DHARAMSHALA: Zeng Rong, the spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom on September 3 published a rebuttal (click here), to the hard-hitting op-ed titled ‘Tibet’s fragile ecosystem is in danger, China must change its flawed environmental policy,’ authored … (...)
chinafile.com The Chinese Party-state is building a social credit system for collecting information about all of its citizens by police, courts, and other institutions. This enables the government to reach into society to a degree unprecedented in history. According to … (...)
Delhi: The Tibet Policy Institute and Delhi based United Service Institute jointly hosted a workshop on ‘Tibet: Environment, Water Management, Division of the Plateau and China’s Ownership of Tibetan Buddhism’ on 15 September 2017 at the United Service Institute. Lt … (...)
By Rakesh Sood, Published in The Hindu, 18 September 2017 In history, defining moments like 9/11 that can be identified as markers of change are rare. More often, there are trend lines of slow-moving geopolitical changes which come together at … (...)
By Navin Singh Khadka Environment reporter, BBC World Service – 17 September 2017 China and India may have defused a potential border conflict but the stand-off seems to have led to dispute over another contentious issue: water. Delhi says it … (...)
Times of India – 18 September 2017 NEW DELHI: India’s high commissioner to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale has been appointed the ambassador to China and India’s ambassador to Poland Ajay Bisaria will be the next high commissioner to Pakistan, top South … (...)
Feng Hao, China Dialogue.net, Read original story here Listening to local herders has been key to restoring grasslands in Zoigê, reports Feng Hao Community organiser Drakyom Palzang at a re-greening point (Image: Feng Hao) Herders’ children run over the pastures as the sun sets. … (...)
IDS news Read original story here, The Gaden KhachoeShing Buddhist monastery, located just outside Bloomington, held its annual Taste of Tibet event and open house Saturday night for a crowd of about 200 visitors. President of the board of the … (...)
The Diplomat – 16 September 2017 To welcome the incoming 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the Chinese authorities have compiled a book called “China’s New Achievements in Human Rights (2012-2017),” with the preface written by China’s … (...)