Rule of Law (法治)

China's complaints law “meaningless” without constitutional government
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/law-07252014122505.html

Society (社会)

China gets richer but more unequal
The Guardian, July 28, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/28/china-more-unequal-richer

Related:
1 pct of Chinese own one-third of national wealth: report
Xinhua, July 26, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2014-07/26/c_133512308.htm?

“Corruption and elitism” fueling inequality in China
Deutsche Welle, July 28, 2014
http://www.dw.de/corruption-and-elitism-fueling-inequality-in-china/a-17813952

Technology (科技)

Ban party cadres from using iPhones, entrepreneur says in light of security risk
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1561060/ban-party-cadres-using-iphones-entrepreneur-says-light-security-risk

Related:
方兴东：公职人员应禁用苹果手机 (Fang Xingdong: Gov't officials should be banned from using iPhones)
Global Times, July 28, 2014
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/opinion_china/2014-07/5085452.html

Torture (酷刑)

河南访民张小玉夫妇见律师 妻子几近失明丈夫伤痕累累 (Lawyers meet detained Henan petitioner couple, report signs of torture)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-07262014120935.html

Opinion (观点)

Quiet diplomacy now needed to advance political reform
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2014
www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1559142/quiet-diplomacy-now-needed-advance-political-reform

Civil Society (民间社会)

Barely 8% Beijing foundations publish information on the way they spend their funds
北京仅8%基金会披露善款流向 回应称正制定管理办法
The Beijing News, July 8, 2014
EN: http://www.chinadevelopmentbrief.cn/?p=3799
CH: http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2014/07-08/6360314.shtml

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

McDonald's Hong Kong imported meat from factory at centre of rotten food scandal
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1558420/mcdonalds-hong-kong-imported-meat-factory-centre-rotten-food-scandal

China probes food businesses; Hong Kong bans imports in meat safety scare
Reuters, July 24, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/24/us-china-food-idUSKBN0FS00120140724

OSI Group: a look at the US-based company behind China's meat scandal
International Business Times, July 23, 2014
www.ibtimes.com/osi-group-look-us-based-company-behind-chinas-meat-scandal-1636976

Corruption (腐败)

More than 25,000 investigated in China for corruption in H1
检察机关反贪持续发力 上半年查处县处级以上干部增三成
Xinhua, July 25, 2014
EN: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2014-07/25/content_17925334.htm
CH: http://www.gd.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2014-07/25/c_1111805616.htm

Inside Xi Jinping's purge of China's oil mandarins
Reuters, July 24, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/24/us-china-purge-cnpc-specialreport-idUSKBN0FT2NK20140724

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China imposes airline-like restrictions on bus passengers in Xinjiang capital
Reuters, July 25, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/25/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0FU17A20140725?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Related:
Yoghurt falls victim to China’s “people’s war” on terror
The Telegraph, July 25, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10990727/Yoghurt-falls-victim-to-Chinas-peoples-war-on-terror.html

Culture (文化)

Guangzhou locals seek “Cantonese Day” to help preserve mother tongue
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1558497/guangzhou-locals-seek-cantonese-day-help-preserve-mother-tongue

Environment (环境)

土壤污染：从“国家秘密”到“当务之急” (Once a “state secret,” soil pollution now a “pressing matter” in China)
Deutsche Welle, July 25, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1Cix4

Related:
China faces long battle to clean up its polluted soil
特别报道：中国面临土壤修复挑战
China Dialogue, July 14, 2014
EN: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/7079-China-faces-long-battle-to-clean-up-its-polluted-soil
CH: https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/ch/7079-China-faces-long-battle-to-clean-up-its-polluted-soil

China's red furniture craze fuelling illegal logging in Guinea-Bissau
The Guardian, July 23, 2014
www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/jul/23/china-furniture-rosewood-illegal-logging-guinea-bissau

Hong Kong (香港)

U.K. says it plans to examine its role in Hong Kong’s political development
英国拟审视其在香港政治发展中的角色
The Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2014
EN: blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/07/25/u-k-says-it-plans-to-examine-its-role-in-hong-kongs-political-development/?mod=chinablog
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140725/rlw104043.asp

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

国际危机组织报告呼吁中日保持克制 (International Crisis Group urges China and Japan to show restraint amidst rising tension)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 24, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140724_icg_china_japan.shtml

See report:
Old scores and new grudges: evolving Sino-Japanese tensions
International Crisis Group, July 24, 2014
www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/asia/north-east-asia/china/258-old-scores-and-new-grudges-evolving-sino-japanese-tensions.aspx

Winners and losers in the great Chinese rebalancing
The Economist, July 24, 2014
www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21608749-slowing-investmen >t-and-resilient-consumption-china-are-changing-asias-economic

Tibet (西藏)

拉卜楞寺僧人自杀抗议 流亡议员吁中共反思对藏政策 (Member of Tibet Parliament in Exile urges Beijing to rethink Tibet policy after Tibetan monk commits suicide in protest of repression)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-07242014145153.html

Torture (酷刑)

官员向外媒揭 “双规”酷刑, 再遭打压 (Chinese officials face reprisals for exposing torture at the hands of CPC investigators)
Deutsche Welle, July 24, 2014
dw.de/p/1ChsH

Opinion (观点)

Why China’s hunt for tigers is bound to fail
中国反腐运动前景难测
Financial Times, July 25, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c8cbf1dc-11c8-11e4-8279-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057432

The Tonghua incident: five years on
通钢事件五周年：中国工人运动大步迈前
China Labour Bulletin, July 24, 2014
EN: www.clb.org.hk/en/content/tonghua-incident-five-years
CH: www.clb.org.hk/schi/content/通钢事件五周年：中国工人运 动大步迈前

Civil Society (民间社会)

Foreign-funded NGOs probed amid Trojan Horse worries
Global Times, July 23, 2014
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/872227.shtml

Consumer Product Safety (消费品安全)

China detains five in meat scandal
上海福喜5名员工被中国警方刑拘
Financial Times, July 24, 2014
EN: video.ft.com/3692119752001/China-detains-five-in-meat-scandal/companies
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057416

Food safety in China still faces big hurdles
中国建立食品安全体系任重道远
The New York Times, July 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140724/c24food/dual/

Corruption (腐败)

山西官场地震 省纪委副书记杨森林被查 (Shanxi provincial anti-corruption official under investigation for corruption)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 23, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140723_china_corruption_yangsenlin.shtml

Related:
Shanxi No. 2 graft buster Yang Senlin confirmed to be in detention
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1557808/shanxi-no2-graft-buster-yang-senlin-confirmed-be-dentention

Environment (环境)

Greenpeace says China’s energy plans exacerbate climate change
绿色和平称中国煤制气项目或加剧气候变化
The New York Times, July 24, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140724/c24chinacoal/dual/

See report:
China’s planned coal-to-gas plants could emit over 1 billion tons of CO2
Greenpeace, July 24, 2014
http://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/press/releases/climate-energy/2014/coal-to-gas-plants-china/

China’s hunger for timber is wrecking Mozambique
Quartz, July 23, 2014
qz.com/238520/chinas-hunger-for-timber-is-wrecking-mozambique/

See report:
First class crisis: China's criminal and unsustainable intervention in Mozambique's Miombo forests
Environmental Investigation Agency, July 2014
eia-international.org/wp-content/uploads/First-Class-Crisis-English-FINAL.pdf?_ga=1.214424663.1795132776.1404956138