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Bipartisan Tibet Aid at Risk After Trump’s Foreign Assistance Overhaul

31st January 2025 Tibet Express Newsdesk 3125 Views

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 31 Jan: US President Donald Trump’s global freeze on all US foreign aid for 90 days, one of the executive orders he signed on his first day back in office, and his harsh immigrant policies have caused serious concerns in the Tibetan community in exile and its governing body, the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA), given their major reliance on USAID, despite it being a very small portion of the total US foreign assistance.

Data Privacy Concern a Red Flag as DeepSeek AI Stores User Data in China

30th January 2025 Tibet Express Newsdesk 7052 Views

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 30 Jan: Chinese artificial intelligence(AI) startup DeepSeek, which has triggered a storm in the US over its advanced AI capabilities, has proven to be a state-controlled AI model designed to align with and reinforce the Chinese government’s official narratives, particularly on politically sensitive issues such as Tibet, Taiwan, Tiananmen square and its border dispute with India, among others.

Diplomatic Victory: India’s NSC Ditches “Xizang” from its Tibet Quake Report

28th January 2025 Tibet Express Newsdesk 6109 Views

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 28 Jan: The National Seismological Centre(NSC) in New Delhi, India’s primary agency for monitoring and studying earthquakes has reverted to using “Tibet” instead of “Xizang” on their website after Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Groups (V-TAGs) members Tenzin Damdul and Tenzin Lhatso based in New Delhi met with the National Centre For Seismology(NCS) director Dr O.P Mishra last week to address the use of the Chinese colonial name “Xizang” in the recent reports on the devastating Tingri Earthquake in occupied Tibet.

Tibet-India Delegation Meets in Arunachal to Counter China’s Water Politics at India-Tibet Border

27th January 2025 Tibet Express Newsdesk 2537 Views

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 27 Jan: Penpa Tsering, the President of the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA), commonly known as the Tibetan Government in Exile, participated in a day-long seminar on “Environment and Security” on Friday last week to address China’s rampant damming along the India-Tibet border. The seminar was held at the state Legislative Assembly hall in Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh(AP), in the Presence of the Chief Minister, Pema Khandu.

China appoints two Tibetans in the leadership of so-called Tibetan Autonomous Region while Dalha faces alleged corruption charges

24th January 2025 Tibet Express Newsdesk 22561 Views

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 24, Jan: Former Top Tibetan official of Tibet Autonomous (TAR), Mr Che Dalha (Qi Zhala), is being investigated by China’s top anti-corruption watchdogs over suspected violation of Party disciplines and National laws, reported China’s state-run media Xinhua News Agency on 23 January.

Sen. Rubio Unanimously Appointed as New US Secretary of State

22nd January 2025 Tibet Express Newsdesk 5976 Views

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 22 Jan: Marco Rubio, the US Senator from Florida and a staunch critic of Beijing was unanimously confirmed by the US Senate as America’s new Secretary of State on Monday following Donald Trump’s return to power as the 47th US President.

Tibetan Parliament Congratulates Trump, 47th POTUS; Activists Protest Chinese VP’s Presence at Swearing-in Ceremony

21st January 2025 Tibet Express Newsdesk 3188 Views

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 21, Jan: Activists from Tibet, Hong Kong and Uyghur have denounced the presence of Chinese Vice President Han Zheng at the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the US on Monday, “calling on the US to stand firm in its commitment to human rights and ensure that its policy reflects its democratic value.”

Amid pleas by Tibetans not to refer to Tibet as “Xizang,” India’s NCS calls Tibet “Xizang” over 50 times since Tibet quake

20th January 2025 Tibet Express Newsdesk 4538 Views

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 20 Jan: India’s primary agency responsible for monitoring and studying earthquakes, the National Centre for Seismology(NCS) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India has also used China’s colonial term “Xizang” instead of “Tibet” in its reports and updates on the recent earthquake and the aftershocks in occupied Tibet amidst growing protest from Tibetan diaspora against the use of the Chinese colonial term in the international arena.

CTA President reiterates Tibet map plan to counter China’s aggression, but no apparent progress after 6 months

17th January 2025 Tibet Express Newsdesk 3493 Views

By Tenzin Chokyi
DHARAMSALA 17, Jan: Roughly six months after announcing plans for mapping original Tibetan place names to counter China’s cartographic attempts to erase historical Tibetan names, the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) under Sikyong(President) Penpa Tsering has now announced a new book project to complement the initiative yesterday on CTA’s Instagram handle, Tibetdotnet.

More Exploitation: China Discovers Vast Lithium Reserves in Occupied Tibet to Power its EV Demands

15th January 2025 Tibet Express Newsdesk 21781 Views

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 15, Jan: China has become the world’s second-largest lithium reserve holder following its breakthrough in lithium extraction amidst the growing concern to sustain China’s supply chain to leverage its position as the world’s largest producer of electric vehicles(EVs).