Category Archives: Elsewhere on the Web
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Top US analyst: Five dangerously wrong assumptions about China
10 February 2015 | Michael Pillsbury
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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. ...
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Don’t get your hopes up, Tibet: Why Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama Is an empty gesture
5 February 2015 | Jay Michaelson
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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. ...
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Dalai Lama set to attend Obama event
2 February 2015 | Zhang Yunbi
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"Washington is evaluating how to minimize the trauma of a meeting to the US-China relationship." ...
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Relentless: The Dalai Lama’s heart of steel
29 January 2015 | Peter Popham
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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? ...
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Tibet’s mineral water to be new regional growth pillar
20 January 2015
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China has identified the fresh water resources in Tibet as a new means of economic growth. ...
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The Chinese government wants to isolate the Dalai Lama – and it’s working
16 December 2014 | Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
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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. ...
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Second Day of the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
13 December 2014
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His Holiness said that while there are many things to worry about there is also a strong basis for hope. ...
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Moscow warns Dalai Lama: ‘No politics’
31 August 2014
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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. ...