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Govt clears Dalai Lama’s proposed Arunachal visit
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, The Times of India, 27 October 2016 NEW DELHI: The Modi government has cleared Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh early next year in a move that might further rile China after Beijing had protested against the recent tour to the northeastern state by US envoy read more →
UN Member States: Vote “No” and End China’s Membership on UN Human Rights Council
Chinese Human Rights Defenders CHRD, 25 October 2016 Register Disapproval of Human Rights Violations & Show Solidarity with Victims (Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—October 25, 2016) The rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in China throughout China’s current term (2014-16) on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and under the read more →
A Second Massive Ice Avalanche in Tibet
NASA Earth Observatory, 21 October 2016 In July 2016, a massive and mysterious avalanche sent glacial ice and rock spilling down a valley in the Aru Range of Tibet. Leading glaciologists were baffled by what might have caused the avalanche, which killed nine people. In the months before, temperatures had been read more →
‘Tibet will outlive China with its principles … India gave us political space but doesn’t have comprehensive Tibet policy’
October 21, 2016, 2:00 AM IST Times Of India Q&A in The Interviews Blog | Edit Page, India, Q&A | TOI Tibetan activist, writer and poet Tenzin Tsundue was recently arrested during the Brics summit in Goa for protesting against Chinese President Xi Jinping. He jumped in front of Russian read more →
Say no to China’s membership on the U.N. Human Rights Council
Yang Jianl, The Washington Post, 24 October 2016 Yang Jianli is founder and president of Initiatives for China. A former Tiananmen Square activist, he was imprisoned in China from 2002 to 2007 for attempting to observe labor unrest. On March 14, 2014, Cao Shunli, a Chinese human rights activist, died read more →
India slams China for objecting to US envoy’s Arunachal visit
PTI, The Indian Express Rebuffing China for objecting to US Ambassador Richard Verma’s recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh, India on Monday said there was “nothing unusual” about his trip to a state which is an integral part of the country. “The US Ambassador visited Arunachal Pradesh, a state which is an read more →
What is the Chinese Communist Party’s ‘sixth plenum’ and why does it matter?
South China Morning Post, China’s Leadership Reshuffle 2017, 24 October 2016 Top Communist Party leaders are gathering at a heavily guarded hotel in Beijing for four days, starting on Monday. The meeting is the “sixth plenum”, the sixth time the roughly 370 full and alternate members of the party’s present read more →
China’s Antigraft Enforcers Take On a New Role: Policing Loyalty
Chris Buckley, The New York Times BEIJING — The investigators descend on government agencies and corporate boardrooms. They interrogate powerful officials and frequently rebuke them for lacking zeal. Most of all, they demand unflinching loyalty to President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party. They are the inspectors from the party’s read more →
Why Asian Nations Should Be Cautious About China ?
N.S.Venkataraman, Sri Lankan Guardian (October 22, 2016, Chennai, Sri Lanka Guardian) There is no doubt that China is rapidly emerging as a super power with it’s economy now being second largest in the world . With it’s size, land area and huge natural wealth and aided by rapid economic, industrial read more →
The two most joyful people on the planet have written a book and it’s called “The Book of Joy”
Quartz, 20 October 2016 We should all be grateful that two of the happiest people in the world found each other and formed a beautiful friendship. The Dalai Lama and retired South African archbishop and freedom fighter Desmond Tutu have written a book together to share some of that joy. read more →
The world protests over demolitions and evictions at Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist community
International Business Times By James Tennent October 20, 2016 11:34 BST Activists claim that Chinese authorities are attempting to slash the population of the spiritual epicentre. Protests took place, on 19 October, in cities around the world to campaign against alleged demolitions and forced evictions carried out by Chinese authorities read more →
Milan Honors Dalai Lama as Citizen Over China’s Objections
ABC News, 20 October 2016 Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama greets his supporters while visiting Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) The Milan city council bestowed honorary citizenship on the Dalai Lama on Thursday over the objections of Chinese Embassy, which said the gesture read more →
Milan makes visiting Dalai Lama honorary citizen, angering China
Reuters, 20 October 2016 Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama poses after receiving honorary citizenship of the city of Milan at the Arcimboldi theater in Milan, Italy October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini Milan welcomed Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Thursday and gave him an honorary citizenship read more →
Universities raise Tibetan flag during Dalai Lama’s visit
Prague Daily, 20 October 2016 Prague, Oct 19 (CTK) – Several Czech universities hung out Tibetan flags at noon yesterday in reaction to an official statement on good Czech-Chinese relations that the country’s four supreme constitutional officials issued after some politicians met the Dalai Lama on Tuesday. The hoisting of read more →
Kashmir is Indian. Is Tibet really Chinese?
The Pioneer, 20 October 2016 Comrades in the Middle Kingdom must learn from their history and be prepared. New Delhi can be ‘neutral’ but also side with the Tibetans, especially if Beijing continues to side with Pakistan’s terrorist activities In April 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid his first state read more →