Labor

中国各地出租车司机罢工此起彼伏 (Taxi Drivers on Strike across China)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0809-hc-08092011160545.html  

Media

央视记者采访大连福佳大化遭围殴 打人者有11人被控 (Dalian: 11 Held after Journalists Beaten in Dalian)
Xinhua News Agency, August 10, 2011
http://news.cntv.cn/20110810/103025.shtml

被禁参加阳光大赛 南京319护树活动让当局敏感 (Nanjing Police Keep Documentary Makers from Entering Film into HK-based Documentary Contest)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wu-08092011113539.html

Related information:
南京梧桐激起民间保树运动
The Battle for Nanjing’s Trees
China Dialogue, March 30, 2011
CH: http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/ch/4191-The-battle-for-Nanjing-s-trees
EN: http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/4191-The-battle-for-Nanjing-s-trees

Population

中國嬰兒男多女少情況嚴重 (Chinese Government Admits Serious Gender Imbalance)
Ming Pao, August 10, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/32/1/1/2403794/1.html

Related news:
Beijing Sets Out Plan to End Sex Imbalance
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=107bc26557fa1310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
关于印发中国妇女发展纲要和中国儿童发展纲要的通知 (Notice on Issuing the Outline for the Development of Chinese Women and Outline for the Development of Chinese Children)
State Council, July 30, 2011
http://www.gov.cn/zwgk/2011-08/08/content_1920457.htm

Protests and Petitions

广州市民盖46个公章讨薪无果续:信访局承诺落空 (Guangzhou Petitioning Bureau Helps Worker Get Seals of Approval, But None of His Due Back Pay)
Southern Daily, August 10, 2011
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-08-10/113922967310.shtml

Rural Issues

中国失地农民近5千万人 (Almost 50 Million Farmers without Land)
Radio Free Asia, August 09, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/m0809-vt-08092011164828.html

XUAR

Land Seizures in China's Kashgar Fuel Anger among Uighurs
Reuters, August 09, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/09/us-china-xinjiang-idUSTRE7781FG20110809

Human Rights Defender – Ai Weiwei (艾未未)

德国《明镜周刊》披露艾未未被捕八十一天情况 (Germany's Der Spiegel Publishes Account of Ai Weiwei's 81 Days of Detention)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gr-08082011102401.html

Human Rights Defender – Huang Qi (黄琦)

黄琦再次被公安入屋骚扰 黄晓敏女儿居住学业受牵连 (Authorities Disrupt the Lives of Activist Huang Qi and Activist Huang Xiaomin's Daugther)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huang-08082011094940.html

Human Rights Defenders

维权律师在官员面前遭绑架 (Rights Lawyer Li Gang Abducted in Front of Officials )
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer-08082011104542.html

Public Health

Fears over Closure of Blood Plasma Collection Centres
South China Morning Post, August 09, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=240b2c98b1aa1310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Tibet

海外藏人首次民选总理就职 强调时刻做好与中国对话准备 (New Tibetan Prime Minister in Exile Emphasizes Constructive Dialogue with Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zang-08082011093948.html

XUAR

'Silk Road' Plan for Xinjiang Makes for a Rough Tapestry
The Wall Street Journal, August 09, 2011
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904007304576495950526450210.html

Uyghur Held in Thailand
Radio Free Asia, August 08, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/deportation-08082011175204.html

Bilateral Ties

China Seeks to Silence Dissent Overseas
The Washington Post, August 08, 2011
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/china-pressures-indonesia-to-silence-dissent-from-falun-gong-followers/2011/07/14/gIQAwkxNxI_story.html

Hong Kong

内地男子在香港金紫荆广场烧国旗案开审 (Mainlander on Trial for Burning National Flag in HK's Golden Bauhinia Square)
China News Service, August 06, 2011
http://news.163.com/11/0806/10/7AP41QKK00014JB6.html

Human Rights Defender – Yao Lifa (姚立法)

遭軟禁跳樓脫身 湖北維權者北京被拘 (Elections Advocate Who Fled House Arrest Detained in Beijing)
Ming Pao, August 08, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2401671/1.html

Human Rights Defenders

大運會臨近 深圳拘維權人士 (Rights Activists Detained as Shenzhen Universiade Approaches)
Ming Pao, August 08, 2011
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2401673/1.html

Internet

Can Microblogs Change China's Rulers?
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 08, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14422581

Tibet

Tibetan Mine Protesters Detained
Radio Free Asia, August 05, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/mine-08052011144110.html

XUAR

新疆再现疆独传单当局急查 雪豹突击队抵阿克苏警笛不止 (Anti-terrorism Efforts Now Spread across Xinjiang Region, Leading to Tense Atmosphere)
Radio Free Asia, August 07, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql-08072011161048.html

China's Top Xinjiang Official Vows "Terrorist" Crackdown
Reuters, August 08, 2011
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/08/us-china-xinjiang-idUSTRE7770KO20110808

Related news:
坚定不移推进跨越式发展和长治久安 (Unswervingly Promote Breakthrough Development and Long-term Stability)
Xinjiang Daily, August 08, 2011
http://www.xjdaily.com/news/xinjiang/571003.shtml

Bilateral Ties

美国议员敦促停止对华发展援助 (American Congress Urged to Stop Sending Development Aid to China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 04, 2011
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2011/08/110804_usaid_china.shtml