China rewards Tibetans working in security apparatus
December 5, 2020By International Campaign for Tibet|December 3, 2020. Read original news here. Tibet Autonomous Region Party Secretary Wu Yingjie meeting some of the “model workers” and “advanced workers” in Lhasa on November 27. The Chinese government has included several Tibetan officials working … Continued The post China rewards Tibetans working in security read more →
China re-opens Tibet for tourists amid Covid-19 pandemic
December 5, 2020Reported by Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. The Beijing government has often used the excuse of “economic growth of the region” to defend its repressive policies in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Taipei (Taiwan): As the anti-China protests in Tibet … Continued The post China re-opens Tibet for tourists amid read more →
Rise of domestic social media in Tibet amid growing Chinese suppression
December 5, 2020Live Mint. Read the original article here. Despite the attempts by the authoritarian Chinese Communist Party to curb freedom of expression, right to information, association and religion in Tibet, there has been a rise in domestic social media. Taipei [Taiwan]: … Continued The post Rise of domestic social media in read more →
UN chief denounces ‘suicidal’ failure to tackle climate change
December 4, 2020Antonio Guterres says recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could be humanity’s chance for a reset to save the planet. Aljazeera News. December 2, 2020. Read original news here. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced a “suicidal” failure to tackle … Continued The post UN chief denounces ‘suicidal’ failure to read more →
From Public Space To Cyberspace: The CCP’s Increasing Oppression Of Tibet
December 4, 2020By Tenzin Dalha | Taiwan Times | 2 December 2020 | Read the original news here The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has made great strides in its overall economic development, but it continues to be an authoritarian party-state resolute in … Continued The post From Public Space To Cyberspace: The read more →
India orders Wikipedia to delete map that shows Aksai Chin in China
December 4, 2020Deeksha Bhardwaj for Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. The Union government has asked Wikipedia to take down a map that shows Aksai Chin as a part of China, issuing a strongly-worded letter to the United States-based nonprofit, according to officials … Continued The post India orders Wikipedia to delete map read more →
China’s military trains in Tibetan plateau amid border dispute with India
December 4, 2020Kristin Huang for South China Morning Post. Read the article here. China’s military has been carrying out training in the mountains of Tibet as it tries to get soldiers used to the region’s extreme conditions amid a the protracted border dispute … Continued The post China’s military trains in Tibetan plateau read more →
Climate Change: 2020 on track to be one of the three hottest years on record
December 4, 2020Annual report from World Meteorological Organization shows that effects of climate change are rising and that 2020 has been one of the hottest years ever By Bibek Bhattacharya, Live Mint. 02.12.2020. Read original news here. The warmth of 2020 is comparable with … Continued The post Climate Change: 2020 on track to read more →
France and New Zealand join Australia’s criticism of Chinese government tweet
December 3, 2020By Daniel Hurst | The Guardian | 1 Dec 2020 | Read the original news here France and New Zealand have joined Australia in criticising the Chinese government for its inflammatory tweet about Australian soldiers, as a former senior diplomat called for … Continued The post France and New Zealand join Australia’s read more →
India plans dam on Brahmaputra to offset Chinese construction upstream
December 3, 2020By Neha Arora, Devjyot Ghoshal | Reuters | 1 December 2020 | Read the original news here NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is considering a plan to build a 10 gigawatts (GW) hydropower project in a remote eastern state, an Indian official said … Continued The post India plans dam on Brahmaputra to read more →