China holds first live-fire joint drills in Tibet
China’s military on Wednesday said it held its first live-fire joint ground and air drills on the Tibetan plateau, likely setting off alarm bells in nervous neighbor India.
China to continue with stapled visas for Kashmir
China remains adamant and will continue to issue stapled visas to Indians living in Kashmir. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to share his concerns on China’s stance when he meets Chinese premier Wen Jiabao on the
China’s new management measure for Tibetan Buddhist monasteries denounced
In a joint press statement issued here Wednesday, the Religious and cultural department of Tibet’s Government in exile and heads of major schools of Tibetan Buddhism formally repudiated China’s plans to tighten control over Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples
Protest over language spreads to neigbouring Gansu province
Protests by Tibetan school children in Qinghai Province have spread to the neighboring province of Gansu with thousands of Tibetan students in Gansu Provi
China displays engineering might with new high-speed train, completion of massive dam project
China rolled out its fastest train yet and announced that the Three Gorges Dam, the world’s biggest hydroelectric project, is now generating electricity at maximum capaci
The Question of Linguistic Autonomy for Tibetans
Not content with temporal conformity, Chinese leaders in Qinghai Province have now targeted linguistic autonomy. The Qinghai Provincial Government has issued