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A Merkel, a Map, a Message to China?
[Foreign Policy] By Rachel Lu Another cartographic brouhaha. On March 28, German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping at a dinner where they exchanged gifts. Merkel presented to Xi a 1735 map of China made by prolific French cartographer Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d’Anville and printed by a German publishing house. According to read more →
McMohan Line Centenary: ‘India must clarify stand on Tibet issue’
[The Tribune] By Pratibha Chauhan Shimla, March 28: The Himalayan Committee for Action on Tibet (HCAT) today said India must redefine its foreign policy and clarify its stand on the Tibet issue. It is currently the centenary year of the drawing of the McMohan line between India and Tibet in Shimla read more →
Fissures in China’s Ethnic Policy
Paramilitary police patrolled a street near the Kunming train station after a deadly knifing rampage on March 1 that Chinese officials blamed on Xinjiang separatists. [The New York Times] By DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW/MARCH 26, 2014 The Chinese man spying on the daughter of a prominent political prisoner at the United read more →
The First Lady’s Travel Journal: A Taste of Tibetan Culture
[Source: White House] Note: This post is part of a series authored by First Lady Michelle Obama to share her visit to China with young people in the U.S. You can read all of the First Lady’s posts at WhiteHouse.gov/First-Lady-China-Trip. First Lady Michelle Obama, Sasha, Malia and Mrs. Robinson are read more →
Environmentalists write to French president on Tibet
[AFP] PARIS: Three environmentalists, among them the French Greens Party candidate for EU Parliament Pascal Durand, on Wednesday wrote to François Hollande demanding France’s Ambassador to Beijing make a visit to Tibet, while France receives Chinese President Xi Jinping. On the occasion of the visit to France of Xi Jinping, read more →
This is how China preserves and develops Tibetan culture
[ICT blog] By Bhuchung K Tsering Photo circulated by Ti-anna Wang identifying the person from the China Association for Preservation and Development of Tibetan Culture as the one who intimidated her On March 20, 2014, there was a very vibrant “discussion” on Tibet during the session at the United Nations’ read more →
Michelle Obama gets a taste of Tibet in China
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is greeted by Tibetan students (L) and attendants holding gift scarves as she arrives for lunch at the Zangxiang Teahouse in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, March 26, 2014. REUTERS/Stephen Shaver/Pool (CHINA – Tags: POLITICS FOOD SOCIETY) [USA Today] By Calum MacLeod BEIJING – read more →
Ama Jestun Pema honoured at GR8! Women Awards ceremony
[The Hindu] HYDERABAD: Women achievers, who had excelled in their respective fields despite odds, were befittingly honoured at the 13th GR8! Women Awards held in the city on Sunday. The coveted “Golden Scroll of Honour” award was presented to Ama Pema Jetsun, Tibetan activist and sister of the 14th Dalai read more →
Tibetan monk rescues German teenager from the streets of Cardiff
[WalesOnline] A teenage runaway from Germany has been rescued from the streets of Cardiff and reunited with his family thanks to the kindness of a Tibetan monk. Buddhist Lama Lobsang took Tilo Yaye, 18, into his home in Canton after he spotted him sleeping rough outside Cardiff Market two months read more →
In Mandalay Writers Meeting, Suu Kyi Addresses China Concerns
Aung San Suu Kyi speaks with Mandalay-based writers in Pyin Oo Lwin on Sunday. (Photo: Teza Hlaing / The Irrawaddy) [By Zarni Mann/The Irrawaddy] MANDALAY — Aung San Suu Kyi said over the weekend that the government must respect and protect its citizens from threats posed by illegal immigration, while read more →
Michelle Obama in China: internet freedom should be universal right
[Associated Press/The Guardian] First lady spoke to students at Peking University during a week-long trip in China aimed at promoting educational exchanges Michelle Obama takes pictures with students after delivering a speech at at Peking University. Photograph: Feng Li/Getty Images Michelle Obama on Saturday told students in China, which has read more →
Tibet: Letter to The Economist
[The Economist] A plea to China SIR – Following the tragic killing of 29 innocent people in Kunming, and the self immolation of 120 Tibetans in recent months, you pronounced that “the only way forward” is for China to show Uighurs and Tibetans “how they can live peacefully and prosperously read more →
In China, Michelle Obama calls for universal rights
[USA Today] BEIJING – The U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama called on China Saturday to respect universal rights including freedom of expression and religion, and open access to information. First lady Michelle Obama plays table tennis as Peng Liyuan, right, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, looks on during their visit read more →
China tiptoeing around the Crimea conflict
Illustration/South China Morning Post [Deutsche Welle] Beijing doesn’t want to give up a good relationship with Russia, but it’s also trying to maintain a policy of non-interference in the Crimean crisis. China could benefit from sanctions against Moscow – but at what price? Non-interference in the affairs of other states: read more →
The United States of China
OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR [The New York Times] By Scott Moore Last week, China’s two primary legislative bodies, the National People’s Congress and the People’s Political Consultative Congress, convened their annual meetings in Beijing. Although the delegates’ primary function is to ratify decisions made by Communist Party leaders, the occasion of the read more →