Chinese flags defaced in Prague ahead of Xi visit
BBC | March 26, 2016
EUROPE – Chinese flags hoisted in the Czech Republic ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping have been defaced.
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China Is Our ‘All Weather Friend’, Says Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli
[PTI] Beijing, Mar 24: Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called China an “all weather friend” that has helped it at times of distress, weeks after China sent fuel supplies to the landlocked Himalayan nation to ease a crippling shortage of goods due to a blockade on Indo-Nepal border.
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Mudslinging Trumps the ‘Middle Way’ in Tibetan Exiles’ Election
GEETA ANAND, the New York Times | MARCH 23, 2016
DHARAMSALA, India — It is often said that the lower the stakes, the more vicious the politics.
Read morePM to fly to China with Himalaya
Sangam Prasain, Kathmandu Post |
Kathmandu – Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is likely to travel on a specially-reserved Himalaya Airlines jet to China on Sunday.
Read moreExclusive – China urges diplomats and U.N. to boycott Dalai Lama in Geneva
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 moreWon’t budge on South China Sea sovereignty: China
AP | 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 moreTibetan-origin man held for obtaining passport ‘using fake docus’; probe launched
Gaurav 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 morePrague agrees to sister city deal with Beijing
Raymond 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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Tibet closed to foreigners again but tourism booms
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 moreTibetan blogger jailed for ‘endangering social stability’
The 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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