By Simon Denyer The Washington Post October 30, 2012 NEW DELHI — As China’s Communist Party prepares for its leadership transition, a wave of self-immolations has spread and accelerated across Tibet, in the most sustained protests against Beijing’s rule there in five decades. Most of those who have set …
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Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay wraps up successful US visit
October 20, 2012 BOSTON: Sikyong Lobsang Sangay visited North America from 6 to 19 October. He arrived at Logan Airport, Boston on 6 October, where the members of Tibetan Association of Boston warmly received him. On invitation from the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Sikyong delivered a talk titled “Tibet …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends the One World Concert, Syracuse, NY
Syracuse, NY 9th October 2012 This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama received a group of spiritual leaders, local and other dignitaries for breakfast, among them Andrew Brown, Martin Luther King III and A.R. Rahman. In response to keen questions he spoke about the importance of what he calls …
Read More »His Holiness the Dalai Lama Attends Common Ground for Peace Forum in Syracuse, NY
Syracuse, NY 8th October 2012 After a very long flight from New Delhi, His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived yesterday in Syracuse, New York, where he was met at the airport by Syracuse University Chancellor, Nancy Cantor, Vice President Tom Walsh and Oren Lyons, Native American Faithkeeper of Onondaga …
Read More »Tibet again off-limits to foreign tourists
By Michelle Baran www.travelweekly.com September 13, 2012 China has once again stopped issuing travel permits for foreign visitors to Tibet, according to several tour operators. “Right now, China is not allowing anybody in,” said Will Weber, co-founder and co-director of Journeys International, which has been bringing travelers to Tibet …
Read More »China’s Diplomatic error: Something there is that doesn’t love a wall
by T.P. | BEIJING THE ECONOMIST | Sep 13th 2012 CONTRARY to popular myth, the Great Wall of China is not visible from space to the naked eye. But on a large wall in a small American town, there is a politically charged painting that has somehow come into …
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