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Police beat and detain Tibetan language advocate

Tashi Wangchuk posted a video of Chinese staffers who refused his request for a business license.

Bilingual education for Tibetans, Chinese-style

First-grade students, hands folded on their desks, watch a teacher write a brush-like stroke on a blackboard in their Tibetan alphabet. Outside, craggy mountains climb toward the brightest of blue ...

Australia vs New Zealand: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match preview

Both teams will look to bag two points in order to secure a semifinal finish at the Cricket World Cup 2023.

Retired Taiwan Colonel Who Spied for China Handed 20-Year Jail Sentence

The retired air force colonel had recruited active-duty Taiwanese military officers to provide confidential national security information to Beijing.

UN Member Countries Condemn China’s Crimes Against Humanity

Click to expand Image Members of the Muslim Uyghur minority present pictures of their relatives detained in China during a press conference in Istanbul, May 10, 2022. Turkey's Uyghur community urged United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle...

California’s Governor Should Raise Rights Along with Climate in China

Click to expand Image California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, California, September 26, 2023. © 2023 Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo California Governor Gavin Newsom is heading on a weeklong trip to China, including Hong Kong,...

Li Keqiang, Former Chinese Premier and Economic Reformist, Dies at 68

Former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, died Friday of a heart attack. He was 68.

China's Air Power Grows Behind Disputed Border With India

The People's Liberation Army is building and upgrading airports and heliports in Xinjiang and other border areas, according to U.S. observers.

What US should do about Taiwan

After a recent visit to Beijing, Stanford University political scientist Oriana Skylar Mastro wrote an op-ed in the New York Times on Monday last week, titled “This is what America is getting wrong...

Ex-ministry staff accused of spying on Tibetans indicted

A former Ministry of Culture civil servant accused of supplying information on Tibetans in Taiwan to the Chinese government has been indicted on national security charges, prosecutors said on Tuesd...

New Zealand in good headspace after visit with Dalai Lama on their day off

A first World Cup loss to hosts India has done little to dampen spirits in the New Zealand camp, with players soaking up the delights of Dharamsala and reveling in a visit to the Dalai Lama....

New Zealand’s cricket squad calls on the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala

The visit comes days before a key match with Australia at a nearby scenic stadium.

A Tibetan experiment in democracy struggles

A walkout in the exile Parliament raises questions about unity after the Dalai Lama.

5 Taiwanese charged with spying for China in Taiwan

A Taiwanese businessperson Fang Hsiang (方翔) and his wife, Jan Chu (冉菊), along with three others, were charged by prosecutors on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in spying on Taiwan and Tibetan independence activists. It is believed that Fang and Jan collaborated with China's

Are We All Hungry Ghosts?

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Reject Tibet name change, leader of Tibet's government-in-exile says

His words come as China seeks to change Tibet’s name to ‘Xizang.’

Lovingkindness for Control Freaks

A practice for letting go of our illusion of control and relaxing into the present moment
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With Putin by His Side, Xi Outlines His Vision of a New World Order

China’s close ties with Russia in countering American dominance points to a geopolitical rift that could shape the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

New Global Divisions on View as Biden Goes to Israel and Putin to China

Washington’s strong support for Israel against Hamas is contrasted with Russian and Chinese efforts to align with the Palestinian struggle.

China bans Tibetan language in schools in Sichuan province

Step could lead to eventual extinction of Tibetan in the region, activists fear.

How China is building railways in a bid to fast-track diplomacy

Railway diplomacy is a key part of Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, especially in developing countries.

Accepting so-called ‘consensus’ giving up Taiwan: Lai

Accepting the so-called “1992 consensus” is equivalent to abandoning the sovereignty of Taiwan, Vice President and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai (賴清德) said w...

Los dos mayores problemas del camino espiritual

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