It’s Cruel to Silence the Murmurs of the Suffering
June 30, 2017Read original story here. Dr Ming Xia, Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs, The City University of New York the Graduate Center & The College of Staten Island Staten Island, NY 10314 In response to Haitong Du’s “Opinion: The Dalai Lama’s Commencement Speech Is Problematic for UC San Diego” read more →
I’m sad for my friend Liu Xiaobo, and for a China that can’t cherish its finest
June 28, 2017Read original story here. Illaria M Sala, The Quartz, 27 June 2017 Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize and one of China’s greatest thinkers and pro-democracy activists, is in dire health, diagnosed with terminal liver cancer after serving nine years out of an 11-year sentence for “inciting read more →
China ‘asks India to withdraw troops’ from Nathu La pass
June 27, 2017BBC news, The Himalayan Nathu La pass was the site of clashes in the 1960s China has accused India of incursion into its territory between Sikkim and Tibet, in a dispute which has raised tensions between the countries. Officials said Indian border guards had obstructed “normal activities” on the Chinese read more →
How to develop your self-confidence, according to the Dalai Lama
June 27, 2017Photo by Bill WechterThe Dalai Lama delivers the commencement address to the University of California-San Diego CNBC – 23 June 2017 Believing in yourself is the fire starter for success of almost any measure. But how do you develop that self-confidence? According to the Dalai Lama, it’s simple: “Love brings read more →
In Boston, Dalai Lama Preaches Compassion
June 27, 2017The Dalai Lama during his address to a crowd at the Sheraton Boston. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff By Kiana Cole, Boston Globe – June 25, 2017 People of all ages, many clothed in traditional Tibetan dress, some with babies in strollers and others accompanying elders, came to a Boston hotel early read more →
Is a Buddhist Group Changing China? Or Is China Changing It?
June 26, 2017Pilgrims and nuns during a National Day procession last fall. Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times By Ian Johnson, The New York Times – 24 June 2017 YIXING, China — For most of her life, Shen Ying was disappointed by the world she saw around her. She watched China’s economic read more →
Recreating Tibet Outside: Early Years of the Refugee Community
June 25, 2017The Dalai Lama at the official reception in Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh. He is flanked by PN Menon (former Consul-General of India in Lhasa from 1954-1956) and Sonam Topgay Kazi (who served as the Interpreter for the Indian Mission in Tibet from 1949 to 1955), who were sent by the government read more →
US senator slams Chinese paper for ‘threatening’ Indian-origin
June 23, 2017By PTI, DNA, A top US senator has slammed a Chinese newspaper for “threatening” a University in California and its Indian-origin chancellor for hosting the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan spiritual leader delivered the commencement address at University California, San Diego on June 17. “I find it unconscionable that a reporter read more →
Trump urged to appoint special coordinator for Tibet
June 23, 2017By PTI, DNA, More than 35 US Congressmen have urged President Donald Trump to appoint a special coordinator for Tibet, a post that has been laying vacant for long. “As members of the United States Congress, we write to urge you to appoint the position of Special Coordinator for Tibetan read more →
In China’s far west the ‘perfect police state’ is emerging
June 23, 2017Read the original story here. The Guardian, 23 June 2017 It was Friday, the Islamic day of assembly, but outside Kashgar’s Id Kah mosque on Liberation Avenue it was the growl of diesel engines that filled the air not a muezzin’s wistful cry. One by one armoured personnel carriers, some read more →