Sino-Tibetan dialogue to be assessed in European Parliament
The Tibet Intergroup of the European Parliament held a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on 8 July 2003 to assess the relationship between the Tibetans in exile and the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Landslides in China’s Yangtze River basin leave 81 dead or missing
Rescuers said there was little hope of finding alive 49 people who went missing following a landslide in a mountainous region in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.
Landslides in China’s Yangtze River basin leave 81 dead or missing
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Tibetans plan direct talks with China
With the thaw in the otherwise strained Sino-Indian relations following the visit of PM A.B. Vajpayee to Beijing last month, the Tibetan government-in-exile at Dharamsala has desired that the process of establishing direct contact with the Chinese authorities be pursued further.
Tibetans Lost in Chinese Legal System
The recent release of a Tibetan activist is welcome, but Chinese authorities should stop secret trials of other Tibetans, Human Rights Watch said today. Tserang Dondrup was released on July 11 after a year in custody, but little is
China sacks Tibetan tour guides in favor of Chinese graduates
China’s central government has ordered the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) to sack its foreign-educated Tibetan tourist guides and replace them with Chinese graduates, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. The order affects hundreds of Tibetans educated in India or Nepal.
Tibetans warn of environmental disaster
Tibet’s government-in-exile Monday urged China to rethink its developmental projects in the region as they would have an adverse effect on the environment. Releasing a “white paper” on the state of the environment in Tibet
Eclectic Acts Raise Tibet Funds
Composer Philip Glass, opera vocalist Jessye Norman, experimental jazz act Kronos Quartet and Native American flautist R. Carlos Nakai are among the acts slated to perform at a Sept. 21 charity event at the Lincoln Center in New York.
Eclectic Acts Raise Tibet Funds
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China Southern Airlines to Open Flights from Guangzhou to Lhasa
Beginning July 26, China Southern Airlines will open flights from Guangzhou to Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, via Shangri-La in Yunnan Province.