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Xi Jinping Uses Coronavirus Pandemic to Strengthen His Rule in China: Live Coverage
The New York Times. Read the original article here. President Xi Jinping of China has seized on the pandemic as an opportunity in disguise — a chance to redeem the party after early mistakes let infections slip out of control, … Continued The post Xi Jinping Uses Coronavirus Pandemic to read more →
World should give recognition to Taiwan and Tibet
Source: https://www.wionews.com Delhi May 20, 2020, 05.20 PM(IST) Written By: N S Venkataraman The Chinese government considers any country as it’s number one enemy, which recognizes Taiwan as a sovereign nation. Similarly, if any one country would demand that Tibet should be recognized as a sovereign country, China would protest very strongly. As read more →
Poor Countries Borrowed Billions from China. They Can’t Pay It Back.
Source: New York Times By Maria Abi-Habib and Keith Bradsher May 18, 2020 Nations want Beijing to forgive or renegotiate loans as their economies suffer. Doing so would be costly. Saying no could hurt China’s global image. As the coronavirus spread around the globe, Pakistan’s foreign minister called his counterpart read more →
A boy chosen as the Panchen Lama disappeared in 1995. China says he’s now a college grad with a job
By James Griffiths, CNN| 20 May 2020| Read the original article here Hong Kong (CNN)Twenty-five years ago, a six-year-old boy was recognized as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second-highest ranking figure in Tibetan Buddhism. He promptly disappeared. Gedhun Choekyi … Continued The post A boy chosen as the Panchen read more →
China says boy picked by Dalai Lama now a college graduate
China says a boy who disappeared 25 years ago after being picked by the Dalai Lama as Tibetan Buddhism’s second-highest figure is now a college graduate with a stable job. The Associated Press. 20 May 2020. Read original news here. … Continued The post China says boy picked by Dalai read more →
China could shape any result in its favor by putting off the WHO investigation until after the pandemic
Analysis by James Griffiths| CNN| 19 May 2020| Read original news here As Xi Jinping prepared to address the World Health Assembly on Monday, it seemed like the Chinese leader might be in a vulnerable spot. More than 100 countries had signed onto … Continued The post China could shape any result in read more →
China urged to release Tibet’s second-most holy monk
Peter Fabricius for Daily Maverick. Read the original article here. On the 25th anniversary of China’s alleged abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama, Tenzin Gendun Yeshi Thrinley Phuntsok Palsangpo, when he was just six, the Tibetan government-in-exile has called on … Continued The post China urged to release Tibet’s second-most read more →
25 years on, Tibetan government-in-exile renews call for Panchen Lama’s release
Hindustan Times| 18 May 2020| Read original news here On the 25th anniversary of his disappearance, the Tibetan government-in-exile on Sunday demanded China to release the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, considered to be a reincarnation of Bodhisattva Amitabha. … Continued The post 25 years on, Tibetan government-in-exile renews read more →
Gedhun Choekyi Niyima: Tibetan Buddhism’s ‘reincarnated’ leader who disappeared aged six
By Michael Bristow BBC News / 17 May 2020 There is only one photograph in circulation of the Tibetan Gedhun Choekyi Niyima, one of the world’s most famous “disappeared” persons. It is little more than a snapshot, taken when he was just six years old. It shows a boy with read more →
China faces angry world seeking virus answers at key WHO meeting
Karen Leigh and Jason Scott, Bloomberg news. May 18, 2020. Read original news here. At the first meeting of the World Health Organization’s governing body since Covid-19 stormed the globe, China is set to be challenged on two of its … Continued The post China faces angry world seeking virus read more →
Coronavirus: India tops China’s tally of confirmed cases, nears Iran’s count
Neetu Chandra Sharma, Live Mint. May 18, 2020. Read original article here. Maharashtra has the highest number of cases at 29,100, followed by Tamil Nadu and Gujarat Globally, India now ranks 11th on the list of total confirmed cases India … Continued The post Coronavirus: India tops China’s tally of read more →
Leaked data suggests China may have 640,000 coronavirus cases, not 80,000
source:https://nypost.com/ By Ebony BowdenMay 14, 2020 | 4:01pm | Updated A leaked database from a Chinese military-run university suggests the country may have at least 640,000 COVID-19 cases — a figure substantially higher than Beijing’s dubious claim that it has seen just 80,000 coronavirus infections. The virus tracker, compiled by China’s National read more →
Congress Launches Investigation Into Chinese Infiltration of U.S. Colleges
source: https://freebeacon.com/ Adam Kredo – MAY 4, 2020 4:45 PM Leading House Republicans have launched a congressional investigation into China’s infiltration of American college campuses, according to a letter sent Monday to the Department of Education. Rep. Michael McCaul (R., Texas), GOP leader of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and six of read more →
Tibetans Demand China Disclose Fate of Boy Taken Away in ’95
By The Associated Press| May 17, 2020| Read the original article here BEIJING — Tibet’s self-declared government-in-exile marked the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of a boy named as Tibetan Buddhism’s second highest figure by calling on China on Sunday to account … Continued The post Tibetans Demand China Disclose Fate of read more →
Gedhun Choekyi Niyima: Tibetan Buddhism’s ‘reincarnated’ leader who disappeared aged six
By Michael Bristow| BBC News| 17 May 2020| Read original news here There is only one photograph in circulation of the Tibetan Gedhun Choekyi Niyima, one of the world’s most famous “disappeared” persons. It is little more than a snapshot, taken … Continued The post Gedhun Choekyi Niyima: Tibetan Buddhism’s ‘reincarnated’ read more →