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Lobsang Sangay: Tibet’s charming champion
By Shobhaa De October 15, 2018 17:05 IST The Week, Read the original news here The biggest star of the just concluded Himalayan Echoes literature festival (third edition) in Nainital was the articulate, dynamic and dishy Lobsang Sangay, elected president of … Continued
United States or China as world leader? Asians overwhelmingly prefer the US, Pew study finds
By Robert Delaney, US bureau chief, South China Morning Post, 13 October 2018 Read original news here When it comes to global leadership, Asia prefers the United States over China by a wide margin, according to data compiled by the Pew … Continued
Trump’s new China strategy faces its first big test
The Trump administration has announced a new, bold and risky strategy to shift the U.S. relationship with China from engagement to competition and to confront Chinese economic aggression, military expansion, internal repression, and overseas political interference. Whether the administration has … Continued
China finally admits it is building a new archipelago of concentration camps. Will the world respond?
WHEN REPORTS began filtering out of China last year about a massive indoctrination and internment drive against ethnic Muslim Uighurs in the western region of Xinjiang, the government in Beijing denied that anything was going on. Later, China acknowledged that … Continued
Can the Chinese Be Trusted to Lead Global Institutions?
BETHANY ALLEN-EBRAHIMIAN, The Atlantic, 12 October 2018 Read orignal news here China has spent years trying to gain an equal footing in international institutions originally set up by the West. Those efforts have seen gradual success, as Chinese nationals have … Continued
China’s abuses in Muslim region ‘may constitute crimes against humanity’ says US congressman
By Michael Mathes, Hong Kong Free Press, 11 October 2018, Read original news here China is undertaking unprecedented repression of its ethnic minorities including Muslim Uighurs, with authoritarian tactics potentially constituting “crimes against humanity” as human rights conditions deteriorate, a damning … Continued
Friends of Tibet Group established in Czech Parliament
Czech Radio, 10 October 2018 Read original news here A “Friends of Tibet” group has just been established by fifty deputies and senators in the Czech Parliament. The news was announced on Tuesday at the Forum 2000 conference in Prague. … Continued
U. S. lawmakers urge FBI to probe claims of Chinese intimidation against immigrants
U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday called for a stronger response to the Chinese government’s repression of Muslims in China’s far west and asked the FBI to investigate claims of intimidation against some immigrant communities in the United States. The remarks, coinciding … Continued
US China commission calls for reciprocal access to Tibet, dialogue between China and Dalai Lama
10 October 2018 United States lawmakers and the Trump Administration should push for reciprocal access to Tibet and renewed dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama’s representatives, according to a new report by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC). The … Continued
Meanwhile, a Tibetan Artist Just Won the Show Formerly Known as “The Voice of China”
by RADII China | Oct 8, 2018 Read original news here It’s been a busy weekend for China-watching pop conspiracy theorists. Around 24 hours after a Uyghur rapper from one of the most restive parts of Xinjiang won iQIYI’s showpiece reality extravaganza The Rap … Continued
China’s Media Crackdown Spreads to Hong Kong
Beijing expels Victor Mallet of The Financial Times in a move intended to freeze out independent voices. Hong Kong’s expulsion of a British journalist after he led a foreign correspondents’ meeting with a pro-independence activist is, first and foremost, an … Continued
The Dalai Lama: Intimate portrait of a spiritual leader
A new book by acclaimed Indian photographer Raghu Rai offers an unprecedented glimpse into the life of one of the world’s leading religious figures. A God In Exile is the result of a photographer’s decades-long insight into his muse. Rai … Continued
China flexes its political muscles in Africa with media censorship, academic controls
By GEOFFREY YORK, The Globe and Mail, October 9, 2018, Read original news here When he announced another US$60-billion in financing for Africa last month, Chinese President Xi Jinping promised that the money had “no political strings attached.” But a series … Continued
China’s ambassador to the US says altitude—not restrictions—is keeping journalists out of Tibet
In an era of ever-tightening restrictions on journalists operating in China, the country’s ambassador to the US had an unlikely explanation for why people may be unable to enter politically sensitive areas such as Tibet. During a lengthy interview of … Continued
The Catholic Church must not bow to China
By Editorial Board WASHINGTON POST October 7, 2018 Read original news here CHINA’S CATHOLICS, some 10 million to 12 million people, are split between two parallel branches. The official church is approved by the Communist Party and the state. A vibrant underground … Continued