Author: Tibet Express Newsdesk

By Khedroob Thondup

The Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Central Committee convened its closely guarded Fifth Plenum in Beijing from October 26 to October 29, 2026, at a moment when China was facing slowing economic momentum, persistent financial strains, and mounting geopolitical pressure. Yet the leadership’s chosen theme was not economic stimulus, technological innovation, or foreign policy. Instead, the meeting centred on a familiar priority under Xi Jinping: strengthening Party discipline, deepening self-governance, and reinforcing political loyalty. According to official accounts, the plenum focused on a draft decision concerning “strengthening full and rigorous Party self-governance with perseverance,” with Xi presenting both a Politburo work report and the key policy document under review.

By Khedroob Thondup

The relationship between Tibetans and Taiwanese has never happened by accident. It has grown through shared values, spiritual kinship, and a mutual understanding of what it means to live in the shadow of a powerful neighbour. Yet no institution has nurtured this delicate, meaningful relationship more than the Office of Tibet.

By Khedroob Thondup

The unsettled India–China border is not a problem waiting for a clever diplomatic solution. It is a structural friction point, engineered and sustained by Beijing’s long‑term strategy of salami slicing — the incremental nibbling away of territory, facts on the ground, and political narratives. As long as this strategy remains central to China’s rise, the border will not stabilise. It will simmer, flare, and recede in cycles, but never resolve.

By Khedroob Thondup
When the earthquake struck eastern Tibet, the first tremor was geological. The second was political. As homes collapsed and families dug through rubble with bare hands, Tibetans across the plateau did what they have always done in moments of crisis: they mobilised. Villagers organised rescue teams, monasteries gathered supplies, and diaspora networks tried to send aid.

By Khedroob Thondup
For decades, Beijing has pursued the project of Sinicisation in Tibet—an attempt to erase Tibetan identity and replace it with a homogenised Chinese one. Schools are stripped of the Tibetan language, monasteries are surveilled and hollowed out, and Tibetan children are sent to boarding institutions where Mandarin dominates. Yet despite the intensity of these campaigns, Sinicisation in Tibet is destined to fail.