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How China’s new media offensive threatens democracy worldwide
Read the original news here. China has been actively trying to establish a new world media order in which journalists become nothing more than “state propaganda auxiliaries,” press watchdog Reporter Without Borders (RSF) said in a report published on Monday. … Continued
Tibetans and Uighurs Urge Macron to Pressure Xi Jinping on Human Rights
By Mike Woods Read the original news here. Paris: Several hundred Uighurs, Tibetans and other Chinese minorities gathered in Paris on Monday to urge French President Emmanuel Macron would raise their issues as he welcomes his Chinese counterpart for an official visit. … Continued
US says China ‘Systematically’ Impedes Tibet Access
AFP | Washington Read the original news here China “systematically” impedes access to Tibet with restrictions that have prohibited diplomats, journalists and ordinary citizens from visiting, the United States said in a report Monday. The State Department documented access problems to the Himalayan region in a report … Continued
China destroys thousands of maps showing Arunachal as part of India: Report
By Sutirtho Patranobis for Hindustan Times, Beijing. Read original News here. Nearly 30,000 world maps showing Arunachal Pradesh as a part of India and Taiwan as a separate country were destroyed by customs authorities in a northeastern Chinese city last … Continued
China’s Media Interference Is Going Global, Report Says
By Amy Gunia | Hong Kong | TIME Read original news here China is actively attempting to influence the global media to deter criticism and spread propaganda, according to a new report released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Monday. The report, China’s … Continued
For Prominent Chinese Church Leader, Detention is a Test of Faith
By Ian Johnson for The New York Times. Read original news here BEIJING — In 2006, three Chinese Christians traveled to Washington to ask President George W. Bush for his support in their fight for religious freedom. One of them … Continued
The Lamas who will select the Chinese 15th Dalai Lama
Claude Arpi, 24 March 2019. Read original news here. China is working hard to prepare the post-Dalai Lama era. Interview with Reuters In a recent interview with Reuters, pondering what might happen after his death, the Dalai Lama “anticipated some … Continued
The Dalai Lama’s Advice for Leaders Today
Forbes, Rasmus Hougaard, Contributor Read original article here I recently had the honor and pleasure of spending time with the Dalai Lama to discuss leadership in the 21st century. The outcome was published by Harvard Business Review and his message in short is that leaders … Continued
Motorcyclists across the world ride in Tibet
Tibet isn’t an easy region to navigate. But once you learn the know-hows, it takes your breath away I read Tintin in Tibet in Class IV and since then wanted to visit the roof of the world — that mysterious land of icy peaks, meditating monks and serene monasteries. So read more →
India signals to boycott China’s Belt and Road Forum for 2nd time
PTI, 20 March 2019 Read original news here India on Wednesday signalled that it will boycott China’s second Belt and Road Forum for a second time, saying no country can participate in an initiative that ignores its core concerns on … Continued
Muslim countries urged to press China end crackdown of Uighurs
by Ali Younes, 20 March 2019 Read orignal news here Doha, Qatar – A group of visiting Uighur Muslim scholars originally from China’s Xinjiang province has urged Muslim-majority countries to press China to end its “cultural war” against their ethnic compatriots. According to a United Nations panel, more than … Continued
China Marks Tibetan Anniversary with Military Parade
Sophie Richardson, Human Rights Watch, 20 March 2019 Read original news here Every year on March 10, Tibetans and supporters worldwide mark the anniversary of the 1959 Lhasa uprising. That was the moment when popular anger against eight years of … Continued
US House Bill Proposes Measures to Counter China’s Political Influence in America
BY FRANK FANG, EPOCH TIMES, March 19, 2019 Read original news here U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) has introduced legislation to tackle China’s harmful political influence in the United States. “Beijing’s influence operations are sophisticated and threatening. They include efforts to coerce and … Continued
US Asks Nepal Not to Send Back Tibetan Refugees
Nepal Sansar, 19 March 2019 Read original news here The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on completion of the latter’s one year tenure at the office. In his message, the US … Continued
Europe facing China: a Copernican revolution
By François Godement, Senior Advisor for Asia, Read original news here “No longer a developing economy.” A “systemic rival” – and over economic issues a “strategic competitor”. A major coal power plant exporter that thereby impedes the fight against climate change. … Continued