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China’s Panchen returns to Beijing after six-month stint of promoting Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism

(TibetanReview.net, Dec25’25) – China has called its 11th “Panchen Lama” Gyaincain Norbu, imposed on the Tibetan people in 1995 as a deliberate snub against the Dalai Lama for having already made his recognition of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima without its...

Pentagon report cautions India on China’s long-term Arunachal, Pakistan designs

(TibetanReview.net, Dec24’25) – China has been expanding the scope of what it calls its “core interests” as it aims to achieve the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” by 2049 which envisages exercise of sovereignty over territories that include...

What kind of unity do we actually need?

OPINION As candidates campaigning for the 2026 exile Tibetan elections vow to stand for what they call “unity”, Thupten Chakrishar* contends that what we need are leaders who understand that their job is not to make us the same,...

Would-be candidate barred from upcoming exile Tibetan elections for rule violations

(TibetanReview.net, Dec23’25) – The Central Tibetan Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has on Dec 23 barred Mr Tashi Topgyal, alias Tashi Topgyal Lugdzi, from voting or standing for election for the next five years for his...

China’s simplified visa process meant to grab India’s lucrative outbound travel market, trust remains fragile

(TibetanReview.net, Dec22’25) – As China speaks of a positive trend in bilateral relations, it has moved to introduce a simplified visa process for Indian nationals that could help it tap its India’s fast-growing travel market, reported China’s official globaltimes.cn...

China claims yet another propaganda Tibet-word-record: the highest urban natural wetland

(TibetanReview.net, Dec21’25) – After proclaiming Guinness world records recently as a means to remind the world that Tibet is part of its territory – namely the world’s older grapevine growing in the wild and the largest thangka painting lesson...

Elections’26: The Missing Voice: Rangzen and representation in the Tibetan elections

OPINION As exile Tibetans prepare to vote for a new executive head, the Sikyong, and a new parliament, Tenzin Namgyal* expresses concern over the invisibility of Rangzen candidates and asks: Why is advocating for independence treated as a political...

Nepal in joint Tibet-border security patrol with the Chinese

(TibetanReview.net, Dec20’25) – Nepal and China carried out a security patrol on Dec 19 in the former’s northern Korala border area in Upper Mustang, which adjoins Chinese-ruled Tibet, reported english.khabarhub.com Dec 20. The report bears significance in view of...

China begins ‘expressway’ transmission of clean energy power from Tibet to its Hubei province

(TibetanReview.net, Dec19’25) – In its continuing efforts to make Tibet pay for sustaining its occupation rule there, China has announced the launch of its first ultra-high voltage (UHV) power transmission project in Tibet autonomous region (TAR) following the completion...

Exile Tibetan parliament lobbies support from Indian lawmakers, urges recognition of free Tibet

(TibetanReview.net, Dec19’25) – The Standing Committee of the Tibetan Parliament in exile has concluded a week-long lobbying effort that it began on Dec 12 during the ongoing winter session of the Indian parliament, during which it met with 43...