Chinese Police Stop Tibetan Travelers, Pushing One Into River and Shooting Another
August 18, 2021Reported by Sangyal Kunchok for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Richard Finney. Chinese police have been conducting random inspections of Tibetans in Yushu since July, searching especially for politically sensitive content carried on social media on mobile phones. Police in western China’s Qinghai province read more →
Xi is the problem, not the people of China
August 17, 2021Savio Rodrigues for Sunday Guardian Live Xi Jinping’s popularity is diminishing globally. China, however, people still favour, because of its economic strengths, though with a bit of scepticism. With each passing day and with the added strain of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more nations are reassessing read more →
Richard Gere on Tibet’s Gift of Love
August 14, 2021By Melvin McLeod and Richard Gere, Published Lion’s Roar Magazine AUGUST 9, 2021 Actor and activist Richard Gere talks about his teacher the Dalai Lama, the warm heart of the Tibetan people, and how humanity can benefit from the values of Tibetan culture. Melvin Mcleod: How did you first make read more →
Tibetan Students Offered Military Training For a Break on School Fees
August 13, 2021Reported by Lobsang Gelek for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Richard Finney. August 11, 2021. Observers call the move a part of Beijing’s drive to secure China’s long border with India following clashes in 2020. Tibetan students ages 18-21 are being offered reimbursement of read more →
Understanding the anxieties behind Chinese aggression towards India
August 13, 2021By Kevin Rudd, Former Australian Prime Minister – Published in Indian Express, 12 August 2021 When Chinese President Xi Jinping made a surprise visit to Tibet on July 21 — becoming the first Chinese leader to do so since Jiang Zemin in 1990 — his trip conspicuously began in Nyingchi, read more →
Canada slams China’s jailing of Michael Spavor as ‘unacceptable and unjust’
August 13, 2021Ananth Krishnan for The Hindu. August 11, 2021. Canadian businessman receives 11-year jail term on spying charges Canada on Wednesday slammed China’s sentencing of businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in jail on spying charges, calling for his immediate release. Mr. Spavor and Michael Kovrig, a former Canadian diplomat, were read more →
Canada athletes may not be safe at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, opposition leader says
August 12, 2021Helen Sullivan, The Guardian. 11 Aug 2021. Erin O’Toole says Canada should consider a boycott of Games amid worsening ties with China and jailing of Canadian Michael Spavor The leader of Canada’s Conservative opposition party has warned that it may soon be too dangerous for Canadians to travel to read more →
Three Tibetans Arrested in Qinghai For Sharing Photos Outside the Region
August 12, 2021Reported by Sangyal Kunchok for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Tenzin Dickyi. Written in English by Richard Finney. Chinese authorities in a Tibetan populated region of Qinghai province arrested three men on Sunday for sharing photos on social media amid tightened security measures put in place for the 70th anniversary of read more →
Xi Jinping’s visit to Tibet
August 12, 2021Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary and Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research Published in The Tribune, 11 August 2021 To understand the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Tibet, one needs to go back to the decisions taken at the Seventh National Forum on Work in Tibet read more →
Tibet won’t remain a side issue for long between India, China. Xi’s policies indicate
August 12, 2021Shyam Saran, The Print. 11 August, 2021. China’s Tibet policy is now dominated by the security dimension and this inevitably reflects in its internal policy towards the region. To understand the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Tibet, one needs to go back to the decisions read more →