US broadcaster denies China’s allegations of “encouraging” Tibet immolations
A major US based broadcaster, which has a widely followed Tibetan language section, has denied Chinese allegations of their involvement in encouraging Tibetan protesters to set themselves on fire.
BACKSTORY TO THE 13TH DALAI LAMA’S DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE by Jamyang Norbu
Sacred documents in the pious Tibetan world are generally treated with great reverence – placed on the head, wrapped in silk, fumigated with incense smoke – but perhaps not read or discussed as much as they should be. To save the Great Thirteenth’s Declaration of Independence
Enhance combat preparedness: Xi tells military
In growing war overtures, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for “expanding and deepening” the Chinese military’s combat preparedness. This comes days after Japan lodged a protest against China after a Chinese vessel pointed a type of radar normally used to help guide missiles at a Japanese navy ship