The Diplomat speaks with the prime minister of Tibetans in exile
April 8, 2014Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay DIIR Photo/ Tenzin Phende by Anuradha Sharma, The Diplomat, Published 7 April 2014 On April 26 it will be three years since you won the historic elections that made you the first political leader of the Tibetans, a post relinquished by the Dalai Lama. What has read more →
China drills 7km borehole in ‘roof of world’ in oil and gas hunt
April 7, 2014South China Morning Post China drills 7km borehole in ‘roof of world’ Chinese exploration teams have drilled their deepest borehole yet in the “roof of the world”. They have punched a seven-kilometre borehole into the Tibetan Plateau in their bid to tap the region’s oil and natural gas resources. It read more →
Taiwan’s thaw with China turning to slush
April 6, 2014Initial high hopes for ties with China have led to disenchantment, fueling student protests, a stagnating economy and criticism of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou. By Don Lee TAIPEI, Taiwan — For decades, relations between Taiwan and its giant neighbor China have been one of the great success stories of the read more →
Japan, China and the Ripple Effect from Crimea
April 6, 2014U.S. Response to Crimea Worries Japan’s Leaders The New York Times By HELENE COOPER and MARTIN FACKLER APRIL 5, 2014 TOKYO — When President Bill Clinton signed a 1994 agreement promising to “respect” the territorial integrity of Ukraine if it gave up its nuclear weapons, there was little thought then read more →
I unequivocally support the middle-way approach advocated by Dalai Lama: Karmapa
April 3, 2014Ogyen Trinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa or head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, has for the first time slammed Beijing’s totalitarian rule in Tibet and come out in open support of Dalai Lama’s middle-path approach, or ‘meaningful autonomy’ to resolve the Tibetan crisis. In an interview with read more →
A Merkel, a Map, a Message to China?
April 2, 2014[Foreign Policy] By Rachel Lu Another cartographic brouhaha. On March 28, German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping at a dinner where they exchanged gifts. Merkel presented to Xi a 1735 map of China made by prolific French cartographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville and printed by a German publishing house. According to read more →
McMohan Line Centenary: ‘India must clarify stand on Tibet issue’
March 29, 2014[The Tribune] By Pratibha Chauhan Shimla, March 28: The Himalayan Committee for Action on Tibet (HCAT) today said India must redefine its foreign policy and clarify its stand on the Tibet issue. It is currently the centenary year of the drawing of the McMohan line between India and Tibet in Shimla read more →
Fissures in China’s Ethnic Policy
March 28, 2014Paramilitary police patrolled a street near the Kunming train station after a deadly knifing rampage on March 1 that Chinese officials blamed on Xinjiang separatists. [The New York Times] By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW/MARCH 26, 2014 The Chinese man spying on the daughter of a prominent political prisoner at the United read more →
The First Lady’s Travel Journal: A Taste of Tibetan Culture
March 27, 2014[Source: White House] Note: This post is part of a series authored by First Lady Michelle Obama to share her visit to China with young people in the U.S. You can read all of the First Lady’s posts at WhiteHouse.gov/First-Lady-China-Trip. First Lady Michelle Obama, Sasha, Malia and Mrs. Robinson are read more →
Environmentalists write to French president on Tibet
March 27, 2014[AFP] PARIS: Three environmentalists, among them the French Greens Party candidate for EU Parliament Pascal Durand, on Wednesday wrote to François Hollande demanding France’s Ambassador to Beijing make a visit to Tibet, while France receives Chinese President Xi Jinping. On the occasion of the visit to France of Xi Jinping, read more →