June Fourth (六四)

China deports artist Guo Jian in Tiananmen crackdown
The Financial Times, June 16, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c080f982-f544-11e3-91a8-00144feabdc0.html#axzz34ohYHngv

异议艺术家陈光获释 (Soldier-turned-artist Chen Guang released)
Deutsche Welle, June 14, 2014
dw.de/p/1CILL

China frees artist held for Tiananmen anniversary
Associated Press, June 14, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-frees-artist-held-for-tiananmen-anniversary/2014/06/14/80086a3e-f38c-11e3-8d66-029598e98add_story.html

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, last updated June 13, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan

LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变 性人和两性人)

Heard in the hutong: the Chinese view on gay marriage
Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/16/heard-in-the-hutong-the-chinese-view-on-gay-marriage/?mod=chinablog

Open Government Information (信息公开)

北京将全面公开重大事故调查报告全文 (Beijing to publish reports of gov't investigation into major incidents)
Fazhiwang, June 15, 2014
www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/06-15/6281985.shtml

Social Security (社会安全)

城乡养老保险制度衔接办法7月1日实施 (Urban and rural pension insurance systems to be linked starting July 1)
Caijing, June 16, 2014
economy.caijing.com.cn/2014-06-16/114265185.html

Taiwan (台湾)

俞正声："尊重台湾同胞对现行社会制度的认同" (Senior China official: "we respect Taiwanese compatriots' affirmation of their current social system")
Deutsche Welle, June 15, 2014
dw.de/p/1CIsj

China respects Taiwan's social system, senior official says
Reuters, June 15, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/15/us-china-taiwan-idUSKBN0EQ08C20140615

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Concerns in China over alleged secret trial of Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti
The Guardian, June 16, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/16/concerns-china-secret-trial-uighur-scholar-ilham-tohti

Opinion (观点)

With white paper, Beijing may have achieved the opposite of what it wants
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1531714/white-paper-beijing-may-have-achieved-opposite-what-it-wants

Corruption (腐败)

Prosecution of PLA General Xu Caihou for graft about to begin, sources say
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1531213/prosecution-pla-general-xu-caihou-graft-about-begin-sources-say

Culture (文化)

党报：只许我屠城，不许你发声 (Chinese state media’s commentary on Japan backfires as netizens ridicule China's own historical revisionism)
Deutsche Welle, June 12, 2014
dw.de/p/1CHA8

Related:
日本的强盗逻辑: 只许我侵略屠城 不许你出声(People’s Daily slams Japan’s request for withdrawal of China’s application to UNESCO to mark Nanjing Massacre as “gangster logic”)
People’s Daily, June 12, 2014
http://www.js.xinhuanet.com/2014-06/12/c_1111108976.htm

Cybersecurity (网络安全)

Post-Snowden China looks to “hack-proof” quantum communications
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1531161/post-snowden-china-looks-hack-proof-quantum-communications

Death Penalty (死刑)

China’s top court overturns death sentence in famous rape case
The Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/12/chinas-top-court-overturns-death-sentence-in-famous-rape-case/?mod=WSJBlog

Related:
媒体札记：唐慧归来 (Media notes: rape victim’s mother returns to public eye)
Financial Times, June 13, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056733

Hong Kong (香港)

中方: 香港事务不容任何外国干涉或指手划脚 (China MFA blasts "foreign interference" in Hong Kong)
China News, June 12, 2014
www.chinanews.com/ga/2014/06-12/6274823.shtml

Related:
陈日君不排除绝食或 “占中”争取港普选(Retired HK cardinal does not rule out hunger strike or “Occupy Central” for universal suffrage in HK)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 13, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140613_joseph_zen_occupy_central.shtml

林培瑞: 北京“意在威吓”香港民主人士 (Perry Link: Beijing strives to 'intimidate' Hong Kong's pro-democracy camps)
Deutsche Welle, June 12, 2014
dw.de/p/1CHRT

Information Control (信息控制)

Hong Kong media worries over China’s reach as ads disappear
《苹果日报》称北京迫使大客户撤广告
The New York Times, June 12, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140612/c12chinamedia/dual/

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment) 国际关系 (安全，贸易和投资)

Chinese premier to meet Queen Elizabeth during UK visit
李克强将在访英期间会晤女王
Financial Times, June 13, 2014
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001056725/ce

Related:
英媒: 李克强求见英女王 否则取消访问 (British media: China demands meeting with Queen Elizabeth as condition for premier's visit)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 12, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2014/06/140612_press_li_keqiang_queen.shtml

Thai army delegation visits China amid Western reproach of coup
Reuters, June 11, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/11/us-thailand-politics-china-idUSKBN0EM0FO20140611

June Fourth (六四)

中国当局周五正式逮捕著名维权律师浦志强 (Chinese authority officially arrests prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang)
Voice of America, June 13, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/voaweishi-20140613-voaconnects-puziqiang/1936200.html

See Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau’s announcement on Weibo:
北京市公安局以涉嫌寻衅滋事罪、非法获取公民个人信息对浦志强依法执行逮捕 (Pu Zhiqiang is officially arrested by Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” and “illegally obtaining personal information”)
Beijing Public Security Bureau, June 13, 2014
http://weibo.com/1288915263/B8QnobFyi

王丹宣布新“天下围城”即将启动 (Wang Dan launches new round of “surround the city” campaign to mark Tiananmen anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ck-06122014100158.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产和房屋)

In secret Delhi meet, India tutored China on land laws
The Times of India, June 11, 2014
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/In-secret-Delhi-meet-India-tutored-China-on-land-laws/articleshow/36367626.cms

LGBTI (男女同性恋、双性恋、变性人和两性人)

Shanghai full of pride: China’s “most gay-friendly city” prepares to celebrate
The Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/12/shanghai-full-of-pride-chinas-most-gay-friendly-city-prepares-to-celebrate/?mod=WSJBlog

Business and Human Rights (商业和人权)

How Adidas supported worker rights in China factory strike
The Guardian, June 12, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainable-fashion-blog/adidas-worker-rights-china-factory-strike

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

Five ways that China controls the Internet
The Epoch Times, June 11, 2014
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/727305-five-ways-that-china-controls-the-internet/

Corruption (腐败)

Cambridge University's China funding row: “Foreign donations must be regulated”
The Telegraph, June 11, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10893511/Cambridge-Universitys-China-funding-row-Foreign-donations-must-be-regulated.html

Why Chinese officials are resigning from company boards left and right
中国“官员独董”纷纷退场
The Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2014
EN: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/11/why-chinese-officials-are-resigning-from-company-boards-left-and-right/
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140612/rec090946.asp

东莞扫黄43名公职人员被问责 其中14人移送司法 (In Dongguan’s sex trade crackdown, 14 of 43 officials called to account are transferred to judicial organ)
China News, June 12, 2014
http://news.sohu.com/20140612/n400761732.shtml