Activists protest Chinese Vice President during Trump’s Inauguration
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Jan 21: Human rights activists staged protests against Chinese Vice President Han Zheng during his attendance at US President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony on January 20 in Washington, D.C., highlighting concerns over China’s human rights record in Tibet, Hong Kong, and East Turkestan. In a joint statement, Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), Washingtonians […]
US Senate unanimously confirms fierce China critic Marco Rubio as Secretary of State
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 21: The U.S. Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Senator Marco Rubio, a long-time and fierce critic of Beijing’s policies, as Secretary of State, marking the first high-level Cabinet official for the new administration to be approved by the chamber. The 99-0 vote in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where Rubio has […]