Tibet’s Government-in-exile President Says ‘China Should Re-evaluate Foreign Policy’
October 26, 2021By Riya Baibhawi, Republic News-24th October, 2021 Penpa Tsering, President of the Tibetan government in exile in India, on Saturday, said that China should work towards becoming a better global partner. The President of the Tibetan government in exile in India, Penpa Tsering, on Saturday, said that China should re-evaluate its foreign policy read more →
The Tibetan Plateau: A Solution to the Global Climate Crisis
October 26, 2021By Tempa Gyaltsen Zamlha*, Global Order live – 25 October 2021 As world leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), arguably the biggest annual summit on climate change, Tibetans are once again warning the the United Nations, that there can never be read more →
Celtics games are pulled in China after Kanter’s pro-Tibet posts
October 23, 2021Written By: Raymond Zhong Boston Celtics games were abruptly pulled from the Chinese internet Thursday after a center on the team, Enes Kanter, said on social media that the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, was a “brutal dictator,” citing his government’s repressive policies in Tibet. The incident could spell fresh trouble for read more →
Chinese media removes Boston Celtics games after center Enes Kanter’s ‘Free Tibet’ statements
October 23, 2021ESPN – 21 October 2021 Boston Celtics games have been pulled off Chinese media after center Enes Kanter tweeted a two-minute video of himself expressing support for Tibet and wore shoes with the phrase “Free Tibet” on them during Wednesday night’s game against the New York Knicks. “I’m here to read more →
Not China, Next Dalai Lama Will Be Chosen By Present Dalai & Tibet: Tawang Monastery Abbot
October 23, 2021By Kamal Joshi, Republic News – 21 October 2021 Gyangbung Tulku Rinpoche, Abbot of Tawang Monastery, on Thursday said that Xi Jinping administration had no right to decide the next Dalai Lama as the current Dalai could make the decision and called India’s support essential for it. He claimed that read more →
U.S. China ambassador nominee Burns takes tough line on dealings with Beijing
October 22, 2021By Patricia Zengerle and Micheal Martina – Reuters, 21 October 2021 WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, took a tough line on dealings with China at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, saying “genocide in Xinjiang,” abuses in Tibet, read more →
PM Modi Inaugurates Kushinagar Airport in Boost for Buddhist Circuit, Hails ‘New Energy’ in Aviation Sector
October 22, 2021News18 – 20 October 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated a new international airport at Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh and said his government has taken a number of steps to instil new energy in the aviation sector. Kushinagar is the final resting place of Gautam Buddha where he read more →
Shrinking Glaciers and Growing Lakes As Temperatures Rise on the Tibetan Plateau
October 22, 2021SciTechDaily -By Adam Voiland NASA Earth Observatory As temperatures rise on the Tibetan Plateau, lakes are growing larger and deeper. Glaciologists often call the Tibetan Plateau and its many mountain ranges the “Third Pole” because the rugged, high-elevation landscapes contain the largest reserve of freshwater outside the polar regions. Much of that water is read more →
IPAC invites minister to Rome meeting
October 21, 2021Taipei Times-Wed, Oct 20, 2021 COUNTER-MEETING: The conference is to focus on leaders targeted by Beijing, with Tibet, Hong Kong and Uighur activists also invited, the inter-parliamentary alliance said Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) has been invited by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, an international cross-party group of legislators, read more →
China revokes grazing permits for Tibetan nomads in Qinghai province
October 21, 2021Radio Free Asia-19 October 2021 (Reported by Sangyal Kunchok for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Eugene Whong.) Nomads have been living traditional lifestyles for centuries but must now sign over their land to the state. Chinese authorities are revoking permits for Tibetan nomads in read more →