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Tell China, Tibet is a ‘core issue’: Sangay to India
Press Trust of India, October 29, 2018, Read original news here New Delhi, Oct 29 India should convey to China that Tibet is a “core issue” for it and seek “genuine autonomy” for Tibetans, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Lobsang Sangay … Continued
The Dalai Lama and China’s Quest for Buddhist Soft Power
By Rinzin Dorjee, The Diplomat, October 29, 2018, Read original news here Religion, particularly Buddhism, is relevant more than ever in today’s China, whose government is expected to invest more than $1 trillion in its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). On … Continued
Belt and roadblocks: India’s stance vindicated as China’s grandiose BRI plans run into resistance
Brahma Chellaney, Times of India, October 29, 2018, Read original news here Sierra Leone has become the latest country to scrap a Belt and Road (BRI) project, cancelling a $318 million airport deal with China. After smooth sailing, BRI is now … Continued
The roof of the world is getting warm and wet
CNE Paper, Read original news here. “In the past 60 years, we have experienced unprecedented warming in human history. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as the third pole in the world, is one of the most sensitive regions of global climate change, … Continued
Africa cancels a Belt and Road Initiative project for the first time
Economic Times, 25 October 2018 Read original news here NEW DELHI: Sierra Leone, one of the world’s developing countries, has scrapped plans to build a China-funded $318-million airport outside the capital, Freetown. This is the first instance of an African … Continued
Prayer festival cancelled amid tightening control at famous Tibetan Buddhist institute
International Campaign for Tibet, Read original news here Chinese officials have cancelled the prayer festival of Dechen Shedrub at the famous Larung Gar institute in eastern Tibet, according to an official notice stating that there would be no more large … Continued
Why did India and China sign their new security agreement?
MANOJ JOSHI, Observer Research Foundation, Read original news here The signing of an internal security agreement by India and China last Monday is an indicator of the special nature of their relationship. This features competition, conflict and cooperation. We all … Continued
India, China sign intel sharing pact
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, Economic Times, Read original news here NEW DELHI: India and China on Monday signed their maiden internal security cooperation agreement that among other areas of cooperation will involve intelligence sharing between two sides amid common threats from … Continued
Xinjiang and the ‘Chinese Dream’
By Ben Hillman, ANU, East Asia Forum, 24 October 2018 Read original news here Since ethnic riots broke out in Urumqi in 2009, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has steadily turned Xinjiang into a provincial police state. Uyghurs, Kazakhs and … Continued
Xinjiang and the ‘Chinese Dream’
By Ben Hillman, ANU, East Asia Forum, 24 October 2018 Read original news here Since ethnic riots broke out in Urumqi in 2009, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has steadily turned Xinjiang into a provincial police state. Uyghurs, Kazakhs and … Continued
China Defends Xinjiang ‘Internment Camps’ Ahead of UN Review
Bill Ide, Joyce Huang October 18,2018 Read original news here BEIJING —Just a few weeks before China’s human rights record comes up for periodic review at the United Nations, the country’s leadership is putting itself squarely behind a massive effort … Continued
China Defends Xinjiang ‘Internment Camps’ Ahead of UN Review
Bill Ide, Joyce Huang October 18,2018 Read original news here BEIJING —Just a few weeks before China’s human rights record comes up for periodic review at the United Nations, the country’s leadership is putting itself squarely behind a massive effort … Continued
China woos Bhutan, at the expense of rival India
South China Morning Post, Wednesday, 17th October 2018 After decades of estrangement, Beijing is extending the hand of friendship to the tiny Himalayan kingdom Bhutan, the small mountain kingdom between China and India, is the latest beneficiary of Chinese soft power, with Beijing making quiet inroads at New Delhi’s expenseྲ read more →
The Crisis in U.S.-China Relations
Richard N Haass October 19, 2018, Read original news here Like all such meetings with senior Chinese officials, mine last week took place in a cloistered government compound, the overstuffed chairs placed side by side with only a small table between them, … Continued
The Crisis in U.S.-China Relations
Richard N Haass October 19, 2018, Read original news here Like all such meetings with senior Chinese officials, mine last week took place in a cloistered government compound, the overstuffed chairs placed side by side with only a small table between them, … Continued