Chinese celebrities warned not to mix with exiled Tibetans
February 27, 2016FILE – In this April 26, 2012 file photo, Chinese pop singer Faye Wong, also known as Wang Fei, performs during the opening ceremony of the third World Buddhist Forum in Hong Kong. Chinas state media have criticized celebrities for attending an event on Feb. 14, 2016 in northern India read more →
Tibet closed to foreigners again but tourism booms
February 26, 2016Lhasa: China has closed Tibet to overseas travelers from Thursday until the end of March, travel agents told CNN (CNN) By Kate Hunt, 26 February 2016 China has closed Tibet to overseas travelers from Thursday until the end of March, three travel agents told CNN, but with or without foreigners, read more →
The Washington insiders who work to get Chinese deals approved
February 25, 2016By Diane Bartz and Greg Roumeliotis, Reuters, 24 February 2016 A spate of proposed Chinese takeovers of U.S. companies, from the Chicago Stock Exchange to makers of high-end semiconductors, has created a vibrant business for a small circuit of Washington insiders who advise on how to get cross-border deals approved read more →
100 million Chinese on the Roof of the World
February 25, 2016By Claude Arpie, published in The Daily Pioneer on 25 February 2016 Tourism in China not only brings revenue to the regional Government, but also helps to ‘stabilise the plateau’. Unfortunately in India, the Nehruvian approach is still prevalent. Old mindsets need to be changed The Chinese leadership is clever; read more →
Dalai Lama is ‘vibrant and healthy’ in Minneapolis visit
February 22, 2016Twin Cities.com, 21 February 2016 Elliot Veverka drove to Minneapolis from Deep River, Iowa, to check on the Dalai Lama’s health Sunday. Veverka, who lived for a time in the Dalai Lama’s hometown in India, said he was reassured after seeing the 80-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader in person. The 14th read more →
China Sentences Prominent Tibetan Writer to Three Years in Prison
February 22, 2016MPR News.ORG, 21 February 2016 The Dalai Lama returned to Minneapolis Sunday, where he said personal compassion is key to countering war and violence. Before an audience of about 3,000 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader said humans’ capacity for compassion is key to promoting happiness, read more →
Taiwan urges Tibetan exile leader and Uighur activist to stay away, supporters say
February 20, 2016Lobsang Sangay, prime minister of Tibet’s government in exile, walks with Sarah Sewall, U.S. undersecretary of State for civilian security, democracy and human rights, during a meeting in Dharmsala, India, on Jan. 15. (Ashwini Bhatia / Associated Press) By Ralph Jenning, Los Angeles Times, 19 February 2016 Taiwanese authorities asked read more →
Tibet city to be upgraded to prefecture level
February 19, 2016Business Standard, IANS, February 16, 2016 China’s State Council, or the cabinet, has approved the application of Shannan in Tibet to become the fifth prefecture-level city in the region, authorities announced on Tuesday. Located in southeastern Tibet with an average altitude of 3,700 metres, Shannan is the fifth prefecture-level city read more →
China urges veto over naming US plaza after Liu Xiaobo
February 18, 2016BBC, 17 February 2016 Beijing has urged the US to veto a move to rename the street outside China’s embassy in Washington after jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, calling it a “political farce”. The Senate passed a bill to rename the square on Friday, but it still needs congress and presidential read more →
Why Xi Jinping Can’t Be a 21st Century Mao Zedong
February 18, 2016By Kerry Brown, The Diplomat In an impressive 2011 study of psychological and moral change in China over the last six decades, Arthur Kleinman from Harvard University and a group of colleagues looked at one of the most fascinating, but illusive issues – how have the Chinese people changed over read more →