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By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Nov 8: China has cancelled a scheduled meeting between the Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in retaliation to the Slovakian President’s meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Nov 7: China has barred two pro-independence Hong Kong lawmakers from taking office.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Nov 5: Dismayed by the meeting between Sikyong Lobsang Sangay and John Bercow, Speaker of Britain’s House of Commons, China has warned Britain that it could hamper China-Britain relations.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, NOV 3: Highlighting Chinese government’s grave repression against activists, Ai Weiwei, China’s prominent activist, has called on western governments to stand up for their principles and challenge China on human rights.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Oct 31: Beijing has denied Hong Kong visa to Taiwanese legislator Freddy Lim of New Power Party, Taiwan’s third largest political party, media reports say.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Oct 25: The 6th plenary meeting of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) top leaders began yesterday with a reported drive to cement President Xi Jinping as the ‘core leader’ of the CCP.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Oct 25: India has resolutely dismissed China’s objection to US Ambassador’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, declaring the state as an integral part of India.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Oct 17: Angered by Slovakian President’s meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, China has threatened to retaliate.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Oct 13: Beijing expressed its dismay and accused the United Nations human rights chief of breaching the aims and principles of the United Nations charter as the latter spoke at the 2016 Martin Ennals Award ceremony for imprisoned Uighur economics professor Ilham Tohti.

By Lobsang Tenchoe

DHARAMSALA, Oct 11: Imprisoned Uighur economics professor Ilham Tohti who is serving a life sentence in China for advocating ‘separatism’ has been adjudged the winner of 2016 Martin Ennals Award for human rights defenders by a group of leading human rights organizations.