18th Party Congress

China Wrestles with Democratic Reform
Financial Times, November 7, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5e952fee-2873-11e2-afd2-00144feabdc0.html

Civil Society

逼出来的合作
Gov'ts, NGOs Increasingly Cooperating to Solve Social Problems
Caixin, October 22, 2012 (EN November 7, 2012)
CH: http://magazine.caixin.com/2012-10-19/100449321.html
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2012-11-07/100457444_1.html

Human Rights Defenders

哈达妻新娜再度失踪 天安门母亲再被监控 (Wife of Mongolian Dissident Hada again Goes Missing, Tiananmen Mothers again under Watch)
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hd-11062012102634.html

Notes from a recent interview with Xinna (Hada's wife) are available at:
哈达被秘密关押 家人恳求国际关注
Mongolian Dissident Hada in 23rd Month of Unlawful Detention after Long Prison Term; Family Appeals for International Attention
Human Rights in China, October 22, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6341
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6340

河南访民孙福荣服刑期间猝死 只赔6万块逼迫家人息诉罢访 (After Henan Petitioner Sun Furong's Death in Prison, Family Paid 60K Compensation and Give Up Hope of Learning Cause of Death Due to Threats)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yl-11072012162251.html

十八大前夕上海访民被劳教 (Shanghainese Petitioners Ordered to Reeducation on Eve of Party Congress)
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 7, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/11/121107_china_laojiao.shtml

Related:
十八大前夕数名上海访民被劳教
Reeducation-Through-Labor and Criminal Detention for Shanghai Petitioners on Eve of 18th Party Congress
Human Rights in China, November 6, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6367
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6366

Law

重庆平反三宗劳教案
Speech Crime Cases in Chongqing
The Economic Observer, October 31, 2012 (EN November 8, 2012)
CH: http://www.eeo.com.cn/2012/1031/235368.shtml
EN: http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2012/1108/235752.shtml

Tibet

Rights Group: 3 Teenage Monks, 1 Nomadic Tibetan Woman Set Fire to Themselves in Single Day
The Associated Press, November 7, 2012
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/news/7514707/story.html

向巴平措承認西藏有僧侶自焚 (Tibet CPC Deputy Secretary Qiangba Puncog Acknowledges Monk Self-immolation)
HK Commercial Radio, November 8, 2012
http://www.881903.com/Page/ZH-TW/newsdetail.aspx?ItemId=572448&csid=261_341

18th Party Congress

China Hauls Away Activists in Congress Crackdown
The Associated Press, November 6, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/china-hauls-away-activists-congress-crackdown-104519219.html

Related:
十八大前夕数名上海访民被劳教
Reeducation-Through-Labor and Criminal Detention for Shanghai Petitioners on Eve of 18th Party Congress
Human Rights in China, November 6, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6367
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6366

Unwelcome at the Party
The New York Times, November 6, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/07/opinion/in-china-unwelcome-at-the-party.html

Available in Chinese at Secret China:
王力雄：党开“十八大” 北京不欢迎...
http://www.secretchina.com/news/12/11/06/473624.html

Economic Development

Poll: Wealth Gap Greatest Challenge for China's Growth
Xinhua News Agency, November 6, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2012-11/06/c_131954706.htm

Hong Kong

60%港人相信港獨無抬頭 71%市民指北京干預增加 (Apple Daily/HKU Survey: 60% HKers Do Not Believe HK Independence Movement Is Rising, 71% Say Beijing Meddling in HK Affairs Has Increased)
Apple Daily, November 7, 2012
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20121107/18059787

Human Rights Defenders

维权律师舒向新再被刑拘 (Rights Defense Lawyer Shu Xiangxin Criminally Detained on Suspicion of "Blackmail")
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/arrest_a-11062012095524.html

Internet

中共首都互联网协会委员会成立 (Communist Party of China Capital Internet Society Committee Established)
Xinhua News Agency, November 6, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2012-11/06/c_113615083.htm

Law

李庄代理龚刚模申诉案
Defense Lawyer Seeks to Clear His Name – and Accuser's
Caixin, November 3, 2012
CH: http://china.caixin.com/2012-11-03/100455849.html
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2012-11-06/100456923.html

XUAR

'Targeted' ahead of Congress
Radio Free Asia, November 6, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/targeted-11062012130758.html

Death Penalty

湄公河案主犯等4人获死刑 1人死缓1人获刑8年 (Four Death Sentences, Along with 1 Suspended Death and 1 8-yo Prison Sentence, in Case of Murder of Chinese Sailors on Mekong River)
China National Radio, November 6, 2012
http://www.ce.cn/xwzx/gnsz/gdxw/201211/06/t20121106_23822519.shtml

Human Rights Defenders

昆明网吧老板曹海波因言获刑 律师正在考虑提出上诉 (Net Cafe Owner Cao Haibo Sentenced for His Words, Lawyer Mulling Appeal Verdict)
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-11052012145710.html

Related:
曹海波被判8年 律师指审判程序不对
Online Activist Sentenced to 8 Years for Subversion; Lawyer Raises Procedural Concerns
Human Rights in China, November 5, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6359
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6358

June Fourth

Figures Relating to Tiananmen Protests Resurface before Power Transition
Want China Times, November 6, 2012
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20121106000094&cid=1501

Labor

广州劳动力市场跌入亚运后最低谷 (Guangzhou's Labor Market Drops to Lowest Point since Asia Games)
Southern Metropolis Daily, November 6, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/2/cb/2cbca44843a86453/Blog/476/5376a7.html

Politics

Xi Climbs to Power Mixing Father’s Capitalism with Mao Communism
Bloomberg, November 5, 2012
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-05/xi-climbs-to-power-mixing-father-s-capitalism-with-mao-communism.html

中国百姓眼中的十八大 (The 18th Party Congress per the Average Chinese)
Deutsche Welle, November 5, 2012
http://www.dw.de/中国百姓眼中的十八大/a-16356630

Rural Issues

China's 'Golden Decade' Brings Some Relief to Rural Poor
The Guardian, November 5, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/nov/05/china-golden-decade-rural-poor

Tibet

Tibetan Filmmaker Held
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/held-11052012125504.html

Bilateral Ties

Coming to America: China Wants to Buy Its Way onto Your TV Screen. Will It Work?
Foreign Policy, November 1, 2012
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/11/1/coming_to_america_cctv

Related:
中国“大外宣”的“本土化”战略
The Localization Strategy of China’s Great External Propaganda
China Rights Forum, 2010, no. 3
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/crf/article/3667
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/3267

道听途"说"：新华社在推销什么？
Word on the Street: Xinhua: What Are They Selling?
Human Rights in China, November 7, 2012
http://youtu.be/LxyX9Zh6fj0