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Dalai Lama: Women with power can bring a compassionate revolution
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Opinion contributor, USA Today, Read original news here My mother first gave me the gift of a woman’s compassion. Now, the next generation of women must bring this compassion into positions of power. (Photo: Robin Utrecht) … Continued
The fate of democracy in China hinges on the freedom of Tibet
By Carl Gershman, The Washington Post, November 28 2018 Carl Gershman is president of the National Endowment for Democracy. The death last month of Lodi Gyari, who as the Dalai Lama’s special envoy conducted nine rounds of negotiations with Beijing over Tibet’s status, … Continued
China Is Targeting Europe’s Most Vulnerable Countries for Belt and Road Debt Traps
By Frances Martel, 29 November 2018 Read original news here Prior to landing in Madrid on Tuesday, Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping published a Spanish-language editorial proclaiming that Spain had been a key stop on the ancient Silk Road “more than … Continued
China’s Untested Military Could Be a Force—or a Flop
BY TIMOTHY R. HEATH, Foreign Policy, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 Read original news here In February 1943, U.S. troops suffered a humiliating defeat in their first major battle with German forces during World War II. At Kasserine Pass, Tunisia, their inexperience was evident … Continued
Jack Ma, China’s Richest Man, Belongs to the Communist Party. Of Course.
By Li Yuan, New York Times, Nov. 27, 2018 Read original news here Jack Ma, China’s richest man and co-founder of the e-commerce giant Alibaba, in Shanghai this month. He was identified as a member of the Chinese Communist Party by its … Continued
Hundreds of scholars condemn China for Xinjiang camps
Reuters, November 27, 2018 Read original news here WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries must hit China with sanctions over the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs in its western Xinjiang region, hundreds of scholars said on Monday, warning that a failure to act … Continued
Ethiopia is set to launch its first satellite into space—with China’s help
By Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa,November 26, 2018 Read original news here With Beijing’s assistance, Ethiopia is heading to space in just under a year. The Horn of Africa nation announced it would launch its first earth observatory satellite in Sept. 2019, with China footing … Continued
China heaps pressure on Taiwan president after poll defeat
Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee, 26 November 2018 Read original news here TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese state media heaped pressure on Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday after her ruling pro-independence party suffered heavy defeats at local elections at the weekend, as … Continued
Chinese Newspaper Editors Fined for Adding Three Characters to ‘Xi Jinping Thought’
BY NICOLE HAO, November 25, 2018 Read original news here Two editors at the state-run newspaper Shaanxi Daily were fined 10,000 yuan ($1,440) and 5,000 yuan, respectively, for a “major political error” after they added three Chinese characters to the Communist Party’s … Continued
Migrants bring Tibetan culture to Canberra’s aged-care industry
Andrew Brown, Canberra Times, Read original news here For members of the Tibetan community in Canberra, looking after the elderly comes as second nature. After seeing images of elder abuse in nursing homes splashed across the media earlier this year, … Continued
Chinese Oscars: Beijing cuts live coverage after winner calls for independent Taiwan
Benjamin Haas in Seoul, The Guardian, Read original news here Speech by documentary filmmaker Fu Yue censored after she calls for Taiwan to be recognised as an ‘independent entity’ Taiwanese director Fu Yue, left, delivers a speech next to producer Hong … Continued
Nepal to join hands with China on Tibet-Kathmandu railway
HIDETAKE MIYAMOTO, November 22, 2018 Read original news here TOKYO — Nepal will work with China to link its capital to Tibet by rail as the Himalayan nation strengthens ties with its giant northern neighbor to propel its development, Foreign … Continued
Inside China’s ‘tantrum diplomacy’ at APEC
By Josh Rogin, The Washington Post, Columnist, November 20 PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA — For the first time in its 20-year history, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit ended in disarray Sunday when the 21 member countries could not reach consensus on a joint … Continued
Has the World Lost Sight of Tibet?
A ChinaFile Conversation, November 20, 2018 Read original news here Since the incarceration of roughly a million Uighurs in the northwestern Chinese region of Xinjiang over the last year, the situation in Tibet has gotten relatively less coverage in Western … Continued
The soul of Tibet, and the insecurity of China
By PRAKASH KATOCH China holding a million Uighurs in re-education camps, awareness of these torture facilities, and horrors like China’s organ-harvesting trade have diminished the global focus on Tibet, where 7 million Han Chinese have overwhelmed 6 million Tibetans. With a … Continued