Dalai Lama Donates Rs.10 Lakh For Kerala Temple Fire Victims
April 13, 2016The Nobel laureate Tibetan Buddhist leader made the donation to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund. (File Photo) NDTV, 13 April 2016 Thiruvananthapuram: The Dalai Lama today donated Rs.10 lakh to be used for relief and rehabilitation of those affected by the devastating fire at a temple in Kollam, read more →
The Chinese Military Is Trying to Hire College Students to Be Propagandists
April 13, 2016Frank Faang, Epoch Times, 11 April 2016 A People’s Liberation Army unit in east China wants Chinese college students to sign up as propagandists. In a document dated April 6, the Anhui Province Army Reserves ordered Chaohu University to create an “internet protection and internal media opinion warfare unit” that read more →
The Dalai Lama Speaks Exclusively To NDTV: Full Transcript
April 8, 2016NDTV, 7 April 2016 One of the world’s most revered leaders and a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the Dalai Lama spoke exclusively to NDTV. Below is the full transcript of the interview: NDTV: Hello and welcome to this very special edition of the NDTV Dialogues, on the show with us read more →
Former Top Military Official in China Took ‘Huge’ Bribes, Inquiry Finds
April 6, 2016Michael Forsythe, The New York Times HONG KONG — Prosecutors in China have completed an investigation of the former top military officer in the country, finding that he and his relatives took “huge” bribes, the official state news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday. Military prosecutors found that the former general, read more →
China accuses former top military official of taking massive bribes
April 6, 2016Ben Blanchard, Reuters, 5 April 2016 BEIJING: China on Tuesday accused one of its former top military officers of taking “huge” bribes for promotions, as President Xi Jinping presses home a campaign against graft in the country’s vast defence establishment. Guo Boxiong, 74, was a vice chairman of the powerful read more →
China signals policy shift on Dalai Lama
April 5, 2016The 14th Dalai Lama fleeing from Tibet to India across the Himalayas, following a failed uprising against the Chinese occupation, in 1959. He is riding a white pony, third from the right (Getty Images) Jayadeva Ranade, Hindustan Times, 05 April 2016 A discernible shift in Beijing’s policy towards the Dalai read more →
Dalai Lama on obsolescence of war
April 4, 2016Deccan Herald, 4 April 2016 BENGALURU: The 14th Dalai Lama witnessed the devastation of the Snow Kingdom of Tibet when the communist Chinese invaded and occupied his country. Sixty years later, Tibet still belongs to China. He’s seen war cover the landscape of the world for most of his life. read more →
The WeChat Effect on 2016 Tibetan General Elections
April 2, 2016By Tenzin Dalha, Tibetpolicy.net The Rise of New Media Free media has long been recognized as a cornerstone of democracy and plays a vital role in influencing political discourse during elections. Free and balanced traditional media (print and broadcast) foster transparency and the dissemination of important electoral information. The rise read more →
Obama raises human rights, cyberattacks with Chinese president
April 1, 2016The Washington Times, 1 April 2016 President Obama broached human rights and cyber espionage in his final meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House said Friday. “The president reiterated America’s unwavering support for upholding human rights and fundamental freedoms in China,” the White House said in a statement read more →
As Obama Hosts Nuclear Security Summit, the Focus Is on China
April 1, 2016The New York Times, 1 April 2016 WASHINGTON — President Obama gathered more than 50 world leaders here on Thursday to discuss one of his favorite topics: locking down nuclear weapons. But it was Mr. Obama’s meeting with one of the less friendly of those leaders, President Xi Jinping of read more →