Hopeful of an early meeting between Trump, Dalai Lama: Lobsang Sangay
December 19, 2016Lobsang Sangay (left), the Prime Minister of Tibet’s government in exile with Tibet’s spiritual leader, The Dalai Lama. Photo: PTI By Elizabeth Roche – Live Mint, 19 December 2016 Tibet’s PM-in-exile Lobsang Sangay says encouraged by Donald Trump’s stance on One China policy, remains hopeful of support to resolve Tibet read more →
Tibet’s PM in-exile slams China for opposing Dalai-President Pranab Mukherjee meet
December 18, 2016Economic Times, 17 December 2016 NEW DELHI: Prime Minister of the Tibetan government in-exile Lobsang Sangay today criticised China for objecting to Dalai Lama’s meeting with President Pranab Mukherjee asserting India did the “right thing” which Beijing “should not” oppose. Sangay made the remarks on the sidelines of an event read more →
Tibetan leader urges Trump to confront China on rights
December 17, 2016Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, speaks on his mobile phone before an interview with Reuters in New Delhi, India, December 16, 2016. To match Interview INDIA-TIBET/ REUTERS/Adnan Abidi By Sanjeev Miglani | NEW DELHI – REUTERS, 16 DECEMBER 2017 The head of the Tibetan government-in-exile said on read more →
China upset as Dalai Lama meets President Pranab Mukherjee
December 16, 2016The Indian Express – 16 December 2016 China regards the Dalai Lama as a separatist, though he says he merely seeks genuine autonomy for his Himalayan homeland Tibet, which Communist Chinese troops “peacefully liberated” in 1950. China expressed dissatisfaction on Friday after exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama met read more →
On Dalai Lama, India stops being defensive
December 15, 2016By Claude Arpi, published in the Daily Pioneer – 15 December 2016 China can keep complaining, but the Dalai Lama is a guest in India, and it is certainly the prerogative of the President to invite him to Rashtrapati Bhavan. The NDA regime is not going to be defensive about read more →
Coordinated stance called for on Chinese investment
December 14, 2016Nikkei Asian Review – December 10, 2016 The election of Donald Trump has led to widespread speculation about what the U.S. president-elect wants to do with and about China. Will he impose high tariffs on Chinese imports if Beijing doesn’t “behave,” potentially triggering retaliation? Will he strike a deal with read more →
China: Renminbi stalls on road to being a global currency
December 13, 2016by: Gabriel Wildau and Tom Mitchell – Financial Times, 12 December 2016 New capital controls lead to doubt, especially over hopes of forcing economic reform Back in October 2015, as then prime minister David Cameron welcomed President Xi Jinping to the UK, China’s central bank issued one-year bills in London’s offshore renminbi debt market. read more →
Does India Sense an Opportunity in Mongolia Amid Ulaanbataar-Beijing Split Over Dalai Lama?
December 12, 2016By Ankit Panda, Published in The Diplomat, 10 December 2016 As I discussed a few weeks ago, bilateral ties between China and Mongolia entered a deep freeze after the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, traveled to Mongolia for an unofficial religious visit. China, which sees the Dalai Lama read more →
Trump says U.S. not necessarily bound by ‘one China’ policy
December 12, 2016By Caren Bohan and David Brunnstrom | WASHINGTON – Reuters – 11 December 2016 U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of “one China,” questioning nearly four decades of policy in a move likely to read more →
Dalai Lama on Socialism
December 9, 2016By Terry Reis Kennedy – Published on the Hindu, 08 December 2016 According to His Holiness The Dalai Lama, capitalism and socialism can build a solid partnership provided the rich contribute more money, particularly to the poor in need of health care and education. He said, “Usually, spirituality or compassion read more →