China quietly builds a barrage on Sutlej
China may be controlling the flow of the Sutlej into India — making no noise, breaking no treaty. For the past few years, Chinese authorities have been building a barrage
China to unveil rail to Tibet
China unveils an engineering marvel this weekend – a railway to Tibet that features high-tech systems to stabilize tracks over permafrost and cabins enriched with oxygen to help riders cope with high
Food poisoning sickens 80 students at Tibetan school
At least 80 students of a school in Mcleodganj near here were taken ill after eating meals last night. The students of Tibetan Transit School complained of stomach pain and headache
China to open rail link to Tibet
In an occurrence that may dramatically alter the face of isolated Tibet, China has completed a staggeringly difficult railway across high-altitude terrain to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. When the
Political repression intensifies as Tibet railway opens
The world’s highest railway across the Tibetan plateau opens Saturday (1 July) in Lhasa in an increasingly repressive political climate. Security is tight in Lhasa this week as the government steps up its patriotic education
Free Tibet Activists arrested in Beijing for protesting China’s Tibet railway
Tibet activists scaled the façade of Beijing’s Central Railway Station and unfurled a banner reading “China’s Tibet Railway: Designed to Destroy.” The protest was held on the eve of the launch of the new rail