Bilateral Ties

South Korean Activist Says He Was Tortured in China
The New York Times, July 26, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/world/asia/south-korean-activist-says-he-was-tortured-in-china.html

Government

Doubts about Death Toll from Beijing-area Rain Fuel New Suspicions about China's Leaders
McClatchy Newspapers, July 24, 2012
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/07/24/157491/doubts-about-death-toll-from-beijing.html

Human Rights

Beijing Plays Up the Carrot, Wields Stick
Asia Times Online, July 25, 2012
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/NG25Ad02.html

Human Rights Defenders

陳光誠抗議侄被指派律師 (Chen Guangcheng Lodges Protest against Lawyer Assigned to Nephew)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2727422/1.html

Related:
Chen Guangcheng Reported Safe; His Brother and Nephew Taken Away by Police
陈光诚安全出走 其兄侄二人被警方带走
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5996
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5997

Labor

Urban Unemployment Rate Reaches 4.1 Pct
Xinhua News Agency, July 25, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/25/content_15615705.htm

Politics

薄熙來事件「逼出」民主法治？ (Did the Bo Xilai Affair "Force" Democracy and Rule of Law?)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2012
http://life.mingpao.com/cfm/dailynews3b.cfm?File=20120725/nalca/caf1_er.txt

中共十八大在即 胡锦涛呼吁改革 (President Hu Calls for Reforms as 18th Party Congress Approaches)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 24, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/07/120724_hujintao_speech.shtml

Public Health

China Calls for Health System Overhaul
The Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443295404577546873955706232.html

State Security

最高法：坚决从严惩处恐怖活动黑社会性质组织犯罪 (Supreme People's Court to Remain Resolute in Punishing Severely Terrorist and Mafia Crimes)
Legal Daily, July 25, 2012
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2012-07/25/content_3729080.htm

Bilateral Ties

第十七轮中美人权对话在华盛顿召开 (17th Sino-American Human Rights Dialogue Opens in DC)
Phoenix TV, July 24, 2012
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2012_07/24/16249051_0.shtml

Hong Kong

香港书展， 中国“禁书”盛事 (HK Book Fair a Grand Event for Books Banned in China)
Deutsche Welle, July 23, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16120002,00.html

Human Rights Defenders

Xu Zhiyong on the Disappearance of His Volunteer Song Ze
China Law & Policy, July 23, 2012
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2012/07/23/xu-zhiyong-on-the-disappearance-of-his-volunteer-song-ze/

中港維權律師函人大 促獨立調查旺陽死因 (10 Lawyers from HK and Mainland Send Joint Letter to National People's Congress Urging New Investigation into Li Wangyang's Death)
Ming Pao, July 24, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2726551/1.html

Related:
十律师要求全国人大推动对李旺阳死因展开重新调查的公开信 (Open Letter from Ten Lawyers to the National People's Congress Calling for the Launch of a New Investigation into the Cause of Li Wangyang's Death)
Liu Weiguo et al, July 23, 2012
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2012/07/blog-post_5797.html

Protests and Petitions

War Veterans in Pensions Protest
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=d53618fe1d3b8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Religion

京警阻止牧师与基督徒聚会 新疆和田十七信徒被传唤 (Beijing Police Keep Pastor from Meeting with House Church Congregation; 17 House Church Practitioners Summoned in Hotan, XUAR)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ch-07232012115843.html

新疆斋月当局“禁斋” 餐厅若歇业一天将被封一年 (XUAR: Hotan Muslim Restaurant Told It Will Be Closed 1yr If Closes 1 Day for Ramadan)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/xj-07232012113710.html

Rural Issues

Hasty Mergers of Rural Schools Banned
Xinhua News Agency, July 23, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-07/23/content_15609557.htm

Related:
规范农村义务教育学校布局调整的意见(征求意见稿) (Opinions on Standardising the Adjustment of Distribution of Rural Compulsory Education Schools [Draft Soliciting Input])
Ministry of Education, July 22, 2012
http://www.moe.gov.cn/publicfiles/business/htmlfiles/moe/s6197/201207/139758.html

Society

China's Food Fighter
The Straits Times, July 23, 2012
http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?sec=9&id=33860

Hong Kong

香港逾千家长登报反对国民教育科 (1K+ HK Parents Register Opposition to National Education)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 23, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/07/120723_hongkong_education.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

Activist Located, Moved to Safety
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=8720062245fa8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Media

南方报系敢报真相屡遭整顿 (Southern Media Group Suffers Repeatedly for Daring to Report the Truth)
Ming Pao, July 22, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/3/1/1/2725009/1.html

Related:
Outspoken Chinese Media Group under Tighter Censorship: Mingpao
Central News Agency, July 23, 2012
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aIPL&ID=201207220015

Politics

Time for Political Opening Up, Ex-cadre Bao Tong Says
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=727d1b7ce6aa8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国权力交接前的暗潮汹涌 (Surge of Undercurrent before Transfer of Power)
Deutsche Welle, July 22, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16118484,00.html

Population

Pressure to Repeal China’s One-Child Law Is Growing
The New York Times, July 22, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/world/asia/pressure-to-repeal-chinas-one-child-law-is-growing.html