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By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 1 August: US congressman Rep. Jim McGovern, a Democrat from Massachusetts, tweeted on X in response to China’s imposed sanction on him that he would wear it “as a badge of honour”.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 23 July: China’s construction of a bridge across Pangong Tso (Lake) is completed, as seen in the latest satellite images shared by satellite imagery expert Damien Symon yesterday on X(formerly Twitter)

DHARAMSALA, 23 July: The European Union (EU) President Von der Leyen’s pledge to “deter China from unilaterally changing the status quo by military means, particularly over Taiwan” has drawn Beijing’s criticism, calling it a “gross interference” in the country’s internal affairs, taiwannews.com reported on 20 July.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 24 June: The president of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te, today slammed China’s threat of the death penalty for Taiwan’s independence advocates, saying, “Democracy is not a crime; it’s autocracy that is the real evil,” alluding to the autocratic communist regime that rules China.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 24 June: Hundreds of Tibetans in the US gathered to welcome their spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as he arrived in New York yesterday to receive medical treatment for his knees.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 16 May: Eric, a seasoned former Chinese spy, revealed in an interview with ABC News published yesterday that he had visited Dharamsala and met with the Dalai Lama as part of his espionage task in 2016.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 8 May: China’s National Defence Education Law is being revised, mandating that students in universities, high schools, and middle schools to undergo mandatory military training, according to a report by Nikkei Asia today.

By Tsering Choephel

DHARAMSALA, 1 May: Tim Loughton, a member of the British parliament, called Djibouti, an East African country, “a vassal state of China” following his detention and deportation shortly after his arrival in the country on 8 April, according to several online reports.

DHARAMSALA, 26 April: Germany’s federal prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday the arrest of a close adviser to a prominent member

By Tsering Choephel
DHARAMSALA, 23 April: Five Tibetan and Taiwanese American activists disrupted the Chinese Ambassador’s address at Harvard Kennedy School on Saturday, 20 April, by protesting against China’s stance on Tibet, Hong Kong, East Turkestan, and Taiwan, reported thecrimson.com.