US academic barred from China after speaking out over detained scholar
By Tania Branigan, The Guardian|July 7, 2014
Elliot Sperling believes his support for Uighur academic Ilham Tohti is reason authorities ordered him to return to US
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Dalai Lama urges Buddhists to halt Muslim violence
[AFP] LEH, July 6: The Dalai Lama on Sunday reiterated his plea to Buddhists in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to halt violence against Muslims, in a speech to tens of thousands of devotees to mark his 79th birthday.
Read moreExperts urge India to revise its Tibet policy
[IANS] NEW DELHI, July 3: Experts Thursday urged the central government to revise its Tibet policy and put pressure on China to resolve the Tibetan conflict by satisfying people of the contested territory.
Read moreChina to let Indian experts monitor Brahmaputra in Tibet
[The Hindu] BEIJING, July 1: China has for the first time formally agreed to allow Indian hydrological experts to conduct study tours in Tibet to monitor the flows on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra, according to a new agreement signed here on Monday during the visit of Vice-President Hamid Ansari.
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Hong Kong marches for democracy as govt says “doing its utmost”
[Reuters] HONG KONG, July 1: Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday, with many calling for the city’s leader to be sacked, in what could turn out to be the biggest and most passionate challenge to Chinese Communist Party rule in more than a decade.
Read moreChinese troops make bids to enter Indian waters in Ladakh: Reports
[PTI] LEH/NEW DELHI, June 29: After making incursion bids in Ladakh through land route, Chinese troops have made several attempts to enter Indian waters at Pangong lake nestled in the higher reaches of Ladakh with the latest incident reported on Friday.
Read moreSpain court scraps probe of ex-Chinese leaders over Tibet under new universal jurisdiction law
[AP] MADRID, June 24: Spain’s National Court has scrapped an investigation into several former Chinese leaders for alleged genocide in Tibet, a probe that had angered Beijing.
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The Communist Party deepens Tibet’s integration with the rest of the country
The Economist|June 20, 2014
When it opened eight years ago, the railway from Golmud to Lhasa was one of the most ambitious rail ventures ever attempted. At a cost of $4 billion, tracks were built across 550km (340 miles) of
Read moreUS professors urge Western universities to end ties to China’s Confucius Institutes
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
Read moreCameron rolls out red carpet for China’s PM who warns against Scottish independence
Daily Mail | June 17, 2014
The Prime Minister of China today warned against Scottish independence, as he announced £14billion of trade deals with Britain.
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