(TibetanReview.net, Dec13’24) –While India speaks of stages in the progress in improving bilateral ties over a period of time, beginning with disengagement at the Ladakh border with Tibet, followed by de-escalation of tension, strengthening of mutual trust, and so...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec12’24) –It now appears certain that Gyaincain Norbu, the Sinicized version of the 11th Panchen Lama, who would otherwise be Tibet’s second most prominent religious figure, is visiting Nepal to take part in a Chinese-organized Buddhist conference from Dec...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec12’24) –On the international Human Rights Day of Dec 10, the European Union (EU) has issued a statement, which among numerous other things, expressed serious concern on the human rights situation in Tibet under Chinese rule. The situation...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec12’24) –In an unprecedented move, US President-elect Donald Trump has invited his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month even though foreign heads of state do not attend the event. Still, according to the scmp.com...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec11’24) –Tibetan communities across the free world commemorated the 35th anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Dec 10, joined by supporters from their host and visitor communities, with...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec11’24) –While the final decision rests with the UK government, the Tower Hamlets Council in the London borough has for the second time unanimously voted against China’s plans for a super embassy in its locality, said the Tibet...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec11’24) –Addressing the ruling party’s top policymaking body, Chinese President Xi Jinping has said Dec 9 that it was necessary to guide all ethnic groups in border regions to “continuously enhance their recognition of the Chinese nation, Chinese...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec11’24) –Wu Yingjie, who grew up in Tibet and spent most of his political career there, including as party secretary, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office over serious violations...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec11’24) –On the international Human Rights Day of Dec 10, Canada has announced sanctions on eight former and current senior Chinese officials, citing gross and systematic human rights violations in the Xinjiang region, Tibet and against Falun Gong...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec09’24) – Forest fire is raging in a historically Tibetan area of Sichuan province again, making it the second such reported incident in the last 20 days and after a catastrophic one which continued for days in the middle...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec07’24) –China has built or plans to build hundreds of hydropower dams in Tibet and data on a sample of 193 of them betray a formula for irreparable damage to the Tibetan civilization, the environment, downstream nations, and...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec07’24) –Led by their spiritual leaders Gibong Rinpoché and Lochen Rinpoché, the Buddhists of Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul and Spiti district, which borders Tibet, made a long-life offering to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Dec 6 morning. Gibong...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec06’24) –Paraguay has on Dec 5 kicked out a Chinese envoy for interfering in its domestic affairs after he skipped a UNESCO meeting – which was the purpose of his travel to the country – to instead visit...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec06’24) –It has not rained for the past more than two months while there is lesser snow in the Dhauladhar mountain ranges, potentially affecting the drinking water supply in the Dharamshala region, reported the tribuneindia.com Dec 5, citing...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec06’24) –As China pushes its efforts to establish diplomatic ties with Bhutan amid talks to settle their border issue, visiting Bhutan King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, has held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec05’24) –Hollywood actor, producer, and director Forest Steven Whitaker whose accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, has on Dec 4 met with His Holiness...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec05’24) –India’s External affairs minister S Jaishankar has on Dec 3 informed the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, that India-China relations had improved, and emphasized government’s commitment to engaging with the country, according to the hindustantimes.com...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec04’24) –China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Nepal, first proposed in May 2017, have made little or no headway so far, and President Xi Jinping could do no more than to call for advancing strategic partnership...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec04’24) –In what has been described as a big breakthrough, New Delhi has given in-principle assent to reserving 95% of the gazetted officers’ posts for locals in the Union Territory of Ladakh. While Ladakh’s top demands include statehood...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec02’24) –Nepal has been seeing a continuous decline in tourist arrivals from India and one of the key reasons is China’s stoppage of Indian entry to Tibet for the Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage, reported the kathmandupost.com Dec 2, citing Nepal...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec02’24) –The Lt Governor of Ladakh has assured former Indian parliament member (MP) Mr Jamyang Tsering Namgyal that efforts were being made to make Bhoti, along with Urdu and two other languages, the official languages of the Union...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec02’24) –China has on Dec 2 strongly condemned and firmly rejected Lithuania’s expulsion of three of its diplomats, calling the action wanton and provocative. It said Lithuania had not provided a reason for the diplomats’ expulsion. Lithuania’s foreign...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec01’24) –China has strongly condemned the US for its latest decision to sell arms to Taiwan and allegedly arranging a “stopover” in Hawaii and Guam for its President Lai Ching-te as he was on his way to visit...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec01’24) –Unemployment is as serious problem in China these days and it is all the more so in Tibet, reflected in the intensity of the competition for public service jobs. Whereas the ratio of qualified applicants to positions...

Nepal’s Prime Minister KPS Oli has prioritised his China visit in a departure from the precedent of making India his first port of call. While this is in keeping with the perception of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov30’24) –Lithuania has on Nov 29 asked three staff members of China’s representative office, a type of diplomatic mission, to leave the country for being in violation of the Vienna Convention and Lithuanian legislation. No further details were...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov29’24) –For protesting online over an environmentally devastating, illegal sand-mining being carried out by a Chinese building giant from the bed of his Khyungchu (or Kakhog, Chinese: Hongyuan) County village river in Sichuan province, China has jailed Tsongon...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov29’24) –Yan Jinhai, an ethnic Tibetan with Chinese name from Qinghai province, has resigned as the Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) government. An acting chairman has been appointed, reported China’s official chinadaily.com.cn Nov 29, citing the...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov28’24) –China has on Nov 27 condemned the G7 countries for the joint statement at their foreign ministers’ meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, over Nov 24-27. The statement criticized Beijing on a host of issues, including human rights and...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov28’24) –A day after dismissing report that its defence minister Dong Jun was under investigation for corruption, China has said Nov 28 that one of its top generals has been placed under investigation for suspected “serious violations of...