News From Other Sites
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 →
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 →