Rural Issues

烏坎領袖林祖鑾悔維權 (Wukan Village Leader Regrets Involvement in Rights Activism due to High Expectations)
Ming Pao, February 15, 2013
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/20130215/-9-2895568/1.html

Related:
Wukan Democracy Leaves Village Divided
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1150517/wukan-democracy-leaves-village-divided

Protests and Petitions

上海访民进京给领导拜年被拘 北京访民救助站停止供饭 (Shanghai Petitioners Detained on New Year Call on Beijing Leaders)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-02142013103900.html

XUAR

Uighur Man Released from Guantanamo Bay Prison to Palau Now Missing
The Associated Press, February 14, 2013
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/14/uighur_man_released_from_guantanamo_bay_prison_to_palau_now_missing.html

Related:
Uighurs Who Went from Guantanamo to Paradise Running Out of Money and Patience
Toronto Star, February 7, 2013
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2013/02/07/uighurs_who_went_from_guantanamo_to_paradise_running_out_of_money_and_patience.html

Environment

Beijing Air Pollution High despite Fewer Fireworks
Xinhua News Agency, February 13, 2013
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-02/13/content_16221890.htm

Human Rights Defenders

朱虞夫、杨天水健康恶劣被拒保外就医 (Zhu Yufu and Yang Tianshui Refused Medical Parole despite Worsening Health)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissidents-02132013101602.html

For more on Zhu and Yang, see:
朱虞夫被重判七年
Dissident Zhu Yufu Sentenced to Seven Years for “Inciting Subversion”
Human Rights in China, February 10, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5863
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5862

当局应立即准予力虹、杨天水保外就医
Imprisoned Democracy Activists Gravely Ill, Require Immediate Medical Parole
Human Rights in China, May 6, 2010
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/812
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/397

Internet

China's 'Wall' Hits Business
The Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323926104578277511385052752.html

Land Policy

发展改革委：一些地方大拆大建浪费能源资源 (National Development and Reform Commission: Some Major Demolition and Building Projects Waste Energy Resources)
Xinhua News Agency, February 13, 2013
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2013-02/13/content_4199863.htm

Multinational

China Eyes Closer Cooperation with IFAD over Poverty Reduction
Xinhua News Agency, February 14, 2013
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/761490.shtml

Protests and Petitions

春節不平靜 重慶堵警車 江西爆示威 (No Tranquility during Spring Festival as Protesters Block Police Cars over Violent Traffic Dispute in Chongqing and Demonstrate against Factory Pollution in Jiangxi)
World Journal, February 13, 2013
http://www.worldjournal.com/view/full_news/21696686/article-春節不平靜-重慶堵警車-江西爆示威

XUAR

Beijing Slammed over Travel Ban
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/travel-02132013204900.html

维族青年帮凤凰卫视任翻译被判11年 (Uyghur Youth Sentenced to 11yrs for "Inciting Splittism" after Doing Translations for Phoenix TV)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/uyghur_translator-02132013085004.html

Bilateral Ties

美国正式公布被制裁的中国公司名单 (US Names Four Chinese Companies in Violation of Iran, North Korea, Syria Non-Proliferation Act)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 13, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2013/02/130213_us_china_company.shtml?print=1

Civil Society

中央财政去年安排2亿元支持社会组织 (China Spent RMB 200 million [US$0.02 per person] in 2012 to Support NGOs)
Xinhua News Agency, February 13, 2013
http://news.163.com/13/0213/04/8NIMHO3E0001124J.html

Consumer Products

质监部门打假 地方干扰严重 (Top Agency for Quality Inspection Cites Local Governments for Thwarting Enforcement)
Beijing News, February 12, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/02/12/248294.html

Related:
Coming Soon to China: At-Home Toxic Food Test Kits
The Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2013
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/02/13/coming-soon-to-china-at-home-toxic-food-test-kits/?mod=WSJBlog

Public Health

中国艾滋人群被划为“特殊人群”管理范围 (Activist Says AIDS Victims Are Treated as Security Threats)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/aw-02122013160639.html

Protests and Petitions

上海访民市中心拉横幅抗议政府 上访多年问题仍未解决 (Shanghai Petitioners Take to Street: “Even Xi Jinping, as Shanghai mayor, could not help”)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-02122013152727.html

Labor

Can We Trust Foxconn’s New ‘Democratic’ Chinese Factories?
In These Times, February 11, 2013
http://www.inthesetimes.com/working/entry/14554/

Environment

Many Chinese Cities Fogged Up by Fireworks
Sina, February 13, 2013
http://english.sina.com/china/2013/0212/560908.html

Tibet

一名藏人周三在尼泊尔自焚 伤势严重 (Tibetan in Serious Condition Following Self-Immolation in Nepal)
Voice of America, February 13, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-tibet-20130213/1602653.html

Related:
100th Tibetan self-immolation protest reported in Nepal
The Hindu, February 13, 2013
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/100th-tibetan-selfimmolation-protest-reported-in-nepal/article4411333.ece

Tibetan 'Independence Day' Marked
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/marked-02122013154150.html

Hong Kong

Leung Chun-ying Urged to Act on 'Nomadic' Children
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1148290/leung-chun-ying-urged-act-nomadic-children

Disasters

Why China’s Landslide Victims Were Cremated by the State
Caixin, February 11, 2013
http://www.worldcrunch.com/culture-society/why-china-039-s-landslide-victims-were-cremated-by-the-state/traditions-corpse-civilization-cremation-zhenxiong/c3s10738/