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DHARAMSALA, 8 Sept: Hong Kong police have arrested four pro-democracy activist leaders from a group that organises the annual June 4 rally to commemorate those who died in the bloody 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

DHARAMSALA, 31 Aug: China has issued a new law allowing only three hours of online gaming time a week for its minors that courted criticism from young Chinese gamers on social media while shares of gaming companies have fallen. 

DHARAMSALA, 30 Aug: A court ruling in Botswana has declared that President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi’s decision to deny his predecessor Seretse Khama Ian Khama air transport to honor an invitation by the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in India in 2019 was unlawful.

DHARAMSALA, 24 Aug: US Vice President Kamala Harris has called out China for its continued coercion and intimidation to claim the South China Sea.

DHARAMSALA, 11 Aug: Reacting furiously over Lithuania’s decision to allow Taiwan to open a diplomatic office in the country, China has recalled its own ambassador from the baltic country and demanded that Lithuania recall its Beijing envoy. 

DHARAMSALA, 30 July: The US House of Representatives has passed a bill forbidding the use of any funds to create or procure maps depicting Taiwan as part of the People’s Republic of China.

DHARAMSALA, 27 July: The US has raised the issue of genocide of Uyghurs, human rights abuse in Tibet, and China’s anti-democratic crackdown in Hong Kong with China at a meeting between top diplomats in Beijing.

DHARAMSALA, 26 July: Fashion brands and multinational companies running in trouble with China and hurting the sentiments of the Chinese people is nothing new, and Kapital, a Japanese clothing brand has become the latest to join the long list with its ‘Free Tibet collection.

DHARAMSALA, 21 July: Australia has Japan’s full backing over its ongoing trade dispute with China, the Japanese ambassador to Australia has declared.