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By Peter Foster, The Telegraph | June 18, 2014

In a serious blow to China’s soft-power outreach, a leading association of American professors warns that Confucius Institutes break basic standards on academic freedom

Daily Mail | June 17, 2014

The Prime Minister of China today warned against Scottish independence, as he announced £14billion of trade deals with Britain.

HeritageDaily | June 15, 2014

A study by Tibetan scholar Lobsang Yongdan revisits a long-ignored section of a historic text to reveal how Tibetans were engaging with western scientific knowledge two centuries ago.

[Outlook] WASHINGTON, June 13: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives seeking an open and accessible Tibet to objectively assess the human rights situation in the restive Himalayan region of China.

Karmapa Returns From Germany Religious Tour

[NDTV] Dharamsala: The 17th Karmapa, the third most important Tibetan religious head, on Tuesday reached Delhi after a fortnight-long religious tour of Germany, one his aides said.

By Rajeev Sharma, First Post | Jun 10, 2014
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi successfully navigated Sino-India relations at his official meetings with top Indian interlocutors on Sunday and Monday. He had three-hour substantive talks with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Bhavan on Sunday, which is an unusually long meeting.

[PTI] WASHINGTON,June 7: The US has asked China to start “unconditional” talks with Tibetan Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and address policies that have created tensions in Tibet.

[TNN] DHARAMSHALA, June 7: Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), an organization of Tibetans united for the restoration of complete independence for Tibet, has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take up the issue of Tibet with China. According to them, Modi’s victory in the Lok Sabha elections