Slovak press criticises Czech politicians’ pro-China statement
November 8, 2016Prague Daily Monitor, 8 November 2016 Bratislava, Nov 7 (CTK correspondent) – The four Czech supreme elected officials have collectively played the role of a humbled servant in their relations to Beijing, Slovak daily Dennik N writes yesterday on their pro-China statement issued during the Dalai Lama’s recent visit to read more →
Pope Francis’ deal with China is a disaster
November 8, 2016Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Opinion, The Week, The Vatican and China have reached a deal that would be a major step towards normalizing relations between the Catholic Church and the world’s largest formally atheist regime, The Wall Street Journal reports. All that’s needed for the deal to go through is the final read more →
China committing religious oppression by destroying Larung Gar: Tibetan PM
November 7, 2016IANS, 5 November 2016 Panaji: China is committing religious oppression by ordering the destruction of the Larung Gar monastary in Tibet, Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay said. “The Chinese government should also respect rights of the Tibetan people. Their basic rights should be restored. At the moment the internationally famous read more →
China names new finance minister, seen maintaining expansionary policy
November 7, 2016By Kevin Yao and Elias Glenn, Reuters, 7 November 2016 China appointed a new finance minister on Monday who is expected to maintain an expansionary fiscal policy and push reforms to put a lid on rising debt levels in the economy. Xiao Jie, a former tax chief and Minister of read more →
China protests Sangay’s meeting with UK Parliament Speaker
November 5, 2016Press Trust of India, 4 November 2016 China today lashed out at Britain for allowing a meeting between the Prime Minister of Tibetan government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay and the UK House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, saying it should avoid taking actions that damage bilateral ties. “China is opposed to this read more →
China Protests UK Parliament’s Meeting with Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay
November 5, 2016Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay with Rt. Hon Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow at the Parliament House, London, 1 November 2016. China protests UK Parliament’s meeting with exiled Tibetan PM Lobsang Sangay Indian Express, 4 November 2016 China on Friday lashed out at Britain for allowing a meeting between read more →
Will Xi Bend Retirement ‘Rule’ to Keep Top Officials in Power?
November 4, 2016Bloomberg News, 31 October 2016 A senior Communist Party policy official dismissed as “pure folklore” a retirement rule widely used to predict Chinese leadership changes, calling into question key assumptions about who will step down after President Xi Jinping’s reshuffle next year. Deng Maosheng, a director with the party’s Central Policy read more →
Ai Weiwei to west: tackle China on human rights whatever the cost
November 3, 2016The Guardian, 3 November 2016 Western governments should challenge China on human rights and stand up for their principles, dissident artist Ai Weiwei has said – lamenting the repression faced by Chinese activists but declaring that Beijing’s “business partners” in the rest of the world should not fear making it read more →
Will continue to serve humanity: Dalai Lama
November 3, 2016IANS, 2 November 2016 Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Wednesday said he will continue to serve all human beings and hoped to live another 25 years to this end. “… there have been certain revelations that I will live for more than a hundred years,” he told a read more →
BJP MP Demands Bharat Ratna For Dalai Lama
November 2, 2016PTI, NDTV, 2 November 2016 BJP MP demanded Bharat Ratna for Nobel Peace laureate and Tibetan leader Dalai Lama. Dharamshala: BJP MP and former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Shanta Kumar today demanded Bharat Ratna for Nobel Peace laureate and Tibetan leader Dalai Lama. “The Dalai Lama is spreading the read more →