Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

郑州律师被拘案继续发酵 (Human rights lawyers continue to press Zhengzhou authorities to allow meeting with detained lawyers and defenders)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-06162014134534.html

For more information on the Zhengzhou case, see:
121 legal professionals sign citizen petition calling on State Council to revise Article 374 of the Procedural Regulations for the Handling of Criminal Cases by Public Security Organs
121名法律人联名要求国务院改变《公安机关办理刑事案件程序规定》第374条的公民建议书
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/121-legal-professionals-sign-citizen-petition-calling-state-council-revise-article
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/121ming-fa-lu-ren-lian-ming-yao-qiu-guo-wu-yuan-gai-bian-gong-ji-guan-ban-li-xing

China to prosecute Pu Zhiqiang for activism
维权律师浦志强被北京警方正式逮捕
The New York Times, June 15, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140615/c15pu/dual/

Related:
Arrested Chinese lawyer Pu Zhiqiang speaks from prison
ChinaFile, June 13, 2014
http://www.chinafile.com/Arrested-Chinese-Lawyer-Pu-Zhiqiang-Speaks-Prison

Chinese rights lawyers warn of crackdown after arrest of Pu Zhiqiang
The Guardian, June 17, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/17/chinese-rights-lawyers-crackdown-arrest-pu-zhiqiang-ai-weiwei

Information Control (信息控制)

百度寻求海外发展依然绕不过“六四”问题 (Baidu struggles with “June Fourth” issue in its overseas expansion)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/gr-06162014130600.html

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

何清涟:向北京弯腰背后的利益考量 (He Qinglian: cost-benefit analysis in kowtowing to China)
Voice of America, June 16, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/he-qing-lian-20140616/1938257.html

Nick Clegg: China is “shackled to communist doctrine”
The Guardian, June 16, 2014
www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jun/16/nick-clegg-china-shackled-communism

Chinese put Britain in its place ahead of Li Keqiang's visit
The Guardian, June 15, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/15/chinese-put-britain-in-its-place-ahead-of-li-keqiang-visit

Related:
英媒：中国告诫英国要有"自知之明" (British media: China tells UK to "know its place")
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 16, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/06/140616_press_china_uk.shtml

Britain smoothes visa process to tap lucrative Chinese tourist trade
英国将简化中国人申请英国签证手续
Reuters, June 16, 2014
EN: uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/16/uk-china-britain-visas-idUKKBN0ER29N20140616
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0ES05H20140617?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews

Law (法律)

律协拟处罚律师网上制造案件舆论压力引发争议 (Draft bar association regulations introduce punitive measures against lawyers' online and public advocacy)
Eastday.com, June 17, 2014
http://news.21cn.com/hot/social/a/2014/0617/13/27479457.shtml

See regulations:
《律师协会会员违规行为处分规则》
Lawyers Association Disciplinary Rules (Provisional) Comment Draft
All China Lawyers Association, June 17, 2014
CH:http://photo.blog.sina.com.cn/showpic.html#blogid=63aeaff70102eka0&url=http://album.sina.com.cn/pic/001PbbJJzy6JDuY4ewi2a
EN (draft): http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/lawyers-association-disciplinary-rules-provisional-comment-draft/

Rule of Law (法治)

China aims to revamp justice system but Communist Party to retain control
中国将开始司法体制改革试点工作
Reuters, June 16, 2014
EN: www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/16/us-china-justice-revamp-idUSKBN0ER0RR20140616
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0ER10J20140616?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews

Women (妇女)

Sinica: Leftover women, misogynistic trolls and post grad study in China
Sinica, June 16, 2014
http://popupchinese.com/lessons/sinica/leftover-women-misogynistic-trolls-and-post-grad-study-in-china

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

新疆涉暴恐7案13人被执行死刑 (13 executed in Xinjiang for terrorism and violent crimes)
Caijing, June 16, 2014
politics.caijing.com.cn/2014-06-16/114267639.html

Related:
State media say China executes 13 people for terrorism, violent crime in restive northwest
Associated Press, June 16, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/state-media-say-china-executes-13-people-for-terrorism-violent-crime-in-restive-northwest/2014/06/16/b9233638-f55c-11e3-a08c-5779506f3051_story.html

Concerns rise over China's detention of Uighur scholar
Reuters, June 17, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/17/us-china-trial-idUSKBN0ES0I820140617?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Opinion (观点)

我在哈佛见识的中国高材生 (The talented Chinese students I learned from at Harvard)
The New York Times, June 17, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140617/cc17kato/

China's beleaguered lawyers
The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2014
online.wsj.com/articles/chinas-beleaguered-lawyers-1402938679

The Guardian view on Chinese premier Li Keqiang's visit to Britain
The Guardian, June 16, 2014
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/16/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-visit-britain

Corruption (腐败)

Spooked by probes, pharma executives ask: should I leave China?
Reuters, June 13, 2014
uk.reuters.com/article/2014/06/13/uk-china-pharmaceuticals-idUKKBN0EO01120140613

China investigates top national politician
Associated Press, June 14, 2014
news.yahoo.com/china-investigates-top-national-politician-095336110.html

Health (健康)

Complaints about air pollution in China's capital double in five months
Reuters, June 14, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/14/us-china-pollution-beijing-idUSKBN0EP0A320140614

Hunan chemical plant shut over high lead levels in children, official blames “pencils”
Global Times, June 16, 2014
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/865838.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

全港毅行争普选起步 呼吁市民占中投票 (Democracy advocates launch 84-hour walkathon in lead up to Occupy Central "referendum")
Voice of America, June 16, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/walk-for-universal-suffrage-20140614/1936890.html

白皮书与防火墙 (White paper and the Great Firewall)
Deutsche Welle, June 15, 2014
dw.de/p/1CIkg

鲍彤：一国两制的法定义和白皮书的篡改义 (Former premier's secretary slams Beijing's white paper on Hong Kong)
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2014
dw.de/p/1CHym

Q. and A.: Anson Chan on Beijing’s pressure tactics in Hong Kong
陈方安生：香港的自治正受到威胁
New York Times, June 13, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140613/c13chanqa/dual/

香港千人冲击立法会反新界东北发展计划 警拘捕21人港府称不会撤回计划 (Protesters tried to storm LegCo in an attempt to force the gov't to withdraw controversial development plan)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/yf-06152014100704.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

郭飞雄申请取保候审再被拒健康状况明显恶化 (Rights defender Guo Feixiong's bail denied, health deteriorates in detention)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-06142014120205.html

For more information on Guo Feixiong, see:
www.hrichina.org/en/defenders/guo-feixiong

中国120多名法律人要求确保律师与当事人的会见权 (In open letter, 120 human rights lawyers and legal professionals ask State Council to amend public security regulations to ensure lawyer-client meeting rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-06152014154333.html

See open letter:
121名法律人联名要求国务院改变《公安机关办理刑事案件程序规定》第374条的 公民建议书 (Recommendations jointly issued by 121 legal professionals to the State Council for the amendment of Article 374 of the Regulations on the Procedures for Handling Criminal Cases by Public Security Organs)
Chinese lawyers and legal professionals, June 15, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/121-legal-professionals-sign-citizen-petition-calling-state-council-revise-article

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

中国否认英媒指李克强以取消访英威胁见女皇的背后迷思 (What’s behind China's rejection of allegations that it used strong-arm tactics to get royal audience)
Radio France International, June 16, 2014
www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20140615-中国否认英媒指李克强以 取消访英威胁见女皇的背后迷思

China diversifying investments in Latin America, say analysts
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2014
www.themalaymailonline.com/money/article/china-diversifying-investments-in-latin-america-say-analysts#sthash.6aXv9Zjg.dpuf

Korea, China to sign agreement to protect citizens
The Korea Times, June 15, 2014
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/06/176_159156.html

June Fourth (六四)

China deports artist Guo Jian in Tiananmen crackdown
The Financial Times, June 16, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c080f982-f544-11e3-91a8-00144feabdc0.html#axzz34ohYHngv

异议艺术家陈光获释 (Soldier-turned-artist Chen Guang released)
Deutsche Welle, June 14, 2014
dw.de/p/1CILL

China frees artist held for Tiananmen anniversary
Associated Press, June 14, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-frees-artist-held-for-tiananmen-anniversary/2014/06/14/80086a3e-f38c-11e3-8d66-029598e98add_story.html

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, last updated June 13, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan

LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变 性人和两性人)

Heard in the hutong: the Chinese view on gay marriage
Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/16/heard-in-the-hutong-the-chinese-view-on-gay-marriage/?mod=chinablog

Open Government Information (信息公开)

北京将全面公开重大事故调查报告全文 (Beijing to publish reports of gov't investigation into major incidents)
Fazhiwang, June 15, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/06-15/6281985.shtml

Social Security (社会安全)

城乡养老保险制度衔接办法7月1日实施 (Urban and rural pension insurance systems to be linked starting July 1)
Caijing, June 16, 2014
economy.caijing.com.cn/2014-06-16/114265185.html

Taiwan (台湾)

俞正声："尊重台湾同胞对现行社会制度的认同" (Senior China official: "we respect Taiwanese compatriots' affirmation of their current social system")
Deutsche Welle, June 15, 2014
dw.de/p/1CIsj

China respects Taiwan's social system, senior official says
Reuters, June 15, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/15/us-china-taiwan-idUSKBN0EQ08C20140615

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Concerns in China over alleged secret trial of Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti
The Guardian, June 16, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/16/concerns-china-secret-trial-uighur-scholar-ilham-tohti

Opinion (观点)

With white paper, Beijing may have achieved the opposite of what it wants
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1531714/white-paper-beijing-may-have-achieved-opposite-what-it-wants