Category Archives: Elsewhere on the Web

• Fake Lamas flourish as China’s middle class grows 25 May 2015 | Zhang Rui 2 comments

  As China's growing middle class searches for spiritual comfort, both authentic and fake Rinpoche Lamas are becoming sought-after advisors and status symbols. ...

• China eyeing Tibet-Nepal railway 9 April 2015 no comments

  "The line will probably have to go through Qomolangma, so workers may have to dig some very long tunnels," expert Wang Mengshu said, referring to Everest by its Tibetan name. ...

• The golden urn 21 March 2015 | Banyan no comments

  The great mystery about China’s policy is why it seems to think its best hope lies with the next Dalai Lama; common sense suggests it should start talking seriously to this one. ...

• How and why the Dalai Lama left Tibet 17 March 2015 | Jennifer Latson no comments

  On 17 March 1959, Tibet’s spiritual and political leader, then 23, disguised himself as a soldier and slipped through the crowds outside the palace he’d never see again. ...

• Top US analyst: Five dangerously wrong assumptions about China 10 February 2015 | Michael Pillsbury one comment

  I was told by scholars at China's major think tanks that the Communist Party is realising its long-term goal of restoring China to its “proper” place in the world. ...

• Don’t get your hopes up, Tibet: Why Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama Is an empty gesture 5 February 2015 | Jay Michaelson no comments

  The Dalai Lama met publicly with President Obama, with predictable outcry from China. But nothing has really changed on either side — which is bad news for Tibet. ...

• Commentary: Mr. Obama, playing the Dalai Lama card backfires 5 February 2015 | Tian Dongdong no comments

  The Dalai Lama is just a handy tool for Obama to scramble for short-term gains, show off his moral clarity and score easy points at home. ...

• Dalai Lama set to attend Obama event 2 February 2015 | Zhang Yunbi no comments

  "Washington is evaluating how to minimize the trauma of a meeting to the US-China relationship." ...

• Relentless: The Dalai Lama’s heart of steel 29 January 2015 | Peter Popham no comments

  Who exactly is this man? What combination of chutzpah, charisma, and tempered steel have kept him firmly and lovably in the public eye for more than 50 years? ...

• Tibet’s mineral water to be new regional growth pillar 20 January 2015 no comments

  China has identified the fresh water resources in Tibet as a new means of economic growth. ...