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A more hawkish Trump approach to China is coming soon
By Josh Rogin – Washington Post – 5 November 2017 The Trump administration is slowly but surely coming around to a more hawkish, traditional Republican stance on China. Several signs of the shift will be evident, if not obvious, during the … Continued
‘Tibetans must have a say on developments projects in their country’
TNN, Assam Tribune, 4 November 2017 GUWAHATI: The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, on Friday said the international community must ensure that Tibetans have a say on any development project undertaken in the ecologically fragile plateau, which is also … Continued
China likely to monopolise Tibet’s water resources: Dr Sangay
TNN, Assam Tribune, 3 November 2017 GUWAHATI, Nov 3 – Dr Lobsang Sangay, president of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile (officially known as Central Tibetan Administration), today said that China is likely to monopolise control over the vast water resources originating in … Continued
Only 12% Chinese have freshwater access, diversion of Tibet rivers imminent: Lobsang Sangay
The Economic Times, 4 November 2017 Read original story here GUWAHATI: Lobsang Sangay, the president of Central Tibetan administration in exile, today said that diversion of rivers in Tibet is imminent as China has a pressing need to provide water … Continued
China’s Twitter Community Is Polarized Over Corruption Allegations by Fugitive Billionaire Guo Wengui
By Oiwan Lam / Global Voices Read original story here Guo Wengui’s supporters organized themselves into Twitter Party with a party t-shirt and a flag (one of the designs). Allegations of corruption and scandal within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) … Continued
Brahmaputra River: An Eternal Conflict between India and China
*By Dechen Palmo Read original story here The problem of water scarcity in the region China having more than 20% of the world’s population has less than 7% of global freshwater resource at its disposal. Moreover, the available water is … Continued
Hardliners will dominate China’s Tibet policy
Jayadeva Ranade, Rediff.com, Read original story here Statements emanating from the recent Chinese Communist party congress suggest potentially increasing pressure on India with regard to the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala, notes former RA&W officer Jayadeva … Continued
As China aims for ‘world-class army’, Asia starts to worry
By AFP, Times Live. Read original story here. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge to build a “world-class army” by 2050 is making his neighbours nervous, but analysts say Beijing’s military ambitions do not constitute a strategic threat — for now. … Continued
China wrote Belt and Road Initiative into the party constitution. That makes it riskier than ever
Politics may overshadow economics as investors pile into projects in China’s Belt and Road Initiative There’s still no clear indication of whether those projects will be economically viable in the long run By Huileng Tan, CBNC. Read original story here. … Continued
China planning 1,000 km tunnel to divert Brahmaputra waters
By the Economic Times, Indiatimes. Read original story here. After Doklam, China and India seems to be heading towards yet another flashpoint as Beijing is reportedly working on an ambitious plan to divert waters of the Brahmaputra river to the … Continued
How China is targeting its Uyghur ethnic minority abroad
The Globe and Mail, 30 October 2017 Read story here In a broad campaign to increase pressure on Uyghurs overseas, including those in Canada, Chinese authorities are using coercive measures on family members, recruiting people to spy and sending threats … Continued
Inside China’s secret ‘magic weapon’ for worldwide influence Xi is quietly ramping up a Communist party department to expand Beijing’s soft power
by James Kynge in London, Lucy Hornby in Beijing and Jamil Anderlini in Hong Kong Read story here On the Google map of Beijing there is an empty quarter, an urban block next to the Communist party’s leadership compound in … Continued
UN Climate Change Summits: With or Without Tibet
UN Climate Change Summits: With or Without Tibet *By Zamlha Tempa Gyaltsen Read story here Introduction The 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) or the UN Climate Summits will be organized by the government of Fiji. But due to logistic issues … Continued
While we obsess over Trump, China is making history
By Fareed Zakaria Opinion writer, the Washington Post. Read original story here. While news and analysis in the United States continue to be obsessed with President Trump’s daily antics and insults, halfway around the world, something truly historic just happened. … Continued
Meet Sarat Chandra Das: The spy who came in from the cold of Tibet and wrote a book about it
By Parimal Bhattacharya, Scroll.in. Read Original story here. How did a middle-class Bengali become a British agent in the forbidden kingdom? On the fringe of Darjeeling town, where the Hill Cart Road winds into a thick urban sprawl, is a … Continued