Publication: China Brief Volume: 12 Issue: 16 August 17, 2012 Category: China Brief, In a Fortnight, Military/Security, Elite, China and the Asia-Pacific, ChinaBy: Peter Mattis With the Beidaihe retreat coming to a close this week and Chinese leaders reemerging from behind closed doors, China’s (...)
By Mark Kitto / 8 August 2012 [Prospect Magazine] Why I’m leaving the country I loved. Death and taxes. You know how the saying goes. I’d like to add a third certainty: you’ll never become Chinese, no matter how hard you try, or want to, or think you ought to. I wanted to be Chinese, (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A tense situation prevails at Tsodun Kirti monastery following a string of arrests and interrogation of Tibetan monks at gunpoint during arbitrary night raids by the Chinese authorities and police. Since this Monday (13 August), the police have been storming into the monks’ living (...)
Press Release 16 August 2012 The recent conflict between the Buddhist and Muslim communities of Myanmar (Burma) has created some misinterpretation and misunderstanding about Tibetans, and led to some unfortunate incidents. The misunderstanding about Tibetans has arisen mainly from the misuse of (...)
DHARAMSHALA: A renowned Chinese artist and an outspoken critic of the Chinese government’s policies said he feels ashamed of going to Tibet, saying Tibetans are burning themselves to death and nobody is talking about it. “The Tibetan people are burning themselves to death. Already over 40 of them (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Department of Religion and Culture of the Central Tibetan Administration yesterday organised a prayer service to mourn the recent self-immolations of Lungtok and Tashi in Ngaba. The prayer service at the Tsuglagkhang was attended by entire officials of the Central Tibetan (...)
By Steven W Barnes, Global affairs analystThe Huffington Post [Posted: 08/16/2012 1:54 pm] A key question about the Chinese government’s leadership transition later this year is whether as a rising power China can achieve internationally agreed-upon standards to respect and implement the rule of (...)
Press Release 16 August 2012 The recent conflict between the Buddhist and Muslim communities of Myanmar (Burma) has created some misinterpretation and misunderstanding about Tibetans, and led to some unfortunate incidents. The misunderstanding about Tibetans has arisen mainly from the misuse of (...)
The team of researchers of Environment and development desk of DIIR successfully concluded its month-long awareness programme among the monastic and lay Tibetan communities in the five settlements in southern India. On Saturday, 11 August around 90 people of Mundgod Doeguling’s Camp 4 were (...)
Associated Press, 15 August 2012 BEIJING: A U.S. broadcaster says police in Tibet have shot and killed a demonstrator and detained six others who were protesting a power plant that locals suspect is a covert mining operation. Radio Free Asia says police used tear gas and live ammunition to (...)