Xinjiang ‘separatists’ and Tibet’s ‘Dalai cliques’ – targets in China’s latest organised crime crackdown
February 21, 2018South China Morning Post – Tuesday, 20 February, 2018 (Read original Story Here) “Dalai surrogates” in Tibet and Xinjiang “separatists” are among the groups of people targeted by regional governments in China’s latest national crackdown on “organised crime”. The authorities … Continued
Mandarin approved as official language of Pakistan
February 21, 2018ANI News, 19 February 2018 Read original story here Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb 19 (ANI): The Pakistani Senate on Monday approved a motion to declare Mandarin as one of the official languages of Pakistan. The motion said the step was necessary … Continued
Triad crackdown targets Xinjiang ‘Separatists’ and ‘Dalai Cliques’
February 21, 2018South China Morning Post, 20 February 2018 Read original story here “Dalai surrogates” in Tibet and Xinjiang “separatists” are among the groups of people targeted by regional governments in China’s latest national crackdown on “organised crime”. The authorities in the … Continued
Analysis: Ramaphosa’s China Conundrum – to kowtow or hit back?
February 20, 2018Kevin Bloom, Daily Maverick, 20 February 2018 In the wake of China’s apoplexy regarding the recent visit to South Africa of a vocal Tibetan leader, our new president faces a question of major moral and economic import: will Beijing make … Continued
Nepal leader vows to revive Chinese dam project, open to review pact over Nepalese soldiers in India
February 20, 2018By Debasish Roy Chowdhury, South China Morning Post, 20 February 2018 Read original story here Nepal’s new communist prime minister will restart a Chinese-led US$2.5 billion hydropower project that was pulled by the previous government considered friendly towards India, and … Continued
Waking up to China’s infiltration of American colleges
February 19, 2018By Josh Rogin, The Washington Post – Read Original Story Here China’s massive foreign influence campaign in the United States takes a long view, sowing seeds in American institutions meant to blossom over years or even decades. That’s why the … Continued
A Dance for Tibetan New Year, Then 17 Hours in Custody
February 19, 2018By STEVEN LEE MYERSFEB. 18, 2018 New York Times Read original story here A monk at Dzongsar monastery in the Chinese province of Sichuan. Credit Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times DZONGSAR MONASTERY, China — The monks, dressed in … Continued
Jokhang temple: fire engulfs ancient ‘heart’ of Tibetan Buddhism
February 19, 2018The Guardian – Sun 18 Feb 2018 (Read original story here) Concern over extent of damage to politically sensitive site as Chinese authorities play down blaze A large fire has damaged one of the holiest and most politically sensitive sites … Continued
‘The 1962 war was already planted in the Panchsheel agreement’
February 19, 2018By Sonia Sarkar, Published in The Telegraph (Feb 18, 2018) Read original story here Tibetan President-in-exile Lobsang Sangay tells Sonia Sarkar that China’s growing presence on the global stage has helped increase awareness over the Tibetan problem Lobsang Sangay speaks … Continued
Review: Man of Peace – The Illustrated Story of the Dalai Lama of Tibet
February 13, 2018By Thubten Samphel* published in the Hindustan Times (Read original story here) This fascinating story of an extraordinary Tibetan, the Dalai Lama, evoked in magnificent graphics, envisages a future in which the Dalai Lama returns to his people Man of … Continued