BY MINXIN PEI / Foreign Policy /29 August 2012 Are we obsessing about its rise when we should be worried about its fall? For the last 40 years, Americans have lagged in recognizing the declining fortunes of their foreign rivals. In the 1970s they thought the Soviet Union was 10 feet tall — (...)
[South China Morning Post / 4 September 2012] Signs point to allies of Jiang Zemin holding sway in next Standing Committee Former party leader Jiang Zemin’s influence may eclipse that of current general secretary Hu Jintao in the next decade as the new mainland leadership line-up begins to take (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay yesterday launched a book with a collection of essays by Chinese intellectuals on the issue of Tibet. It was compiled and published by the Department of Information & International Relations (DIIR) of the Central Tibetan Administration. DIIR Kalon (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Imprisoned Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was awarded a special prize yesterday by Qi Shi Cultural Foundation, a Chinese social activist group based in Australia for his 2008 documentary film ‘Leaving Fear Behind’. The award was received by Dhondup Wangchen’s daughter Lhamo Dolma (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The flame of truth torch relay organised by the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile kicked off in US, Taiwan and Australia on the occasion of 52nd Tibetan democracy on 2 September. Tibetans and supporters took part in a signature campaign in Taipei marking the launch of torch relay. A (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Imprisoned Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen was awarded a special prize yesterday for his 2008 documentary film ‘Leaving Fear Behind’ by Qi Shi Cultural Foundation, a Chinese social activist group based in the United States. The award was received by Dhondup Wangchen’s daughter (...)
(South China Morning Post) A speeding black Ferrari hit a wall on Beijing’s North Fourth Ring Road in the early hours of March 18, then rebounded and crushed a railing on the other side of the road. A half-naked man in his 20s died immediately and two young women – one naked, one semi-naked – (...)
2 September 2012 On the 52nd anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day, I would like to pay the Kashag’s and my personal obeisance to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and extend heartfelt greetings to fellow Tibetans in Tibet and in exile. Today is a proud day for all Tibetans. It is the day when Tibetan (...)
dimanche 2 septembre 2012 par jamphel — Flash News
We are today observing a particularly important occasion, namely the day marking the 52nd anniversary of our democracy. In this vast world there are many countries with diverse races of people, with their own different customs, traditions, histories, cultures and so on. Each of them have (...)