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The EU urgently needs to review its Human Rights Dialogue with China
By European Parliament, 29 May 2017 The EU’s well-meaning declarations on human rights in China must be followed up by a regular, high-level dialogue with Beijing. The degradation of human rights in Tibet must be systematically raised at each EU-China Summit, including the one planned in Brussels for 2 June, write a read more →
China Treats Foreign Firms Unfairly, Says European Group
By Agence France Presse, NDTV, In recent months, Chinese leaders have taken the mantle to defend free trade Beijing: Doing business in China remains difficult for many European companies and most are still being treated unfairly, a lobby group said Wednesday, undermining Beijing’s claims that it welcomes foreign investment. China read more →
Top US lawmaker criticises China’s ‘negative and silly Tibet obsession’
Elliot Engel speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP File Photo) By Yashwant Raj, Hindustan Times – 30 May 2017 A senior US lawmaker who was in Dharamshala earlier this month with a congressional delegation to meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has lashed out read more →
Greed biggest issue of the environment, Tibet’s Karmapa Lama says
Martin Regg Cohn, The Star, 30 May 2017 It is not his destiny to be the next Dalai Lama. For he is already reincarnated as the 17th Karmapa Lama. Yet he may one day succeed his 81-year-old teacher and protector. Revered since age 7 as spiritual leader of a 1,000-year-old read more →
Nine beauties to participate in Miss Tibet Pageant 2017
By ANI, DNA, Nine young and beautiful Tibetan women will participate in the 15th Miss Tibet Pageant 2017. This year the pageant has witnessed the highest number of contestants (nine) competing for the crown. Pageant Director, Lobsang Wangyal introduced the contestants on Tuesday in north Indian hill town Dharamshala and read more →
China is behaving like a “bully” in South China Sea – McCain
By Reuters, DNA, China is behaving like a “bully” with its militarization of islands in the South China Sea, Republican U.S. Senator John McCain said on Tuesday, activity Washington must confront with its allies to find a peaceful solution. In a speech in Sydney, McCain said China was asserting itself read more →
Caught between two worlds: the dilemma of the overseas Chinese student
University of Maryland graduate’s controversial speech highlights predicament of China’s 800,000 overseas students, torn between admitting the country’s shortcomings and defending it against Western rhetoric It began with a graduation speech praising democracy and fresh air. But once Chinese internet users caught wind of it, the eight-minute speech brewed into read more →
China Charges Activist From Taiwan With ‘Subverting State Power’
The New York Times, Chris Horton and Chris Buckley, 29 May 2017 TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lee Ming-cheh, a human rights advocate from Taiwan who was detained in China in March, has been formally arrested on a charge of “subverting state power,” the Chinese government has announced, amid a continuing crackdown read more →
Two Killed, 18 Injured In China Knife Attack
By Press trust of India, NDTV, The father of the accused told police in China’s Guizhou Province that his son has a history of mental illness. The 30-year-old attacker is in custody and the case is under investigation, police in China said. Beijing: A knife-wielding man believed to be mentally read more →
ANALYSIS-China’s slam dunk “sharing economy” booms, but can it last?
By Reuters, DNA, Caught in the rain with no umbrella? Fancy shooting some hoops, but don’t have a basketball? Caught in the rain with no umbrella? Smartphone run out of juice? China’s rapidly expanding “sharing economy”, which already provides car rides and bicycle hire on demand, can help. For just read more →
More Than 260 Million Indigenous Peoples Marginalized in Asia, Says Report
By Baher Kamal, The Wire, Indigenous women join protests for land rights in Asia. Credit: IWGIA Rome : Asia is home to the largest number of indigenous peoples on Earth, with an estimated 260 million of a total of 370 million original inhabitants worldwide. In spite of their huge number-equaling half read more →
China’s Promise to End Pollution Leaves Chemical Park’s Neighbors Sceptical
By Natalie Thomas and David Stanway, The Wire, Steam and smoke rise from a factory in the Guantao Chemical Industry Park in the early morning near the villages of East Luzhuang and Nansitou, Hebei province, February 22, 2017. Picture taken February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Handan, China: Hebei province, home read more →
Caught between two worlds: the dilemma of the overseas Chinese student
South China Morning Post, Sidney Leng, 28 May 2017 It began with a graduation speech praising democracy and fresh air. But once Chinese internet users caught wind of it, the eight-minute speech brewed into a nationalistic storm. Internet users on the Chinese microblogging platform Sina Weibo slammed Chinese-born University of read more →
50 Years of marriage and mindfulness
By Penelope Green, Waterloo Region Record, Nena and Robert Thurman at home in Woodstock, N.Y. Once voted by their friends as the couple least likely to succeed, the Thurmans are approaching their 50th anniversary, a durable love anchored by their Buddhist faith. – ANDREW WHITE,NYT WOODSTOCK, N.Y. — The lawn read more →
China hopes Indian leaders to be present at next OBOR meet
By PTI, DNA, Chinese consul-general Ma Zhanwu here today expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi not attending the recently concluded OBOR meet in Beijing and hoped that Indian leadership would attend the next meeting in 2019 at the same venue. “China had invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other read more →