Coronavirus Could End China’s Decades-Long Economic Growth Streak
March 18, 2020By Keith Bradsher| New York Time| March 16, 2020| Read original news here SHANGHAI — China’s growth streak has lasted for decades, surviving the crackdown at Tiananmen Square, the global financial crisis and the trade war with the United States. But it … Continued The post Coronavirus Could End China’s Decades-Long Economic read more →
As China Cracks Down on Coronavirus Coverage, Journalists Fight Back
March 17, 2020By Javier C. Hernández| New York Times| March 14, 2020| Read original news here When Jacob Wang saw reports circulating online recently suggesting that life was getting better in Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, he was irate. Mr. Wang, a … Continued The post As China Cracks Down on Coronavirus read more →
What Taiwan can teach the world on fighting the coronavirus
March 14, 2020By Cindy Sui| NBC| March 10, 2020| Read Original News Here TAIPEI, Taiwan — As countries around the world grapple with the coronavirus, Taiwan may offer valuable lessons on how to curb its spread. The island is just 81 miles and a short flight … Continued The post What Taiwan can teach the world read more →
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 – 11 March 2020
March 13, 2020World Health Organisation| 11 March 2020| Read the statement here Good afternoon. In the past two weeks, the number of cases of COVID-19 outside China has increased 13-fold, and the number of affected countries has tripled. There are now more … Continued The post WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the read more →
Tibetan President-In-Exile Urges UN Official to Visit Tibet
March 13, 2020The Associated Press. March 10, 2020. Read the original news here. DHARAMSALA, India — Tibetan President-in-exile Lobsang Sangay urged the United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday to visit Tibet to examine rights violations and press for unrestricted access to the … Continued The post Tibetan President-In-Exile Urges UN Official to read more →
Tibetan Uprising Day brings Congressional statements, protests
March 12, 2020International Campaign for Tibet| 10 MarCH 2020| Read Original Article Here US and Tibetan leaders called for further action to support Tibetans as Tibetan Americans and Tibet supporters paid a visit to the Chinese Embassy to honor the brave Tibetans … Continued The post Tibetan Uprising Day brings Congressional statements, read more →
China, US emerging as adversaries over Tibet
March 11, 2020www.tribuneindia.com | 10 March 2020 | Read Original News Here Threatening to upset China’s plans is the Tibet Policy and Support Act passed by the US House of Representatives on January 28, amending the Act of 2002. The Act is … Continued The post China, US emerging as adversaries over read more →
China Calls Tibet’s Stability Into Question With ‘Show of Force’ in Lhasa
March 11, 2020rfa.org | 9 March 2020 | Read Original News Here A military drill held on March 6 in Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa to demonstrate China’s control of the formerly independent country has instead revealed Beijing’s anxieties over the stability of … Continued The post China Calls Tibet’s Stability Into Question read more →
Tibetans in Nepal Urged Not to Observe March 10 Uprising Anniversary
March 8, 2020Reported by Lobsang Chopel for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Dorjee Damdul. Written in English by Richard Finney. Read the original article here. The Tibetan Welfare Office in Nepal is urging Tibetan residents of the Himalayan country not to observe … Continued The post Tibetans in Nepal Urged Not to read more →
China: Tibetan Children Denied Mother-Tongue Classes
March 6, 2020Human Rights Watch. Read the original article here. ‘Bilingual’ Policy Threatens Tibetan-Medium Education (London) – China’s “bilingual education” policy has accelerated the demise of Tibetan-medium instruction in primary schools in Tibetan areas, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The … Continued The post China: Tibetan Children Denied Mother-Tongue Classes read more →