Disasters (灾难)

32 injured, 71,200 affected in SW China quake
English.news.cn, April 7, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2014-04/07/c_133242784.htm

Environment (环境)

Dust busters: Beijing to require cameras at construction sites for stricter smog policing
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1466871/dust-busters-beijing-require-cameras-construction-sites-stricter-smog

Super bowl
News China, April 2014
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/super-bowl#id:1640#date:20:49

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing upset after Martin Lee and Anson Chan meet Joe Biden at the White House
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1466666/beijing-upset-after-martin-lee-and-anson-chan-meet-joe-biden-white

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese activists face jail as crackdown continues
The Telegraph, April 7, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10749768/Chinese-activists-face-jail-as-crackdown-continues.html

Related:
Lawyers dismissed or withdrawn in protest of unfair trials of three citizen activists
Human Rights in China, January 31, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/lawyers-dismissed-or-withdrawn-protest-unfair-trials-three-citizen

Citizen activists on trial 2014: schedule/status and essays
Human Rights in China, April 7, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizen-activists-trial-2014-schedulestatus-and-essays

To be a citizen who speaks up and has an attitude: Lawyer Ding Jiaxi speaks from prison
做有声音、有态度的公民——丁家喜狱中谈话录
China Change, April 6, 2014 (English)
Human Rights in China, March 21, 2014 (Chinese)
EN:http://chinachange.org/2014/04/06/to-be-a-citizen-who-speaks-up-and-has-an-attitude-lawyer-ding-jiaxi-speaks-from-prison/
CH:http://biweekly.hrichina.org/article/15691

What is a “Legal Education Center” in China
China Change, April 3, 2014
http://chinachange.org/2014/04/03/what-is-a-legal-education-center-in-china/

Related:
China has obligation to end violence against lawyers
China Human Rights Defenders, April 3, 2014
http://chrdnet.com/2014/04/china-has-obligation-to-end-violence-against-lawyers/

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

U.S. defence chief warns China, drawing parallel with Crimea
Agence France-Presse, April 6, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/us-defence-chief-warns-china-over-territorial-claims-051903183.html

U.S. defense chief, in first, visits China's aircraft carrier
Reuters, April 7, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/07/us-usa-china-hagel-idUSBREA350PR20140407

June Fourth (六四)

June 4 museum in legal threat ahead of opening
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1466519/june-4-museum-legal-threat-ahead-opening

港民间团体清明献花悼念六四死难者(HK civil society group commemorates June Fourth victims with floral wreaths for Qingming festival)
Voice of America, April 7, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-64-20140406/1887266.html

臨時館經驗 「內地人想看六四錄像」(Temporary June Fourth exhibit in HK attracts mainland visitors)
Mingpao, April 6, 2014
http://news.mingpao.com/20140406/gaa2.htm

Labor (劳工)

Union star rises from Walmart China labour dispute
Financial Times, April 7, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fb915628-bd60-11e3-a5ba-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fworld_asia-pacific_china%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct&siteedition=intl#axzz2yDZNpX9D

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Dozens held after Inner Mongolian herders beaten by police
Radio Free Asia, April 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/inner-mongolia-04032014170119.html

Open Government Information (信息公开)

廣東衛計委拒絕公開社會撫養費一審敗訴 (Guangzhou Family Planning Commission loses lawsuit over OGI request about family planning fees)
New Express, April 1, 2014
http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20140401/12109446.html

Related:
Lawyer wins open information case in Guangzhou
China Media Project, April 4, 2014
http://cmp.hku.hk/2014/04/04/35170/

Population (人口)

广东省卫计委：外省妈妈可在粤申“单独二孩”(Guangdong Health and Family Planning Commission: non-local mothers can apply to have second child in Guangdong)
Guangzhou Daily, April 7, 2014
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2014/0407/c1001-24840239.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

Faithful rally to save new Sanjiang church in Wenzhou from demolition
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1466548/faithful-rally-save-new-sanjiang-church-wenzhou-demolition

广州多人反茂名PX被拘被上岗 民众发起白宫请愿五日过千签名(Guangzhou anti-PX protesters arrested, citizens gather over 1,000 signatures for White House petition in 5 days)
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf1-04072014092237.html

Society (社会)

Tomb sweeping gets reborn online
The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/04/07/tomb-sweeping-gets-reborn-online/?mod=WSJBlog

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan protesters agree to end parliament occupation after talks with speaker
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1467029/taiwan-student-leaders-mull-ending-protests-amid-talks-mas-government

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Chinese Buddhist temple forms "anti-terrorist" squad
Reuters, April 3, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/03/us-china-temple-idUSBREA320V220140403

Corruption (腐败)

The real costs of China's anti-corruption crackdown
特稿：北京为反腐一年付出千亿美元代价
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 3, 2014
EN: www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-26864134
CH: www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140403_merrill_lynch_china.shtml

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

浙江奉化危楼坍塌 一人身亡多人受伤 (One dead and many injured in Zhejiang apartment building collapse)
Voice of America, April 4, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/zhejiang-collapse-building-casualty-20140404/1886238.html

Disasters (灾难)

China in damage control over angry plane relatives
Washington Post, April 3, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-in-damage-control-over-angry-plane-relatives/2014/04/03/211e55e4-bb0e-11e3-80de-2ff8801f27af_story.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

南乐教案夏钧律师美台两地作证 触怒当局面临回国被捕 目前有国难归 (Human rights lawyer Xia Jun faces risk of arrest in China after testifying in U.S. and Taiwan on violations of religious freedom)
Radio Free Asia, April 3, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql-04032014095010.html

Falun Gong lawyers "incited illegal activities": China media
Agence France-Presse, April 4, 2014
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/140402/falun-gong-lawyers-incited-illegal-activities-china-media

Related:
Post Reeducation-Through-Labor "abolition": lawyers and defenders monitor legal reform implementation--the Jiansanjiang case
"废除"劳教： 律师和维权人士监督法律改革实施--建三江案
Human Rights in China, April 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/post-reeducation-through-labor-abolition-lawyers-and-defenders-monitor-legal-reform-implementation
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/fei-chu-lao-jiao-lu-shi-he-wei-quan-ren-shi-jian-du-fa-lu-gai-ge-shi-shi-jian-san-jiang

Information Control (信息控制)

China’s censorship is fueling dissent instead of quashing it
Quartz, April 3, 2014
qz.com/195040/in-recent-protests-chinas-censorship-fueled-dissent-inste >ad-of-quashing-it/

Wen Yunchao: “absolutely no improvements” in dissident arrests under Xi
The Diplomat, April 3, 2014
thediplomat.com/2014/04/wen-yunchao-absolutely-no-improvements-in-dissi dent-arrests-under-xi/

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

Trading places: How China is affecting Europe’s position in the world
The Economist, April 5, 2014
www.economist.com/news/europe/21600166-how-china-affecting-europes-position-world-trading-places