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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 →
In one way, I’m a refugee but I enjoy freedom in India, says Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama
Filed by Times Now. Read the article here. Una: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said that “he is a refugee in India” while adding that he enjoys freedom here. The Tibetan leader in exile made the statement while speaking to reporters … Continued The post In one way, I’m a refugee read more →
China anniversary: The deep cuts of 70 years of Communist rule
China’s extraordinary rise was a defining story of the 20th Century, but as it prepares to mark its 70th anniversary, the BBC’s John Sudworth in Beijing asks who has really won under the Communist Party’s rule. Sitting at his desk in the Chinese city of Tianjin, Zhao Jingjia’s knife is read more →
Tibetans urge Narendra Modi to take up issue of Tibet with Xi Jinping
Filed by the Statesman. Read the article here. The National Convener of Core Group for Tibetan Cause, RK Khrimey said the unresolved question of Tibet is a matter of great concern not only to the Tibetans in their homeland and … Continued The post Tibetans urge Narendra Modi to take read more →
‘Buddhism in Tibet is a complete tradition’
By Suganthy Krishnamachari, The Hindu, 10 October 2019, Read the original article here. Venerable Samdhong Rinpoche speaks of the salient features of the religion, which originated in India Beginning his study of Buddhism in the Gadhan Dhechenling Monastery, in Tibet, … Continued The post ‘Buddhism in Tibet is a complete read more →
Will China meddle in the 2020 election?
Ross Clark, The Spectator, Read original article here. Vladimir Putin, as we all know, has become chief electoral strategist in the western world. When he wanted Donald Trump president, he merely set his army of trolls to action and the … Continued The post Will China meddle in the 2020 read more →
China pressing Nepal to sign extradition treaty to ‘clamp down on Tibetans’
Filed by Khabarhub. Read the article here. Nepal is preparing to sign an extradition treaty with China during the Nepal visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping slated for mid-October. According to sources, a draft of the treaty has been readied. … Continued The post China pressing Nepal to sign extradition read more →
Dealing With China Isn’t Worth the Moral Cost
By Farhad Manjorr, The New York Times, 9 October 2019, Read the original article here. We thought economic growth and technology would liberate China. Instead, it corrupted us. The People’s Republic of China is the largest, most powerful and arguably … Continued The post Dealing With China Isn’t Worth the read more →
China Is a Minefield, and Foreign Firms Keep Hitting New Tripwires
By Amy Qin and Julie Creswell, The New York Times, 8 October 2019, Read the original article here. The N.B.A. and others are finding it difficult to stay neutral in an increasingly politicized, and punitive, China. BEIJING — For international … Continued The post China Is a Minefield, and Foreign read more →
Modi-Xi summit: TN police arrest professor from Taipei in Chennai
MC Rajan, Hindustan Times. Read the article here. Dr. Tenzin Norbu who teaches English at a deemed university at Kelambakkam on the outskirts of Chennai was arrested for providing shelter in his residence to eight Tibetans, who were planning to … Continued The post Modi-Xi summit: TN police arrest professor read more →
NBA boss Adam Silver defends freedom of speech amid China row
BBC, 9 October 2019 Read original article here. The US National Basketball Association (NBA) has defended free speech amid a row with China over a team executive’s tweet in support of Hong Kong protests. The tweet posted by Daryl Morey, … Continued The post NBA boss Adam Silver defends freedom read more →
India must resist China’s Tibet plan
Amitabh Mathur, Hindustan Times, 8 October 2019 Read original article here. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to arrive soon for his second informal meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The coming summit is taking place in the backdrop of important … Continued The post India must resist China’s Tibet plan read more →
The World’s Wokest Sports League Bows to China
By Bari Weiss, New York Times, 7 October 2019 Read original article here. The national editor of this newspaper last year asked the commissioner of the N.B.A. at a conference how it felt “to be the wokest professional sports league.” It was a … Continued The post The World’s Wokest Sports League Bows read more →
US blacklists 28 Chinese firms for human rights violations, other abuses in China’s Xinjiang
PTI , Business Today, 8 October 2019, Read the original article here. The blacklisting of Chinese entities comes as the US and China will hold the next round of trade negotiations on October 10, as the two major trading powers are … Continued The post US blacklists 28 Chinese firms for read more →
Quite a leap — forward? — for the Chinese Communist Party
By Neha Sahay, The Telegraph, 7 October 2019, Read the original article here. October 1 marked 70 years since China achieved liberation, and the celebrations were befitting of the global status it has acquired today. Beijing was aglow with flowers and … Continued The post Quite a leap — forward? — read more →