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China celebrates official end of extreme poverty, lauds Xi

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BEIJING, China, 26 February 2021 The ruling Communist Party is celebrating the official end of extreme poverty in China with a propaganda campaign that praises President Xi Jinping’s role, part of efforts to cement his image as a history-making leader.

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China expected to unveil hike in military budget as tensions rise
HONG KONG/BEIJING, 26 February 2021 China is expected to reveal a robust increase in defence spending at the 5 March annual opening of parliament, as its economy rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic and military tensions rise, Chinese and Western security experts said.
Biden CIA nominee Burns to focus on ‘authoritarian adversary’ China
WASHINGTON, DC, 25 February 2021 President Joe Biden’s nominee to be director of the CIA, William Burns, told a Senate committee on Wednesday that he saw competition with China - and countering its “adversarial, predatory” leadership - as the key to US national security.
China rejects growing Western criticism at UN rights forum
GENEVA, Switzerland, 24 February 2021 China hit back on Wednesday at growing criticism by Western powers of its treatment of ethnic minorities in the regions of Xinjiang and Tibet and of citizens in the former British colony of Hong Kong.

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China says Japan-US security treaty a product of Cold War
BEIJING, China, 24 February 2021
China calls for a reset, but US says Beijing trying to ‘avert blame’
BEIJING/WASHINGTON, 23 February 2021
Canadian MPs say China’s treatment of Uyghurs is ‘genocide’
ON THE WEB, 23 February 2021

Opinions

The best should lead — that’s Penpa Tsering
By Choedak Gyatso
I believe Penpa Tsering is the right candidate to win. The following qualities listed will enable him to confidently and efficiently lead the people in the right direction.

Interviews

US support for Tibet will always be bipartisan
For the past 60 years, the Tibet issue has enjoyed bipartisan support in the US Congress and also in the administration. Support for Tibet will always remain bipartisan.

Features

Another Time, Another Place
The book is essentially about a period of time -- 1995 through 1999 -- which carried, within the span of a mere four years, the full weight of Tibetan history.