Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters | March 10, 2016
GENEVA-China has written to diplomats and U.N. officials urging them not to attend a Geneva event on Friday where the Dalai Lama will speak, reasserting that it opposes his appearance at all venues due to his “separatist activities”.
Read moreAP | Mar 8, 2016
BEIJING: China’s foreign minister took a hard line on Tuesday on the country’s claims to virtually all the South China Sea, saying Beijing won’t permit other nations to infringe on what it considers its sovereign rights in the strategically vital area.
Read moreGaurav Talwar, TNN | February 27, 2016
DEHRADUN: A day after a man of Tibetan origin was held for obtaining a passport by allegedly using fake documents, the city police said on Saturday it has begun an inquiry into the matter. Jampel Chojin visited United States, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan, among other countries, using the passport.
Read moreRaymond Johnston, Prague Post | February 25, 2016
Agreement calls for Prague to recognize One-China policy
The Prague City Assembly approved a sister city agreement between Prague and Beijing.
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Katie Hunt, CNN | February 25, 2016
China has closed Tibet to overseas travelers from Thursday until the end of March, three travel agents told CNN, but with or without foreigners, tourism to the isolated mountain region is booming.
Read moreThe Guardian | February 23, 2016
Another writer is behind bars in China, the world’s leading jailer of journalists
A prominent Tibetan blogger known by the single name of Druklo has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of inciting separatism and endangering social stability.
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Reuters | February 23, 2016
WASHINGTON – Recent satellite images show China may be installing a high-frequency radar system in the Spratly Islands that could significantly boost its ability control the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Monday.
Read more[AFP] AUKLAND, Feb 4: The US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the biggest trade deals in history, was signed in New Zealand today as protestors demonstrated over fears for jobs and sovereignty.
Read moreBy Kerry Brown, The Diplomat | February 01, 2016
“Suddenly the country’s domestic repression has a strong international dimension.”
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Nectar Gan, South China Morning Post | January 22, 2016
Supermarkets and convenience stores in southern China still stock glacier water on their shelves, despite a ban on using the term in packaging, according to a newspaper report.
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