DHARAMSHALA: US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Under Secretary Sarah Sewall, arrived in Dharamshala today for a two-day official visit to discuss issues of importance to the Tibetan refugee community. She is accompanied by an eight-member US delegation. “Under Secretary Sewall, in her role as Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues, travels …
Read More »Here’s Why the Chinese May Never Be Able To Fully Populate Tibet
Source Depending on who you ask, anywhere from a few hundred thousand to upwards of seven million Han (ethnically Chinese) have immigrated into Tibet Autonomous Region since it was invaded by China in 1950—but according to an international team of researchers, these Han are having a hard time reproducing in …
Read More »US Sanctions Massive Six Million Dollars for Tibetans in Nepal and India for Fiscal Year 2016
DHARAMSHALA: In an expression of strong support for the Tibetan people, the US Congress in its budget for the fiscal year 2016 sanctioned a massive six million dollars in aid for Tibetans in India and Nepal. The Congressional budget appropriation bill states “Of the funds appropriated by this Act under …
Read More »Tibet Can’t Kick Its Subsidy Habit
Bloomberg News. Dexter Roberts. As China’s economy settles into slower growth, President Xi Jinping has been touting the benefits of what he calls the “new normal,” including a more equitable distribution of income and less pollution. But one region isn’t ready to give up on double-digit growth. “We must grow …
Read More »Central Tibetan Administration Applauds Climate Change Agreement But Says More Must Be Done to Protect the Tibetan Plateau
Immediate Press Release: December 15, 2015. The Central Tibetan Administration welcomes the commitment by the nearly 200 countries at the COP21 meeting to tackle climate change by setting the objective of keeping global temperatures “well below” 2.0C . But warns that a comprehensive understanding of global climate change is impossible without …
Read More »Election Commission Declares Result of Preliminary Election of Sikyong and Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
DHARAMSHALA: The Election Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration today declared the results of the preliminary round of election for the Sikyong of 15th Kashag and members of the 16th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. “As per Article 67 (3) of the Electoral Rules and Regulation, the Election Commission, after giving twenty days …
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