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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 →
Brahma Chellaney — Asia’s megacities are running out of waterNikk
Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asian Review Asia’s cities are ballooning, and the accompanying upsurge in the consumption of water and production of waste in urban areas is placing new pressures on the environment. Home to 53% of the world’s urban population, Asia has the highest concentration of megacities, including Shanghai, Tokyo, read more →
Xi Jinping May Delay Picking China’s Next Leader, Stoking Speculation
President Xi Jinping of China during a ceremony observing Martyrs’ Day, a holiday that memorializes Chinese who died in battle against foreign powers, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing last week.CreditMark Schiefelbein/Associated Press By CHRIS BUCKLEY – OCT. 4, 2016 New York Times BEIJING — The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, appears prepared to read more →
Stephane Dion: China Tries To Prevent Visits Of Canadian Diplomats To Tibet
China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (left) and Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Stephane Dion leave following a press conference on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang By Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press, 05 October 2016 OTTAWA — China has for years tried to block read more →
Thailand bars entry to teenage Hong Kong activist whose supporters blame China
REUTERS : By Cod Satrusayang and Venus Wu | BANGKOK/HONG KONG Thailand on Wednesday barred entry to a Hong Kong student activist who helped organize pro-democracy protests in the Chinese-ruled city in 2014, with his supporters blaming China for the move. Bespectacled Joshua Wong, 19, was detained in Bangkok read more →
An international film fest in a town with no cinemas
SundayGuardianLive / By SRIJA NASKAR | | 1 October, 2016 At a time when McLeod Ganj in Dharmasala had only a few video parlours showing mainstream Bollywood and Hollywood films, filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam decided that what this town needs is a full-scale film festival of its own read more →
The Guardian view on the Dalai Lama: don’t squeeze him out
The Guardian : Chinese diplomatic pressure is gradually moving the Tibetan leader away from the world stage. It should be resisted “Spiritual leaders pray for peace” is not a headline to set the pulses racing. It is news only when they pray for war. Even that, unfortunately, is common enough read more →
Why China’s hold on Brahmaputra bothers India
The Times of India, 5 October 2016 NEW DELHI: Within days of India announcing plans to assert its right within the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, China said it was building as dam on a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo, as Brahmaputra is known in Tibet. This will be its read more →