Op-Ed: Dalai Lama: It’s up to us — and especially politicians — to save our planet
September 16, 2020By THE DALAI LAMA | Los Angeles Times | SEP. 14, 2020 | Read the post here Buddha was born as his mother leaned against a tree for support. He attained enlightenment seated beneath a tree and passed away as trees … Continued The post Op-Ed: Dalai Lama: It’s up to read more →
Review: The End of an Era; India Exits Tibet by Claude Arpi
September 15, 2020By Thubten Samphel | Hindustan Times | 11 September 2020 | Read the article here Claude Arpi’s four volumes on Tibet’s relations with India show how China developed its Tibet playbook that includes encroachment, occupation, and the spinning of a narrative of … Continued The post Review: The End of an Era; read more →
‘We made the ocean our home’: The islands fighting climate change
September 15, 2020How a culture and history of resilience is inspiring Pacific islanders in their fight against cyclones and rising seas. Nick Clark for Al Jazeera. 11 Sept 2020. Read original news here. There is nothing like certainty in uncertain times.Every September, … Continued The post ‘We made the ocean our home’: read more →
The Chinese Communist Party’s Dangerous Bid for the U.N. Human Rights Council
September 15, 2020By JIMMY QUINN. September 13, 2020. Read original news here. The conditions that allow the Chinese delegation to run the table are structural. The Chinese party-state is engaged in a years-long campaign to wipe out ethnic minority identities within its borders, to … Continued The post The Chinese Communist Party’s Dangerous Bid read more →
China invokes 1962 memories to put India on a defensive. It won’t work
September 15, 2020Shishir Gupta for Hindustan Times. Read the original article here. While both India and China, through their foreign ministers have decided to disengage from Ladakh, the exercise is very complicated and will take time despite the best efforts of both … Continued The post China invokes 1962 memories to put read more →
How India and China bought peace – for now
September 14, 2020Vikas Pandey | BBC | 12 September 2020 | Read the news here After months of worsening tensions on their contested Himalayan border, India and China surprised many by announcing that troops are to quickly disengage. The joint announcement followed a … Continued The post How India and China bought peace read more →
U.S. May Ban Cotton From Xinjiang Region of China Over Rights Concerns
September 14, 2020The potential move, which could come as soon as Tuesday, comes amid reports of the use of forced labor in Xinjiang, where China has carried out a crackdown against mostly Muslim minorities. The Xinjiang region of China is a major … Continued The post U.S. May Ban Cotton From Xinjiang read more →
California wildfires growing bigger
September 12, 2020Experts say fire behaviour is driven by drought and warming temperatures AP. SEPTEMBER 10, 2020. Read original news here. When it comes to California wildfires, it now takes days, not decades, to produce what had been seen as a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence. … Continued The post California wildfires growing bigger appeared first read more →
‘RS Interview: Special Edition’ With the Dalai Lama
September 12, 2020Rolling Stone | 10 September 2020 | Read the article here The spiritual leader of the Tibetan people discusses his debut album, Inner World, and how to ignore destructive emotions of anger, fear, and jealousy His Holiness the Dalai Lama spoke about his … Continued The post ‘RS Interview: Special Edition’ With the read more →
Exclusive: China bars media coverage of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ after Xinjiang backlash – sources
September 12, 2020Reuters | 10 September 2020 | Read the news here BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have told major media outlets not to cover Walt Disney Co’s release of “Mulan”, in an order issued after controversy erupted overseas over the film’s … Continued The post Exclusive: China bars media coverage of read more →