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• Why India-China Doklam standoff has a bright side too: Chinese media explains 24 July 2017 | FE Online one comment

  Even as Indian and Chinese soldiers are involved in a long standoff in the Doklam area of Sikkim, an article in Chinese state media, today said there is a “bright side” of the standoff too. ...

• Nepal grants approval to Tibet Airlines to start Chengdu-Kathmandu route 15 July 2017 | Mu Xuequan no comments

  The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has granted approval to China's Tibet Airlines to conduct four flights a day on the Chengdu-Kathmandu route. ...

• Marco Polo, first Westerner to say that Tibet is part of China: Chinese scholar 22 June 2017 no comments

  "Tibet is a big land where people have their own language and idolatry. But all of their affairs are under the management of the Yuan Emperor," wrote Marco Polo. ...

• China to dispatch 10,000 school teachers from other provinces to Xinjiang, Tibet 19 June 2017 | Qu Qiuyan no comments

  "It is the first time that such a large number of teachers from all over the country will be sent to teach in the regions." ...

• Pelosi hyping Tibet issue when China-US ties getting better: Chinese media 12 May 2017 no comments

  A Chinese state-run newspaper today attacked US House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi for meeting the Dalai Lama in India and accused her of “hyping the Tibet question”. ...

• China warns US legislators on meetings with Dalai 10 May 2017 no comments

  China asked a US congressional delegation to discreetly deal with Tibet-related issues and avoid contact with the Dalai Lama, after the delegation reportedly visited the Dalai Lama in India ...

• Hu Chunhua: China’s likely next-in-line 9 May 2017 | Frank Chen no comments

  With the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th National Congress roughly half a year away, in which one or more “heirs apparent” are expected to start their ascent to the pinnacle. ...

• Some CPC members funding Dalai Lama: official 2 May 2017 no comments

  A senior discipline inspection official has lambasted some Party officials for allegedly donating money to the 14th Dalai Lama, saying such behaviour severely undermines the Party's fight. ...

• China’s renaming of places in Arunachal: India could reply by calling Shantipath as Dalai Lama Road 22 April 2017 | Prakash Nanda 2 comments

  Rename Shantipath, so that China is forced to write its address like this: Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Dalai Lama Road, New Delhi. ...

• Standardization of terms aimed at reaffirming sovereignty: experts 21 April 2017 no comments

  Chinese experts said that the standardization of the names of six places in South Tibet is a move to reaffirm the country's territorial sovereignty to the disputed region. ...