Human Rights Defenders

Art Activist Refuses Food
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/food-01092012170950.html

For more on Chen Guangcheng, see:
Examination into the Abuse and Extralegal Detention of Legal Advocate Chen Guangcheng and His Family
Human Rights in China, November 01, 2011
http://www.hrichina.org/content/5611

Whistle-blower Journalist Mulls Appeal
Radio Free Asia, January 09, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-01092012202216.html

For more on Qi Chonghuai, see:
China’s Conscience
中国的良知
China Rights Forum, 2011, no. 3
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/issue/2011.03
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/issue/2011.03

Land Policy

China to Step Up Land Reform in '12
China Daily, January 10, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/10/content_14410089.htm

Media

China to Boost Foreign-language Periodicals
Xinhua News Agency, January 09, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/09/content_14409941.htm

Politics

Tibet Propaganda Chief Moves to Information Role
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=0c2ef6a8253c4310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中共党报高度肯定重庆模式 (Party Paper People's Daily Voices Approval for Chongqing Model)
Radio France Internationale, January 09, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120109-中共党报高度肯定重庆模式-0

Public Health

'Cancer Villagers' Blame Polluting Industry
Shanghai Daily, January 10, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=491992

Tibet

青海活佛自焚亡 數百人抬屍抗議 (Qinghai: Living Buddha Self-Immolates)
Ming Pao, January 10, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2544715/1.html

Bilateral Ties

Sweden Deports Uyghurs to China
Radio Free Asia, January 07, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/sweden-01062012164057.html

Hong Kong

D&G Photo Ban Sparks Protest
China Daily, January 09, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/09/content_14406659.htm

Related information:
Hong Kong: Flashmob Protest against a Luxury Brand to Defend Local Identity
Global Voices Online, January 09, 2012
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2012/01/09/hong-kong-flashmob-protest-against-a-luxury-brand-to-defend-local-identity/

人权主权之争决定中国命运 (The Debate over Human Rights Sovereignty in Hong Kong Will Determine China's Fate)
Radio France Internationale, January 07, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20120107-人权主权之争决定中国命运

Migrant Workers

農民工討工錢 有鄉不敢回 (Migrant Workers Demand Wages, Some Unwilling to Return Home for New Year)
Ming Pao, January 09, 2012
http://news.mingpao.com/20120109/cha1_er.htm

Migrant Worker Gets Free Flight after Complaint
Xinhua News Agency, January 06, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/06/content_14396686.htm

Tibet

Tibet's Officials Stress Management of Monasteries
Xinhua News Agency, January 09, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/09/content_14403935.htm

中国证实四川两还俗僧人自焚死伤 (China Confirms Monk Self-Immolation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 07, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/rolling_news/2012/01/120107_rolling_tibet_death.shtml

Related news:
Angry Tibetans Parade Corpse
Radio Free Asia, January 08, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burn-01082012101534.html

XUAR

Paramilitary Leader Warns of Instability in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, January 08, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=bd8b3ceda19b4310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Bilateral Ties

Huawei Dismisses U.S. Calls for Probe of Iran Business
Reuters, January 04, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/04/us-huawei-iran-idUSTRE8030SJ20120104

中国外交部指责欧盟以人权名义干涉中国内政 (Foreign Ministry Criticizes EU for Meddling in China's Internal Affairs for Commenting on Convictions of Chen Wei and Chen Xi)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/jyxw-01052012111821.html

Related information:
Statement by the Spokesperson of High Representative Catherine Ashton on the Sentencing of Human Rights
Activists in China
January 04, 2012
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/127152.pdf

Hong Kong

Kuk Chief Laughs Off Tuen Mun Protest
The Standard, January 06, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=118581&sid=34981721&con_type=1&d_str=20120106&fc=7

Human Rights Defenders

艾未未案稅局覆議 (Ai Weiwei's Tax Case to Be Reviewed)
Ming Pao, January 06, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2541080/1.html

刘晓原组律师团为乌坎村民维权 (Liu Xiaoyuan Forms Group of Lawyers to Protect Rights of Wukan Villagers)
Radio Free Asia, January 05, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china_lawyer-01052012101132.html

Land Policy

1,480 Cases of Land Grab, Demolition Handled
Xinhua News Agency, January 06, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/06/content_14395933.htm

Media

Media Encouraged to Make China Heard
China Daily, January 06, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/06/content_14389875.htm

Related news:
全国对外宣传工作会议在京召开  (National Work Conference on International Propaganda Held in Beijing)
Xinhua News Agency, January 06, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012-01/05/c_111379201.htm

XUAR

China's Uighur Bogeyman
The Wall Street Journal, January 06, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203471004577142391297027000.html

The Inclusion Challenge
Global Times, January 05, 2012
http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS/tabid/99/ID/691026/The-inclusion-challenge.aspx

Education

Thought Control Called for at Universities
South China Morning Post, January 05, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=29a79026449a4310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Related information:
习近平会见高校党建工作会议代表 (Xi Jinping Meets with Representatives at School Party Work Conference)
CCTV, January 04, 2012
http://video.sina.com.cn/p/news/c/v/2012-01-04/195261632193.html

Food Security

食品安全事件层出不穷 (More Food Safety Incidents Emerge)
Southern Daily, January 04, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/a85/0e8944.html

Media

China Media: Propaganda Vow
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 05, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16420618

China to Start U.S. Channel as State Media Takes Culture Abroad
Bloomberg, January 05, 2012
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-05/china-to-start-u-s-channel-as-state-media-takes-culture-abroad.html