionaries
涉嫌在华窃取情报的加拿大公民曾培训朝鲜人作传教士
Reuters, August 5, 2014
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/05/us-china-canada-investigation-christian-idUSKBN0G51C120140805
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0G604P20140806

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China imposes intrusive rules on Uighurs in Xinjiang
Los Angeles Times, August 5, 2014
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-privacy-20140805-story.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

McDonald’s says China meat scandal hurting sales
Associated Press, August 4, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/business/mcdonalds-says-china-meat-scandal-hurting-sales/2014/08/04/fd409156-1c14-11e4-9b6c-12e30cbe86a3_story.html

Corruption (腐败)

上海法庭周五将开审英美籍夫妻侦探 (Shanghai court to try couples tied to GSK corruption probe)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 4, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140804_gsk_humphrey_trial.shtml

Elites tremble as Xi cleans house
中共反腐运动令精英阶层感到恐慌
The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2014
EN: http://online.wsj.com/articles/elites-tremble-as-xi-cleans-house-1407222978
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140805/and180407.asp

Cyber Security (网络安全)

China boycotts Symantec and Kaspersky anti-virus software
The Telegraph, August 4, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/11011240/China-boycotts-Symantec-and-Kaspersky-anti-virus-software.html

Disasters (灾难)

昆山爆炸属“责任事故” 官员受调查 (Officials investigated for deadly factory explosion)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 4, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/08/140804_china_kunshan_investigation.shtml

Related:
China auto factory ignored warnings about dust blast risk - report
Reuters, August 3, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/04/china-factory-blast-zhongrong-idUSL2N0QA02120140804

Environment (环境)

Brake time: Beijing bans 70pc of government cars to ease smog during Apec meeting
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1566951/brake-time-beijing-ban-70pc-government-cars-amid-apec-preparations

Hong Kong (香港)

Opposing camps cast doubt over moderate reform plan
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1566455/opposing-camps-cast-doubt-over-moderate-reform-plan

Hukou (户口)

中国首例户籍就业歧视案达成和解：被告支付原告万元补偿 但拒绝书面道歉 (Landmark hukou discrimination case ends with out-of-court settlement, defendant agrees to pay compensation but refuses to apologize in writing)
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-08042014131754.html

Why China's hukou reform is gradual
The Diplomat, August 5, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/08/why-chinas-hukou-reform-is-gradual/

Information Control (信息控制)

The war of words in China
中国新一轮反西方舆论战争中，我成了靶子
New York Times, August 5, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140805/c05jacobs/dual/

Chill wind blows through Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1564502/chill-wind-blows-through-chinese-academy-social-sciences

Society (社会)

Top one percent has one third of China's wealth, research shows
中国当前财产不平等程度虽高但未太离谱
Caixin, August 4, 2014
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2014-08-04/100712733.html
CH: http://opinion.caixin.com/2014-07-29/100709889.html

State Secrets (国家秘密)

China investigates Canadian coffee shop owners for theft of state secrets
The Guardian, August 5, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/05/china-arrests-canadian-coffee-shop-owners-as-spies

Taiwan (台湾)

EACS to protest Hanban’s academic meddling: source
Taipei Times, July 31, 2014
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/07/31/2003596335

Tibet (西藏)

西藏林周县六名藏人被判八至十二年徒刑 (Six Tibetans get harsh sentences for protests against forced eviction)
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-08042014144402.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

律师会见，伊力哈木正撰写自辩书 (Lawyers meet with indicted Uyghur scholar, who is preparing defense statement)
Deutsche Welle, August 5, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Cowj

Opinion (观点)

Anti-graft campaign is not all it seems
Financial Times, August 4, 2014
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ebe2150-1970-11e4-8730-00144feabdc0.html

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

China using antimonopoly law to pressure foreign businesses
The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-using-antimonopoly-law-to-pressure-foreign-businesses-1407154916?mod=asia_home

Related:
China warns Microsoft Against obstructing probe
The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-warns-microsoft-against-obstructing-probe-1407147876

Corruption (腐败)

China’s Red Cross is still dealing with a 3-year-old scandal involving sex and fast cars
Time, August 4, 2014
http://time.com/3078429/yunnan-earthquake-red-cross-society-of-china-guo-meimei-sex-scandal/

Related:
郭美美“认罪”，洗白红会没那么容易 (China’s Red Cross remains distrusted despite public confession by woman who fabricated her association with the organization)
Deutsche Welle, August 4, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1CoPG

Disasters (灾难)

China blames safety violations as plant blast toll rises
Agence France-Presse, August 4, 2014
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-blames-safety/1295756.html

Related:
75 die in China factory explosion, state-run media says
Cable News Network, August 4, 2014
http://www.12newsnow.com/story/26188501/75-die-in-china-factory-explosion-state-run-media-says

China factory blasts highlight gaps in workplace safety
Voice of America, August 4, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-factory-blasts-highlight-gaps-in-workplace-safety/1971054.html

China earthquake prompts major search and rescue mission
The Guardian, August 4, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/04/china-earthquake-yunnan-major-search-rescue-mission

Education (教育)

Should Chinese students be required to “love the party”? The government reconsiders
The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/04/should-chinese-students-be-required-to-love-the-party-the-government-reconsiders/

Related:
Education ministry may drop requirement pupils love the Communist Party
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1564547/education-ministry-may-drop-requirement-pupils-love-communist-party

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong students keep up pro-democracy fight in wake of protests
The Wall Street Journal, August 2, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/02/hong-kong-students-keep-up-pro-democracy-fight-in-wake-of-protests/

Hong Kong has the opposite problem to China’s: too many women
Quartz, August 4, 2014
http://qz.com/244313/hong-kong-has-the-opposite-problem-to-chinas-too-many-women/

Information Control (信息控制)

China controls narrative of violence in tense west
Associated Press, August 4, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/china-controls-narrative-violence-tense-west-091945950.html

International Human Rights (国际人权)

China is complicit in North Korea's human rights abuses
Foreign Policy, July 31, 2014
http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/07/31/china_complicit_north_korea__human_rights_abuses

Media (媒体)

China releases investigative journalist after almost year in jail
Reuters, August 3, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/03/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0G30LS20140803

National Defense (国防)

The Chinese military has a bizarre new recruiting video
Business Insider, August 1, 2014
http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-military-recruiting-video-2014-8

Rule of Law (法治)

Shanghai judges not pleased with judicial reform
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1564548/shanghai-judges-not-pleased-judicial-reform

Women (妇女)

China experiences a booming underground market in surrogate motherhood
The New York Times, August 3, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/world/asia/china-experiences-a-booming-black-market-in-child-surrogacy.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China says nearly 100 are killed in week of unrest in Xinjiang
过去一周新疆近百人死于暴力冲突
The New York Times, August 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140804/c04xinjiang/dual/

Defense lawyer for detained Uyghur scholar “forced to quit”
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/lawyer-08012014124207.html

Opinion (观点)

Can Hong Kong be a co-author of the “one country, two systems” story?
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1564373/can-hong-kong-be-co-author-one-country-two-systems-story

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

U.S. firms wary about China's free-market claims
The Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-firms-arent-buying-chinas-free-market-claims-1406849667

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

Censorship in China: not letting a hundred flowers bloom
The Economist, July 31, 2014
http://www.economist.com/blogs/analects/2014/07/censorship-china

Children (儿童)

Name that child: Chinese officials offer bonus for mother's moniker
Agence France-Presse, August 1, 2014
http://tribune.com.pk/story/742938/name-that-child-chinese-officials-offer-bonus-for-mothers-moniker/

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

Weak links in China’s food chain
欧喜集团掉进中国食品安全泥沼
The New York Times, July 31, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20140801/c01chinafood/dual/

Corruption (腐败)

More stressed officials taking their own lives as corruption crackdown presses on
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1563906/more-stressed-officials-taking-their-own-lives-corruption-crackdown

China's Xi pledges hard strike against military corruption
Reuters, August 1, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/01/us-china-defence-idUSKBN0G133G20140801

CCTV executive behind “A Bite of China” food documentary detained
Caixin, August 1, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-08-01/100711928.html

Health (健康)

美国会“外交事务委员会”敦促中国停止囚犯器官移植 (U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on China to end organ harvesting from prisoners)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/jz-07312014102044.html

Related:
Engel Opening remarks at full Committee markup
U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 30, 2014
http://democrats.foreignaffairs.house.gov/press_display.asp?id=1326

China’s Guangzhou, popular African destination, worried about Ebola
The Wall Street Journal, August, 1, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/01/chinas-guangzhou-popular-african-destination-worried-about-ebola/

Hong Kong (香港)

ICAC drops bribery investigation into CY Leung sparked by Lew Mon-hung interview
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1563360/icac-drops-bribery-investigation-cy-leung-sparked-lew-mon-hung

Internet (互联网)

Breaking through China’s great firewall
The Diplomat, July 30, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/breaking-through-chinas-great-firewall/

National Defense (国防)

On the Chinese military’s new map, what borders?
中国新版军用地图如何划定疆界？
The New York Times, July 31, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140801/c01map/dual/

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

In Xinjiang, veils signal conservative shift among Uighurs
新疆女性面纱显示出维族日趋保守
The Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2014
EN: http://online.wsj.com/articles/in-xinjiang-veils-signal-conservative-shift-among-uighurs-1406830554
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140801/bch091420.asp

The long campaign to silence Uighur voice of dissent
The Globe and Mail, July 31, 2014
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/china-singles-out-a-voice-of-uyghur-resistance-to-be-silenced/article19871509/

Opinion (观点)

勿让两种极端化民族主义撕裂新疆 (Party school scholar: China should adjust its policy implementation to respect economic, social and cultural situation in Xinjiang)
Financial Times, August 1, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057530

Corruption (腐败)

Spotlight falls on China’s former security chief
中国聚焦周永康落马
The New York Times, July 31, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140731/c31zhou/dual/

Shanghai to feel full force of Xi's anti-corruption onslaught
中纪委巡视组进驻上海开展工作
Financial Times, July 30, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0fbd483e-17dc-11e4-b842-00144feabdc0.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057518

Health (健康)

HIV cases rising among the elderly in Beijing
China Daily, July 31, 2014
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-07/31/content_18220260.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Fears at RTHK as veteran “forced out”
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1562955/fears-rthk-veteran-forced-out

Hukou (户口)

With urbanization as goal, China moves to change registration rules
中国城市化目标终于撼动城乡户籍壁垒
The New York Times, July 31, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140731/c31hukou/dual/

Related:
China announces limited hukou reform
The Diplomat, July 31, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/07/china-announces-limited-hukou-reform/

China Focus: Hukou reforms to help 100 mln Chinese
People's Daily, July 30, 2014
english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0730/c90882-8762952.html

For more on hukou, see:
Parallel submission in advance of the review of the People’s Republic of China’s second report on its implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Human Rights in China, March 2014
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CESCR/Shared%20Documents/CHN/INT_CESCR_CSS_CHN_16730_E.pdf

Information Control (信息控制)

报道周永康案 中国媒体仍受限制 (Chinese media continue to face restrictions when reporting on Zhou Yongkang case)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 30, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140730_zhou_yongkang_media.shtml

China takes step at openness, allows foreigners at defense briefing
Reuters, July 31, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/31/us-china-defence-idUSKBN0G011K20140731

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

Thai junta sets plan for fast rail links to China
Associated Press, July 30, 2014
www.star-telegram.com/2014/07/30/6005586/thai-junta-sets-plan-for-fast.html?rh=1

China corruption probe reaches western breakfast tables
Financial Times, July 31, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/517911de-17d4-11e4-a82d-00144feabdc0.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057519

LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变性人和两性人)

China court hears case against gay-straight “conversion therapy”
The Guardian, July 31, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/31/china-court-gay-straight-conversion-therapy

Rule of Law (法治)

Will Zhou Yongkang's downfall change Chinese law?
International Business Times, July 30, 2014
www.ibtimes.com/will-zhou-yongkangs-downfall-change-chinese-law-1644188

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

美国敦促中国释放维族学者伊力哈木 (U.S. urges China to release Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 30, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140730_us_xinjiang_tohti.shtml

Related:
Daily Press Briefing
U.S. Department of State, July 30, 2014
www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2014/07/230016.htm#CHINA

古再努尔：伊力哈木从未分裂国家 (Ilham never engaged in separatist activities, scholar’s wife says)
Deutsche Welle, July 31, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1CmlH

China and Uighurs offer differing accounts of violence in Xinjiang
中国官方与世维会对莎车袭击各执一词
The New York Times, July 31, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140731/c31xinjiang/dual/

State-appointed Muslim leader killed in China
中国官方批准任命的一位穆斯林主持遇害
The Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2014
EN: http://online.wsj.com/articles/state-appointed-muslim-leader-killed-in-china-1406798803
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140731/bch190555.asp

Opinion (观点)

China's corruption crackdown incompatible with rule of law
Al Jazeera, July 30, 2014
america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/7/china-politics-corruptionxijinping.html

China steps up the arms race in the digital cold war
Business Spectator, July 30, 2014
http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/7/30/china/china-steps-arms-race-digital-cold-war

The Xinjiangistan connection
Foreign Policy, July 30, 2014
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/07/30/the_xinjiangistan_connection_china_terrorism_xinjiang_pakistan

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

China monitors the Internet and the public pays the bill
Global Voices, July 29, 2014
https://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2014/07/29/china-monitors-the-internet-and-the-public-pays-the-bill/

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

In China food testing, safety inspectors are often one step behind
Reuters, July 29, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/29/uk-china-food-auditors-idUKKBN0FY2B720140729

Corruption (腐败)

Xi’s tiger hunt breaks old party taboo
习近平打破反腐潜规则
Financial Times, July 30, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/708c3c4e-1735-11e4-b0d7-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057504

Related:
With Zhou Yongkang's downfall, Xi Jinping becomes most powerful Chinese ruler in decades
International Business Times, July 29, 2014
www.ibtimes.com/zhou-yongkangs-downfall-xi-jinping-becomes-most-powerful-chinese-ruler-decades-1642550

Who is Zhou Yongkang, and why did China decide to launch an investigation on him?
Washington Post, July 29, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/07/29/who-is-zhou-yongkang-and-why-did-china-decide-to-launch-an-investigation-on-him/

Eel hunter’s son: the personal journey of fallen Chinese political giant Zhou Yongkang
The Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/07/29/eel-hunters-son-the-personal-journey-of-fallen-chinese-political-giant-zhou-yongkang/

中国大陆7年来有逾2580名被审计干部移送纪检司法 (2580 party cadres have been subjected to Party and judicial investigation in last seven years)
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/hc-07292014130538.html

Cyber Security (网络安全)

Canada National Research Council “hacked by Chinese spies”
加国指责中国政府支持黑客攻击电脑系统
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 29, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28548925
CH: www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140729_china_canada_cyber.shtml

Related:
Chinese hacked into computers, says NRC
The Guardian (Canada), July 29, 2014
www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local/2014-07-29/article-3816357/Chinese-hacked-into-computers,-says-NRC/1

Three Israeli contractors behind Iron Dome were hit by Chinese hackers
The Forward, July 29, 2014
forward.com/articles/203103/three-israeli-contractors-behind-iron-dome- >were-hi/#ixzz38uxt5RyW

Microsoft, the “guardian warriors” and China’s cybersecurity fears
The Wall Street Journal, July 29, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/07/29/microsoft-the-guardian-warriors-and-chinas-cybersecurity-fears/

Hong Kong (香港)

Anti-Occupy Central campaign plans march in protest of sit-in threat
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1562116/anti-occupy-central-campaign-plans-march-protest-sit-threat

Carrie Lam tells Occupy democracy “will never be achieved” through civil disobedience
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1562019/carrie-lam-occupy-central-democracy-will-never-be-achieved-through

Hukou (户口)

中国将建城乡统一户口登记制度 取消蓝印户口等 (China to unify urban-rural household registration systems)
China News, July 30, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/07-30/6439850.shtml

Related:
China relaxes household registration in bid to urbanise 100 million rural migrants
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1562776/china-relaxes-household-registration-bid-urbanise-100-million

See State Council notice:
国务院关于进一步推进户籍制度改革的意见 (Issues concerned on Advancing the Reform of the Household Registration System)
State Council, July 30, 2014
www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2014-07/30/content_8944.htm