Good riddance,’ China says as Germany leaves UN Security Council
December 25, 2020Shivani Kumar for Hindustan Times. Read the article here. Germany finishes a two-year term on the 15-member council at the end of this month and Ambassador Christoph Heusgen plans to retire after more than 40 years as a diplomat. Germany’s … Continued The post Good riddance,’ China says as Germany read more →
McGovern Bill Supporting Tibetan Human Rights and Religious Freedom Set to Become Law
December 25, 2020Mcgovern.house.gov | 22 December 2020 | Read the original news here WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan bill to support the human rights and religious freedom of the Tibetan people – written by Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the House Rules Committee … Continued The post McGovern Bill Supporting Tibetan Human Rights read more →
China to impose visa bans against US officials behind new Tibet policy act
December 24, 2020The legislation directs the US government to issue economic and visa sanctions against any Chinese official who interferes with Dalai Lama’s succession. The Print. 22 December, 2020. Read original news here. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin | Wang Wenbin … Continued The post China to impose visa bans against read more →
COVID-19 relief bill affirms US stance on successor to Dalai Lama
December 23, 2020By Aaron Feis | New York Post | December 21, 2020 | Read the original news here The communist Chinese government should have no role in choosing the next Dalai Lama, US lawmakers are expected to affirm Monday — in, of all places, the 5,593-page coronavirus … Continued The post COVID-19 relief bill affirms US stance read more →
US Congress stings China with new Tibet law on the next Dalai Lama
December 23, 2020Shishir Gupta | Hindustan Times | Read the original news here The US Congress has passed a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The law has been described by Dharamshala, the … Continued The post US Congress stings China with new read more →
Tibetan leader welcomes U.S. bill that reaffirms rights
December 23, 2020Reuters | 22 December 2020 | Read the original news here NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The political head of Tibetans in exile welcomed on Tuesday the passing of legislation by the U.S. Congress that reaffirms the rights of Tibetans to … Continued The post Tibetan leader welcomes U.S. bill that read more →
US Congress passes landmark Bill in support of Tibet, Dalai Lama
December 23, 2020By Vishal Gulati | IANS | Read the original news here Dharamsala, Dec 22 (IANS): In a historic achievement for the Tibetan government-in-exile, the US Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) of 2020 that had … Continued The post US Congress passes landmark Bill in read more →
Tibetan jailed for celebrating Dalai Lama’s Birthday released after serving five-year term
December 23, 2020Reported by Lobe Socktsang for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Phakdon. Written in English by Richard Finney. A Tibetan political prisoner jailed by China for five years for celebrating the 80th birthday of the Dalai Lama was released this month … Continued The post Tibetan jailed for celebrating Dalai Lama’s read more →
Taiwan urges Canada to join global coalition against China
December 22, 2020ROBERT FIFE | STEVEN CHASE | The Globe and Mail | 21 December 2020| Read the original news here The Foreign Affairs Minister of Taiwan says Beijing has already begun what military strategists call a “grey-zone” assault on the self-governing island … Continued The post Taiwan urges Canada to join global read more →
No ‘Negative’ News: How China Censored the Coronavirus
December 21, 2020By Raymond Zhong, Paul Mozur, Jeff Kao and Aaron Krolik | New York Times | Dec. 19, 2020 | Read the original news here This article is copublished with ProPublica, the nonprofit investigative newsroom. In the early hours of Feb. 7, China’s powerful internet censors experienced an … Continued The post No ‘Negative’ News: How China Censored read more →