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Restrictions on Tibetan Buddhist community increased in Nepal: US
PTI, Business Standard, 22 October 2019, Read the original article here. Nepal’s government has increased restrictions on the Tibetan Buddhist community amidst growing Chinese influence in the country, a top US official said. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South … Continued The post Restrictions on Tibetan Buddhist community increased read more →
China’s growing clout at the UN
By E.D Mathew, The Hindu, 21 October 2019, Read the original article here. Beijing is actively seeking to use the UN platform to legitimise and spread its ideology In June, the Indian government quietly withdrew the candidate it had nominated … Continued The post China’s growing clout at the UN read more →
China has destroyed large areas of one of Tibet’s biggest Buddhist sites, satellite images reveal
By Holmes Chan, Hong Kong Free Press, 20 October 2019, Read the original article here. Chinese authorities levelled almost half of Yarchen Gar – one of the world’s largest Tibetan Buddhist sites – in August, according to recently published satellite images. … Continued The post China has destroyed large areas of read more →
NBA China Woes Refuse To Die, As Tibet Protesters Demonstrate At Brooklyn Nets Game
By Bruce Haring, Deadline, 18 October 2019, Read the original article here. Tibetan rights activists protested tonight alongside Hong Kong democracy activists at the Brooklyn Nets vs Toronto Raptors game at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn. The protesters said their aim was … Continued The post NBA China Woes Refuse To Die, read more →
Hong Kong protests: NBA fans join anti-China display
BBC, 19 October 2019, Read the original article here. Dozens of spectators at a US basketball game have held signs and donned T-shirts and masks in support of protests in Hong Kong. Demonstrators gathered during a match in New York … Continued The post Hong Kong protests: NBA fans join read more →
Modi govt now plans to promote traditional Tibetan medicine system Sowa-Rigpa
By Himani Chandna, The Print, 17 October 2019, Read the original article here. Sowa-Rigpa or science of healing is based on indigenous medicine of Tibet enriched with Ayurveda, Chinese and Greek medicine. New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is planning to promote … Continued The post Modi govt now plans to promote read more →
Tibetan graduates need to ‘expose and criticise Dalai Lama’ for Chinese govt jobs
By Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times, 18 October 2019, Read the original article here. The new requirements for Tibetan graduates go beyond what is in the list of qualifications for graduates from other parts of the country, the International Campaign for … Continued The post Tibetan graduates need to ‘expose and read more →
Hong Kong protests: US lawmakers pass Human Rights and Democracy Act
BBC, 16 October 2019 Read orignal news here US lawmakers have supported Hong Kong protesters by passing a bill aimed at upholding human rights in the city. The bill – which still needs to pass the upper house, the Senate … Continued The post Hong Kong protests: US lawmakers pass read more →
House approves bills supporting pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong
By Haley Byrd, CNN, 15 October 2019 Read original news here. (CNN)The House of Representatives sent a clear rebuke to Beijing and reaffirmed American support for pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on Tuesday afternoon, as police have intensified crackdowns on protesters in the … Continued The post House approves bills supporting pro-democracy activists read more →
LeBron James Was Disappointing on China. Expect More of the Same.
Filed by Max Read, Intelligencer. Read the article here. On January 10, 2018, a 49-year-old Omahan named Roy Jones pissed off the Chinese government. At the time, Jones was working overnight shifts as a Marriott customer-care manager, where he made … Continued The post LeBron James Was Disappointing on China. read more →
CHINA WEAPONIZES EDUCATION TO CONTROL TIBET
Filed by Ben Halder, OZY. Read the article here. In April 2019, China Global Television Network (CGTN) published a short video report from a Lhasa high school. The reporter, wide-eyed and cheery, speaks about the facilities and curricula with unrestrained … Continued The post CHINA WEAPONIZES EDUCATION TO CONTROL TIBET read more →
May visit China, Tibet: Dalai Lama
Ravneet Singh, The Tribune. Read the article here. Patiala, October 14: Over 60 years after he came to India, the Dalai Lama today said there was a possibility of him visiting China and Tibet in the near future. “It is very … Continued The post May visit China, Tibet: Dalai Lama read more →
China’s Study the Great Nation app ‘enables spying via back door’
BBC, 14 October 2019 Read original news here. The Chinese Communist Party has gained the ability to spy on more than 100 million citizens via a heavily promoted official app, a report suggests. Analysis of the Study the Great Nation … Continued The post China’s Study the Great Nation app read more →
China inks world’s most ambitious rail deal to connect Tibet with Kathmandu
Filed by India Tv Desk. Read the article here. Nepal shares a long border with Tibet and is home to around 20,000 Tibetan exiles. Every year some 2,500 Tibetans illegally enter Nepal crossing Tibetan border on their way to Dharamshala to meet … Continued The post China inks world’s most ambitious rail read more →
Nepal, China will not sign extradition treaty: Sources
Filed by Khabarhub. Read the article here. KATHMANDU: The government of Nepal will not sign an extradition and mutual legal assistance treaty with China during the state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Nepal on Saturday. Chinese President Xi … Continued The post Nepal, China will not sign extradition read more →