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China under-20 team leave pitch in Germany in protest over Tibet flag
ESPN, 21 November 2017 China’s under-20 team left the pitch for 25 minutes in the first of their series of matches against German fourth-division clubs after a Tibet flag was displayed by a section of 400 fans in attendance in … Continued
Bipartisan resolution supporting the Dalai Lama and Tibet introduced in the US Senate
International Campaign For Tibet, 17 November 2017 Read original story here A bipartisan Concurrent Resolution (S. Con. Res. 30) was introduced to the Senate on November 16, 2017 asking the Trump Administration to make Tibet an important factor in US-China … Continued
Whether you like it or not, you have to live side by side: Dalai Lama to India, China
Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi November 19, 2017 Read original story here Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Sunday said India and China have “great potential” and they could work together at a “practical level”. “I think, a great … Continued
Opinion Is the Dalai Lama’s call for secular ethics what capitalist America needs?
LA Times, 18 November 2017 Read original story here The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet appears at the U.S. Capitol building during his visit to the United States in 2007. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images) To the editor: The Dalai Lama’s … Continued
Five years of Xi Jinping: Tibet remains a giant open-air prison
Hong Kong Free Press, 18 November 2017 Read original story here This week marks Xi Jinping’s fifth year in power. Head of the Communist Party and the nation’s armed forces, Xi has made the journey from unassuming CCP member to … Continued
When The Empires Fall Apart: Managing Diversity In Two Asian Giants—An Essay
By Tenzin Desal, Tibet Policy Institute Read original story here The birth of two Asian giants — India and China — is separated by two years. At the stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947, administration ruling one-fifth of humanity … Continued
What You Quan’s Appointment As The Head Of The UFWD Tells Us?
By Tenzin Tseten, Tibet Policy Institute Read original story here You Quan, 63, a former party chief of Fujian province was recently appointed the head of the United Front Work Department supplanting Sun Chunlan. The UFWD is an agency under … Continued
U.S. Congress urged to require Chinese journalists to register as agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A report to the U.S. Congress released on Wednesday accused Chinese state media entities of involvement in spying and propaganda and said their staff in the United States should be required to register as foreign agents. The … Continued
Editorial: Why Trump’s Visit Marks a New Chapter for Sino-U.S. Relations
Caixing Global Times, Hu Shuli, 15 November 2017 Read story here U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to China last week — billed as a “state visit plus” — has drawn world-wide attention. The grand reception for the first foreign head … Continued
Dalai Lama: We need an education of the heart
By Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama – Published in The Los Angeles Times on 13 November 2017 When the president of the United States says “America first,” he is making his voters happy. I can understand that. But from … Continued
China’s Influence Game Down Under
By Charles Edel, Published in The American Interest on 13 November 2017 China’s sophisticated infiltration of Australian politics is a troubling example of how authoritarian states can subvert open societies. The United States should heed the lesson. Tragedy hovered over … Continued
China: Government’s Hijacking Of Religions Nearly Complete – OpEd
Eurasia Review. OpEd by Song Jieja*. Read original story here. In recent years, the Chinese communist government has not only been suppressing religions, but has also increasing manipulation of them to serve its political aim of “Unity of Religion and … Continued
Australian academic claims China book ‘censored’
BBC. Read original story here. An author has said a publisher withdrew plans to release his book about alleged Chinese influence in Australia due to fears of “retaliation” by Beijing. Prof Clive Hamilton said the Australian publisher, Allen & Unwin, … Continued
Bringing culture to campus: The Mystical Arts of Tibet
By Emma Smith The George-Anne staff, the George-Anne. Read original story here. The Multicultural Student Center aimed to raise awareness of other cultures all around the world, but last week the organization took it to another level by bringing … Continued
Trump Is Ceding Global Leadership to China
Opinion by Antony J. Blinken, The New York times. Read original story here. BEIJING — Amid the pomp that President Xi Jinping of China is bestowing upon his visiting American counterpart, President Trump, it’s hard not to see two leaders … Continued