Bilateral Ties

Reporters Ask Merkel to Address Chinese Intimidation of Media
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, August 25, 2012
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/08/25/163533/reporters-ask-merkel-to-address.html

Education

Collapse of New Bridge Underscores Worries about China Infrastructure
The New York Times, August 24, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/world/asia/collapse-of-new-bridge-underscores-chinas-infrastructure-concerns.html

Hong Kong

Lone Voice Sounds as Camp Awaits Clearout
The Standard, August 27, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=11&art_id=125780&sid=37472097&con_type=1&d_str=20120827&fc=10

Related:
Occupy Central 占领中环
http://www.facebook.com/OccupyCentral

他们眼中的占领中环 (Occupy Central as Seen by the Occupiers)
Ming Pao, August 26, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2754508/1.html

有占领中环行动成员计划转移阵地到新立法会大楼 (Some Occupy Central Activists Plan to Move to New Legislative Council Building)
HK Commercial Broadcasting, August 27, 2012
http://www.881903.com/Page/ZH-TW/newsdetail.aspx?ItemId=553174&csid=261_341

Human Rights Defenders

陈光诚家乡成立治安队监控村民 (Shandong: Surveillance Team Set Up in Chen Guangcheng's Hometown)
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/chen_village-08242012093713.html

Police

Policemen Sentenced for Forced Confession
China Daily, August 24, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/24/content_15703972.htm

Politics

Politics the Priority for China as Economy Slows
Reuters, August 26, 2012
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/26/us-china-economy-idUSBRE87P0DG20120826

日媒：薄熙来将被开除党籍 (Japanese Media: Bo Xilai to Be Expelled from Party)
Ming Pao, August 27, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2755158/1.html

Related:
薄熙来氏、党籍剥奪へ　胡主席派、保守派押し切る (Hu Faction and Conservatives Have Their Way: Bo Xilai's Party Membership to Be Revoked)
Asahi Shimbun, August 26, 2012
http://www.asahi.com/international/update/0826/TKY201208250606.html

Protests and Petitions

四川遂宁强拆引发数百警民冲突 棍棒殴打拆迁户多人受伤住院 (Suining, Sichuan: Evictees Sent to Hospital from Beatings during Clash with Police over Demolitions)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/9-08262012164251.html

Bilateral Ties

China Forces Ethnic Kachin Refugees Back to a Conflict Zone in Myanmar’s North
The New York Times, August 23, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/world/asia/china-forcing-repatriation-of-ethnic-refugees-from-myanmar.html

Hong Kong

10萬反國教科簽名掛門常開 (Banner of 10K Signatures Opposing National Education Marched to Gov't Office, to Be Placed Outside Chief Executive Office in Protest)
Ming Pao, August 24, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/2/1/1/2752953/1.html

Human Rights Defenders

Forensic Expert Sheds Doubt on Li Suicide Claim
The Standard, August 24, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=4&art_id=125758&sid=37448742&con_type=1&d_str=20120824&fc=7

Related:
Report and Opinion in the Case of Li Wangyang (Deceased)
Stephen Cordner and Sameera Gunawardena, 2012
http://www.scribd.com/doc/103662058/Report-and-Opinion-in-the-Case-of-Li-Wangyang

Law

最高法拟规定法院可直接惩戒律师 律师称越权 (Lawyers: SPC's Stipulation Allowing Courts to Directly Discipline of Lawyers Exceeds Their Authority)
Southern Metropolis Daily, August 24, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/a/98/a981f2b708044d6f/Blog/b24/70468e.html

Related:
关于《最高人民法院关于执行〈中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法〉若干问题的解释（征求意见稿）》的简要说明 (Brief Explanation of the Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Certain Issues Related to Executing the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China [Draft for Soliciting Input])
Supreme People's Court, July 2012
http://wq.zfwlxt.com/newLawyersite/BlogShow.aspx?itemid=7e866c7d-886d-45d4-b7c9-a0b200b77415&user=116836

Labor

China to Check Black Lung Disease at Mines
Xinhua News Agency, August 24, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/24/content_15702634.htm

Media

《人民日报》副刊主编自杀 众人深究徐怀谦死因 (Public Speculate Cause of People's Daily Editor's Suicide, Point to Official Pressure on Media)
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy1-08232012095549.html

Migrant Workers

Are Migrant Workers Rushing Back Home Again?
The Economic Observer, August 23, 2012
http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2012/0823/232377.shtml

Tibet

Lhasa 'Like a Vast Prison'
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/prison-08232012122203.html

Related:
The New Face of Lhasa
从拉萨的新面貌说起
China Rights Forum, 2012, no. 1
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/crf/article/6137
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/6163

Hong Kong

Civic, Not National, Lessons Urged
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7492c9cb65e49310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Human Rights Defenders

China Democracy Activist's Partner Appeals to UN over Harassment
The Guardian, August 22, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/22/china-asia-pacific

To read Wang Xifeng's letter to the UN, see:
就中国当局不仅不依法为秦永敏和我办理结婚证而且企图把本人绑架回原籍一事致联合国人权委员会的公开信
Wang Xifeng, August 13, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6261

For a translation Wang Xifeng's letter to the UN, see:
Wife of Wuhan Activist Details Harassment and Unlawful Detention and Appeals to International Community
Human Rights in China, August 22, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/content/6274

Dissenters Locked in Mental Wards, Group Says
Agence France-Presse, August 23, 2012
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=3&art_id=125696&sid=37438839&con_type=1&d_str=20120823&fc=4

Media

China Watches Burma's Censorship Reforms
Voice of America, August 22, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-watches-burma-censorship-reforms/1492742.html

Religion

安徽信徒补习文化遭驱散及打伤 大学基督徒志愿者被政治审核 (Anhui: Police Raid Extracurricular Christian School Run by House Church)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql1-08222012090858.html

家庭教会起诉抗议“文革”式罪名 (Sichuan House Church Files Charge against Authorities Protesting "Cultural Revolution-esque" Charge)
Deutsche Welle, August 22, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16183446,00.html

XUAR

北京律师探望阿里木江遭狱方拒绝 (Prison Refuses Lawyer Visit with Alimujiang Yimiti)
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/ql2-08222012090859.html