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Tibet’s leader seeks U.S. action to end China’s 'cultural eradication'
The head of the Tibetan government will make a rare visit to Washington this week to rally support in pressuring China. Sikyong Penpa Tsering, who is currently in exile, wants Beijing to lift a 12-year freeze on official dialogue with his administration and to address grievances of Tibetans living under Chinese rule.
A Forest Fire in Tibet Has Been Ablaze for a Week
Some 500 firefighters are trying to douse the flames in the high-altitude area with steep terrain.
China strengthens land border protection with new law
China passed a law on Saturday to strengthen border protection amid a protracted standoff with India, worries about spillover effects from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan and the spread of COVID-19 from Southeast Asia.
U.S. China ambassador nominee Burns takes tough line on dealings with Beijing
President Joe Biden's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, took a tough line on dealings with China at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, saying "genocide in Xinjiang," abuses in Tibet, and bullying of Taiwan must stop.
Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Some of the world’s largest broadcasters including American network NBC are being asked by human rights groups to cancel plans to cover next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Winter Games are scheduled to open on Feb.
New weaponry in action as Chinese troops, jets, artillery hold drill in Tibet
Video posted to PLA Daily shows a joint operation and new weaponry in action at an altitude of 4,700 metres.
Don’t point the finger at China over Tibet, says top official
Wang Yang, the number 4 in the party hierarchy, says any attempt to separate Tibet is doomed to failure as international scrutiny of Beijing’s policies grow.
China pushes adoption of language, cultural symbols in Tibet
BEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese official said Thursday that “all-round efforts” are needed to ensure Tibetans speak standard spoken and written Chinese and share the “cultural symbols and images of the Chinese nation.”
China opens biggest airport terminal in Tibet region
The new Terminal 3 at Lhasa Gonggar airport will enable it to handle around 9 million passengers and 80,000 tonnes of cargo annually by 2025, with local tourism and economic connections expected to benefit.
Stay away from separatist forces, China’s ‘official’ Panchen Lama says
Gyaincain Norbu, who was chosen by Beijing, made the remarks on a tour of Tibetan parts of Sichuan and Gansu earlier this month.
China’s Export Boom Helps to Widen Regional Growth Gap
China’s rapid economic recovery in the first half of the year was fueled by manufacturing-heavy provinces on the eastern coastal line of the country, widening the gap with inland regions.
China Blasts NBC for Using ‘Incomplete’ Map on Olympic Broadcast
China lashed out at Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal for displaying an “incomplete” map of the country during its broadcast of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony when Chinese athletes appeared, saying the games shouldn’t be politicized.
Tibet issues border activity bans, strengthens control over illegal crossings
Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has announced bans on 15 border activities, further strengthening controls over illegal crossings as the region prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its peaceful liberation in May.
New railway to boost Tibet's development
Highlighting the importance of the Ya'an-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that greater efforts should be made to build a high-quality railway because it will play a key role in the socioeconomic development of the country's western region.
Scattered Among the Himalaya, Glimpses of a Changing Tibet
An array of forces, including political suppression and the ubiquity of the internet, have made elements of traditional Tibetan lifestyles increasingly challenging.
Tibet monks jailed with no apparent evidence of wrongdoing, says HRW
Four men were jailed for up to 20 years after violent raid on monastery in 2019, says Human Rights Watch
India Shifts 50,000 Troops to China Border in Historic Defense Move
With even more soldiers patrolling both sides of the disputed areas, any miscalculation could turn deadly.
Chinese scientists send first robot rover to roof of the world
Robot explorers have already been used on the moon and the Red Planet, but now they are starting to operate on earth.
Chinese military steps up training along disputed Indian border
A military spokesman said the People’s Liberation Army recently conducted a ‘record-breaking’ high-altitude drill.
China’s new bullet trains in Tibet run close to disputed Indian border
High-speed railway line stretches between Lhasa and Nyingchi, less than 16km from the de facto frontier.
