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Narendra Modi in Russia: PM presents sacred Tibetan Buddhist text to head priest
The First Post, 3 June 2017 St Petersburg (Russia): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented over 100 volumes of ‘Urga Kanjur’ to the head priest of the Datsan Gunzechoinei Buddhist Temple in St Petersburg. ‘Urga Kanjur’ is a sacred Tibetan Buddhist text. Modi, who is on an official visit in read more →
The Latest: China calls climate change ‘global consensus’
By Nzherald, WASHINGTON (AP) ” The Latest on Donald Trump and climate change (all times local): 5:13 a.m. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says fighting climate change is a “global consensus” and an “international responsibility.” Speaking in Berlin about the Paris climate change accord, he said that “China in recent years read more →
Blog: The great firewall of China
1st June 2017, FreeTibet.org, Post by Andrew As the Digital Officer at Free Tibet, I spend much of my time in the online world. A large part of my job is taking the news and information we receive about Tibet and getting it out to the world via our website read more →
Indian exports to China rises sharply in first four months
By PTI, DNA, After years of decline, Indian exports to China rose sharply in the first four months of this year registering a 20 per cent increase to USD 5.57 billion, though the trade deficit continued to persist. Indian exports received a major boost mainly due to China increasing the read more →
CHINESE STUDENT GROUP OBJECTS TO THE DALAI LAMA ON LIBRARY WALK
The Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) held an event on Library Walk yesterday afternoon in opposition to the Dalai Lama as the 2017 senior commencement speaker for UC San Diego. “We want people to hear the other side of the story about the Dalai Lama,” said CSSA Chair Mark read more →
India, Pak to become full SCO members at Astana summit: China
By PTI, DNA, India and Pakistan’s admission to the Beijing-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will be formalised at the grouping’s summit in Kazakhstan next week, China said today. “The members states of the SCO are accelerating the MoU procedures with the two countries and everything is going very well,” foreign read more →
Paris climate deal: EU and China rebuff Trump
By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent, Chinese and EU leaders are to agree a joint statement on the Paris climate agreement saying it is “an imperative more important than ever”. A draft of the document, seen by the BBC, stresses the “highest political commitment” to implement the deal. It will be read more →
The EU urgently needs to review its Human Rights Dialogue with China
By European Parliament, 29 May 2017 The EU’s well-meaning declarations on human rights in China must be followed up by a regular, high-level dialogue with Beijing. The degradation of human rights in Tibet must be systematically raised at each EU-China Summit, including the one planned in Brussels for 2 June, write a read more →
China Treats Foreign Firms Unfairly, Says European Group
By Agence France Presse, NDTV, In recent months, Chinese leaders have taken the mantle to defend free trade Beijing: Doing business in China remains difficult for many European companies and most are still being treated unfairly, a lobby group said Wednesday, undermining Beijing’s claims that it welcomes foreign investment. China read more →
Top US lawmaker criticises China’s ‘negative and silly Tibet obsession’
Elliot Engel speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP File Photo) By Yashwant Raj, Hindustan Times – 30 May 2017 A senior US lawmaker who was in Dharamshala earlier this month with a congressional delegation to meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has lashed out read more →
Greed biggest issue of the environment, Tibet’s Karmapa Lama says
Martin Regg Cohn, The Star, 30 May 2017 It is not his destiny to be the next Dalai Lama. For he is already reincarnated as the 17th Karmapa Lama. Yet he may one day succeed his 81-year-old teacher and protector. Revered since age 7 as spiritual leader of a 1,000-year-old read more →
Nine beauties to participate in Miss Tibet Pageant 2017
By ANI, DNA, Nine young and beautiful Tibetan women will participate in the 15th Miss Tibet Pageant 2017. This year the pageant has witnessed the highest number of contestants (nine) competing for the crown. Pageant Director, Lobsang Wangyal introduced the contestants on Tuesday in north Indian hill town Dharamshala and read more →
China is behaving like a “bully” in South China Sea – McCain
By Reuters, DNA, China is behaving like a “bully” with its militarization of islands in the South China Sea, Republican U.S. Senator John McCain said on Tuesday, activity Washington must confront with its allies to find a peaceful solution. In a speech in Sydney, McCain said China was asserting itself read more →
Caught between two worlds: the dilemma of the overseas Chinese student
University of Maryland graduate’s controversial speech highlights predicament of China’s 800,000 overseas students, torn between admitting the country’s shortcomings and defending it against Western rhetoric It began with a graduation speech praising democracy and fresh air. But once Chinese internet users caught wind of it, the eight-minute speech brewed into read more →
China Charges Activist From Taiwan With ‘Subverting State Power’
The New York Times, Chris Horton and Chris Buckley, 29 May 2017 TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lee Ming-cheh, a human rights advocate from Taiwan who was detained in China in March, has been formally arrested on a charge of “subverting state power,” the Chinese government has announced, amid a continuing crackdown read more →