Xi Jinping says Taiwan “must and will be” reunited with China
January 1, 2019BBC, 1 January 2018 Read original news here Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the people of Taiwan to accept it “must and will be” reunited with China. In a speech marking 40 years since the start of improving ties, … Continued
An ‘atheist’ empire? Trump aides rally evangelicals in China fight
December 31, 2018The Politico, 31 December 2018 Read original news here Vice President Mike Pence infuriated Beijing when he gave a speech in October warning that China had become a dangerous rival to the United States. While he focused on familiar issues … Continued
Report from the Dalai Lama’s pep talk for young peacekeepers
December 28, 2018Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY Dec. 27, 2018 DHARAMSALA, India — For a few days this fall, more than two dozen educated and articulate young peacekeepers from some of the most dangerous countries in the world gathered at the feet of the Dalai Lama eager for … Continued
Calling on countries to work together to protect the “third pole” of the planet
December 28, 2018CNE Paper, 26 December 2018 Read original news here A few days ago, at the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference, the agreement on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the publication of the Katowice Climate Publicity, the research … Continued
Award-Winning Film Warns Communist Chinese Propaganda Has Spread to the West
December 27, 2018BY EPOCH TIMES AUSTRALIA STAFF, December 26, 2018 Read original news here The award-winning documentary In The Name of Confucius premiered in Western Australia in the state library in early December. The film explores the controversy surrounding the operation of the China-administered Confucius … Continued
As China Cracks Down on Churches, Christians Declare ‘We Will Not Forfeit Our Faith’
December 26, 2018By Javier C. Hernández, Dec. 25, 2018, New York Times Read original news here CHENGDU, China — For months, Gu Baoluo had been looking forward to a boisterous Christmas celebration at one of China’s best-known Protestant churches. He loved decorating trees, singing … Continued
My body is Tibetan but spiritually I’m an Indian,’ says the Dalai Lama
December 25, 2018Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times Dec 25, 2018 On the outer periphery of Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya in Bihar, a mere few hundred steps from the Bodhi tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment more than 2,000 years ago, the 14th Dalai Lama … Continued
Diplomacy with Chinese characteristics: The case of Denmark
December 25, 2018By Andreas Bøje Forsby, The Asia Dialogue, December 18, 2018 When in June 2012 China’s President Hu Jintao made a first-ever official Chinese state visit to Denmark, Chinese diplomats put strong pressure on the Danish government ahead of the planned visit. Their main concern? … Continued
China Applies Xinjiang’s Policing Lessons to Other Muslim Areas
December 24, 2018By Chun Han Wong, Dec. 23, 2018 The Wall Street Journal ZHONGNING, China—China’s aggressive policing of Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang is being replicated in other parts of the country, particularly in areas with other Muslim communities. Over the past year or … Continued
The India – China – Tibet Triangle
December 24, 2018by Madhuri Santanam Sondhi, Mainstream Weekly Historical and Strategic Background About the significance of Tibet in India-China Territorial Disputes, perhaps I can start by reminding ourselves of a few familiar facts— 1. In contemporary times, and I stress this because it was … Continued