Botswana confirms Dalai Lama visit despite China anger
July 26, 2017AFP, Channel News Asia, 25 July 2017 GABORONE: Botswana on Tuesday (Jul 25) confirmed it will allow the Dalai Lama to visit next month as “a foreign dignitary” in the face of China’s fierce opposition to the Tibetan spiritual leader. Beijing views the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist campaigning read more →
China’s Other Big Export: Pollution
July 25, 2017The New York Times Read original story here While President Trump rolls back environmental protections and announces the withdrawal of the United States from the Paris climate accord, China is trying to position itself as the world’s climate leader, pledging to cooperate with other countries to build an “eco-civilization.” China read more →
Prayers to Chinese Pop: The Story of Larung Gar Nuns
July 24, 2017Marking the first anniversary since the demolitions at Larung Gar began, the Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR), Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) is releasing a 2-min video titled “Prayers to Chinese Pop: The Story of Larung Gar Nuns.” Watch the video here. On July 20 last year, the Chinese read more →
How India border stand-off gives China a chance to burnish its global image
July 23, 2017Jerome A. Cohen, SCMP Peter A. Dutton For the past month, there has been a tense stand-off between China and India in the tri-border Himalayan region that includes Bhutan. Troubles began when China resumed building a road on the Doklam Plateau, which is disputed between Bhutan and China. India, because read more →
My win is message to those discharging their duties with integrity: Ram Nath Kovind
July 21, 2017Indian Express, 20 July 2017 Ram Nath Kovind, fielded by the ruling NDA for the highest office in the land, was elected the 14th President of India Thursday. He will be sworn in on July 25, the first from the BJP and the second Dalit to enter the Rashtrapati Bhavan. read more →
Why China censors banned Winnie the Pooh
July 19, 2017Stephen McDonell, BBC, 17 July 2017 Read original story here The blocking of Winnie the Pooh might seem like a bizarre move by the Chinese authorities but it is part of a struggle to restrict clever bloggers from getting around their country’s censorship. When is a set of wrist watches read more →
China’s great game: Tibet occupation means strategic depth and control over Asia river waters
July 18, 2017Thubten Samphel, India Today, 14 July 2017 Read the original story here Illustration by Tanmoy Chakraborty The Chinese occupation of Tibet gives Beijing great strategic depth and control over river waters in Asia. The stand-off between India and Bhutan on one side and China on the other at Doklam, a read more →
How to Be a Buddhist in Today’s World
July 17, 2017By the Dalai Lama, Opinion, The Wall Street Journal Read the original story here Once people adopt a religion, they should practice it sincerely. Truly believing in God, Buddha, Allah or Shiva should inspire one to be an honest human being. Some people claim to have faith in their religion read more →
Why Chinese leaders were afraid of a man who died in their captivity
July 14, 2017By Fred Hiatt, The Washington Post, 13 July 2107 Read original story here. As you read about Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who died in Chinese captivity Thursday, ask yourself this: Why are his jailers — President Xi Jinping and the rest of China’s Communist regime — so afraid? read more →
Obituary For Mr. Liu Xiaobo
July 14, 2017Freedom for Liu Xiaobo Action Group A pioneer of the Chinese democratic transition movement, Mr. Liu Xiaobo, passed away on 13 July 2017 in Shenyang, China because of delayed treatment of his liver cancer, at age 62. In the past thirty odd years Mr. Liu Xiaobo had been vigorously committed read more →