Politics
The Economist - Analects
Drawing the battle lines in China's ideological debate.
Caijing
More than half of Chinese officials feel they are unfairly stigmatised.
The Atlantic
Communist Party membership is still the ultimate resumé booster.
Beijing Morning Post*
Supreme People's Court issues model cases for crimes committed against children.

Civil society
Radio Free Asia
New Tibetan self-immolation after a one-month hiatus.
Beijing News*
Info-graphic: University graduates first salary expectations have dropped by 2,000 yuan over the last two years.
Beijing Morning Post*
Tobacco companies should be barred from giving charity donations, says the China Tobacco Control Association
Economist
Immigrant communities in Xinjiang are fueling racial tensions.

Economy
New York Times
IMF predicts slower growth for China, urges overhauls.
Caixin
Bond default "could occur this year", says a domestic ratings agency.
Bloomberg News
China’s biggest pork producer Shuanghui acquires Smithfield Foods.
Businessweek
In China, big data is becoming big business.

Foreign affairs
People's Daily Overseas Edition*
China will never accept Japan's "reckless, roque" legal explanations on sovereignty.
Xinhua
Police arrest 1,100 in Mekong anti-drug campaign.
Beijing Times*
China and the US will not seek confrontation, says Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Sewage pipe baby in Zhejiang
Xinhua*
Mother tried to rescue the child.
The Guardian
We're all upset about Baby 59. So what else do we agree on?
Time
Parents of China’s toilet-pipe baby feel the wrath of the country’s netizens.