Tibetan Sikyong bemoans information void in Tibet as VOA, RFA defunding bites

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(TibetanReview.net, Oct30’25) – The executive head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) at Dharamshala, India, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, has on Oct 29 expressed disappointment over the fact that the Trump administration’s move to defund Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA) is creating an information void in Chinese-ruled Tibet. He has expressed hope that the funding could be restored.

Addressing the National Press Club, Washington, DC, the Tibetan Sikyong has said the US stations, which have been persistent thorns in Beijing’s side, had played a vital role, including in conveying American values to Tibetans.

“People are feeli...

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