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Tibet: Pollution and Misuse of Natural Resources Have Led to Severe and Worsening Environmental Poverty
Since the time of Mao Zedong’s founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Chinese government has followed Mao’s belief that even nature is subject to the Party— “even the high mountains must bow, and even the rivers must … Continued
Artist Builds Larung Gar out of Incense as China Tears It Down
By Tenzin Dorjee, Tricycle Tibet’s Embattled Buddhist Academy Finds Resurrection at New York Exhibit. Read the original story here Larung Gar, the largest Buddhist academy in the world, has long been a reluctant theater for the unceasing struggle between Tibetan … Continued
China Built an Army of Influence Agents in the U.S.
The Russians may be getting all the attention for influencing American opinion and policy. But Beijing has been at it for decades. In May, a classified Australian government report revealed that the Chinese Communist Party had spent the last decade … Continued
Tibetan refugees, Chinese man held
Two Tibetan refugees and a Chinese national, who had overstayed in Nepal without renewing a visa, were arrested on Tuesday night, as they were trying to enter China illegally through Tatopani border point. The arrests come at a time when … Continued
Rise of China in Nepal
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai, My Republica In the last 10 years, India is gradually losing its influence in Nepal while Chinese influence has increased at all levels When Nepal formally overthrew monarchy in 2008, China feared that its security interests in … Continued
China’s online weather station in Tibet could support PLA during conflict
By Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, ET Bureau NEW DELHI: China has installed an unmanned automatic weather observation station near its border with India in Tibet, reportedly to support PLA in the event of a live fire conflict with India. Beijing plans … Continued
Authorities Force Uyghur Students to Return to Xinjiang From Mainland For Propaganda Drive
Authorities are requiring Uyghur pupils studying in mainland China universities to return to their homes in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) during their summer break to take part in propaganda tours promoting ethnic unity and lauding central government … Continued
Buddhism and Ecologically Sustainable Living
The Earth is undoubtedly facing a global environmental crisis. Human activities are changing the climate, melting the glaciers,clearing the forest, exterminating many species, creating antibiotic resistance, polluting our water sources, and moving species into new locations where their success becomes a problem. Most people are concerned about this crisis but read more →
Sounds of Tibet and Universal Love & Compassion at Makawao Union Church
By Alex Mitchell Sounds of Tibet and Universal Love & Compassion will be at Makawao Union Church on Saturday, July 21st. The concert is a dedication to Maui’s late Tibetan Venerable Lama Dhondup Gyaltsen. Renowned Tibetan flutist and composer Nawang … Continued
Disgraced MP held Parliament press conference to promote Chinese propaganda on Tibet
By Kirsty Needham Beijing: Disgraced Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire hosted a press conference inside NSW Parliament with a key United Front official from China to promote propaganda on Tibet. Mr Maguire has refused to resign from Parliament but … Continued
Tibetan community shares faith, food in honor of Dalai Lama’s birthday
By ANDY CASTILLO NORTHAMPTON — Against a backdrop of vibrant Tibetan prayer flags, Rinzin Wangyal, 70, bowed deeply to a white Katak prayer scarf resting on the pavement in front of him, offering thanks for the Dalai Lama’s … Continued
Beijing Reaches Far And Wide To Silence Critics – We Must Not Stay Silent
By Benedict Roger, The Huffington Post Speaking up for freedom and autonomy for Hong Kong is no longer simply a matter of duty and moral obligation, but a matter of self-interest too The abduction of booksellers, the imprisonment of democracy activists, and the disqualification … Continued
Let the Dalai Lama go Home
By: Nancy Pelosi and James McGovern, July 13, 2018, Boston Globe Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, celebrated his 83rd birthday last week. What a wonderful gift it would be if China would treat the Tibetan people with the dignity and … Continued
Minister of Tibet’s exile government visits the Pioneer Valley
By LUIS FIELDMAN, Daily Hampshire Gazette, 12 July 2018 HADLEY — A Tibetan cabinet minister arrived Wednesday in the Pioneer Valley to meet with Tibetan refugees in the region, where he will provide a progress report on accomplishments and goals … Continued
Liu Xia, widow of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo, ‘on flight to Berlin’ after years of de facto house arrest
Tom Grundy & Catherine Lai 10 July 2018 12:20 Liu Xia, widow of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, has left China on a flight to Germany following years of de facto house arrest, according to her brother. The 57-year-old … Continued