China’s Love-Hate Relationship with “Avatar”

RED CHINA has a complicated relationship with the blue people of “Avatar.” Chinese moviegoers have made it the country’s highest grossing movie, and yet their government can’t decide whether to stymie this global phenomenon or cash in on it

Why Tibet Matters So Much

At times like these, I often wonder what normal people might think about the strange behavior of the Chinese government when the Dalai Lama looms on the horizon. President Obama meets all manner of heads of state, even small states,

Tibetans in Tibet welcome Obama’s Dalai Lama meeting

Tibetans living near the birthplace of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in the Amdo Province of Tibet welcomed Thursday’s scheduled meeting between their exiled leader and Barack Obama with a defiant show of fireworks

Dalai Lama photo in Tibet

A Tibetan monk walks inside his room where a photo of the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and a Tibetan National flag hang on the wall, in a monastery in Tongren (Amdo Rebkong) February 17, 2010. China urged the United States to scrap plans for President Barack Obama to meet the Dalai Lama on Thursday, the latest source of friction in already strained Sino-U.S. relations. The White House said that Obama would meet the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader on February18, despite China’s repeated warnings that such talks would hurt ties. (Photo: REUTERS/Nir Elias)

China Intensifies Tug of War With India on Nepal

The reason for the deal is simple: Tibet. At a time when President Obama’s decision to meet with the Dalai Lama has infuriated China, Mr. Rawal’s meetings in Beijing could have greater practical effect on the lives of Tibetans