US and China to talk human rights next week
The United States has said that it would seek improvements in China’s human rights record, including its treatment of ethnic minorities, during talks on human rights next week. The United States and China are scheduled to hold their annual dialogue on human rights on Tuesday and Wednesday in the southern city of Kunming
Autonomy way to bring end to self-immolations: Australian FM Carr
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Friday said that autonomy for Tibet is a way of brining an end to the ongoing wave of self-immolations while hinting at signs from China that could give a “new lease of life” to stalled negotiations between Beijing and Dharamshala.
New county in Tibet is world’s highest
A new county established in Tibet on Friday has become the world’s highest county-level administrative unit, China’s state-run Xinhuanews agency said. Shuanghu County, with an average elevation of 5,000 metres, is being billed as the world’s highest county-level administrative unit by China.