Estonian President ignores Chinese warnings, meets the Dalai Lama
President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama earlier today in the capital city of Tallinn and emphasised the importance of protecting Tibetan culture.
Battles Lost and Won Between Tibet and China
It is no mystery why editors prefer some titles for books over others. They choose titles that help sell books. If titles alone sell books, the new book by Tim Johnson, a veteran reporter who had covered China for Knight-Ridder and McClatchy for six years from his Beijing office
China plans to ‘accelerate mining’ in Tibet
China has said that it will intensify its mining efforts on the Tibetan plateau in the coming years. Zhang Qingli, secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Regional (TAR) Committee of the Communist Party (CCP) of China said Saturday that the Chinese government will explore Tibet’s minerals
Eight Tibetans arrested in Nepal following Chinese delegation visit
Security has been beefed up around Tibetan settlement areas across the Nepali capital following the visit of a high-level Chinese delegation led by Zhou Yongkang. Yongkang, a Standing Committee member of Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Secretary of Political and Legislative Affairs
Dalai Lama in Estonia, scheduled to meet the president
His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia August 16 at the invitation of the Estonian Institute of Buddhism and the Riigikogu Tibet Support Group (Estonian Parliamentary group for Tibet).