Mainland media’s political reform push gathers steam

The mainland media’s call for political reform is gathering steam, with several national and provincial newspapers joining the campaign. The latest calls for change come ahead of tomorrow’s Communist Party plenary session and follow high-profile statements by Premier

How China is Weaker Than it Looks

Centuries ago, a king whose city was about to be attacked decided the only thing he could do to save it was to order the gates be flung open. He then told the attacking

His Holiness the Dalai Lama in San Jose, CA: Day 3

On his second day of program in California, His Holiness spent the morning on October 13, 2010 at the San Jose State University Event Center to bestow the Amitabha Initiation at the request of the Geden Shoeling Center. In the afternoon, His

Rising China And Indian Response

George Fernandes, Defence Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government, was bang on target when he famously said that it was China, not Pakistan or any other nation that was India’s biggest security threat. Again, it was not fortuitou