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China’s Chengdu-Lhasa Railway: Tibet and ‘One Belt, One Road’
Image Credit: Tibet railroad image via Shutterstock.com By Justin Cheung, May 27, 2016, The Diplomat It is no secret that Tibetan independence movements have long drawn the ire of Chinese authorities. Alongside heightened rhetoric in recent years over Tibetan unrest and the growing publicity of riots and self-immolations, China has read more →
Dalai Lama warns of growing divide among Tibetans
Agence France-Presse, 27 May 2016 The Dalai Lama warned Friday of a growing divide among exiled Tibetans, saying that morals are “degenerating” in the community, as the leader of its government-in-exile was sworn in at a ceremony in India. Speaking in front of crowds in a packed temple courtyard in read more →
Sooner or later China will change: Tibetan PM-in-exile
Business Standard, 27 May 2016 Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay, who will take the oath of office for his second consecutive term here on Friday, is hopeful that sooner or later China will change for the better. He’s believes in Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama’s dictum: “Hope for the read more →
Re-elected Tibetan prime-minister-in-exile sworn in
The Dalai Lama is seated on the right as Lobsang Sangay signs his official papers. (ASHWINI BHATIA / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) The Toronto Star, 28 May 2016 Lobsang Sangay was sworn in for his second term as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile Friday and said he will make maximum read more →
Sangay sworn in as PM of Tibetan govt-in-exile
India Today, 27 May 2016 Dharamshala, May 27 (PTI) Lobsang Sangay was today sworn in for his consecutive second term as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, in the presence of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama here. Sangay was re-elected last month, after he defeated his lone rival Penpa Tsering, read more →
Middle Path To Remain Official Policy For Exiled Tibetans – Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay
By Arvind Sharma, 27 May 2016, The Hill Post Dharamshala: Dr Sangay, who has led the 150,000-odd Exiled Tibetan since 2011 when the Dalai Lama relinquished his political power, was sworn in, on Friday as the exiled Tibetans’ Prime Minister for the second consecutive term of five years, in presence read more →
PM-in-exile vows to continue autonomy struggle
Times of India, 29 May 2016 SHIMLA: Immediately after taking oath of office for the second term, Sikyong (Prime Minister) of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Dr Lobsang Sangay proposed a strategy of five-fifty, calling for a renewal of efforts in the Tibetan people’s struggle for genuine autonomy in the next five read more →
Lobsang Sangay sworn in as PM of Tibetan government-in-exile
Fox News, 28 May 2016 DHARMSALA, India – Lobsang Sangay has been sworn in for his second term as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, which he says will make maximum efforts to achieve regional autonomy for Tibet during his five-year term, but will prepare a strategy for the next read more →
Sangay sworn in as Prime Minister of Tibetan government-in-exile
Traditional dance artistes performing during the swearing-in ceremony of Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay at Dharamsala on Friday.– Photo: PTI The Hindu, 28 May 2016 Lobsang Sangay was on Friday sworn in for his consecutive second term as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, in the presence of spiritual leader read more →
Dalai Lama Urges Tibetan Unity Under New Leader
DHARAMSALA, INDIA – MAY 27: Lobsang Sangay the prime minister of Tibet’s government in exile stands next to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama as he greets the crowd at his swearing-in ceremony at the Tsuglakhang Temple on May 27, 2016 in Dharamsala, India. Lobsang Sangay, sworn in as 2nd read more →
US Teacher Deported After Sending Text Messages Critical of China’s Tibet Policies
By Aris Teon, www.thenanfang.com Teacher recounts harrowing story from Lhasa L. is a U.S. citizen in her early 30s. In January 2015 she moved to China to work as an English teacher in a public high school in Shenzhen. Her life in China was good. She had already lived in read more →
‘Divine Dharamsala’ selected as Smart City
Lalit Mohan, Tribune News Service, Dharamsala, May 24 ‘Divine Dharamsala’ as it has been christened in the proposal was today selected as Smart City by the Union Ministry for Urban Development. It means that the city would receive a grant of Rs 1,000 crore from the union government in the read more →
War underneath the Tibetan Plateau
By Nyima Choephell Bon, an ancient Tibetan religion states that nature is the abbot of all gods. Any harmful acts on nature will in turn curse the actor; with the stronger belief that earth spirits have the power to stop rain. Tibetans embraced this indigenous ideology for centuries and as read more →
Watch Out, China — U.S. and Indian Militaries Develop Closer Ties
U.S. and Indian troops use a notepad to draw out and each others’ patrol formations during Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2015. Kevin Knodell photo by KEVIN KNODELL, Warisboring.com Washington and New Delhi are getting a lot more serious about military-to-military ties. As the United States and India become more wary of read more →
China Fakes 488 Million Social Media Posts a Year: Study
Bloomberg, May 19, 2016 China’s government fabricates about 488 million social media comments a year — nearly the same as one day of Twitter’s total global volume — in a massive effort to distract its citizens from bad news and sensitive political debates, according to a study. Three scholars led read more →