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China pushes Tibetan tourism while critics fear impact
Mail Online, 18 September 2016 China has unveiled a sparkling new hotel as part of its drive to get tens of millions more tourists to visit Tibet, even as critics say the push is slowly eroding the local culture. With a presidential suite that costs $1,000 a night and views read more →
Tibet is harder to visit than North Korea. But I got in and streamed live on Facebook.
Source: Washington Post / By Simon Denyer September 16 at 7:00 AM A month ago, I never would have imagined I would be standing in front of the Potala Palace in Tibet, streaming a live video on Facebook and talking openly about economic and cultural discrimination and environmental pollution under read more →
Chinese Police Crack Down On Protesters In Village Once Symbolic Of Democracy
Chinese Police Crack Down On Protesters In Village Once Symbolic Of Democracy Authorities are warning the residents of Wukan about staging protests. Reuters / Venus Wu and James Pomfret HONG KONG ― Chinese riot police on Tuesday fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters in a village once dubbed read more →
Buddhism Could Now Be the 2nd Largest Spiritual Path with 1.6 Billion or 22% of the World’s Population
Buddha Weekly Buddhism has never been a “propagation” spirituality. Actively seeking out “converts” is discouraged for the most part. Individual spirituality is emphasized more than group activities. Some people don’t even think of Buddhism as a “religion”—certainly not an organized religion with dogma. So, it is with sense of optimism—without read more →
China warns Taiwan not to allow Dalai Lama to visit
Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a news conference in Paris, France, September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Platiau By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung – Reuters, 14 September 2016 China on Wednesday warned Taiwan not to allow exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to visit, after a high-profile read more →
Dalai Lama calls for dialogue with the Islamic State
The Hindu – September 14, 2016 The Dalai Lama says there should be dialogue with Islamic State extremists to end bloodshed in Syria and Iraq, and argues that religion is never a justification for killing. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, speaking on Tuesday in Paris, said dialogue “is the only read more →
The bizarre world of bitcoin ‘mining’ finds a new home in Tibet
Set in remote mountains on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, the bitcoin “mine” is strategically placed next to a hydroelectric power plant. (Paul Ratje/For The Washington Post) By Simon Denyer, 12 September 2016 – The Washington Post Inside a metal shed in the Tibetan highlands of western China, read more →
Tibetans Thank India
Tibetan monks pray at the Dharamsala. — Photo courtesy dalailama.com DECCAN CHRONICLE – Sep 11, 2016 It’s been 50 years since India opened its doors KOZHIKODE: On the 50th year of the exile of Dalai Lama and the Tibetan community, the Indo-Tibetan Friendship Society is organising a ‘Thank You India’ read more →
The Dalai Lama participates in Brussels “Power & Care” conference
By Lars Vincent, The Brussels Times The Dalai Lama, draped in a traditional dark garnet kesa, arrived today (Friday) shortly before 9.30 p.m. at Bozar (the Brussels Centre for Fine Arts (to participate in the “Power and Care” conference), which will run until Sunday in Brussels. Nearly 1,900 individuals are read more →
Despite fears, support for Dalai Lama remains strong in China’s Sichuan province
Prayer flags dot the landscape of a Tibetan region in China’s Sichuan province. (Photo: Jeremy Koh) By Jeremy Koh, Channel News Asia – 12 Sep 2016 On a recent government-organised trip to Aba Prefecture, a Tibetan region in Sichuan, Channel NewsAsia found that support for the Dalai Lama remained strong, read more →
Chinese military equips all ground forces with new attack helicopters
Times of India – 8 September 2016 BEIJING: China’s military has equipped all of its ground forces with advanced WZ-10 combat helicopters which will be used to target battle tanks and air-to-air combat missions, a strategic move+ which could have implications for India+ . Several WZ-10s have been delivered to read more →
Climate change could be to blame for an unusual avalanche in Tibet that can be seen from space
Written by Kata Karáth, Quartz.com – 08 September 2016 A giant ice avalanche in Tibet covered several miles of land, and the primary suspect is climate change. On July 17, a glacier in Rutog county in western Tibet suddenly slid, causing one of the largest ice avalanches ever documented. About read more →
China says India not our biggest threat, haven’t deployed stealth fighter J-20 in Tibet
By Ananth Krishnan, India Today – 7 September 2016 The People’s Liberation Army said on its site that China had not deployed their new stealth fighter J-20 in Tibet. It said that India wasn’t the biggest threat to them and that they don’t put much emphasis on targeting the country. read more →
India and Nepal concern over Tibet flood advice gap
The Himalayas look idyllic from a distance but communities living in their shadow fear flash floods By Navin Singh Khadka, BBC, 8 September 2016 India and Nepal say a lack of information from China about glacial lakes and rivers in Tibet could hamper their ability to plan for flash floods. read more →
China’s new Tibet party chief urges stronger criticism of Dalai Lama
China’s newly appointed Communist Party chief of Tibet called for stronger denunciations of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, state media said on Thursday, signaling Beijing’s hardline is unlikely to change under his leadership. China on Sunday named Wu Yingjie as Tibet’s next party secretary, the region’s top official, considered read more →