In a muddle kingdom

On June 28, 1992, three senior lamas responsible for the recognition of the reincarnation of the 16th Karmapa approached the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala. Following instructions in a poem-letter left behind by the 16th Karmapa, Tai Situ Rinpoche and Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche as

China envoy arrives in Taiwan

A top Chinese negotiator arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday for his first visit to the south, the island’s stronghold of anti-China sentiment. Chen Yunlin, leading a delegation of about 20 Chinese companies, landed in an airport

US Ambassador to India to visit Dharamsala

US Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer will arrive in Dharamsala later today on a two-day visit during which, among others, will meet the exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The Great Fall of China — I

On 28 January 2011, the State Council Information Office and Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security of China issued the following notice to its people:
“For the disturba