Tibetan Monk Detained on Suspicion of ‘Passing Information’ Outside Protest Area
May 9, 2017By Pema Ngodup for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Karma Dorjee. Written in English by Richard Finney, Map showing the location of Kardze and Nyagrong counties in Sichuan. Police in western China’s Sichuan province have detained a Tibetan monk suspected of spreading news about recent self-immolation protests to outside contacts, read more →
Belt and Road Center to attract Chinese Investor to Penang
May 9, 2017By Tan Sin Chow, GEORGE TOWN: Penang MCA will set up a Belt and Road Centre to promote trade and investment, tourism, shipping, logistics and other business opportunities between Malaysia and China. The centre will be headed by state MCA PRC Affairs Committee chairman Datuk Koay Kar Huah (pic) with read more →
Tibetan Teenager Stages Self-Immolation Protest in Gansu
May 8, 2017RFA, Tibetan monks gather at Gansu’s Labrang monastery in a file photo. A 16-year-old student in a Tibetan region of Gansu staged a self-immolation protest on May 2 against Chinese rule, RFA’s Tibetan service has learned. A source inside Tibet said Chagdor Kyab from Bora Township, in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous read more →
China ready to amend name of CPEC to appease India
May 8, 2017By DNA editorial team, Under the pretext of not disrupting bilateral relations between India and China, Ambassador Luo Zhaohui said the latter is ready to change the name of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Addressing a session at the United Service Institution of India read more →
Tibetans welcome Pelosi visit to Dharamsala to meet Dalai Lama
May 6, 2017Lalit K Jha, India Today, 6 May 2017 Washington, May 6 (PTI) A top Tibetan body has welcomed the decision of a US Congressional delegation led by top Democratic leader Nany Pelosi to meet the Dalai Lama next week, saying it sends a “strong message” to China that America cares read more →
US Senator Nancy Pelosi to lead high-powered Congressional delegation to meet Dalai Lama in India
May 6, 2017The New Indian Express – 05th May 2017 US senator Nancy Pelosi will be leading a seven-member delegation of Congressmen to Dharamsala in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh to meet Tibetan leader-in-exile Dalai Lama next week. An official of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said that Pelosi, a Democratic party read more →
Leader Nancy Pelosi Leads Bipartisan Congressional Delegation to Dharamsala
May 6, 2017International Campaign for Tibet – 5 May 2017 Part of trip to Asia & Europe focusing on national security, global economy, bilateral and multilateral relations, and human rights A bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Democratic Leader of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi is visiting Dharamsala in India on May 9and read more →
China threatens to ‘LAUNCH ATTACKS’ on ‘hyper-aggressive’ North Korea
May 5, 2017By Joshua Nevette, Daily star, Pyongyang warned China of “grave consequences” for betraying North Korea in a rare and explosive statement on Tuesday. But Chinese state-run media have hit back at the totalitarian nation with a volley of criticisms and threats aimed at Kim Jong-un’s despotic regime. A comment piece read more →
Schools to get added help for protecting students
May 5, 2017By ZHAO XINYING, China Daily, A police officer gives a training session to campus safety staff in Yuncheng, Shanxi province, in April. BAO DONGSHENG/CHINA DAILY State Council guideline proposes more cooperation with police, community Schools will work closely with public security authorities to ensure the safety of students at read more →
China Military Reform Rattles Others, It Changes Air Force Drills
May 5, 2017By Reuters, NDTV, China is focusing on quality over quantity and replacing outmoded equipment and tactics. Beijing: China’s air force is making its drills more realistic and less formulaic as it seeks to boost combat readiness, an official newspaper said on Friday, mapping out the latest step in the read more →