Taipei Times
US’ Resolve Tibet Act drawing China’s ire
In the past few years, a major rivalry has grown between the US and China. The latest development in the dispute was a US delegation’s visit to Dharamsala, the headquarters of the Tibetan governmen...
Recognizing women in diplomacy
It is laudable that at a time when the world is afflicted with war, conflict and violence, bringing misery and suffering to innocent civilians in war zones, the UN has adopted June 24 as “Internati...
China renames hundreds of Uighur villages
Hundreds of Uighur villages and towns have been renamed by Chinese authorities to remove religious or cultural references, with many replaced by names reflecting Communist party ideology, a report ...
Xi Jinping shifting blame to Washington
Foreign media have reported that during a meeting in April last year Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that the US is attempting to provoke ...
The forced assimilation of Tibet
The situation in Tibet is complex and sensitive, with reports saying the Chinese government is attempting to assimilate Tibetan culture into the Han culture....
Hundreds rally for Hong Kong and democracy
Hundreds of people rallied in downtown Taipei yesterday, calling on people to unite to...
Contrasting Dong’s, Lai’s speeches
Over the past two weeks the contrast between China’s hostility and Taiwan’s peaceful approach has become clear once more for all to see. Beijing is raising tensions...
Inauguration boosts ties with Tibet
Saturday last week marked the 29th anniversary of the abduction of the 11th Panchen Lama. A news conference organized by the Human Rights Network for Taiwan and Tibet (HRNTT), addressed by Zeekyab Rinpoche, the abbot of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, alongside Dolma and Tsering, highlighted ongoing concerns regarding the Panchen Lama’s disappearance at age six by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime, earning him the unwanted title of the world’s youngest political prisoner.
EDITORIAL: The spirit behind US Tibet bill
On Tuesday last week, the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unanimously passed the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act, also known as the Resolve Tibet bill. The US House of R...
Significance of passage of Resolve Tibet bill
The passage of the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act, also known as the Resolve Tibet bill, by the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on Tuesday last week, to be sent to the ...
Protesters disrupt Chinese envoy’s speech
A group of Taiwanese-American and Tibetan-American students at Harvard University on Saturday disrupted Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng’s (謝鋒) speech at the school, accusing him of being resp...
Tibetans maintain their heritage
More than 1,000 Tibetans, including monks, were arrested following peaceful protests against the construction of the Gangtuo Dam in China’s Sichuan Province. Some of the arrested Tibetans have been...
Ma’s out-of-touch vision of China
As former president Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) wrapped up his visit to the People’s Republic of China, he received his share of attention.Certainly, the trip must be seen within the full context of ...



















