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Tibet closed to foreigners again but tourism booms
Lhasa: China has closed Tibet to overseas travelers from Thursday until the end of March, travel agents told CNN (CNN) By Kate Hunt, 26 February 2016 China has closed Tibet to overseas travelers from Thursday until the end of March, three travel agents told CNN, but with or without foreigners, read more →
The Washington insiders who work to get Chinese deals approved
By Diane Bartz and Greg Roumeliotis, Reuters, 24 February 2016 A spate of proposed Chinese takeovers of U.S. companies, from the Chicago Stock Exchange to makers of high-end semiconductors, has created a vibrant business for a small circuit of Washington insiders who advise on how to get cross-border deals approved read more →
100 million Chinese on the Roof of the World
By Claude Arpie, published in The Daily Pioneer on 25 February 2016 Tourism in China not only brings revenue to the regional Government, but also helps to ‘stabilise the plateau’. Unfortunately in India, the Nehruvian approach is still prevalent. Old mindsets need to be changed The Chinese leadership is clever; read more →
Dalai Lama is ‘vibrant and healthy’ in Minneapolis visit
Twin Cities.com, 21 February 2016 Elliot Veverka drove to Minneapolis from Deep River, Iowa, to check on the Dalai Lama’s health Sunday. Veverka, who lived for a time in the Dalai Lama’s hometown in India, said he was reassured after seeing the 80-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader in person. The 14th read more →
China Sentences Prominent Tibetan Writer to Three Years in Prison
MPR News.ORG, 21 February 2016 The Dalai Lama returned to Minneapolis Sunday, where he said personal compassion is key to countering war and violence. Before an audience of about 3,000 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader said humans’ capacity for compassion is key to promoting happiness, read more →
Taiwan urges Tibetan exile leader and Uighur activist to stay away, supporters say
Lobsang Sangay, prime minister of Tibet’s government in exile, walks with Sarah Sewall, U.S. undersecretary of State for civilian security, democracy and human rights, during a meeting in Dharmsala, India, on Jan. 15. (Ashwini Bhatia / Associated Press) By Ralph Jenning, Los Angeles Times, 19 February 2016 Taiwanese authorities asked read more →
Tibet city to be upgraded to prefecture level
Business Standard, IANS, February 16, 2016 China’s State Council, or the cabinet, has approved the application of Shannan in Tibet to become the fifth prefecture-level city in the region, authorities announced on Tuesday. Located in southeastern Tibet with an average altitude of 3,700 metres, Shannan is the fifth prefecture-level city read more →
China urges veto over naming US plaza after Liu Xiaobo
BBC, 17 February 2016 Beijing has urged the US to veto a move to rename the street outside China’s embassy in Washington after jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo, calling it a “political farce”. The Senate passed a bill to rename the square on Friday, but it still needs congress and presidential read more →
Why Xi Jinping Can’t Be a 21st Century Mao Zedong
By Kerry Brown, The Diplomat In an impressive 2011 study of psychological and moral change in China over the last six decades, Arthur Kleinman from Harvard University and a group of colleagues looked at one of the most fascinating, but illusive issues – how have the Chinese people changed over read more →
China’s Thirst Threat
HONG KONG – When identifying threats to Himalayan ecosystems, China stands out. For years, the People’s Republic has been engaged in frenzied damming of rivers and unbridled exploitation of mineral wealth on the resource-rich Tibetan Plateau. Now it is ramping up efforts to spur its bottled-water industry – the world’s largest and read more →
Tibet’s Epidemic of Suicides by Fire
https://newrepublic.com Tibet’s Epidemic of Suicides by Fire How self-immolation threatens the Chinese government. BY TSERING WOESER February 6, 2016 February 27, 2009, was the third day of Losar, the Tibetan New Year. It was also the day that self-immolation came to Tibet. The authorities had just cancelled a Great Prayer read more →
Community excited for rescheduled visit of Dalai Lama
FOX Salt Lake City, Posted 7:29 pm, February 15, 2016, by Jeff McAdam SALT LAKE CITY – Many had doubts or questions about when the Dalai Lama would reschedule his Utah trip, or if he ever would. His Holiness canceled part of his U.S. tour last fall after falling ill. read more →
Who will succeed President Xi Jinping?
Hong Kong Economic Journal, 04 February 2016 There seems to be no end to President Xi Jinping’s lust for power. Just three years after he assumed office, Xi is now basically in complete control of the Communist Party, the government, the military, the judiciary, the law enforcement apparatus, the economy read more →
UN Human Rights Chief deeply concerned by China clampdown on lawyers and activists
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein GENEVA (16 February) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said on Tuesday he had raised concerns and sought clarifications from the Chinese authorities about the recent arrests of lawyers, and harassment and intimidation of Government read more →
Tibetan political leader expresses optimism during talk at Bush Center
June Rule (left) and Lizette Ayala, seniors at Booker T. Washington High School, presented Lobsang Sangay with prayer flags made by the school’s Tibet Club during his talk Friday at the Bush Center. By DEBORAH FLECK, Dallas Morning News, 14 February 2016 Like his good friend the Dalai Lama, Lobsang read more →