China Terminates US Resolution on Human Rights

In what was seen as a display of China’s power and influence in global politics, a resolution on human rights situation in China at the 60th session of the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights (UNHCHR) in Geneva was turned down.

Vancouver abuzz over Dalai Lama

Victor Chan was a self-confessed, 20-something “Chinese hippie” making his way across Asia in a Volkswagen van when he tagged along with a girlfriend to meet the Dalai Lama in the northern Indian village the Buddhist monk called home.

Butter, bones and silence

Some nations excite our imagination by the magnificence of their landscape, the splendour of their culture or even their sheer remoteness. Other nations trouble our conscience like an open wound. Only Tibet does both.

Green or Red, Beijing’s Response Expected Soon

In what may turn out to be the light at the end of the tunnel, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, the Kalon Tripa said he expects a response from China within the next 2 weeks to his administration’s request to ‘discuss the matter of beginning the actual process of negotiations’.

Martin’s meeting with Dalai Lama is commendable

Prime Minister Paul Martin’s decision to meet the Dalai Lama, despite strong protests from China, is highly commendable. He will be the first Canadian prime minister to do so, joining a growing list of other world leaders, including U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.