Censorship, Geopolitical Time Bombs, and China’s Islamophobia Problem
September 17, 2018Matt Schrader, The Jamestown Foundation, Read original news here China has a serious and worsening Islamophobia problem. While relations between China’s Muslim minorities and its Han majority have been fraught since 2009’s deadly inter-ethnic riots in the far western city … Continued
“Eradicating Ideological Viruses”: China’s Campaign of Repression Against Xinjiang’s Muslims
September 17, 2018Human Riughts Watch, Setpember 2018 Read the original news here Summary The training has only one purpose: to learn laws and regulations…to eradicate from the mind thoughts about religious extremism and violent terrorism, and to cure ideological diseases. If the … Continued
The People’s Republic of Cruelty
September 17, 2018By Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist A regime at war with the human soul will eventually lose. Every now and then, when credulous Western observers aren’t fawning over China’s high-speed rail network or calculating the precise moment when its economy will become the world’s largest, a news story breaks through to read more →
Trouble brewing in Communist China
September 15, 2018The Northlines, 15 September 2018, G Ramachandram Read original news here All is not well with China. The Chinese Communist Party is the State and vice versa. What we see is absolute power exercised by President Xi Jinping, both as … Continued
One Nation Under Xi? This is why Christian Persecution in China is Escalating
September 15, 2018Gary Lane, CBN news, 09-14-2018 Read original news here This summer, Christians in China are experiencing an escalating wave of persecution unseen since Mao’s Cultural Revolution. “We’re seeing more persecution or a higher level of persecution,” said The Voice of the … Continued
His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet admires Sweden for its advocacy of democracy and liberty
September 14, 2018Dharamshala, India — “I don’t admire the USA for its nuclear weapons but for its advocacy of democracy, freedom and liberty, I hope here in Sweden you can keep these values alive,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama told members of … Continued
The Dalai Lama to visit Malmö University
September 13, 2018Malmo University, 12 September 2018 Read original news here. On September 13, the Dalai Lama will visit Malmö University to present a conversation and lecture on secular ethics. The event is by invitation only but will be streamed online and … Continued
Tibet Independence Campaigners claim Victory as Liverpool’s Controversial Water Partnership Ends
September 13, 2018Unclear whether protests around Anfield and petition to club owner John Henry had any effect as year-long regional partnership is not renewed. English Premier League side Liverpool have ended their controversial partnership with Chinese company Tibet Water, and pro-Tibetan independence … Continued
Is the US Ready to Stand Up for Taiwan Against China?
September 12, 2018By Charlotte Gao, The Diplomat, September 10, 2018 The People’s Republic of China (hereafter referred to as China) has increasingly intensified its diplomatic squeeze on the Republic of China (Taiwan) since Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen came into office in 2016. In … Continued
Tibet seeks to balance nature, tourism
September 11, 2018Visitors bring cash, but ecology more important, region’s chairman says The Tibet autonomous region will put environmental conservation ahead of tourism development, officials said at the Fourth China Tibet Tourism and Cultural Expo, which is scheduled to close on Tuesday. … Continued