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Sri Lanka reverses $300 million China housing deal ahead of PM Wickremesinghe’s India visit
Times of India, 18 October 2018 Read original news here COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has reversed a decision to award a $300 million housing deal to China in favour of a joint venture with an Indian company, the government said, ahead of a … Continued
China’s paranoia and oppression in Xinjiang has a long history
Analysis by James Griffiths, CNN, October 13, 2018 Read original story here Hong Kong (CNN)China finally admitted this week what had been widely reported: that it is interning thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people in “re-education camps” in the far-western region … Continued
China reports economic growth below expectations — its worst pace since the financial crisis
Huileng Tan|Yen nee lee October 19 original news here China’s economic growth slowed more than expected to the weakest pace since the first quarter of 2009 as the country’s trade war with the U.S. puts pressure on growth, according to … Continued
China trying to use Tibetan Buddhism to promote Belt and Road Initiative, say experts
PTI, Beijing, October 18, 2018 Read original news here China is trying to use the Tibetan Buddhism as a soft power tool to further its ambitious multi-billion dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the region as it developed Tibet to … Continued
China under pressure to put human rights on ASEM agenda
The European Interest, 17 October 2018 Read the original news here The Uyghur, Tibetan and Southern Mongolian communities are scheduled to demonstrate in Brussels on October 18 – the opening day of the 12th ASEM (Asia-Europe) Summit. Rally organisers are calling … Continued
Report unveils a pattern of human and environmental rights violations by Chinese companies in Latin America
International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Americas, Globalisation & Human Rights, 11 October 2018 Read original news here In a new report released today, FIDH and the Colectivo sobre Financiamiento e Inversiones Chinas, Derechos Humanos y Ambiente (CICDHA), a coalition of 20 … Continued
BEAM: Friends walk to bring awareness to Tibet
As they walked across Big Four Bridge that October Sunday, Kunga Norbu and Adam Schaeuble weren’t protesting anything. The casual observer, though, might have thought differently. A multicolored flag rested against Kunga’s shoulder as he strolled down the ramp into … Continued
Tibet: Agreement Between The Vatican and Beijing Does Not Inject Optimism
In late September, China and the Vatican reached an agreement concerning the appointment of Catholic bishops to mainland China. The agreement seeks to bridge the division between China’s two Catholic fractions, of which one is loyal to Beijing and the … Continued
US-China tensions soar as ‘new cold war’ heats up
Rivalry escalates amid concerns over trade, as warships nearly collide and an FBI trap angers Beijing By Julian Borger in Washington and Lily Kuo in Beijing 16th October 2018 Read original news here The US and China have shrugged off rules and … Continued
Geoengineering will happen, China controlling rain across Tibet
Brian Wang October 14, 2018, read original news here Climate change is the byproduct of the industrial economy. Production of CO2 and black carbon (soot and particulates) are not the goal of industry and transportation. However, CO2 and black carbon … Continued
India Considers Tibetans her Native People: Acharya Devvrat
IANS, 16 October 2018 Read original news here Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat on Monday said India has a culture of “Atithi Devo Bhava” and has never considered the people of Tibet living in the state in exile any … Continued
China’s Great Leap Backward
By JONATHAN TEPPERMAN, OCTOBER 15, 2018, Foreign Policy Read the original news here In the last 40 years, China has racked up a long list of remarkable accomplishments. Between 1978 and 2013, the Chinese economy grew by an average rate of 10 percent … Continued
India, Tibet share common culture: Governor
Tribune, Shimla, October 15 Read original news here Governor Acharya Devvrat here on Monday said the third generation of Tibetan community was contributing to the progress of the country by adopting India’s culture and language and this country belonged … Continued
Xinjiang Explained
This video by the relatively independent Chinese newspaper the South China Morning Post tells the story of what is happening in East Turkestan – renamed Xinjiang by China. The video is available here.
Who Controls the Tap? Addressing Water Security in Asia
Council on Foreign Relations, 10 October 2018 Read original news here The following is a guest post from Sherri Goodman, senior fellow for the Environmental Change and Security Program and the Polar Initiative at the Wilson Center, and Zoe Dutton, intern at the … Continued