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HOPES AND DANGERS OF NEW TIBET-CHINA DIALOGUE: A FRIENDLY WARNING

1st August 2024 Tibet Express Newsdesk 160346 Views

By Vijay Kranti

Repeated claims by the senior most Tibetan exile leadership about ‘back channel’ talks being in progress with Beijing are an indication of a new round of Dharamshala-Beijing dialogue taking shape to settle the seven decade old conflict between the two sides. In his recent media statements Penpa Tsering, the ‘Sikyong’ (Tibetan title for the elected ‘President’ of the exiled Tibetan diaspora) has revealed that some behind the scene talks are being held with the Chinese leaders with the help of a third country. It’s understandable that the Sikyong refused to divulge either the name of the ‘third country’ or the identity of officials involved from either side. But his claim that these talks started with the initiative of the Chinese side deserves serious attention and calls for a deep clinical scrutiny of what prompted President Xi Jinping to restart these negotiations after having rejected every single point on which the Dalai Lama side has been resting its case for settlement of the Tibetan issue with Beijing.

100 Tibetan Scholars Petition UN, Urge China To End Closure of Tibetan Schools

30th July 2024 Tibet Express Newsdesk 6904 Views

By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 30 July: A petition calling for an end to China’s ongoing forced closure of Tibetan private and monastic schools in Tibet, as well as the restoration of those that have already been closed, has been submitted to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on 29 July. Initiated by Tibet Times, a Tibetan media agency based in Dharamsala, the four-point petition has been signed by 100 Tibetan professors, PhDs, and scholars from the exile community, as stated in their press release today.

DC Reception for Resolve Tibet Act: CTA President Lauds Collaborative Efforts

29th July 2024 Tibet Express Newsdesk 6819 Views

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 29 July: A reception, marking the signing of “Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act” into law, was hosted in Washington DC, US on Thursday. Co-organised by the Office of Tibet North America and International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), the event was attended by Central Tibetan Administration’s(CTA) Sikyong (President) Penpa Tsering along with former US speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chairman Michael McCaul, Congressman Jim McGovern, and Congressman Joe Wilson, as reported on Tibet.net, the CTA’s official website.

Satellite Expert Confirms Completion of China’s Controversial Pangong Tso Bridge

23rd July 2024 Tibet Express Newsdesk 10365 Views

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 23 July: China’s construction of a bridge across Pangong Tso (Lake) is completed, as seen in the latest satellite images shared by satellite imagery expert Damien Symon yesterday on X(formerly Twitter)

EU Chief’s Taiwan Stance Draws Sharp Rebuke from Beijing

23rd July 2024 Tibet Express Newsdesk 9255 Views

DHARAMSALA, 23 July: The European Union (EU) President Von der Leyen’s pledge to “deter China from unilaterally changing the status quo by military means, particularly over Taiwan” has drawn Beijing’s criticism, calling it a “gross interference” in the country’s internal affairs, taiwannews.com reported on 20 July.

TCHRD Condemns China’s Closure of Golok Tibetan School as Intensifying Cultural Suppression

22nd July 2024 Tibet Express Newsdesk 9296 Views

DHARAMSALA, 22 July: The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, a Tibetan advocacy group based in Dharamsala, declared today that the Chinese authorities’ forceful shutdown of the renowned Ragya Jigme Gyaltsen Nationalities Vocational High School in Golok, within the traditional Tibetan Province of Amdo, “signals the intensification of the Chinese government’s accelerated and systematic campaign to assimilate Tibetan cultural identity into the dominant Han Chinese majority.”

Biden’s Tibet Stance Draws Criticism Despite Signing Landmark Act

18th July 2024 Tibet Express Newsdesk 9059 Views

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 18 July: The New York and New Jersy Chapter of the Tibetan National Congress has written to US President Joe Biden in protest of his reiterating the US policy that recognises Tibet as part of China while announcing the passage of the “Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act” on 12 July.

CTA President: Despite Challenges, Back-Channel Negotiations with China Persist, with No Expectations

18th July 2024 Tibet Express Newsdesk 7714 Views

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 18 July: The most recent round of back-channel negotiations between the Tibetan government-in-exile and Beijing happened “at the beginning of this month”, said Penpa Tsering, the President of the Tibetan government-in-exile now known as Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

Former Chinese Teacher Testifies: Heartbroken, Helpless, But Not Surprised by Forceful Closure of Gang Jong Sherig Norbu Lobling School

17th July 2024 Tibet Express Newsdesk 35758 Views

DHARAMSALA, 17 July: “I felt heartbroken and helpless, but I was not surprised,” said Ginger Duan, a former Chinese computer teacher at the renowned Ragya Jigme Gyaltsen Nationalities Vocational High School in Golok, in the traditional Tibetan Province of Amdo, after the Chinese authorities forcefully shut down the school on 12 July.

Rangzen conference urges CTA to revert its Middle Way Policy to complete independence for Tibet

16th July 2024 Tibet Express Newsdesk 7687 Views

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 16 July: A four-point statement and a nine-point resolution were released Monday at the conclusion of the 7th International Rangzen Conference, held in Toronto, Canada, from July 13th to 15th.

Brad Redkopp, a sitting member of the Canadian Parliament, attended the conference as the chief guest, with seven members of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile attending the opening ceremony as special guests. Approximately 250 people gathered on the day, and nearly 200 individuals from the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, and India participated in the three-day conference.