(TibetanReview.net, May20’26) – Lakes on the Tibetan Plateau have once been stable carbon sinks, preventing global warming gas from escaping to the atmosphere to destroy the ozone layer there. But now, due to climate warming, these lakes are undergoing...

(TibetanReview.net, May19’26) – The US State Department on May 18 called on China to release a top Tibetan religious leader it abducted with his family 31 years ago for the crime of having been recognized as the reincarnation of...

OPINION Norbu Tsering* presents his take on what he sees as the Nechung-bashing monk members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile and their alleged dominance of the parliament sessions. ‘Love thy neighbour’ being traditionally a Christian exhortation does not...

(TibetanReview.net, May18’26) – The European Union has said Apr 29 that it has been urging Nepal, as a part of the Refugee Core Group in Nepal, to address the long-standing humanitarian challenges faced by Tibetan refugees in the country...

(TibetanReview.net, May17’26) – The democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-ruled Taiwan has reiterated its stance May 16 that the self-ruled island is already a sovereign country, following a caution from US President Donald Trump at the end of his summit with...

OPINION Saurabh Chauhan* offers a clear, evidence-based account of the coercion surrounding the signing of the 17-Point Agreement between Tibet and China 75 years ago, the unfulfilled promises of autonomy, and why the wound remains open even in 2026...

(TibetanReview.net, May16’26) – Chinese president Xi Jinping is to pay a state visit to the United States later this year at the invitation of his counterpart Donald Trump who has just concluded a three-day visit to Beijing. The near-total...

(TibetanReview.net, May15’26) – China has announced on May 13 significant new discoveries of chromite, an extremely scarce mineral with strategic applications, at two mining areas in Tibet Autonomous Region: Chusum County in Lhokha prefecture and Amdo County in Nagchu...

(TibetanReview.net, May15’26) – To China, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is “Marco Lu” while he remain the top US diplomat, and during President Donald Trump’s state visit to the country over May 13-15.  Rubio otherwise cannot enter...