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China Seeks More Legal Muscle to Block Foreign Websites
The Wall Street Journal, 29 March 2016 By Josh Chin and Eva Dou BEIJING—China is considering new Internet rules that would pressure service providers to cut off access to foreign websites, adding to the government’s growing legal framework bolstering its control of cyberspace. The proposed rules would prohibit the country’s read more →
A College Student in China Was Sent to Mental Hospital After Praising Democracy and Denouncing Mao
Frank Fang, Epoch Times, 29 March 2016 A college student in central China recently broached two topics deemed sensitive by the Chinese communist regime—he supports a democratic republic and is critical of Mao Zedong—and was soon hauled away for psychiatric treatment. “I wrote about my faith in the Republic of read more →
Chinese journalist denounces Xi Jinping in resignation letter
The Guardian, 30 March 2016 BEIJING – The editor of a Chinese newspaper has published a resignation letter denouncing increased controls on the media under Xi Jinping, according to a cached version of his online post. Yu Shaolei, the culture editor of the Southern Metropolis Daily, posted a photo of read more →
The Backlash Against Xi Jinping
The Wall Street Journal, 29 March 2016 Chinese authorities have detained more than a dozen people suspected of involvement in an anonymous letter that calls on China’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping, to step down. Published online earlier this month and signed by “loyal Communist Party members,” the letter criticizes Mr. read more →
Protests as China’s Xi arrives in Prague
Mail Online, 28 March 2016 Protests greeted President Xi Jinping as he arrived in Prague on Monday on the first visit by a Chinese head of state to the Czech Republic. Along the road leading from the airport, dozens of pro-Tibetan demonstrators scuffled with well-wishers who had turned out to read more →
Pro-Tibet demonstrators scuffle with well-wishers as Xi Jinping arrives for Czech Republic visit
South China Morning Post, 29 March 2016 Protests greeted President Xi Jinping as he arrived in the Czech capital Prague for a two-day visit. Dozens of pro-Tibetan demonstrators scuffled with well-wishers who had turned out to welcome the head of state for a visit which has seen Czech President Milos read more →
Former top official in Tibet denies taking bribes to create ‘living Buddhas’
South China Morning Post, 28 March 2016 Zhu Weiqun, a senior official known for his harsh criticisms of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, has denied accusations that he received huge bribes to grant approvals for people to become living Buddhas, dismissing the claims as a “vulgar smear”. The read more →
With Hong Kong booksellers silenced, China now goes after exiled dissidents
Simon Denyer, The Washington Post, 28 March 2016 No matter whether you are in New York, rural Germany or Hong Kong, you’d better think twice before criticizing Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the past few days, Chinese dissidents in the United States and Germany say close relatives back in China read more →
How exiled Tibetans choose their leaders
Varinder Bhatia, The Indian Express, 28 March 2016 The final round of polling for the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile ended on March 20. This was the second direct election after the Dalai Lama distanced himself from the political functioning of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile. Elections are held every five years to elect read more →
Response to Dr. Dhondup Tashi and Dr. Desel’s article
By Dr. Lobsang Tsering (published on phayul.com) Dr. Dhondup Tashi and Dr. Tenzin Desel have brought up issues on TB and Hepatitis B in their article in “Phayul.com”. Since May 2015, I am heading the TB division in the DOH-CTA as the TB Program Manager and since August 2015, I read more →
China ‘detained 20 over Xi resignation letter’
John Sudworth, BBC, 26 March 2016 BEIJING – China detained a total of 20 people following the publication of a letter calling on President Xi Jinping to resign, the BBC has learned. The letter was posted earlier in March on state-backed website Wujie News. Although quickly deleted by the authorities, read more →
Chinese activist in N.Y. says Beijing officials ‘abducted’ his parents and brother
Jonathan Kaiman, Los Angeles Times, 25 March 2016 BEIJING – A Chinese freedom of speech activist in New York said Friday that Chinese authorities have “abducted” his family on the mainland, highlighting Beijing’s growing determination to silence critical voices overseas. Wen Yunchao, an influential Communist Party critic with more than read more →
China-Nepal rail link can be extended to India: Chinese experts
Press Trust of India, 24 March 2016 Beijing, Mar 23 (PTI) – As China plans to extend its Tibet railway network to Nepal, Chinese experts say the USD four billion project passing through seismic zones in the Himalayas could be extended to India to improve Tibet’s connectivity with South Asia. read more →
Struggle in the city for Tibetan nomads
Benjamin Haa, The Citizen, 22 March 2016 Aba (China) (AFP) – By mid-morning, Lobsang’s leather cowboy hat is askew, his black robes dishevelled, and his breath stinks of booze. Once a nomad herder roaming the high Tibetan plateau, instead he stumbles around his sparse new concrete house. For decades he read more →
India’s monopoly to end as Nepal gets trade point in China
Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli The Indian Express, 22 March 2016 Oli’s high-profile visit comes as Nepal seeks to open more supply routes from China amid fears of a repeat of when the Madhesis blocked Nepal’s trade-routes with India. China on Monday agreed to Nepal Prime Minister K read more →