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Beijing Reaches Far And Wide To Silence Critics – We Must Not Stay Silent
By Benedict Roger, The Huffington Post Speaking up for freedom and autonomy for Hong Kong is no longer simply a matter of duty and moral obligation, but a matter of self-interest too The abduction of booksellers, the imprisonment of democracy activists, and the disqualification … Continued
Let the Dalai Lama go Home
By: Nancy Pelosi and James McGovern, July 13, 2018, Boston Globe Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, celebrated his 83rd birthday last week. What a wonderful gift it would be if China would treat the Tibetan people with the dignity and … Continued
Minister of Tibet’s exile government visits the Pioneer Valley
By LUIS FIELDMAN, Daily Hampshire Gazette, 12 July 2018 HADLEY — A Tibetan cabinet minister arrived Wednesday in the Pioneer Valley to meet with Tibetan refugees in the region, where he will provide a progress report on accomplishments and goals … Continued
Liu Xia, widow of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo, ‘on flight to Berlin’ after years of de facto house arrest
Tom Grundy & Catherine Lai 10 July 2018 12:20 Liu Xia, widow of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, has left China on a flight to Germany following years of de facto house arrest, according to her brother. The 57-year-old … Continued
Taiwan protests Air India’s decision to change the country’s name to Chinese Taipei on its website
Taiwan’s Foreign Affairs spokesperson Andrew Lee said his ministry would monitor developments to safeguard ‘the independent sovereignty’ of the country. Taiwan on Thursday protested against Air India’s decision to refer to the country as Chinese Taipei on the carrier’s website … Continued
China looking to buy stake in UK nuclear plants, say reports
Chinese state-run firm eyeing up multibillion-pound deal for majority share in eight sites Zoe Wood @zoewoodguardian Sun 8 Jul 2018 17.26 BST Last modified on Mon 9 Jul 2018 12.26 BST Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk is said to be one … Continued
How a China-Nepal railway could fast-track change in the Himalayan nation and redraw relations with India
Lekhanath Pandey, South China Morning Post, 8 July 2018 Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli visited Beijing last month on a mission to secure Chinese cash and commitment for his key development priorities. He met President Xi Jinping and Premier … Continued
Review: Blessings from Beijing: Inside China’s Soft-power War on Tibet by Greg Bruno
Thubten Samphel Hindustan Times, 6 July 2018 These days, some books on Tibet are hopeful. Others speak of doom and gloom for Tibetans against the background of China’s rise and its willingness to throw its economic muscle around the world. … Continued
Prayers Mark Dalai Lama’s 83rd Birthday Celebrations
All India | Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: July 06, 2018 15:03 IST Leh: Special prayers were held in this mountainous district of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir for the long life of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who … Continued
Speaking Tree: Compassion as the source of happiness
The XIV Dalai Lama, Times of India, 4 July 2018 The purpose of life is to strive for happiness. We are here; we exist and we have the right to exist. Even non-sentient beings like flowers have the right to … Continued
Dalai Lama to celebrate 83rd birthday in Ladakh
The Statesman News Service, 3 July 2018 Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama would celebrate his 83rd birthday in Ladakh in Jammu Kashmir, a spokesperson of Tibetan government-in-exile said on Tuesday. The spokesperson said on 6 July, a grand celebration in … Continued
Dalai Lama, Arvind Kejriwal Launch Happiness Program For Delhi Schools
Press Trust of India, NDTV, July 2 2018 New Delhi: The Delhi government today launched ‘Happiness Curriculum’ for school students, with the Dalai Lama gracing the occasion and saying that India can help the world overcome “negative emotions” of the … Continued
Manish Sisodia thanks Dalai Lama for accepting to launch ‘Happiness Curriculum’
Daily News & Analysis, 1 July 2018 Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia met His Holiness The Dalai Lama on Saturday to express his gratitude for accepting the invite to launch the ‘Happiness Curriculum’ in the Delhi government schools on July … Continued
One in 10 Uyghur Residents of Xinjiang Township Jailed or Detained in ‘Re-Education Camp’
Radio Free Asia More than ten percent of the inhabitants of a mostly Uyghur-populated township in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have been jailed or are detained in “political re-education camps,” according to local officials. Beginning in April … Continued
The great firewall of China: Xi Jinping’s internet shutdown
by Elizabeth C Economy, The Guardian, 29 June 2018 Before Xi Jinping, the internet was becoming a more vibrant political space for Chinese citizens. But today the country has the largest and most sophisticated online censorship operation in the world. … Continued