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Chinese Intellectuals’ Message on the 25th anniversary of Nobel Peace Prize to the Dalai Lama
From International Campaign for Tibet’s website To mark the 25th anniversary of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Dalai Lama on December 10, 2014, several Chinese writers, lawyers, scholars and political activists have sent messages highlighting his contribution. These have been published on Chinese news websites, including read more →
Region in Pics
Hindustan Times, 10 December 2014 Tibetan Prime minister in-exile Lobsang Sangay greeting Tibetans as he arrives to attend the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Nobel peace prize award to the 14th Dalai Lama at the main Tibetan Tsuglagkhang Temple in Mcleodganj near Dharamsala on Wednesday. Shyam Sharma/HT Tibetan artists performing read more →
Peace is a long-term solution, says acclaimed author
Times of India, 8 December 2014 MUMBAI: An insightful session on the power of peace made for a fitting culmination to the Times Litfest and its theme that explored power in its various forms. Leading the way was author Pico Iyer, who shares a close friendship with the Dalai Lama. read more →
Hong Kong and Taiwan: Losing Hearts and Minds
Dissatisfaction with China in Hong Kong and Taiwan shows up on the streets and at the polls. The causes are strikingly similar [The Economist] Dec 6th 2014 | BEIJING, HONG KONG AND TAIPEI THE Communist Party’s strategy for bringing the self-governing people of Taiwan into its fold has long been read more →
Advancing Disability Rights by Expanding our Understanding: A Conversation with His Eminence the 7th Ling Choktul Rinpoche
Picture taken after the interview, San Francisco, June 2014 (Photo/Ngawang Tsephel) Ling Choktul Rinpoche, one of the most revered and learned Tibetan Buddhist masters, spoke candidly about his car accident that rendered him partially disabled, challenges he faced during recovery due to poor accessibility, and the importance of advancing the read more →
Hong Kong: MPs hold emergency debate on Chinese rebuff
Demonstrations over the election of Hong Kong’s chief executive in 2017 have taken place for two months A decision by China to ban a committee of MPs visiting Hong Kong “is wrong and will have a profound impact”, the Commons has heard. The Foreign Affairs Committee has been told it read more →
Chinese pressure blocked PM’s Lumbini visit
[The Sunday Guardian] By Jayadeva Ranade |New Delhi|29 Nov 2014| Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister Bamdev Gautamon on his arrival at the international airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on Tuesday. | PTI China’s increasing influence over Nepal resulted in the derailing of Prime Minister Narendra read more →
Dissidents pay heavy price in China
ucanews.com reporters, Beijing In addition to harsh prison terms, recent cases have seen hefty fines that bankrupt entire families A composite photo shows Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti, at left, and Christian Pastor Zhang Shaojie, at right (Photo credits, from left: AFP Photo/Frederic J. Brown, China Aid) When Ma Hongbin, president read more →
Why Tibet remains the core issue in China-India relations
[Forbes] By Brahma Chellaney Despite booming two-way trade, strategic discord and rivalry between China and India is sharpening. At the core of their divide is Tibet, an issue that fuels territorial disputes, border tensions and water feuds. Beijing says Tibet is a core issue for China. In truth, Tibet is read more →
Special Report: How China’s shadowy agency is working to absorb Taiwan
Protesters take part in a “civic parliament” inside Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan, Taiwan’s parliament, during a protest to oppose the controversial trade pact with mainland China, in Taipei in this April 5, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang/Files (Reuters) – Ever since a civil war split the two sides more than 60 read more →
Tibetan government-in-exile has unique economic model
Tibetan political leader Dr. Lobsang Sangay [Montreal Gazette] By Peter Hadekel Most political leaders would say that running the economy ranks as one of their biggest tasks. But what if the people they govern are displaced in another country? How do you have an economy at all? That’s the challenge read more →
China welcomes National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s appointment as Special Representative for boundary talks
PM Modi’s Special Envoy NSA MR. Ajit Doval Meets President Xi Jinping [PTI] BEIJING: Welcoming National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s appointment as Special Representative for Sino- India boundary negotiations, China on Tuesday refuted reports that it had sought a higher level official for the talks which have reached a “critical stage” read more →
Not a Degree of Freedom for Tibetans Within China: US Diplomat
By Lalit K Jha [PTI] WASHINGTON: Tibetans within China do not enjoy freedom within the Communist nation, a top US diplomat has said after meeting Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal.The US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Sarah Sewall, who is also Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, read more →
The impact of China’s search for wealth on Tibet’s environment and its people
The natural Tibetan landscape of rolling plains, towering mountains, forests, lakes and rivers is being dramatically changed through a combination of factors which are mostly man made. The changes are nearly all detrimental to the country’s ecosystem and will ultimately impact, not only the Tibetan people, but those living in read more →
China builds hydroelectric dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet, India fears flash floods
By Saibal Dasgupta, The Economic Times BEIJING: China has announced that it has completed a major hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra, called Yarlung Zangbo, in Tibet. The dam is bound to enhance fears in India and Bangladesh about flash floods and related risks like landslides involving lives of millions of read more →