Human Rights Defenders （ 人权卫士）

Isolation Under House Arrest for Wife of Imprisoned Nobel Laureate
刘晓波妻子刘霞软禁期间书信流出
New York Times, December 2, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20131202/c02liu/dual/

张军律师拒绝法院安检遭行拘 律师团体发声促放人增人权 (Rights defense lawyer detained after refusing court’s security check, advocates call for release)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11292013105536.html

For more information on Zhang Jun, see:
Lawyers protest unlawful security check by local courts
律师抗议地方法院违法安检
Human Rights in China, November 30, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/lawyers-protest-unlawful-security-check-local-courts
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/lu-shi-kang-yi-di-fang-fa-yuan-wei-fa-jian

Information Control （信息控制）

央视制片人王青雷离职，“真话”遭封杀 (CCTV producer forced to resign after questioning “clean up the Internet” campaign)
Deutsche Welle, December 2, 2013
http://bit.ly/18UVzMK

China's rumor crackdown has "cleaned" Internet, official says
Reuters, November 28, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/28/us-china-internet-idUSBRE9AR0BQ20131128

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

With More Than 123,000 Votes Cast, National Zoo Names Its Giant Panda Cub
中美共慶華盛頓熊貓「寶寶」百日
New York Times, December 2, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/usa/20131202/c02panda/dual/

Britain accused of going soft on rights to woo China
Financial Times, November 28, 2013
www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e4620830-582f-11e3-a2ed-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=intl#axzz2mHTfTTtD

Face-off: China’s new air-defence zone suggests a worrying new approach in the region
The Economist, November 30, 2013
www.economist.com/news/leaders/21590930-chinas-new-air-defence-zone-suggests-worrying-new-approach-region-face

Labor （劳工）

7 killed in Chinese-run factory in Italy
Associated Press, December 1, 2013
www.washingtonpost.com/business/5-killed-in-chinese-run-factory-in-italy/2013/12/01/12646008-5a96-11e3-801f-1f90bf692c9b_story.html

Land, Property, Housing （ 土地、财产、房屋）

The economics of demolition: Creative destruction
The Economist, November 30, 2013
www.economist.com/news/china/21590922-frenzied-pace-home-demolition-may-slow-creative-destruction

Political and Economic Reform （政治经济改革）

傳陸發文件 指周永康被捕 (Official document shows Zhou Yongkang, former member of Politburo Standing Committee, arrested)
CNA, December 1, 2013
http://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/201312020461-1.aspx

Related:
央视推持指周永康被查 旋即删除 (CCTV removes post about investigation of Zhou Yongkang)
Radio Free Asia, December 2, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/Zhou-12022013083804.html?encoding=simplified

Xi Jinping: Chinese ruler who's a riddle to the world
The Guardian, December 1, 2013
www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2013/dec/01/xi-jinping-china-leader

Population （人口）

张艺谋网上声明承认超生并称愿意受罚 (Zhang Yimou admits to flouting one child policy by having 3 children)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 2, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/12/131202_zhang_yimou.shtml

China to question movie director's agent on family planning allegations
Reuters, November 29, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/30/us-china-onechild-idUSBRE9AT01F20131130

Protests and Petitions （抗议和请愿）

国家信访局：逐步把网上信访作为解决信访问题的主渠道 (State Bureau for Letters and Calls to gradually make Internet the main channel for petitioning)
Xinhua, November 28, 2013
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2013-11/28/c_118330546.htm#715159-tsina-1-91593-b4627af4aa6de3e8cf9f7d8876a92f2c

China seeks to reform its petitioning system
Associated Press, November 28, 2013
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/china-reform-petitioning-system-21038970

Related:
全国信访形势总体平稳 诉求集中民生 (State Council states overall situation of petitioning stable, grievances mostly related to livelihood issues)
State Council Information Office, November 28, 2013
www.scio.gov.cn/video/zxtj/Document/1351895/1351895.htm

China starts probe of senior petitions bureau official
Wall Street Journal, November 29, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/11/29/china-starts-probe-of-senior-petitions-bureau-official/

Reeducation-Through-Labor （劳教）

司法部官员：社区矫正不可能成另一种劳教 (Justice Ministry Official: community correction system will not become another RTL)
Jinghua Times, November 30, 2013
http://news.sohu.com/20131130/n391048154.shtml

后劳教时代的“社区矫正” (China’s post-RTL “community correction system)
Deutsche Welle, November 29, 2013
http://bit.ly/IAFBwL

江苏省公安厅秘密文件曝光 (Secret document reveals existing black jails in China)
Epoch Times, November 27, 2013
http://bit.ly/18hhTw8

A jail by another name - China labor camps now drug detox centers
Reuters, November 30, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/02/us-china-camps-idUSBRE9B10CQ20131202

Rule of Law （法治）

China judicial reform: All trial proceedings to be open to the public
CCTV, November 28, 2013
english.cntv.cn/program/china24/20131128/100590.shtml

Related:

最高人民法院关于人民法院在互联网公布裁判文书的规定 (Supreme People's Court's Regulations Concerning the Online Publication of Documents Related to People's Courts' Verdicts)
Supreme People's Court, November 21, 2013
www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2013/11/id/1152212.shtml

China aims to curb wrongful convictions amid abuse
Associated Press, November 27, 2013
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/27/v-fullstory/3782485/china-aims-to-curb-wrongful-convictions.html

Taiwan (台湾)

马英九：将向大陆当局表严正立场 (Taiwan’s president to express stern position to China on Air Defense Identification Zone)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 1, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/12/131201_taiwan_ma_china.shtml

Opinion （ 观点）

Why Chinese needs a good word for "irony", and why it's too soon to bid farewell to re-education through labor
Chinese Law Prof Blog, November 28, 2013
lawprofessors.typepad.com/china_law_prof_blog/2013/11/why-chinese-needs-a-good-word-for-irony-and-why-its-too-soon-to-bid-farewell-to-re-education-through.html

Corruption (腐败)

Exclusive: U.S. expands China hiring probe to Morgan Stanley
Reuters, November 26, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-jpmorgan-morganstanley-idUSBRE9AP19T20131126

China cuts civil servants’ car perks
Wall Street Journal, November 26, 2013
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/11/26/china-cuts-civil-servants-car-perks/

Related:
党政机关厉行节约反对浪费条例 (Regulations on Combating Waste and Strictly Enforcing Thrift Among Party and Government Organs)
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council, November 25, 2013
news.xinhuanet.com/2013-11/25/c_118287949.htm

Death penalty （死刑）

最高法详解“曾成杰吴英不同判决” (Supreme Court justifies Zeng Chengjie execution: he caused 3 mass incidents)
Beijing News, November 26, 2013
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2013/11/26/294618.html

Disasters （灾难）

贵州高铁施工塔吊倒塌砸穿中石化输油管 （Guizhou high-speed rail construction crane collapsed smashing through PetroChina oil pipelines）
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 27, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/11/131127_china_guizhou_oil_leak.shtml

Police detain nine after Qingdao oil blasts: media
Reuters, November 26, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-sinopec-blasts-idUSBRE9AP02N20131126

Related:
丧事如何办成喜事？ （News reporting with Chinese characteristic: emphasize gov’t relief efforts in disasters）
letscorp.net, November 25, 2013
http://www.letscorp.net/archives/57722

Education （教育）

语文教材错误：荀子读纸质书 韩愈只活15年 （Numerous mistakes in Chinese language textbooks as publishers rush publications for profits）
People’s Daily, November 27, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/1127/c1001-23665984.html

Environment （环境）

US and China must act on climate change rhetoric, says German minister
The Guardian, November 25, 2013
www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/25/us-china-climate-change-rhetoric-peter-altmaier

Human Rights Defenders （ 人权卫士）

程海律师会丁家喜遭警殴打 习近平到临沂访民遭殃 （Lawyer Cheng Hai beaten by police as he visits client Ding Jiaxi）
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-11262013101235.html

Related Tencent weibo post:
律师刘卫国, November 27, 2013
【恶警如匪】2013-11-26--11:00，程海律师去北京第三看守所会见丁加喜，被警察强制扣留，态度极为粗暴，推搡。请转发。（中午11点消息）
http://t.qq.com/p/t/274136077981843

赵永林律师, November 27, 2013
据悉，程海律师已经出来，事情经过：北京规定律师会见时经被会见人同意可以录音录像，程律师前几次会见丁家喜时均经丁同意录音，今天会见亦录音，警察以没有经过丁同意为由中断会见，没收录音笔，程当即问丁是否同意，丁说同意，程要求恢复会见，归还录音笔，起冲突，程被拖打，非法拘禁。
http://http://t.qq.com/p/t/319273061120923

中国活动人士杜导斌被南都网终止约稿 编辑受到高层压力 （Newspaper drops activist contributor, cites pressure from top）
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/sy-11262013100557.html

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

Special report: how China took control of an OPEC country's oil
Reuters, November 26, 2013
www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/26/us-china-ecuador-oil-special-report-idUSBRE9AP0HX20131126

China’s aircraft carrier heads to South China Sea
Associated Press, November 26, 2013
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinas-aircraft-carrier-heads-to-south-china-sea/2013/11/26/5f35407c-5669-11e3-bdbf-097ab2a3dc2b_story.html

Political and Economic Reform （政治经济改革）

It's all politics: the forgotten dimension of China's economic reforms
Forbes, November 26, 2013
www.forbes.com/sites/hengshao/2013/11/26/its-all-politics-the-forgotten-dimension-of-chinas-economic-reforms/