China shoots self on foot for remarks on Sarkozy-Lama meeting
The outburst of criticisms by China against France’s president meeting with the exiled Tibetan leader during the latter’s recent European tour seems more like a self-inflicting injury than a warning shot by China
China bans foreign websites again
China appears to have banned a number of foreign websites, including the BBC’s Chinese language news site and Voice of America in Chinese. The sites had been unblocked after
China to teach children “ethnic unity”
Chinese children will study “ethnic unity” from primary school, the Education Ministry said at the end of an Olympic year marred by violent riots in Tibet and unrest in the north-western Muslim Xinjiang region
Taiwan: If only our president were more like Sarkozy
Ignoring Chinese complaints, French President Nicolas Sarkozy met the Dalai Lama in Poland last Saturday. Sarkozy was also the first sitting president of the EU to meet the spiritual leader
Free as a bird
The few songs I have written so far are more inspired by personal experiences rather than by politics, though, of course, the context of being a Tibetan and living in exile always resonates in whatever I do
New Speaker of Tibetan Parliament sworn in
A parliamentary representative from the Domey (Amdo) Province Mr Penpa Tsering was Tuesday sworn in as the new Speaker of the 14th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
Doors for Talks on Tibet Always Open:China
China said Tuesday it was still open to dialogue with representatives of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, reported AFP. UN Secretary General Ban