The power of the peripheries: the need for solidarity in the face of China’s communist hegemony
June 27, 2018Hong Kong Free Press, 24 June 2018 Everything is, as they say, a matter of perspective. And of relation, of one to another, to others. Hong Kong is a small place. As a city in its own right, its 7.3 … Continued
In 1st Israel visit, a Tibetan leader quietly seeks support, hails Jews’ return
June 25, 2018By RAPHAEL AHREN – Times of Israel – 25 June 2018 Read original story here The head of the Tibetan government-in-exile quietly visited Israel over the last few days in a low-key bid to shore up support for his people’s campaign for … Continued
China’s Epic Film Bubble Is About to Pop
June 25, 2018Misguided policy and excess capital have created a monster. Adam Minter, June 22, 2018, 7:30 AM GMT+8 Photographer: Wang Zhao/AFP Four of China’s leading film executives recently gathered on a Shanghai stage with a bleak message. “There are 20,000 film … Continued
Why you can’t talk about John Oliver in China
June 22, 2018BBC – Read Original Story Here If you’re looking to post something about John Oliver on Chinese social media this week, chances are you can’t. The British television host been censored on China’s biggest social media site, just days after … Continued
Delhi govt’s ‘Happiness curriculum’ to be launched by Dalai Lama
June 22, 2018ABP Live New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday announced that their ‘happiness curriculum’ will be taught from nursery to class 8th in all Delhi government schools. The big announcement of this came just a day after the end … Continued
U.S. withdrawal leaves vacuum at U.N. rights forum
June 22, 2018Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters, 22 June 2018 GENEVA (Reuters) – China, Britain and the European Union lamented on Wednesday Washington’s decision to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council as Western countries began looking for a substitute for the coveted seat. … Continued
Tibetan Monk Finds Heartwarming Way of Giving Back & Saying ‘Thank You, India’!
June 21, 2018The Better India – (Read original story here) Often, we see rag pickers and urchins begging at our car windows at signals and are sometimes irritated by them. At other times, we are not sure about how to help them … Continued
Beijing uses infrastructure as friendly forerunner of political power
June 20, 2018Published in The Age (Read original story here) Do you see a pattern here? The Chinese Communist Party built a road into Tibet and the Tibetans were excited – it was their first highway: “We were promised peace and prosperity … Continued
China Rout Has 1,023 Stocks Plunging 10% in One Day
June 20, 2018Bloomberg, 19 June 2018 (Read Original Story Here) In a stock market where investors are used to being disappointed, Tuesday’s plunge still shocked. China’s benchmark equity gauge sank almost 5 percent at one point and by the close, the escalating … Continued
3 new Tibet airports near border pose threat
June 20, 2018Claude Arpi, Asian Age, 20 June 2018 India should not fall back into a ‘Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai’ mood, even if a ‘reset’ of bilateral relations is necessary. India should not fall back into a “Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai” mood, even if a “reset” … Continued