Task Force on Negotiation Meets

The members of the Task Force on Negotiations under the auspices of the Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, held a meeting from August 23 to 24 at the Kashag Secretariat.

Prosperity Isn’t Universal in Tibet Towns

A Las Vegas wannabe in a sequined suit is shaking his hips on stage. In the audience, Chinese businessmen crack open cans of Budweiser and half-drunk Tibetan truck drivers look for dance partners.

‘Chinese President behind Tibetan push’

Chinese President Hu Jintao is largely responsible for a multi-billion dollar plan to modernize China’s Himalayan hinterlands, a leading Tibetan official said. Jampa Phutsok, chairman of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR)

Tibet monks made to study communism

Monks at one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most revered monasteries are studying the political theories of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin, which has appeared as a criteria on whether or not they can remain in the monastery.

Tibet monks made to study communism

Young monk guards a temple at Tashilhunpo Monastery Saturday Aug. 23, 2003 in Shigatse, about 200 kilometers from Lhasa, Tibet, far west of China. (Associated press)