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China’s new invasion of Tibet
Angus Grigg, AFRWEEKEND, 24 September 2016 On the station platform a group of retirees are posing for photos, pumping their fists and shouting “Lhasa” with every snap of the shutter. “Lhasa, Lhasa, Lhasa,” they chant. Their backdrop is an olive-green train carriage that will take them from the western Chinese read more →
China’s damming of the river: A policy in disguise
By Dechen Palmo, Tibetpolicy.net An upper Mekong dam underway. Photo: Michael Buckley China’s control over “blue gold” wealth on Tibetan plateau has armed China with tremendous leverage and made them a potential water power in a way Saudi Arabia is an oil power.[1] Moreover, the country which has the largest read more →
China should be proud of Wang Quanzhang – instead it persecutes him
The Guardian, 23 September 2016 Last July, the Chinese government launched its most widespread crackdown on rule of law advocates in decades, detaining some 300 rights defenders. Some have been held incommunicado since, with lawyers and family members trying to visit them in detention being told to look elsewhere. Meanwhile, read more →
In Tibet, religious freedom comes with Chinese characteristics
Agence France-Presse, 22 September 2016 The sun has yet to rise over Lhasa, but dozens of colourfully dressed pilgrims are already gathered and reciting prayers at the entrance to Jokhang, the most sacred temple in Tibetan Buddhism. Many of those gathered – Tibetans and Han Chinese visitors – say religion read more →
On China, when shall we learn the lessons?
The Pioneer, 22 September 2016 In dealing with Beijing, New Delhi has since the 1950s been persuaded by the myth of Chinese warmth for India and Indian interests. The much-heralded Panchsheel was a disaster that few are willing to accept Several years ago, during a conference in an Indian university, read more →
With Beijing, does Delhi have a Tibet card?
Prashant Jha, Hindustan Times, 21 September 2016 When Narendra Modi took oath on May 26, 2014, there was a surprise guest at Rashtrapati Bhawan – Lobsang Sangay, the Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile. Four months later, when China’s President Xi Jinping visited Ahmedabad, the security administration was instructed to read more →
Glacial lake floods threaten Tibet
SciDev.Net Several of Tibet’s glacial lakes are expanding rapidly, calling for urgent attention. Recent studies show that there are at least six potential glacial lake outbursts. Managing transboundary natural hazards calls for cooperation between China and Nepal. [LHASA] Tibet’s expanding glacial lakes threaten downstream communities in Nepal, reports Jane Qiu. read more →
Inside China’s secret brainwashing centres: ‘People only see what the government wants them to see’
news.com.au, 18 September 2016 FROM the outside it looks like any other holiday village in China. But hidden inside one of the region’s picturesque mountains is a dark and forbidding ‘brainwashing centre’ where government officials routinely carry out horrific acts of abuse and torture on Falun Gong practitioners. Falun Gong read more →
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 →