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Climate change could be to blame for an unusual avalanche in Tibet that can be seen from space
Written by Kata Karáth, Quartz.com – 08 September 2016 A giant ice avalanche in Tibet covered several miles of land, and the primary suspect is climate change. On July 17, a glacier in Rutog county in western Tibet suddenly slid, causing one of the largest ice avalanches ever documented. About read more →
China says India not our biggest threat, haven’t deployed stealth fighter J-20 in Tibet
By Ananth Krishnan, India Today – 7 September 2016 The People’s Liberation Army said on its site that China had not deployed their new stealth fighter J-20 in Tibet. It said that India wasn’t the biggest threat to them and that they don’t put much emphasis on targeting the country. read more →
India and Nepal concern over Tibet flood advice gap
The Himalayas look idyllic from a distance but communities living in their shadow fear flash floods By Navin Singh Khadka, BBC, 8 September 2016 India and Nepal say a lack of information from China about glacial lakes and rivers in Tibet could hamper their ability to plan for flash floods. read more →
China’s new Tibet party chief urges stronger criticism of Dalai Lama
China’s newly appointed Communist Party chief of Tibet called for stronger denunciations of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, state media said on Thursday, signaling Beijing’s hardline is unlikely to change under his leadership. China on Sunday named Wu Yingjie as Tibet’s next party secretary, the region’s top official, considered read more →
What Stand on Tibet for US Presidential Candidates?
By N S Venkataraman, Sri Lanka Guardian – 6 September 2016 Of course , the next President will also receive the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan personalities ( by the front door or the back door) but it may be a cosmetic exercise to window dress the US government’s policy read more →
‘Freedom’ key amid Dalai Lama plans
Taipei Times, 07 September 2016 ‘CHANGING WORLD’:Legislator Kolas Yotaka said that the Tibetan spiritual leader supported Tsai Ing-wen’s apology last month to Aborigines as part of ‘a good trend’ The Legislative Yuan will always welcome people from any country if they are willing to help spread democracy and freedom, Legislative read more →
INJUSTICE AND BRUTALITY: A DEATH IN TIBET
Free Tibet / 26th August 2016 Community punished for seeking the truth A major article has appeared in the Washington Post telling the story of Tsering Tso, a 27-year-old Tibetan woman whose tragic death lead to terrible consequences for her community. Free Tibet worked with the Post to bring her read more →
Modi’s Vietnam visit aimed at piling pressure on China: Media
Times of India, 4 September 2016 HANGZHOU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Vietnam ahead of G20 summit here was aimed at jointly piling pressure on China and to raise their “bargaining chips” with the country, Chinese state media said on Sunday “Given the South China Sea issue, Beijing-Hanoi relations read more →
US Ambassador Calls on Dalai Lama
4 September 2016 – Business Standard (IANS) US Ambassador Richard Verma on Sunday called on Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at his official palace here, officials said. The Dalai Lama’s office declined to comment about the visit. Verma, who was on a personal trip to McLeodganj for two days, read more →
Spiritual journey to India features the Kalachakra festival and the Dalai Lama
By Alexandrea Golden, Los Angeles Times – 1 September 2016 Kick off 2017 by spending nine days in India at the 34th Kalachakra festival, presided over by the Dalai Lama. Prayers, teachings and ritual dances highlight the festival’s activities. Perillo’s Learning Journeys hosts the trip that spends two days in the sacred read more →
Tibet and China’s ‘Belt and Road’
By Tshering Chonzom Bhutia, The Diplomat Magazine, 30 August 2016 Will Tibet become China’s bridge to South Asia under the Belt and Road Initiative? By now, China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) is familiar to scholars and officials around the world. It has become the catchphrase for all of China’s read more →
China’s Top Secret Stealth Fighter Spotted In Tibet Days After It Warned India
China’s stealth figher J-20 spotted at world’s highest civilian airport at 14,000 feet Written by Vishnu So, 2 September 2016 – NDTV New Delhi: Days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi travels to China for the G-20 summit, an image has appeared of China’s first stealth fighter, the J-20, reportedly at read more →
A longest serving Han party cadre in the TAR promoted to become its new boss
By Tenzin Tseten, Tibetpolicy.net Wu Yingjie In the latest regional leadership transition, Wu Yingjie, a 59 year Han party cadre was named the Party Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region, replacing Chen Quanguo. Wu was a deputy Party Secretary of the TAR before his new appointment. He spent over 40 read more →
Chinese dissidents urge Obama to press Xi Jinping on human rights at G20
The Guardian, 31 August 2016 Chinese dissidents have urged Barack Obama to confront Xi Jinping over what they called China’s worst human rights crisis since the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown when he travels to the G20 economic summit in Hangzhou this week. During a meeting at the White House on Tuesday read more →
India’s alliance with US may irritate China, Pakistan and even Russia: Chinese media
India and US today signed denfense logistics suport agreement. (Picture for representation). By Ananth Krishnan, India Today – 30 August 2016 “If India hastily joins the US alliance system,” an editorial in the Global Times suggested, “it may irritate China, Pakistan or even Russia. It may not make India feel read more →