Karmapa visit to Arunachal Pradesh likely to irritate China
December 2, 2016The Times of India, 2 December 2016 Union MoS for Home Kiren Rijiju with the 17th Karmapa in Arunachal Pradesh’s Mon region. (Picture: Twitter / @KirenRijiju) NEW DELHI: The 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Urgyen Trinley Dorje, is presently visiting Arunachal Pradesh. The visit has been enabled by a recent decision by read more →
Is the pilot national park in Tibet a golden opportunity or a big mistake?
December 2, 2016Ni Ga, head of Zaduo county land and resources bureau. Credit: Wang Yan By Wang Yan, Scroll.in – 2 December 2016 Wildlife is flourishing in this remote area of the Tibetan plateau, but loss of local Buddhist and nomadic culture spells trouble for the future. The family of Luo Zhu, read more →
Police Confiscate Passports in Parts of Xinjiang, in Western China
December 2, 2016The New York Times, 1 December 2016 Police officers in parts of the vast western Chinese region of Xinjiang have been ordering residents to hand over their passports since October, according to residents interviewed by telephone this week and online photographs of orders from local police departments. At least four read more →
China slaps new fees on Mongolian exporters amid Dalai Lama row
December 1, 2016Reuters, 1 December 2016 A major border crossing between China and Mongolia has imposed new fees on commodity shipments between the two countries, amid a diplomatic row sparked by the visit to Ulaanbaatar of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama last week. The Dalai Lama is cherished as a read more →
Erasing Tibet: Censorship on Chinese Video Sharing Site Youku
December 1, 201630 November 2016, Tibet Action Institute Dharamsala – Tibet Action Institute released a report on November 30th, 2016 titled, Erasing Tibet: Censorship on Chinese Video Sharing Site Youku, documenting censorship of Tibet-related content on the popular Chinese video sharing site Youku. All social media companies operating in China must follow read more →
Tibetan spiritual leader visits Tawang
November 30, 2016Times of India, 30 November 2016 Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu with His Eminence 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. Photo/TOI Itanagar: More than 20,000 people from across Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh gathered at the High Altitude stadium on Tuesday to catch a glimpse of Tibetan spiritual leader Ogyen read more →
Intimidation as Governance in Tibet
November 29, 2016By Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch – 25 November 2016 Monks debating, breathtaking landscapes, the Potala Palace against a clear blue sky: these are images many around the world commonly associate with Tibet. And on occasion there are street protests against Chinese rule. Yet Chinese authorities in the region increasingly read more →
China Takes a Chain Saw to a Center of Tibetan Buddhism
November 29, 2016A Buddhist nun with a prayer wheel in Larung Gar, a monastic camp where thousands of nuns and monks live and study, in Sichuan Province, China. Credit Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times By EDWARD WONG NOV. 28, 2016 – The New York Times LARUNG GAR, China — Atop read more →
Chinese naval ships in Pakistan’s Gwadar port call for a rethink of India’s regional policy
November 28, 2016By MK Bhadrakumar, Scroll.in – 28 November 2016 Regional alignments are shifting with China, Pakistan, Russia and Iran coming together. The transformation of Gwadar port on the Pakistan coast as a base for Chinese Navy ships was long expected, but when media reports actually appeared on Friday to that effect, read more →
China’s Demographic Collapse
November 28, 2016By Sidney Leng, South China Morning Post – 26 November 2016 Call for China to further ease birth control policy amid fears of population decline in 2018. NGO says number of mainland women aged 22 to 30 – the peak time for childbirth – will fall 40 per cent in read more →