Nobel Peace laureate congratulates India for supporting Tibet
October 6, 2014His Holiness the Dalai Lama with fellow Nobel Laureates Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi with students on their arrival at the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Upper Dharamsala, India on October 2, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL [ANI] Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams has congratulated India for extending its support to Tibet read more →
Hong Kong Protests Are a Threat to Xi and His ‘Chinese Dream’
October 4, 2014Demonstrators gather near central government offices during a protest in Hong Kong on Sept. 28, 2014/Bloomberg [Bloomberg] By Dexter Roberts The swelling protests in Hong Kong that have gripped the world’s attention are Xi Jinping’s and the Chinese Communist Party’s worst nightmare. The fear is that if not properly contained, read more →
Dalai Lama in ‘informal’ talks to return to Tibet
October 2, 2014[AFP] DHARAMSALA: The Dalai Lama indicated on Thursday that he was in informal talks with China to make a historic pilgrimage to Tibet after more than half a century in exile.The Tibetan spiritual leader said he had “made clear” his desire to undertake the pilgrimage to a sacred mountain in read more →
Tutu breaks silence on Dalai Lama visa row
October 2, 2014His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the latter’s welcome ceremony in Dharamshala on 10 Feb, 2012/Tibet.Net [South African Press Association] October 2 2014 at 04:05am Johannesburg – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Wednesday criticised the government for allegedly refusing a visa to Tibet’s spiritual leader, the read more →
Brahma Chellaney: Tibet is the real source of Sino-Indian friction
September 29, 2014by Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asian Review The sprawling, mountainous country of Tibet was annexed by China in the 1950s, eliminating a historical buffer with India. Today, the region remains at the heart of Sino-Indian problems, including territorial disputes, border tensions and water feuds. Beijing lays claim to adjacent Indian territories read more →
How China’s very real national security fears shaped its reform plan for Hong Kong
September 28, 2014David Zweig, South China Morning Post In the eyes of the leadership in Beijing, allowing a system that could even possibly allow for the election of a chief executive with close ties to the US or Britain was too scary. Some observers explain that the very restrictive nomination process for read more →
Xi Jinping tells People’s Liberation Army to be ready to win regional war
September 26, 2014Saibal Dasgupta & Rajat Pandit, TNN | Sep 23, 2014, 04.01AM IST (Times of India) BEIJING/NEW DELHI: Chinese president Xi Jinping has promoted three People’s Liberation Army (PLA) generals known to be close to him and also asked his troops to “improve their combat readiness and sharpen their ability to read more →
Why Do Tibetans Self-Immolate?
September 23, 2014A commentary by Tsering Woeser 2014-06-06 *This article originally appeared in commentaries for RFA A Tibetan activist demonstrating outside the United Nations offices in Geneva shows his back bearing the names of compatriots who had died after self-immolating in protest against Chinese rule in Tibetan-populated areas, Oct. 22, 2013. AFP read more →
China Court Sentences Uighur Scholar to Life in Separatism Case
September 23, 2014Ilham Tohti at his home in Beijing in 2013. Credit Andy Wong/Associated Press [The New York Times] By Edward Wong ALTAY, China — A university professor who has become the most visible symbol of peaceful resistance by ethnic Uighurs to Chinese policies was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday read more →
Border standoff: India talks tough, cancels media dialogue with China
September 22, 2014Zee Media Bureau New Delhi: Amidst the standoff in Chumar area of Ladakh, India on Monday decided to withdraw clearances for Chinese editors who were scheduled to arrive here this week for a media exchange with Indian journalists. The tough decision taken by the government led by Narendra Modi comes a day after Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) read more →