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By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 31 October: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) passed ‘The Patriotic Education Law’ on October 24, aimed at strengthening patriotic education for children and families nationwide. This legislation serves as a legal guarantee for the execution of patriotic education, as reported by Chinese state-run Xinhua.

DHARAMSALA, 21 Oct: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) unveiled a Research Centre of ‘Xi Jinping Thought on Culture’ at a National Conference on Propaganda, Ideology, and Culture held in Beijing earlier this month, with Xi himself presiding over the conference. The outcome of the conference has significant implications, dictating China’s long-term strategies for both domestic and international propaganda, as reported by bitterwinter.org.

DHARAMSALA, 18 Oct: His Holiness the Dalai Lama has issued a heartfelt congratulatory message to Chris Luxon, the newly elected Prime Minister of New Zealand, emphasising the global challenges the world is currently facing and the growing sense of interconnectedness among humanity.

By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 12 Oct: The spokesperson of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Tenzin Lekshay, expressed dismay at China’s re-election as a member of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) during the UN General Assembly on 10 October. Lekshay, in a statement on X (formerly known as Twitter), questioned China’s suitability for the position, asking, “How can a Human Rights Violator be a Human Rights Defender?”

DHARAMSALA, 5 Oct: Two leaders of the Taiwan People’s Community Party have been indicted by prosecutors in Taiwan for alleged collusion with China in an effort to influence the January elections, as reported by The Hindu today.

According to the report from the Central News Agency (CNA), Chairman Lin Te-wang and Vice-Chairman Chen Chien-hsin were found accepting funds and other benefits from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), leading to charges of violating the Anti-Infiltration Act and the Civil Servants Election and Recall Act on 3 October.

DHARAMSALA, 4 Oct: A photo of two Chinese athletes’ unintentional reference to the Tiananmen Square massacre has been censored on Chinese social media, as reported by the BBC today.

The two female athletes, assigned to lane numbers 6 and 4 during their 100m hurdles race at the Asian Games, accidentally formed the number ’64’ as they embraced.

By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 28 Sept: Nepal’s Prime Minister, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, and the Premier of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Li Qiang, signed 12 agreements covering various sectors, including trade, road connectivity, and information technology during their meeting in Beijing on Monday, as reported by The Kathmandu Post.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 26 Sept: The human rights group, Dui Hua Foundation, confirmed on Thursday that the renowned Uighur scholar Rahile Dawut has been sentenced to life imprisonment in a secret trial by Chinese authorities, as stated in the foundation’s press release on 21 September.

DHARAMSALA, 25 Sept: India’s Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur cancelled his trip to attend the 19th Asian Games opening ceremony in Hangzhou, China, in protest against Beijing’s refusal to grant accreditation cards to three Arunachali wushu martial athletes, as reported by Indian Express on Saturday.

By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 20 Sept: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock recently provoked CCP when she referred to Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator.” This remark led to strong protests from Beijing, with Chinese officials labelling it an “open political provocation,” as reported by CNN Tuesday.