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After 100 hours in Tibet, I knew it was Time to Leave
By Pico Iyer, BBC – 8 March 2018 (Read Original Story Here) In time, like space, a curious mathematics often takes hold. The fewer things you have in your memory, the more space each one has to reverberate inside you. … Continued
Stop treating all Tibetans like separatists, army soprano tells political meeting
South China Morning Post – 06 March, 2018 (Read Original Story Here) An army soprano with more than 20 years of service appealed to China’s central government on Tuesday to stop treating ethnic Tibetans as if they were separatists. Speaking … Continued
Francis Fukuyama: China’s ‘bad emperor’ returns
By Francis Fukuyama, The Washington Post – (Read Original Story Here) Francis Fukuyama is a senior fellow at Stanford University and director of its Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. His book “Identity: The Demand for Dignity … Continued
Decoding the Puzzle of the Indian Govt Circular Distancing Itself From Dalai Lama Event
The Wire – Read Original Story Here New Delhi: With a top official having directed all functionaries to avoid any commemorative events organised to mark 60 years of Dalai Lama’s exile in India, there is a bit of a puzzle … Continued
China’s acute water shortage imperils economic future
Charles Parton, Financial Times (Read Original Story Here) The bestiary beloved of China commentators and economists needs an addition to its black swans, grey rhinos, white elephants and the ‘tigers and flies’ targeted in the corruption war. Welcome to the … Continued
Death in Beijing
By Ananth Krishnan – India Today – (Read Original Story Here) On a November morning, elite investigators of the Communist Party of China (CPC) arrived at the Beijing home of a People’s Liberation Army General. Zhang Yang — for years … Continued
Xi Jinping needs Chinese history to be on his side
by James Kynge – Financial Times published on 2 March 2018 (read original story here) The list of internet search words banned by China’s censors betray where the regime’s vulnerabilities lie, much as samizdat satires did for the former Soviet … Continued
Chinese Police Are Demanding Personal Information From Uighurs in France
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Foreign Policy, 2 March 2018 Read original story here Amid a global campaign to monitor and control the Uighur diaspora, Chinese police are demanding that Uighurs living in France hand over personal information, photos, and identity documents — … Continued
Dalai Lama says he feels inspired to work for another 20 years
India Today – 1 March 2018 (Read original Story here) Dharamshala, Mar 1 (PTI) The 82-year-old Dalai Lama today said that he feels inspired to continue his work for 20 years. The Tibetan spiritual leader said he wants to continue … Continued
In Tokyo, Tibetan leader urges pressure on China to free his homeland
by Daisuke Kikuchi, Japan Times – (Read Original Story here) Japan and the international community should pressure China to find a peaceful solution to its long-standing conflict with Tibet, the president of the Tibetan government-in-exile told The Japan Times … Continued
I hope China will accept dialogue with Tibetans: Lobsang Sangay (IANS Interview)
Business Standard, 28 February 2018 Read original story here His salary is “less than that of an Indian postman”, but it is his task to communicate his community’s desire for liberty across the globe. And Lobsang Sangay, the 49-year-old Central … Continued
A fire may have damaged precious relics at Tibet’s holiest temple. China says no — but experts aren’t sure
By Jonathan Kaiman – LA Times – (Read Original story here) A fire broke out at Tibet’s most sacred temple on Saturday, and the public knows no more. The blaze may have severely damaged the 1,300 year-old temple and many … Continued
China detains relatives of U.S. reporters in apparent punishment for Xinjiang coverage
Simon Denyer, 27 February 2018 Read original story here BEIJING — China’s security services have detained several close relatives of four U.S.-based reporters working for Radio Free Asia, in an apparent attempt to intimidate or punish them for their coverage … Continued
Liverpool deal with Tibet Water Resources to be target of protest
Source: bbc.com A protest calling for Liverpool to cancel a sponsorship deal with Tibet Water Resources will be held before Sunday’s game against Manchester City. The club signed a deal in July for Tibet Water Resources to be an official water partner in China, which claims sovereignty over the Himalayan read more →
Campaigners issue fresh call for Liverpool FC to drop controversial sponsor
Source: bdaily.co.uk Campaigners are renewing efforts to get Liverpool FC to drop their partnership with Chinese firm Tibet Water. International consumer group SumOfUs and Several Tibet organisations are working to convince the club to sever ties with the water company. They said the deal, announced last summer, “legitimises the torture read more →