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A Crack of Daylight Enters Chinese Court Proceedings
China rape victim’s mother Tang Hui (L) sits in the Hunan Provincial People’s High Court in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province on July 15, 2013. The court awarded damages to the mother of a rape victim after she was sent to a labour camp for demanding her daughter’s attackers be read more →
The Cultural Revolution in Tibet: A Photographic Record
The New York Times /Sinosphere /By LUO SILING OCT. 3, 2016 In 1999, the Tibetan writer Tsering Woeser came across Wang Lixiong’s book “Sky Burial: The Fate of Tibet.” On finishing it, she sent Mr. Wang photographs taken by her father, who was with the People’s Liberation Army when it entered read more →
China says tourism is Tibet’s best hope. But can its culture survive the onslaught?
The Washington Post /By Simon Denyer October 6 LULANG FOLK VILLAGE, China — The original Tibetan village here was bulldozed five years ago. What has replaced it is Lulang Folk Village, a postcard-ready replica, a Disney-esque version of an age-old settlement in the high forest. Grand, ornate buildings in Tibetan read more →
‘Never imprison my mind’: Hong Kong lawmakers quote Gandhi, insult China
James Griffiths, CNN, 12 October 2016 Hong Kong (CNN) — The first day of the new Hong Kong parliament descended into farce as several young lawmakers staged curse-laden protests at the swearing in of city’s Legislative Council. “I do solemnly swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance read more →
China-India ties are under stress, need recalibration: Former NSA Shivshankar Menon
The Firstpost, 12 October 2016 Washington: Sino-India relationship, which is under stress, needs to be “recalibrated” as the 1988 arrangement is no longer an ‘effective tool’ with the changed situation, former national security advisor Shivshankar Menon has said ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to India. “India-China relationship is under read more →
A romantic opera in Tibet just happens to bolster China’s historical position there
The Washington Post /By Simon Denyer October 11 at 2:34 AM It is an epic tale of love between a teenage princess and a noble emperor, of the first bonds of friendship between China and Tibet that sprung up more than 15 centuries ago. It is a tale of how read more →
China targets parents in new religion rules for Xinjiang
Ben Blanchard, Reuters, 12 October 2016 BEIJING (Reuters) – Parents and guardians in China’s heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang who encourage or force their children into religious activities will be reported to the police, the government said on Wednesday while unveiling new education rules. Hundreds of people have died in read more →
Over 1,000 protesters stand before Chinese defense ministry
Associated Press, 11 October 2016 BEIJING (AP) — More than 1,000 protesters walked and chanted in front of China’s defense ministry Tuesday, the latest apparent demonstration by soldiers as the world’s largest standing military modernizes and downsizes. The protesters stood for several hours in front of the Bayi building in read more →
In Tibet, history bows down before propaganda in the tale of a royal romance
Simon Denyer, The Washington Post, 11 October 2016 It is an epic tale of love between a teenage princess and a noble emperor, of the first bonds of friendship between China and Tibet that sprung up more than 15 centuries ago. It is a tale of how China brought civilization read more →
Imprisoned Chinese minority scholar given human rights award
Ilham Tohti, an outspoken scholar of China’s Turkic Uighur ethnic minority in this file photo. Associated Press, 11 October 2016 Prof. Tohti has “sought reconciliation by bringing to light repressive Chinese policies and Uighur grievances. This is information the Chinese government has sought to keep behind a veil of silence,” read more →
Tibet: a Narrative of Cultural Holocaust
Major General Mrinal Suman, Indian Military Issues: Progress through Debate Tibet continues to be an enigma to all visitors. My two visits have been no different. One sees massive Chinese investment in road and railway infrastructure. Modern skyscrapers are coming up at a frenetic pace to house migrants from the read more →
Five Ways China Has Become More Repressive Under President Xi Jinping
BEIJING, Sept. 3, 2015– Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects troops during the commemoration activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2015. (Xinhua/Chen Jianli via Getty Images) read more →
Hollywood’s dangerous obsession with China
by Robert Daly, LA Times – 07 October 2016 American film studios are playing a leading role in the growing strategic and ideological competition between China and the U.S., and Washington is taking note. Sixteen members of Congress wrote a letter calling for scrutiny of Chinese investments in the U.S. film read more →
Central Tibetan Administrations ‘Thank You India’ Event from October 9
NAGPUR: The Central Tibetan Administration will be organizing a “Thank You India” programme to show their gratitude towards the people of India from October 9 at Dragon Palace temple, Kamptee. The two-day event, scheduled around the occasion of Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Divas, will feature talks, photo exhibitions, screening of a read more →
What the World’s silence on Tibet is Costing the World?
Dr Lavanya Vemsani, MyIndMakers, 7 October 2016 Buddhist monks of Tibet cannot write letters to world leaders or the UN unlike the Muslims clerics in Palestine and South Asia. The Tibetan monks also cannot get the media attention that some of the Islamic terrorist groups get, which perpetrate heinous crimes read more →