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Time is running out for nonviolence — or Trump — to save Tibet
The Washington Post, Josh Rogin, 8 October 2017 Read original story here DHARAMSALA, India The Tibetan movement is at a crossroads, facing increasing Chinese oppression and a shortage of international attention and support. If the international community and the United … Continued
Friends in high places: Xi Jinping’s determined path to control
South China Morning Post, 9 October 2017 Read original story here Emerging from his first term as China’s most powerful leader in decades, President Xi Jinping will be looking to dominate personnel decisions at a five-yearly shake-up later this month. … Continued
China’s 19th Party Congress: Projecting the Next Politburo Standing Committee
The Diplomat, Andrei Lungu, Read original story here October 06, 2017 Analyzing the past 20 years of Chinese politics, we can identify eight precedents that seemed to have played a central role in the process of forming the Politburo Standing … Continued
While Persecution Spreads, So Does Hope: An Interview With Hang Tung Chow
By the Liberty Web. Read the Original Story here. Committed activist and freedom fighter, Hang Tung Chow, continues her inspiring, protest against anti-democratic Chinese Rule. Neither prison bars, or overwhelming odds, have stopped Ms. Chow from her relentless pursuit … Continued
Review: Books by two men who have served Tibet
By Thubten Samphel, Published in the Hindustan Times – 29 September 2017 Shokdung is the pen name for Tra-gya. It means the “morning conch.” The translator, Matthew Akster, thinks it is meant as a wake-up call for Tibet, a call … Continued
The Chinese World Order
By Andrew J. Nathann – (Published in the October issue of New York Review of Books) Ten years ago the journalist James Mann published a book called The China Fantasy, in which he criticized American policymakers for using something he … Continued
China’s Next President: Reading the Tea Leaves of Chinese Politics
By Andrei Lungu, the Diplomat. Read original story here. It’s time to push back against the “Xi Forever” narrative and take a deep dive into political maneuvering in China. Over the past three years, a narrative about Chinese President Xi … Continued
Tibetans living in exile to vote first time in Himachal assembly elections
The Times of India – 30 September 2017 DHARAMSHALA: It is for the first time that Tibetans living in India will participate in assembly elections in India. They are all set to cast their vote for new government in Himachal Pradesh. … Continued
China Fears India May Be Edging It Out in Culture Battle
The New York Times – 30 September 2017 BEIJING — One of the most popular movies in China over the summer ran 161 minutes, so long that it was sometimes shown with an intermission. Unlike Hollywood blockbusters, there were no special effects, … Continued
Month after Doklam withdrawal, more Chinese troops on the plateau than ever before
By Sandeep Unnithan, India Today – 28 September 2017 Sometime in early August, the dry, desolate plateau around the Gurudongmar lake in north Sikkim resounded with the roar of tank engines. A squadron of 14 Indian army T-72 tanks kicked … Continued
Commons and the Right to the City in Contemporary China
By Carlo Inverardi-Ferri – published in chinoiresie.info – 28 September 2017 This short essay tells the story of Dongxiaokou, an urban village in the northern outskirt of Beijing, infamously known in the press as the ‘waste village’ (feipincun). Until urban redevelopment projects … Continued
Dalai Lama To Visit Manipur For Peace Conference: Assembly Speaker
NDTV – 30 September 2017 Manipur assembly speaker Yumnam Khemchand said during his last meeting with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi, he had asked the spiritual leader to visit Manipur, which was accepted IMPHAL: The Dalai Lama will visit Manipur’s … Continued
Tea and Tiananmen: Inside China’s new censorship machine
By Cate Cadell, Pei Li – Reuters – 29 September 2017 TIANJIN, China, Sept 29 (Reuters) – In a glass tower in a trendy part of China’s eastern city of Tianjin, hundreds of young men and women sit in front of computer screens, … Continued
Muslims in China say they are being told to hand over Qurans or face ‘harsh punishments’
Muslims in China say they are being told to hand over Qurans or face ‘harsh punishments’ Chinese authorities are ordering Muslims in the country to hand over their prayer mats and copies of the Quran or else face punishment, it has been reported. Officials in Xinjiang province have warned members read more →
China ramps up security measures for party congress
By Reuters, Straits times. Read original story here, It cancels police leave, limits Tibet tourism and silences political rumours BEIJING • China is tightening security for next month’s Communist Party congress, cancelling police leave in Beijing, limiting tourism to Tibet, … Continued