The Dalai Lama announced late Wednesday evening he will resign as the leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile. He will remain the group’s spiritual leader, his spokesman Tempa Tshering said, and will remain the leading advocate for the Tibetan cause. (more)
This was National Hug-a-Commie Week in Washington, D.C., a festive seven days of celebrating human rights abuses and political repression. (more)
BEIJING — Thousands of Tibetan students in western China have protested since Tuesday against proposals to curb or eliminate the use of the Tibetan language in local schools, according to reports from Tibet advocacy groups and photographs and video of the protests circulating on the Internet. (more)
Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre (62-mile) traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days and highlights China’s growing road congestion woes. (more)
Despite the diplomatically cordial meeting between the US and Chinese leaders and China’s likely decision to modify its currency, political pressure in Congress, and other quarters, for a more aggressive China policy is mounting. Beyond currency manipulation, various other issues continue to generate fierce debate on the increasingly complex and troubled U.S.-China relationship. (more)
MADOI, China — Rescue teams fought gusty winds and altitude sickness Thursday as survivors faced a second night outside in freezing weather after strong earthquakes left more than 600 dead and 9,000 hurt in a mountainous Tibetan area of western China. (more)
When President Obama failed to meet with the Dalai Lama last fall before going to Beijing, that non-meeting became shorthand for his administration’s overly solicitous approach to China’s sensitive spots—generating both praise and criticism. With the U.S.-China relationship hitting the skids in recent months, last week’s meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama became symbolic of the current tensions in the U.S.-China relationship and a focal point for speculation about whether the Obama administration is taking a tougher line on China. (more)
President Obama met the Dalai Lama on Thursday in a largely ceremonial affair that nonetheless has angered China but apparently delighted many Tibetans unhappy with their treatment by the regime in Beijing. (more)
China said a possible meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would further harm Sino-U.S. relations. (more)
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has urged the United States to “immediately withdraw” plans for President Barack Obama to meet with the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday. (more)
Another round of navel-gazing about China’s “new” assertiveness and how the United States should respond to it is under way. (more)
The Dalai Lama is scheduled to visit Washington on Feb. 17-18 and, despite China’s opposition, is expected to meet President Obama at some point during those two days, sources close to the exiled Tibetan leader said Wednesday. (more)
“If there are no urgent measures taken, there is a high risk that the wild tiger will go extinct,” Zhu Chunquan, conservation director of biodiversity at WWF China, said ahead of the start of the Year of the Tiger on February 14. (more)
BEIJING (AP) — China has appointed a former soldier as the new governor of restive Tibet, reasserting hardline policies toward the Himalayan region which two years ago witnessed the largest uprising against Chinese rule in decades. (more)
BEIJING (AP) — China has announced plans to build the world’s highest airport in Tibet by 2011, further accelerating investment into the restive Himalayan region, state media said Tuesday. (more)
