Information Control (信息控制)

Foreign journalists in China see decline in reporting conditions
外国驻华记者工作环境日趋艰难
The New York Times, September 15, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140915/c15journalists/dual/

內地81歲作家鐵流因尋釁滋事罪被刑事拘留 (Tie Liu, 81-year-old mainland writer administratively detained for “picking quarrels”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 15, 2014
http://rthk.hk/mobile/news/20140915/1037167.htm

21世纪网被吊销所有网站资质 (21cbh.com is stripped of all website operational qualification)
Beijing Morning Post, September 13, 2014
http://www.morningpost.com.cn/2014/0913/80950.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国人权律师团成立一周年成员增至225人 (Lawyers Group to Protect Human Rights in China at 1 year mark, with 225 members)
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09132014120710.html

Uygur scholar Ilham Tohti to go on trial for separatism this week, says lawyer
The South China Morning Post, September 13, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1591636/uygur-scholar-ilham-tohti-go-trial-separatism-week-says-lawyer

Labor (劳工)

China’s workers are turning from analogue slaves into digital rebels
The Guardian, September 14, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/14/china-analogue-slaves-digital-rebellion

中国女大学生上法院告雇主“只招男生”(Chinese female university student sues Xindongfang Culinary School for employment discrimination)
Voice of America, September 15, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/employment-discrimination-china-20140914/2449200.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

恐污染水源 促停建垃圾焚燒場 惠州3萬人上街 守護東江水 (30,000 people protestin Huizhou to protect Dong river from pollution)
Apple Daily Hong Kong, September 14, 2014
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/international/art/20140914/18865514

反焚化爐示威 警限3日自首 (Police give anti-incinerator protesters 3 days to surrender)
Mingpao, September 15, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20140915/cca1h.htm

Rule of Law (法治)

A Major Setback to the Rule of Law in China
The Diplomat, September 15, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/09/a-major-setback-to-the-rule-of-law-in-china/

Taiwan (台湾)

台湾前高官称应放弃南中国海主张 (Taiwan's former high official says DPP should consider abandoning South China Sea claims)
Voice of America, September 15, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/taiwan-20140913/2449107.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s human rights abuses demand a tougher U.S. approach
The Washington Post, September 14, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chinas-human-rights-abuses-demand-a-tougher-approach/2014/09/14/e8dc0d22-3a90-11e4-9c9f-ebb47272e40e_story.html

Business and Economics (商业和经济)

发改委专家：中国廉价劳动成本时代已经过去 (National Development and Reform Commission expert: China's era of cheap labor costs is over)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 12, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140912_china_cheap_labour_gone.shtml

Corruption (腐败)

Spate of suicides by Chinese officials tied to drive against graft
The New York Times, September 11, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/world/asia/suicide-cases-across-china-tied-to-drive-against-graft.html

Special report - China turns up heat on ex-security chief with crash probe
Reuters, September 12, 2014
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/12/uk-china-corruption-specialreport-idUKKBN0H700V20140912

Thieves follow the money to corrupt officials’ homes
The New York Times, September 12, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/thieves-follow-the-money-to-corrupt-officials-homes/

中国反腐的政治账与经济账 (The political and economic costs of China’s anti-corruption campaign)
The Financial Times, September 12, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058168

Health (健康)

中国疾控中心：广告法应禁止所有烟草广告、促销和赞助 (China CDC: advertising laws should ban all tobacco advertising, promotion, sponsorship)
China News, September 12, 2014
http://news.china.com.cn/2014-09/12/content_33494383.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China shackles Uighur scholar’s feet for a month
The Washington Post, September 11, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-shackles-uighur-scholars-feet-for-a-month/2014/09/11/4672d648-399a-11e4-a023-1d61f7f31a05_story.html

Chinese court postpones Yang Maodong trial after no show by rights activist’s lawyers
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1590722/chinese-rights-activist-yang-maodong-remain-silent-trial

Guo Feixiong’s lawyers will not attend trial if court denies access to case materials
Human Rights in China, September 11, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/guo-feixiongs-lawyers-will-not-attend-trial-if-court-denies-access-case-materials

辩护律师拒出庭 郭飞雄案庭审推迟 (Guo Feixiong’s defense lawyers do not appear in court in protest, trial suspended)
Deutsch Welle, September 12, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1DAOP

Related:
Guo Feixiong’s lawyers will not attend trial if court denies access to case materials
Human Rights in China, September 11, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/guo-feixiongs-lawyers-will-not-attend-trial-if-court-denies-access-case-materials

International Human Rights (国际人权)

China a finalist for 2022 Olympics but facing human rights criticism
The Washington Post, September 11, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-a-finalist-for-2022-olympics-but-facing-human-rights-criticism/2014/09/11/ec6929ee-397c-11e4-9c9f-ebb47272e40e_story.html

Internet (互联网)

網絡大管家：fb不得入華 稱不容外國網絡公司危害國安（Chairman of State Internet Information Office: Facebook cannot enter China, we don’t allow foreign network companies to harm our state security）
Mingpao, September 12, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20140912/caa1.htm

收緊網絡空間 百網簽舉報書 (Hundreds of Chinese websites sign the “agreement to report” in response to government’s clean Internet action)
Mingpao, September 12, 2014
http://news1.mingpao.com/20140912/caa2.htm

LGBTI

性少数学生仍遭歧视 维权者吁高校建公平友善环境 (Sexual minority students still face discrimination, rights defenders urge universities to build a fair and friendly environment)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/xl1-09112014092127.html

Media (媒体)

“21世纪网”敲诈事件重创中国媒体公信力(21st Century Net extortion scandal a detrimental blow to credibility of Chinese media)
Radio France Internationale, September 12, 2014
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20140912-“21世纪网”敲诈事件重创中国媒体公信力

Corruption (腐败)

China's Communist Party expels former aide to retired security chief
Reuters, September 11, 2014
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/11/uk-china-corruption-idUKKBN0H60B020140911

华为在中国也受到反腐调查 (Huawei also facing corruption investigation in China)
Radio France Internationale, September 10, 2014
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20140910-华为在中国也受到反腐调查

Hong Kong (香港)

China asserts paternal rights over Hong Kong in democracy clash
Reuters, September 11, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/11/us-china-hongkong-insight-idUSKBN0H600120140911

香港六十多位学者联署力挺罢课学生 (Over 60 scholars sign joint signature campaign in support of Hong Kong student strike)
Voice of America, September 11, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/college-teachers-support-20140911/2445970.html

UN人权委员会将讨论香港普选落实状况 (UN Human Rights Committee to discuss status of implementation of universal suffrage in Hong Kong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 10, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140910_un_hongkong_vote.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

广州郭飞雄案律师被拒复制卷宗拒绝出庭 (Lawyers of Guo Feixiong refuse to appear in court after being barred from reviewing key case files)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 11, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140911_china_guangzhou_activist_trial.shtml

Related:
Guo Feixiong’s Lawyers Will Not Attend Trial if Court Denies Access to Case Materials
Human Rights in China, September 11, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/guo-feixiongs-lawyers-will-not-attend-trial-if-court-denies-access-case-materials

Internet (互联网)

Regulation has helped push internet's booming growth in China, Lu Wei says
The South China Morning Post, September 11, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1590115/regulation-has-helped-push-internets-booming-growth-china-lu-wei-says

Lu Wei: the internet must have brakes
China Media Project, September 11, 2014
http://cmp.hku.hk/2014/09/11/36011/

Media (媒体)

声援高瑜纽约研讨会披露高瑜案背景 (New York seminar in support of Gao Yu discloses background of her case)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09102014095553.html

Migrants (农民工)

The change in China’s hukou policy hasn’t solved the education gap for Beijing’s migrant children
Bloomberg Businessweek, September 10, 2014
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-10/china-s-hukou-policy-change-hasn-t-solved-education-gap-for-beijing-s-migrant-children

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

China suggests petitioners try venting grievances through video chats
The Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/09/10/china-suggests-petitioners-try-venting-grievances-through-video-chats/?mod=WSJBlog

Rule of Law (法治)

Experts call for less police dominance in china legal system
Voice of America, September 10, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/experts-call-for-less-police-domination-in-china-legal-system/2445256.html

中国将建立国家科技报告制度 抄袭作假纳入信用记录 (China to set up a national science & technology reporting system, plagiarism and fraud will be recorded)
China News, September 10, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/09-10/6578567.shtml

Society (社会)

调查：逾半中国人认为中日难免一战 (Survey: More than 50% of Chinese think war with Japan unavoidable)
The Financial Times, September 11, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058144

Opinion (观点)

A dark verdict on china's future
The Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/a-verdict-against-guo-feixiong-is-a-verdict-against-china-1410365877

Civil Society (民间社会)

Charity group sees six libraries shut down by Chinese authorities in mystery crackdown
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1588748/charity-group-sees-six-libraries-shut-down-chinese-authorities-mystery

中国政府取缔6家乡村图书馆 (China shuts down 6 independent libraries)
Voice of America, September 9, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-library-20140910/2444746.html

Environment (环境)

Quenching Beijing's thirst may stunt regional growth
Reuters, September 9, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/09/us-china-water-idUSKBN0H42D920140909

Hong Kong (香港)

UN Human Rights Committee to discuss universal suffrage in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1588892/un-committee-look-universal-suffrage-hong-kong

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

耿和呼吁国际社会帮助高智晟赴美就医 (Geng He asks int’l community to help Gao Zhisheng leave China for medical treatment in the U.S.)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 9, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140909_gaozhisheng.shtml

Chinese Rights Campaigner Will Be Tried This Week, Lawyer Says
民权活动人士杨茂东本周出庭受审
The New York Times, September 10, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140910/c10trial/dual/

International Relations (国际关系)

Why Is China Building Islands in the South China Sea?
The Diplomat, September 10, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/09/why-is-china-building-islands-in-the-south-china-sea/

China's Island Factory
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 9, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2014/newsspec_8701/index.html

Vietnam accuses China of beating fishermen
Aljazeera, September 10, 2014
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/09/vietnam-accuses-china-beating-fishermen-20149105321914367.html

China Deploys Troops in South Sudan to Defend Oil Fields, Workers
The Wall Street Journal, September 9, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/china-deploys-troops-in-south-sudan-to-defend-oil-fields-workers-1410275041

LGBTI

China gay rights activists demand equality on university campuses
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1589325/china-gay-rights-activists-demand-equality-letter-campaign-100

Gay marriage for UK diplomat in Chinese consulate
The Guardian, September 9, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/09/gay-marriage-uk-diplomat-chinese-consulate

Migrants (农民工)

Beijing targets 60 villages in effort to improve safety, control migrant population
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/article/1589257/effort-be-launched-reduce-floating-population-60-beijing-villages

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

济南液化气厂拟迁至居民区 数百业主说“不” (Hundreds of property owners say “no” to Jinan propane factory’s plan to move into residential district)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xl1-09102014095129.html

台海两岸贸易协议复谈惹示威 (Resumption of cross-strait trade talk triggers protest in Taiwan )
Deutsche Welle, September 10, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D9wP

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

China offers hefty rewards for 'terrorism' tips in Xinjiang
Reuters, September 9, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/09/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0H41O620140909

Opinion (观点)

陈先奎：爱国和爱党在中国是一致的 (Chen Xiankui: In China, being patriotic and loving the party are the same thing)
The Global Times, Septermber 10, 2014
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/opinion_china/2014-09/5132838.html

Corruption (腐败)

Spectre of Corruption Haunts Huawei
Caixin, September 8, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-09-08/100726114.html

Hong Kong (香港)

“占中三子”削发：香港政改退无可退 (Occupy Central organizers shaved their heads to protest Hong Kong political reform)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 9, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140909_hongkong_occupy_central.shtml

香港中秋夜点亮民主灯声援大陆异议人士 (Democracy lanterns lit in Hong Kong on night of Mid-Autumn Festival to support mainland dissidents)
Voice of America, September 9, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-alliance-support-chinese-activists-20140908/2442397.html

Human Rights Defender (人权卫士)

Chinese rights campaigner will be tried this week, lawyer says
The New York Times, September 9, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/world/asia/chinese-rights-campaigner-will-be-tried-this-week-lawyer-says.html

China dissident jailed for 42 months over daughter's schooling
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/school-09052014141700.html

Moon festival shines spotlight on China's prisoners of conscience
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/prisoners-09082014172438.html

逾百律师联署吁被传唤同道 广州律师隋牧青出境遭阻拦 (Over 100 lawyers signed appeal urging release of Cheng Hai’s supporters, Guangzhou border police stops Sui Muqing from leaving city)
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-09082014113309.html

Internet (互联网)

Facebook’s status on China’s weibo: fake
The Wall Street Journal, September 9, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/09/09/facebooks-status-on-chinas-weibo-fake

Murong Xuecun Says He Is Target of Twitter Smear Campaign
慕容雪村疑遭网络抹黑
The New York Times, September 9, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140909/c09murong/dual/

International Relations (国际关系)

Ahead of Xi trip, China says not seeking to contain India
Voice of America, September 9, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-ahead-of-xi-trip-china-says-not-seeking-to-contain-india/2443502.html

Migrants (农民工)

China’s “apartheid” – the Hukou system
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 9, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p026c49r

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Chinese workers down tools after being deprived of mooncakes
The Financial Times, September 9, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ec315630-381f-11e4-b69d-00144feabdc0.html

成都三百农民拦高尔夫球场入口 抗议千亩田暗中变“国有” (300 farmers block golf course entrance to protest secret “nationalization” of 165 acres of farmland)
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09082014113236.html

Religion (宗教)

温州当局派“无间道”攻入教堂强拆 信徒高空自绑十字架阻止 (Wenzhou authorities send “spies” to forcibly demolish church, 3 believers tie themselves to cross to prevent its take down)
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/xl2-09082014113347.html

Opinion (观点)

莫让中国社会因教育差异割裂 (Don't allow educational differences fragment Chinese society)
The Financial Times, September 9, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058102?full=y

Corruption (腐败)

Rule of law “not respected” in Zhou Yongkang probe, sources say
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1586879/forget-propaganda-rule-law-ignored-zhou-yongkang-probe-sources-say

Counterterrorism (反恐)

中国反恐行动引发忧虑 (China’s counterterrorism activities cause anxiety)
Deutsche Welle, September 8, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D8jc

Environment (环境)

Factories investigated for 'emptying waste water into Inner Mongolia desert’
South China Morning Post, September 8, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1587460/factories-investigated-emptying-waste-water-inner-mongolia-desert

Health (健康)

Desperate Chinese Seek Medical Care Abroad
The Wall Street Journal, September 5, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/desperate-chinese-seek-medical-care-abroad-1409959941?mod=trending_now_3

Hong Kong (香港)

Political city: denied free elections, Hong Kong’s democrats plan, reluctantly, for protest
The Economist, September 6, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21615636-denied-free-elections-hong-kongs-democrats-plan-reluctantly-protest-political-city?fsrc=rss

Students plan one-week school boycott to protest Beijing's election restrictions
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1587233/students-plan-one-week-school-boycott-protest-beijings-election

Human Rights Defender (人权卫士)

伊力哈木参加庭前会议称理解改供学生处境 律师曝其脚踝化脓吁当局卸除脚镣 (Ilham Tohti at pre-trial conference says he understands why student changed his testimony, Tohti’s lawyer asks authorities to remove shackles from his infected ankles)
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09072014102231.html

常伯阳被延长刑拘一个月 案涉郑州亿人平收境外资金 (Chang Boyang’s administrative detention extended another month, case involves Yirenping’s acceptance of foreign funds)
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09062014115921.html

Information Control (信息控制)

Police violence, abiding grief for China families of missing on Malaysia jet
Reuters, September 7, 2014
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/07/uk-malaysia-plane-china-idUKKBN0H200R20140907

传脸书开官方微博引发中国网友热议 (Facebook’s alleged opening of a Sina Weibo account becomes hot topic among netizens)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 7, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/business/2014/09/140907_facebook_sina_weibo.shtml

International Relations (国际关系)

China Forging International Law: The SCO Experience
The Diplomat, September 7, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/09/china-forging-international-law-the-sco-experience/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

习近平称只能行中国式民主道路 (Xi Jinping: only Chinese-style democracy can be implemented in China)
Voice of America, September 8, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/xi-insists-in-chinese-style-democracy-20140906/2440754.html

Religion (宗教)

Wenzhou's removal of crosses and actions elsewhere may signal wider crackdown
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1586751/wenzhous-removal-crosses-and-actions-elsewhere-may-signal-wider-crackdown

Tibet (西藏)

西藏比如县严管升级 流亡智囊称中共藏官有名无权 (Authorities tighten control in Biru County Tibet, exiled Tibetan think tank says Tibetan CPC officials have no real political power)
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-09072014140541.html

青海杂多县官员殴打藏民引抗议 一藏僧自甘肃磕长头抵尼泊尔 (Zaodai county officials’ brutal beating of Qinghai Tibetan prompts protests, Tibetan monk kowtows from Gansu to Nepal to pray for world peace)
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-09052014094550.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Killings by China anti-Terror cops raise concerns
ABC News, September 8, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/killings-china-anti-terror-cops-raise-concerns-25339482

Opinion (观点)

A Chinese activist: Out of prison but not free
The Washington Post, September 7, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chinese-leaders-should-give-gao-zhisheng-his-freedom/2014/09/07/3fabba16-353d-11e4-9e92-0899b306bbea_story.html

Corruption (腐败)

China warns again of dark side of the mooncakes
Reuters, September 5, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/05/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0H00AF20140905

周永康将在中共四中全会上被判政治死刑？(Will Zhou Yongkang be sentenced to political death in the upcoming CPC Central Committee plenary?)
Voice of America, September 5, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/zhouyongkang-20140905/2439645.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s democrats clamor for spot on crowded U.S. agenda
the New York Times, September 4, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/world/asia/as-us-looks-to-china-hong-kong-tops-the-agenda.html

Hong Kong students plan strike for democracy
Gulf Times, September 4, 2014
http://www.gulf-times.com/china/249/details/406941/hong-kong-students-plan-strike-for-democracy

港大学生发布罢课宣言教授声援 评论指中共才是靠外国势力起家 (Professors declare support for HKU students’ strike, some argue CPC is the one who depends on foreign forces)
Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-09042014095115.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

辩护律师对伊力哈木案不乐观 (Defense lawyer feels pessimistic on Ilham Tohti’s case)
Deutsche Welle, September 5, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D7fg

Information Control (信息控制)

Chinese man sues telecoms provider over blocked Google access in rare challenge to “Great Firewall”
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1585772/chinese-man-sues-telecoms-provider-over-blocked-google-access-rare

中国拟对网站播放海外电视剧设限 (China plans to limit foreign TV drama showing online)
The Financial Times, September 5, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058081

3 universities pledge to uphold party ideals on campus
三高校发文加强校园意识形态管控
The New York Times, September 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140904/c04campus/dual/

Labor (劳工)

Apple and Dell supplier in China “neglects staff safety”
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29062514

Groups accuse Apple supplier in China of labor violations
新品发布在即，苹果中国代工工厂再被指违规
The New York Times, September 5, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20140905/c05labor/dual/

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwanese groups press for passage of asylum bill to help Hong Kong activists
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1585418/taiwan-groups-press-passage-asylum-bill-help-hong-kong-activists

Tibet (西藏)

South Africa denies Dalai Lama visa again
Reuters, September 5, 2014
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN0GZ1BC20140905

中国感谢南非拒绝发给达赖喇嘛签证 (China thanks South Africa for denying Dalai Lama’s visa)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 5, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140905_china_safrica.shtml

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

LinkedIn considers changes after China censorship revealed
The Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/09/04/linkedin-considers-changes-after-china-censorship-exposed/?mod=WSJBlog

澎湃翻译风波揭示中国媒体审查“常态” (The Paper’s “selective translation” scandal reveals China’s media censorship norms)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D6Vy

Children (儿童)

In China, seeking equality in education for disabled migrants
The New York Times, September 4, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/in-china-seeking-equality-in-education-for-disabled-migrants/

Corruption (腐败)

Chinese editors are detained in extortion investigation
The New York Times, September 4, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/chinese-editors-are-detained-in-extortion-investigation/

中国反腐机构调查发改委前高官张东生之子 (China's anti-corruption agency to investigate son of former top ranking NDRC official)
The Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140904/bch172241.asp

Education (教育)

中国推出自恢复高考后最大规模招考改革 (China to begin large-scale reform of college entrance exam)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140904_china_edu_reform_gaokao.shtml

Health (健康)

Baidu's “smart” chopsticks take stab at food safety
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1584489/first-glimpse-baidu-eye-chinese-search-giant-announces-google

百度“筷搜”能否检测地沟油？ (Can Baidu's Smart Chopsticks detect gutter oil?)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D6PQ

Hong Kong (香港)

Why China is taking a very hard line on Hong Kong
Fortune, September 3, 2014
http://fortune.com/2014/09/03/china-hong-kong-reform/

From Taiwan, broad support for democracy in Hong Kong
The New York Times, September 3,2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/03/from-taiwan-broad-support-for-democracy-in-hong-kong/

香港学生：罢课是对政权的最后警告 (Hong Kong student: a strike will be the last warning to authorities)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D6PE

香港特首办回彭定康：联合声明没提普选 (Hong Kong Chief Executive replies to Chris Patten: universal suffrage is not covered in the Joint Declaration)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140904_hongkong_reform_patten.shtml

Hukou (户口)

户籍改革：农转非仅仅是起点 (Abolishing distinction between rural and urban hukou is just the beginning of household registration reform)
Xinmin Weekly, September 4, 2014
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-09-04/154030795226.shtml

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

伊力哈木要求出席庭前会议 公安审讯纪录达47张光盘 (Ilham Tohti demands pre-trial conference, public security has 47 discs of interrogation footage)
Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-09042014095202.html

International Relations (国际关系)

揭开中国高铁外交面纱 (Unveiling China’s high-speed rail diplomacy)
Voice of America, September 3, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-high-speed-rail-20140903/2437417.html

Population (人口)

What People's Daily got wrong in latest population policy argument
Caixin Online, September 3, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-09-03/100724694.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

四川宜宾数百工人讨薪遭殴打 广州环卫工人静坐抗议逾半月 (Hundreds of Sichuan workers demanding wages beaten by police, Guangzhou sanitation workers' sit-in protest goes into week 3)
Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09032014095716.html

内蒙鄂尔多斯市两万亩草场遭推平 牧民抗议被逾百公安殴打 (Over 3,000 acres of pasture bulldozed in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, herdsman beaten by police during protest)
Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-09032014095525.html

Corruption (腐败)

China targets widespread corruption, but doubts remain
USA TODAY, September 2, 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/09/02/china-corruption/14730249/

浙江慈溪村民抗议贪官私卖土地遭到镇压 (Crackdown on Zhejiang Cixi villagers protesting against land sale by corrupt officials)
Radio Free Asia, September 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-09022014095332.html

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

90 million pill capsules laced with toxic metal are sold in China; 11 arrested
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1584370/90-million-pills-laced-toxin-have-been-sold-chinas-market-police-warn

Hong Kong (香港)

Britain is honour bound to speak up for Hong Kong
Financial Times, September 2, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/6458d53c-328c-11e4-93c6-00144feabdc0.html

香港大律师公会：特首提名方案不合理 (Hong Kong Bar Association: NPC plan for chief executive nomination is unreasonable)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140902_hk_lawyers_politics.shtml

“中国误会了英国议会的香港调查计划” (British MP: “China misunderstood British parliament’s Hong Kong investigation plan”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140902_ottaway_hongkong.shtml

British parliament rejects Chinese call to halt Hong Kong democracy probe
中国要英国议会停止对《中英联合声明》实施情况质询 英方不予采纳
Reuters, September 3, 2014
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/02/us-hongkong-china-britain-idUSKBN0GX0TP20140902
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0GY0SC20140903

Hong Kong Newspaper Drops Democracy Advocate’s Column
香港《信报》取消亲民主人士专栏
The New York Times, September 3, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140903/c03hongkong/dual/

方政：支持港人公民抗命占领中环，担忧中共向港人动粗重演六四事件 (Fang Zheng supports Occupy Central Movement, is concerned about replay of June Fourth crackdown in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ck-09032014094419.html

Macao (澳门)

澳门公投发起人：“公民社会正在觉醒” (Macao referendum initiator: “Civil society is awakening”)
Deutsche Welle, September 3, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D5j3

Opinion (观点)

National Goals Still Murky After Zhejiang Church Razings
浙江拆十字架对宗教政策意味几何
The New York Times, September 3, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140903/c03church/dual/

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

腾讯暂停及关闭357个帐号 民间指钳制言论 (Tencent suspended, closed 357 IM accounts)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql1-08302014114918.html

China Stops Messaging Accounts of Key Rights Activists
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wechat-09012014111424.html

LinkedIn censors its members in China...globally
Marketplace, September 1, 2014
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/world/linkedin-censors-its-members-chinaglobally

Children (儿童)

China struggles with mental health problems of 'left-behind' children
The Guardian, August 30, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/30/china-left-behind-children-mental-health

Three children stabbed to death in Chinese school
Reuters, September 1, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/01/us-china-stabbing-idUSKBN0GW1BJ20140901

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

“过期肉”丑闻后 麦当劳严把质量关 (McDonald’s will closely monitor product quality after the “expired meat” scandal)
Deutsche Welle, September 2, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D5LT

China arrests 6 in McDonald's meat safety scandal
The Chicago Tribune, August 29, 2014
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-chinese-arrest-6-osi-group-20140829-story.html

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Chinese War On Terror May Breed Extremists
Sky News, September 2, 2014
http://news.sky.com/story/1328499/chinese-war-on-terror-may-breed-extremists

Corruption (腐败)

煤矿大省山西 官场地震继续 (Political earthquake continue in Shanxi)
Deutsche Welee, September 2, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D5BS

Corrupt Chinese hiding in Western nations elude Beijing's 'fox hunt'
Reuters, August 27, 2014
wkzo.com/news/articles/2014/aug/28/corrupt-chinese-hiding-in-western-na >tions-elude-beijings-fox-hunt/

China replaces Communist Party leader in coal-rich province amid 'corruption problem'
Reuters, September 2, 2014
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/02/uk-china-corruption-shanxi-idUKKBN0GX07P20140902

Culture (文化)

中国网友发起北京独立影像展“闭目式”(Chinese netizens launch “close your eyes” campaign to protest the crack down on Beijing Independent Film Festival)
Voice of America, September 2, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chinese-netizens-protest-crack-down-20140902/2435592.html

Cyber security (网络安全)

中国路由器被爆存在“后门程序” 电脑用户个人资料随时可能被盗 (Personal data maybe stolen through recently found backdoor in Chinese-made routers)
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql1-09012014120216.html

Enviroment (环境)

Chinese 'cancer village' scores rare victory over polluters
The Telegraph, August 28, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11061201/Chinese-cancer-village-scores-rare-victory-over-polluters.html

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

Top Chinese university warns against criticising Communist Party: journal
Reuters, September 1, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/01/china-censorship-idUSL3N0R21SF20140901

北大校党委：有人别有用心借学术问题攻击党和社会主义制度
Peking University School Party : someone trying to take advantage of academic attack the party and the socialist system
The Paper, September 1, 2014
CH: http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1264679 EN: http://www.enews163.com/2014/09/01/peking-university-school-party-someone-trying-to-take-advantage-of-academic-attack-the-party-and-the-socialist-system-53641.html

German Broadcaster Is Urged to Speak for Press Freedom in China
The New York Times, September 1, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/09/01/german-broadcaster-is-urged-to-speak-for-press-freedom-in-china/

Health (健康)

China poultry farm hit in new outbreak of H5N6 bird flu
哈尔滨发生H5N6亚型高致病性禽流感疫情
Reuters, September 2, 2014
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/02/us-birdflu-china-idUSKBN0GX01X20140902
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0GX03C20140902

Hong Kong (香港)

In democracy debate, scholar says tycoons control Hong Kong’s destiny
Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/08/28/in-democracy-debate-scholar-says-tycoons-control-hong-kongs-destiny/

Beijing's tough line on electoral reform threatens moderate pan-democrats
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1581605/beijings-tough-line-electoral-reform-threatens-moderate-pan-democrats

装甲车现香港街头引发忧虑 (Armored trucks appear on Hong Kong street)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xql-08292014124457.html

Beijing Rules Out Open Election in Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal, August 31, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/beijing-says-panel-to-name-hong-kong-leader-candidates-xinhua-1409472088

Hong Kong's 'era of disobedience' has begun, says Occupy leader as protesters join forces
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1582548/protesters-join-forces-era-disobedience

香港“占中”运动渐失动力 (Hong Kong “Occupy Central” movement is gradually losing its force)
The Wall Street Journal, September 2, 2014
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140902/bch171320.asp

港大学生会会长指内地生也将参加罢课 (President of Hong Kong University students council: Mainland students will also participate in strike)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140902_hongkong_uni-students.shtml

香港警方拘捕示威者 中国警告英国勿插手 (Hong Kong police arrested protestors; China warns UK from interfering)
Deutsche Welle, September 2, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D5FD

Beijing’s Stance Has Democrats in Hong Kong Facing Tough Choices
北京不让步，香港民主派何去何从
The New York Times, September 2, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140902/c02hongkong/dual/

June Fourth (六四)

六四公祭被捕的3名“郑州十君子”获释 (3 Zhengzhou June Fourth activists released)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140902_zhengzhou_release.shtml

Labor (劳工)

Samsung faces China labour allegations

三星中国供应商再度面临雇佣童工指控
Financial Times, August 29, 2014
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/52619380-2e7e-11e4-bffa-00144feabdc0.html
www.ftchinese.com/story/001057966

Related:
Supplier factory of Samsung, Lenovo violates rights of children and students
三星，联想代工厂侵犯童工学生工权益
China Labor Watch, August 28, 2014
EN: www.chinalaborwatch.org/news/new-495.html
CH: www.chinalaborwatch.org/cn/news/new-354.html

Productivity goes negative as China slips towards middle-income trap - study
Reuters, August 28, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/08/28/uk-china-productivity-idUKKBN0GS2LN20 >140828

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

湖南永州村民拒绝强拆与警冲突 5人受伤12人被行政拘留 (5 injured and 12 detained in Hunan protest against forced demolition)
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09012014120513.html

镇政府逼迁不成搬离学校 济南两中小学六百家长抗议 (More than 600 parents protest sudden relocation of two schools)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/ql2-08302014115956.html

Political and Economic Reforms (政治和经济改革)

Xi Jinping's reforms: 'mission impossible'?
The Diplomat, Augus 28, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/08/xi-jinpings-reforms-mission-impossible/

Rule of Law (法治)

中国首席大法官：各级法院将加大开放力度 (China's top judge: courts at all levels to be more transparent)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-08282014104237.html

Related:
China's top judge says foreigners to be allowed into Chinese courts
Reuters, August 28, 2014
zeenews.india.com/news/nation/chinas-top-judge-says-foreigners-to-be-al >lowed-into-chinese-courts_1461376.html

China returns to show trials of 1950s and 60s, legal experts say
Al Jazeera, August 28, 2014
america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/8/28/china-law-tohti.html

Tibet (西藏)

两藏民涉传送示威图片被捕 一尼姑突遭警方诱捕 (Two Tibetans arrested for transmitting protest photos, nun entrapped and arrested)
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-09012014142114.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

新疆且末县为民汉通婚提供现金奖励 (Qiemo County in Xinjiang offers cash rewards to Uyghur who marry Chinese)
Financial Times, September 2, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058015

‘Princess Fragrant’ Mixes Messages on Ethnic Unity, Expert Says
学者称“天香公主”未必有助维汉理解
The New York Times, September 1, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140901/c01princess/dual/

China’s campaign for mixed marriages spreads to troubled Xinjiang
The Washington Post, September 1, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/09/01/chinas-campaign-for-mixed-marriages-spreads-to-troubled-xinjiang/

Opinion (观点)

Justice must be seen to be done on mainland
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2014
www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1581581/justice-must-be-seen-be-done-mainland

Proposal for 2017 chief executive poll is worse than current system
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2014
www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1581542/proposal-2017-chief-executive-poll-worse-current-system

The Chinese authorities are ignoring Li’s call for fairness
The Financial Times, August 31, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/170f1536-2f9c-11e4-83e4-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3CBWWOkI3

Corruption (腐败)

“裸官”面临两种选择 要么家属回国 要么接受调岗 (Guangdong anti-graft watchdog tells “naked officials” to either recall family members from overseas or face transfer)
Beijing Chenbao, August 28, 2014
bjcb.morningpost.com.cn/html/2014-08/28/content_307033.htm

Top Chinese former planning official 'under investigation'
Reuters, August 27, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/27/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0GR0Q720140827