International Calls Increase for China to Release Artist
The U.S., Britain, France, Germany and the European Union called for the release of Ai Weiwei, one of China’s most famous artists, as his detention by Chinese authorities raised fears among his supporters that he could be charged with
China becoming the Pacific’s ‘banker’: thinktank
The report said China’s interest in the Pacific stemmed mainly from a race for diplomatic influence with Taiwan, which Beijing has claimed as part of its territory since the end of a civil war in 1949
Labrang monk succumbs to torture injuries
A Tibetan monk of Labrang Tashikhyil monastery succumbed to his injuries sustained due to beatings and torture in prison Sunday, according to the official website
Tibetan man arrested for bombing links in Bathang
Chinese authorities in Tibet’s Lithang County have arrested a 26-year-old Tibetan man named Dolkar for his alleged role in a bombing incident in 2009 and putting up a cloth ban