Clinton urged to press Beijing amid clampdown in Tibet
US-based Tibet advocate groups are calling on the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to press Beijing on Tibet as her maiden visit to China, starting Friday, comes in the wake of an intensified military clampdown in the restive Himalayan region
Tibetan areas under siege: Tibetan rights group
Security in Lithang County has been geared up following protests against Chinese government and calls for the return of Dalai Lama by Tibetans in the area on February 15, according
THE CHINA (PROLIFERATION) SYNDROME – Jamyang Norbu
The recent news of the release from house arrest of Pakistan’s rogue nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan had leaders and commentators in the free world blowing hot and cold – as usual. The release was condemned
An Open Letter to Tibetan leaders
On 6 July 2000, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling on “the governments of the Member States to give serious consideration to the possibility of recognizing the Tibetan Government in exile as the legitimate
In China, A Different Brand of Buddhism
In fact, his sister owns a small portrait of the Dalai Lama, Chen said, although he has warned her not to carry it. Asked how that squares with the party line on the Dalai Lama, Chen said: “That’s a propaganda campaign launched by the central government
Gyalo Thondup: Interview Excerpts
Gyalo Thondup, in a series of exclusive interviews, opened up about his epochal role in modern Tibet and efforts over the years to prevent a widening rift between Beijing and his younger brother, the Dalai Lama
Dharamshala Diary: The Mongols, Manchus, China and Buddhist Tibet
There’s a new law in force in China these days that says the Chinese authorities in future would choose reincarnating Tibetan lamas. Partly in anticipation of such a move and mostly to keep pace with the changing times,
Clash Over Tibet Has County in Lockdown
The county of Lithang in Sichuan province was under lockdown this week after Tibetan monks, laypeople and nomads clashed with Chinese security forces Sunday and Monday, according to residents