I am a Marxist, Dalai Lama says
[PTI] KOLKATA, Jan 13: Describing himself as a Marxist, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Tuesday said many Marxist leaders have now become capitalists in thinking.
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Freedom on the decline in China: report
[ucanews.com] BEIJING, Jan 13: Repression in China has worsened since Xi Jinping became president in 2013, according to a report published by Freedom House on Tuesday, a sign that the Communist Party is struggling to maintain legitimacy and control despite China’s rise.
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Charlie Hebdo defies attackers with yet another cartoon of Prophet Mohammed
DHARAMSALA, Jan 13: The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo whose editor and 11 other members were brutally massacred last week defied the attackers by putting a cartoon of Prophet Mohammed on the cover of its next publication.
Read moreTibetan govt hails US statement urging China to talk with Dalai Lama
[TNN] DHARAMSHALA, Jan 11: Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) which concluded its 27th Task Force meeting on negotiation here this week, has hailed the stand of the US of urging the Chinese leadership to engage in direct and substantive discussion with the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama without any preconditions.
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MSP adds voice to Scottish concerns over Confucius Institutes
Herald Scotland | January 8, 2015
An MSP has added his voice to growing concern about Scotland’s network of Confucius Institutes.
Conservative Alex Johnstone said he feared the language schools amounted to “infrastructure” to promote Beijing views on issues like occupied Tibet.
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US government says dialogue with Dalai Lama will benefit all of China
DHARAMSALA, Jan 8: The US State Department on Jan 7 said it believes all people in the People’s Republic of China would benefit from the fruits of dialogue and urged the Chinese government to seize the opportunity to further engage with the Dalai Lama.
Read moreNepal: China’s Gateway to South Asia?
Akhilesh Pillalamarri, The Diplomat | January 8, 2015
China’s latest South Asian addition to the Silk Road: Nepal.
Read moreTibetans to resolve issue with China through dialogue
ANS | January 7, 2015
A two-day meeting of the Tibetan task force on negotiations ended here Tuesday with a commitment for peaceful resolution of the Tibetan issue through dialogue with China.
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Task Force meeting on Sino-Tibet negotiation begins in Dharamsala
DHARAMSALA, Jan 6: A two-day Task Force meeting on Negotiation began Jan 5 in Dharamsala to discuss and review the prospects of dialogue process in the light of prevailing situation inside Tibet and China.
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Nepal to join Silk Road Economic Belt through Tibet
Atul Aneja, The Hindu | January 3, 2015
Nepal and China have agreed to revive the old Silk Road that runs from Lhasa to Kathmandu to Patna
China has taken a firm step to extend the Silk Road Economic Belt to South Asia, by working out a blueprint of connecting Nepal with the Eurasian transport corridor.
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