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China’s Soft Power Push – The Search for Respect
By David Shambaugh, Foreign Affairs, As China’s global power grows, Beijing is learning that its image matters. For all its economic and military might, the country suffers from a severe shortage of soft power. According to global public opinion surveys, it enjoys a decidedly mixed international image. While China’s economic prowess impresses much of the read more →
Despite huge investment, China ranks dead last in soft power
Ray Kwong, ejinsight.com, Jul 21, 2015 9:10am When American political scientist Joseph Nye says China’s soft power is limited, he isn’t kidding. China ranked dead last on a 30-country index of soft power released last week by Portland Communications. The index assessed countries on six measures of reputation and influence read more →
Lhasa transformed into another Chinatown: Tibetan political leader Sangay (IANS Interview)
By Vishal Gulati, Business Standard, 24 July 2015 Lhasa, the heart of Tibetan culture, has been transformed into another “Chinatown”, said Lobsang Sangay, the democratically elected leader of the Tibetan people-in-exile, as the people in Tibet fear Chinese settlers will overwhelm and reduce their ability to preserve their unique culture read more →
Taiwan’s power women are teaching China a big fat lesson
As two women slog it out to be Taiwan’s first female president, Sophy Ridge explains why this battle makes the country’s imposing neighbour look dreadfully out of date Tsai Ing-wen, left, and Hung Hsiu-chu Photo: AP By Sophy Ridge, Political Correspondent, Sky News 12:26PM BST 21 Jul 2015 Taiwan has the read more →
Mining kills Tibetan glaciers and poisons three main rivers of Southeast Asia
Mining kills Tibetan glaciers and poisons three main rivers of Southeast Asia author: United Nations For a Free Tibet target: To Mr Xi Jinping, President of PRC Copy to: Mrs Irina Bokova, General Director of UNESCO signatures: 3,041 we’ve got 3,041 signatures, help us get to 5,000 by September 18, read more →
Protesters Seek Return of Body of Tibetan Monk Who Died in Jail
HONG KONG — The death of a Tibetan spiritual leader in a Chinese jail has led to a violent protest by Tibetans demanding the return of his body to his family, according to news reports and an advocacy group. Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, one of the most prominent Tibetan spiritual leaders read more →
China’s Market Crash — and the Man Who Saw It Coming
By Steven Butler, 10 July 2015, OZY.com Michael Pettis isn’t always where you expect him to be. Initially, I missed the Cassandra of China’s economy by just a few minutes when I dialed the Beijing number he provided. But I managed to reroute the call to his “operator,” who turned read more →
Wan Li and Xi Zhongxun’s good fortune and Xi Jinping’s bad*
By Liang Jing, Translation by David Kelly, China Policy In the 1980s reform and opening, had there been no peasant household contracting in Anhui under Wan Li and no opening of TVEs in Guangdong under Xi Zhongyun, Deng Xiaoping’s line would have completely lost out to Chen Yun’s, and the read more →
Chinese Cremate Body of Revered Tibetan Monk, Ignoring Pleas
BEIJING — The authorities in southwest China on Thursday cremated the body of a prominent Tibetan monk who died in prison last week, ignoring the pleas of relatives, religious leaders and thousands of supporters who had demanded that they be allowed to carry out funeral rites integral to Tibetan Buddhism. read more →
China cremates prominent Tibetan monk against family’s wishes
By Sui-Lee Wee, 16 July 2015 BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities cremated the body of a prominent Tibetan monk on Thursday, his sister said, denying family members custody of his remains amid suspicions over the cause of his death. More than 30 monks, nuns and family members of Tenzin Delek read more →
Richard Gere speaks up for Tibet at US hearing
AFP, 15 July 2015 Washington (AFP) – Hollywood star Richard Gere expressed outrage Tuesday over the death in a Chinese prison of a key Tibetan dissident, as the US Congress explored ways to ratchet up pressure on Beijing over Tibet. Testifying before the House of Representatives human rights commission, Gere read more →
Death of Tibetan Monk Draws Ire of US Lawmakers
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press, WASHINGTON — Jul 14, 2015, 5:51 PM ET U.S. lawmakers held a moment of silence Tuesday and expressed anger and sadness over the death in prison of a prominent Tibetan monk, and lamented that U.S. criticism of China’s conduct is failing to stop repression of read more →
China targets lawyers in new human rights crackdown
More than 100 legal professionals and activists have been questioned or detained with strong attacks in state media against those affected A protest outside the Chinese consulate in San Francisco against the detention of lawyers and human rights activists, who have been denounced as a ‘criminal gang’ read more →
Clarifying His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Stand on Dolgyal/Shugden
By Staff Writer dalailama.com 12 July 2015 On 7th July, the final day of official celebrations of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday in Orange County, California, representatives of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (OHHDL) invited the International Shugden Community (ISC) to meet and explain what they read more →
China’s stressed-out ‘millenials’ embrace Buddhism
By Lu-Hai Liang, CNN, 24 June 2015 Beijing (CNN): Five years ago, Beijinger Robert Zhao went on a trip to Tibet. What he encountered left him confused but intrigued. A science graduate from China’s elite Tsinghua University, he had been taught to mistrust superstition and religion, but in the culture read more →