Corruption (腐败)

GSK admits to 2001 China bribery scandal
GSK承认在中国行贿历史丑闻
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d69f494e-0903-11e4-9d3c-00144feab7de.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057292

Edelman confirms ties with detained China Central TV star
爱德曼承认与芮成钢有商业联系
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4b1f6eea-0cef-11e4-90fa-00144feabdc0.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057294

It’s official: the Chinese government is at war with adultery
The Washington Post, July 16, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/07/16/its-official-the-chinese-government-is-at-war-with-adultery/

Gov't releases rules to curb official car use
副部级以下不配专车 公车改革明年完成
Caixin, July 17, 2014
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2014-07-17/100705481.html
CH: http://china.caixin.com/2014-07-16/100704922.html

Hong Kong (香港)

中国抗议英副首相会见香港反对派人士 (China slams British deputy PM for meeting Hong Kong opposition leaders)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 16, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140716_china_hk_clegg.shtml

Related:
China accuses Nick Clegg of interfering in internal affairs over Hong Kong
The Guardian, July 16, 2014
www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/16/nick-clegg-attacked-china-hong-kong-handover

Hong Kong, China’s freest city, grapples with political reform
Time, July 17, 2014
time.com/2990309/hong-kong-chinas-freest-city-grapples-with-political-reform/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

著名维权人士胡佳遭到便衣国保袭击 (Prominent activist Hu Jia attacked in Beijing by plain-clothes police)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-07162014101432.html

Related:
胡佳谈被打: “我是当局的眼中钉、肉中刺” (Hu Jia: I am a thorn in the flesh of the government)
Deutsche Welle, July 17, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1CePr

Sex worker rights activist Ye Haiyan says she is barred from leaving China
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1555316/womens-rights-activist-ye-haiyan-barred-leaving-china

Related:
Statement
International AIDS Society, July 16, 2014
www.iasociety.org/Web/WebContent/File/IAS_statement_Ye_Haiyan_July2014.pdf

Dispatches: Clipping a sparrow’s wings in China
Human Rights Watch, July 15, 2014
www.hrw.org/news/2014/07/15/dispatches-clipping-sparrow-s-wings-china

Chinese activist “disappears” after returning from Hong Kong protest
维权人士参与香港七一游行入境后失联 袁新亭狱中家书自揭病情加重
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disappears-07162014123704.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07162014101326.html

Information Control (信息控制)

China’s censors take aim at popular internet TV operators that offer foreign show
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1555379/chinas-censors-take-aim-popular-internet-tv-sites-including-foreign-shows

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

China’s shadow hovers over $100bn Brics bank
金砖峰会确认中国核心
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bdd1f68-0cda-11e4-90fa-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057291

Related:
Dispatches: How the BRICS can run a rights-respecting development bank
Human Rights Watch, July 16, 2014
www.hrw.org/news/2014/07/16/dispatches-how-brics-can-run-rights-respecting-development-bank

The biggest challenge for BRICS success? Big brother China
Reuters, July 15, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/15/us-brics-summit-china-idUSKBN0FK2EN20140715

China sends mediator to Israel and Palestine for talks on Gaza ceasefire
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1555453/china-sends-mediator-israel-and-palestine-talks-gaza-ceasefire

June Fourth (六四)

Book editor says his firing was linked to Tiananmen gathering
图书编辑称因参与六四纪念被解雇
The New York Times, July 17, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140717/c17editor/dual/

Labor (劳工)

深圳女工参与停工活动遭开除跳楼身亡 (Shenzhen woman worker jumps to her death, after being fired for joining the strike)
Caixin, July 17, 2014
http://china.caixin.com/2014-07-17/100705378.html

Media (媒体)

Advice for journalists in China: Hire a lawyer
The Telegraph, July 17, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10971707/Advice-for-journalists-in-China-Hire-a-lawyer.html

Protests and Petitions (抗议和情愿)

Twelve Chinese petitioners in pesticide suicide bid
北京一日两起12人喝农药自杀 分别发生派出所内及报社门外
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2014
EN: www.rfa.org/english/news/china/suicide-07162014143830.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07162014101034.html

Related:
Chinese protestors attempt mass suicide in bid for justice
The Telegraph, July 17, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10972857/Chinese-protestors-attempt-mass-suicide-in-bid-for-justice.html

Society (社会)

Deadly Chinese bus attacks highlight simmering social problems
中国袭击事件频发探因
Financial Times, July 17, 2014
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/491e36d6-07d5-11e4-8e62-00144feab7de.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001057282

Corruption (腐败)

China's state TV targeted in anti-corruption drive
Associated Press, July 15, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-state-tv-targeted-anti-corruption-drive-151250693--finance.html

The implications of China’s anti-corruption drive
The Diplomat, July 15, 2014
http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/the-implications-of-chinas-anti-corruption-drive/

Environment (环境)

In China, Coca-Cola offers extra pay for pollution
The Wall Street Journal, July 16, 2014
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/07/16/extra-pay-for-pollution/?mod=chinablog

Health (健康)

Chinese town trades lead poison test results for milk
Reuters, July 16, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/16/us-china-lead-milk-feature-idUSKBN0FK2GD20140716?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Hong Kong, 香港

Hong Kong leader says “mainstream” opposes democracy activists’ key proposal
梁振英称民主派不是香港主流民意
The New York Times, July 16, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140716/c16hongkong/dual/

Related:
学者：人大常委接受港特首公民提名可能性低 (Scholars: NPC unlikely to accept civic nomination proposal for HK chief executive election)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140715_ana_hkreform.shtml

Hong Kong's leader says Chinese rules to prevail in 2017 vote
2017年香港行政长官产生办法需要修改--梁振英
Reuters, July 15, 2014
EN: uk.reuters.com/article/2014/07/15/uk-hongkong-democracy-idUKKBN0FK0KR20140715
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/CNTopGenNews/idCNKBS0FK0Z120140715?feedType=RSS&feedName=CNTopGenNews

Civil disobedience movement to launch next month after “disappointing” reform report
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1555061/civil-disobedience-next-month-say-activist-groups-reaction-reform

Clegg criticises Tories over Hong Kong
英副首相批评保守党对香港问题保持缄默
Financial Times, July 16, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bea67a6-0c24-11e4-a096-00144feabdc0.html
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001057271

Violence and other threats raise press freedom fears in Hong Kong
National Public Radio, July 16, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/07/16/331586762/violence-and-other-threats-raise-press-freedom-fears-in-hong-kong

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国政治犯再次被国际社会关注 (NGO releases list of political prisoners in China)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/cyl-07152014105458.html

Related:
“中國政治犯關注”（CPPC）公告003號 (China Political Prisoner Concern Public Announcement No. 3)
China Political Prisoner Concern, July 15, 2014
cppc1989.blogspot.com/2014/07/cppc003.html#more

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

BRICS to establish development bank, reserve arrangement
Xinhua, July 16, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-07/16/c_126757333.htm

Media (媒体)

China to grant “more” press passes - but journalists must sign secrecy deal first
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1554664/china-grant-more-press-passes-journalists-must-sign-secrecy-deal-first

See Regulations:
Measures to Manage Information Obtained by News Personnel in the Course of Their Professional Activities
State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People's Republic of China (Translation by Human Rights in China), June 30, 2014
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/sites/default/files/2014_ssl_rules_for_news_presonnel_en.pdf
CH: http://news.sina.com.cn/m/2014-07-08/181530488348.shtml

Technology (科技)

中国央视报道苹果iPhone“威胁国安” (CCTV: iPhone a threat to nat’l security)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 11, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/07/140711_china_cctv_apple_iphone.shtml

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

唯色探土赫提家遭便衣阻挠 伊力哈木案半年仍无消息 (Police try to block Tibetan poet Woeser from visiting Ilham Tohti family)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07152014105150.html

Opinion (观点)

“Why did they bother to consult with the public?” Reaction on the streets to reform reports
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1554856/why-did-they-bother-consult-public-reaction-streets-reform-reports

Freedom will triumph, in Hong Kong and elsewhere
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2014
www.scmp.com/comment/article/1554684/freedom-will-triumph-hong-kong-and-elsewhere