Mind Games: The Dalai Lama Takes Harvard
The Dalai Lama is a lot more playful than your average Harvard professor, which is one reason his appearance at a Harvard psychology conference on Friday was so enterta
Life is a trial for Chinese lawyer
For the family of Gao Zhisheng, a maverick lawyer under house arrest for years after confronting the Communist Party head-on, security was so tight that police sometimes sat in the bedroom of their Beijing apartment,
China orders officials to smoke
The authorities in Gong’an county had told civil servants and teachers to smoke 230,000 packs of the locally-made Hubei brand each year. Those who did not smoke enough or used brands from other provinces or overseas faced being fined or
China reject latest US report on religious freedom
The commission said Washington should include concerns about China’s religious freedoms in its bilateral discussions at the highest level and continue to push to be allowed to set up consulates in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and
Beijing lashes back at US jab on media freedoms
China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday rejected accusations by President Barack Obama that China is among nations that regularly harass and detain journalists
Dalai Lama’s visit may affect ties, China warns France again
Concerned by reports that Dalai Lama could be made honorary citizen of Paris during his planned visit to France next month, Chinese state media Tuesday reported that such a move would adversely affect
Serial protest at Chicago Chinese consulate
The Tibetan community of Chicago has been on a chain protest at the Chinese Consulate since the 20th birthday of the 11th Panchen Lama Gendun Choekyi Nyima. The chain
A talk with the Dalai Lama
Drawing a distinction between autonomy for Tibet and political independence, he explained the request his envoys made to Chinese officials last summer, shortly after the violent clashes on the Tibetan plateau in March 2008