Corruption (腐败)

Rule of law “not respected” in Zhou Yongkang probe, sources say
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1586879/forget-propaganda-rule-law-ignored-zhou-yongkang-probe-sources-say

Counterterrorism (反恐)

中国反恐行动引发忧虑 (China’s counterterrorism activities cause anxiety)
Deutsche Welle, September 8, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D8jc

Environment (环境)

Factories investigated for 'emptying waste water into Inner Mongolia desert’
South China Morning Post, September 8, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1587460/factories-investigated-emptying-waste-water-inner-mongolia-desert

Health (健康)

Desperate Chinese Seek Medical Care Abroad
The Wall Street Journal, September 5, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/articles/desperate-chinese-seek-medical-care-abroad-1409959941?mod=trending_now_3

Hong Kong (香港)

Political city: denied free elections, Hong Kong’s democrats plan, reluctantly, for protest
The Economist, September 6, 2014
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21615636-denied-free-elections-hong-kongs-democrats-plan-reluctantly-protest-political-city?fsrc=rss

Students plan one-week school boycott to protest Beijing's election restrictions
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1587233/students-plan-one-week-school-boycott-protest-beijings-election

Human Rights Defender (人权卫士)

伊力哈木参加庭前会议称理解改供学生处境 律师曝其脚踝化脓吁当局卸除脚镣 (Ilham Tohti at pre-trial conference says he understands why student changed his testimony, Tohti’s lawyer asks authorities to remove shackles from his infected ankles)
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09072014102231.html

常伯阳被延长刑拘一个月 案涉郑州亿人平收境外资金 (Chang Boyang’s administrative detention extended another month, case involves Yirenping’s acceptance of foreign funds)
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09062014115921.html

Information Control (信息控制)

Police violence, abiding grief for China families of missing on Malaysia jet
Reuters, September 7, 2014
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/07/uk-malaysia-plane-china-idUKKBN0H200R20140907

传脸书开官方微博引发中国网友热议 (Facebook’s alleged opening of a Sina Weibo account becomes hot topic among netizens)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 7, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/business/2014/09/140907_facebook_sina_weibo.shtml

International Relations (国际关系)

China Forging International Law: The SCO Experience
The Diplomat, September 7, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/09/china-forging-international-law-the-sco-experience/

Political and Economic Reform (政治经济改革)

习近平称只能行中国式民主道路 (Xi Jinping: only Chinese-style democracy can be implemented in China)
Voice of America, September 8, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/xi-insists-in-chinese-style-democracy-20140906/2440754.html

Religion (宗教)

Wenzhou's removal of crosses and actions elsewhere may signal wider crackdown
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1586751/wenzhous-removal-crosses-and-actions-elsewhere-may-signal-wider-crackdown

Tibet (西藏)

西藏比如县严管升级 流亡智囊称中共藏官有名无权 (Authorities tighten control in Biru County Tibet, exiled Tibetan think tank says Tibetan CPC officials have no real political power)
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-09072014140541.html

青海杂多县官员殴打藏民引抗议 一藏僧自甘肃磕长头抵尼泊尔 (Zaodai county officials’ brutal beating of Qinghai Tibetan prompts protests, Tibetan monk kowtows from Gansu to Nepal to pray for world peace)
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-09052014094550.html

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Killings by China anti-Terror cops raise concerns
ABC News, September 8, 2014
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/killings-china-anti-terror-cops-raise-concerns-25339482

Opinion (观点)

A Chinese activist: Out of prison but not free
The Washington Post, September 7, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chinese-leaders-should-give-gao-zhisheng-his-freedom/2014/09/07/3fabba16-353d-11e4-9e92-0899b306bbea_story.html

Corruption (腐败)

China warns again of dark side of the mooncakes
Reuters, September 5, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/05/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0H00AF20140905

周永康将在中共四中全会上被判政治死刑？(Will Zhou Yongkang be sentenced to political death in the upcoming CPC Central Committee plenary?)
Voice of America, September 5, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/zhouyongkang-20140905/2439645.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s democrats clamor for spot on crowded U.S. agenda
the New York Times, September 4, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/05/world/asia/as-us-looks-to-china-hong-kong-tops-the-agenda.html

Hong Kong students plan strike for democracy
Gulf Times, September 4, 2014
http://www.gulf-times.com/china/249/details/406941/hong-kong-students-plan-strike-for-democracy

港大学生发布罢课宣言教授声援 评论指中共才是靠外国势力起家 (Professors declare support for HKU students’ strike, some argue CPC is the one who depends on foreign forces)
Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-09042014095115.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

辩护律师对伊力哈木案不乐观 (Defense lawyer feels pessimistic on Ilham Tohti’s case)
Deutsche Welle, September 5, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1D7fg

Information Control (信息控制)

Chinese man sues telecoms provider over blocked Google access in rare challenge to “Great Firewall”
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1585772/chinese-man-sues-telecoms-provider-over-blocked-google-access-rare

中国拟对网站播放海外电视剧设限 (China plans to limit foreign TV drama showing online)
The Financial Times, September 5, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001058081

3 universities pledge to uphold party ideals on campus
三高校发文加强校园意识形态管控
The New York Times, September 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140904/c04campus/dual/

Labor (劳工)

Apple and Dell supplier in China “neglects staff safety”
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29062514

Groups accuse Apple supplier in China of labor violations
新品发布在即，苹果中国代工工厂再被指违规
The New York Times, September 5, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20140905/c05labor/dual/

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwanese groups press for passage of asylum bill to help Hong Kong activists
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1585418/taiwan-groups-press-passage-asylum-bill-help-hong-kong-activists

Tibet (西藏)

South Africa denies Dalai Lama visa again
Reuters, September 5, 2014
http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN0GZ1BC20140905

中国感谢南非拒绝发给达赖喇嘛签证 (China thanks South Africa for denying Dalai Lama’s visa)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 5, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140905_china_safrica.shtml