Thousands rejoice in Tibet as Obama meets Dalai Lama
Thousands of Tibetans took to the streets of Ngaba County today, not in protest but in joy, hours before the much talked about meeting between His Holiness
Gibbs: Obama gives “strong support” to Dalai Lama
President Barack Obama has told the Dalai Lama of his “strong support” for preservation of Tibet’s identity and encouraged talks between the exiled Tibetan leader and China
Poll: Most Americans say Tibet should be independent
Nearly three-quarters of all Americans think Tibet should be an independent country, according to a new national poll.
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
How past presidents have welcomed the Dalai Lama
George H.W. Bush became the first president to meet with the Dalai Lama in 1991, two years after the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. The White House allowed no photos of the meeting
German leaders ‘zig-zag’ in relations to Dalai Lama
As the Dalai Lama meets with President Barack Obama, German leaders may be thinking back to their own past controversies with China over Tibet’s spiritual leader
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