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Karmapa Lama Will Return to India: Interview
Tibetan Buddhist leader the Karmapa will return to India, ending a stay of just over a year in the United States where he has undergone medical exams, the senior religious figure said in an interview with RFA’s Tibetan Service on … Continued
China: Crackdown on Tibetan Social Groups
New Regulations Ban Social Action Under Guise of Fighting ‘Organized Crime’ (New York) – Chinese authorities are using an ostensible anti-mafia campaign to target suspected political dissidents and suppress civil society initiatives in Tibetan areas, Human Rights Watch said in … Continued
China Premier Says Tibet Inseparable Part Of Country’s ‘Sacred’ Territory
Chinese troops marched into Tibet in 1950 in what China officially terms a peaceful liberation, and has ruled it with an iron fist ever since. BEIJING: Tibet is an inseparable part of China’s “sacred” territory, and religious figures should promote … Continued
Tibetan Nomads Denied Licenses For Much-Needed Motorbikes
Chinese authorities in Sichuan’s Serthar county are refusing to issue drivers’ licenses to Tibetan nomads who rely more and more on motorbikes for traveling long distances in remote areas, Tibetan sources say. The licenses can ordinarily be obtained on presentation … Continued
China takes its political censorship global
By Josh Rogin, Washington Post The United States lost an important early skirmish this week over whether American companies must comply with the Chinese government’s political demands. But the greater conflict is just beginning, which means the Trump administration must now … Continued
China Holds Ethnic Mongolian Historian Who Wrote ‘Genocide’ Book
Chinese authorities in the northern region of Inner Mongolia are holding a prominent ethnic Mongolian historian who gathered testimony of a historical genocide campaign by the ruling Chinese Communist Party under house arrest pending his prosecution on charges of separatism. … Continued
House Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act
International Campaign for Tibet The Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act took a big step forward today when the House Judiciary Committee approved the bill unanimously. The next step is for the act to move to the floor of the House … Continued
Tibet: Pollution and Misuse of Natural Resources Have Led to Severe and Worsening Environmental Poverty
Since the time of Mao Zedong’s founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Chinese government has followed Mao’s belief that even nature is subject to the Party— “even the high mountains must bow, and even the rivers must … Continued
Artist Builds Larung Gar out of Incense as China Tears It Down
By Tenzin Dorjee, Tricycle Tibet’s Embattled Buddhist Academy Finds Resurrection at New York Exhibit. Read the original story here Larung Gar, the largest Buddhist academy in the world, has long been a reluctant theater for the unceasing struggle between Tibetan … Continued
China Built an Army of Influence Agents in the U.S.
The Russians may be getting all the attention for influencing American opinion and policy. But Beijing has been at it for decades. In May, a classified Australian government report revealed that the Chinese Communist Party had spent the last decade … Continued
Tibetan refugees, Chinese man held
Two Tibetan refugees and a Chinese national, who had overstayed in Nepal without renewing a visa, were arrested on Tuesday night, as they were trying to enter China illegally through Tatopani border point. The arrests come at a time when … Continued
Rise of China in Nepal
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai, My Republica In the last 10 years, India is gradually losing its influence in Nepal while Chinese influence has increased at all levels When Nepal formally overthrew monarchy in 2008, China feared that its security interests in … Continued
China’s online weather station in Tibet could support PLA during conflict
By Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: China has installed an unmanned automatic weather observation station near its border with India in Tibet, reportedly to support PLA in the event of a live fire conflict with India. Beijing plans … Continued
Authorities Force Uyghur Students to Return to Xinjiang From Mainland For Propaganda Drive
Authorities are requiring Uyghur pupils studying in mainland China universities to return to their homes in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) during their summer break to take part in propaganda tours promoting ethnic unity and lauding central government … Continued
Buddhism and Ecologically Sustainable Living
The Earth is undoubtedly facing a global environmental crisis. Human activities are changing the climate, melting the glaciers,clearing the forest, exterminating many species, creating antibiotic resistance, polluting our water sources, and moving species into new locations where their success becomes a problem. Most people are concerned about this crisis but read more →