Category Archives: Elsewhere on the Web

• 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. ...

• The Chinese government wants to isolate the Dalai Lama – and it’s working 16 December 2014 | Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith no comments

  What a pity the Pope did not meet the Dalai Lama when the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism was in Rome for a gathering of Nobel Laureates this past weekend. ...

• Second Day of the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates 13 December 2014 no comments

  His Holiness said that while there are many things to worry about there is also a strong basis for hope. ...

• China marks six priorities for new type of major-country relations with US 13 November 2014 no comments

  President Xi Jinping on Wednesday outlined six priorities in building a new type of major-country relationship with the United States. ...

• Moscow warns Dalai Lama: ‘No politics’ 31 August 2014 no comments

  The Dalai Lama "must fully distance himself from politics" if he wants to visit Russia, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has said, a stance echoing China's position while appeasing Buddhists at home. ...

• China opens Tibet forum with focus on development 13 August 2014 no comments

  Around 100 representatives from around the world convened for the two-day forum on the development of Tibet on Tuesday. ...