Category Archives: News

• China’s first aircraft carrier commissioned 25 September 2012 no comments

  China's first aircraft carrier, named "Liaoning", was delivered and commissioned to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Tuesday after years of refitting and sea trials. ...

• China ex-police chief gets 15 years’ jail 24 September 2012 | Tom Hancock one comment

  Chinese ex-police chief Wang Lijun, who exposed a scandal that shocked the ruling Communist Party, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday for defection and other crimes. ...

• Police terminate TYC hunger strike by force 22 September 2012 | Lobsang Wangyal 3 comments

  Police forced the three fasting activists of Tibetan Youth Congress to terminate their protest on Saturday. ...

• Aung San Suu Kyi visits UN, New York 22 September 2012 | Mariano Andrade one comment

  Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has visited the United Nations and received a new award as she paid tribute to unknown fighters for democracy in her country. ...

• “Kalon Tripa” is now “Sikyong” 21 September 2012 no comments

  The 15th Tibetan parliament-in-exile Thursday amended the official title of the democratically-elected head of the Central Tibetan Administration. ...

• China’s Xi meets Panetta, wants better military ties with US 19 September 2012 | David Alexander no comments

  China's leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping on Wednesday held his first talks with a foreign official since vanishing from the public eye nearly two weeks ago. ...

• Indian Army Chief rules out repeat of 1962 19 September 2012 no comments

  Ruling out the possibility of a repeat of the China-India boundary war of 1962, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh today said that India has "plans in place" ...

• Tibetan Homes Foundation celebrates 50th anniversary 17 September 2012 | Lobsang Wangyal no comments

  The Dalai Lama asked Tibetan students to pay as much attention to traditional Tibetan studies as they do to modern studies, at 50th anniversary of Tibetan Homes Foundation. ...

• China steps up military drills, Air Force exercises in Tibet 16 September 2012 no comments

  Amid a raging dispute with Japan over islands in the East China Sea, the Chinese army has scaled up its military exercises on all fronts. ...

• China’s Xi finally appears in public amid rumours over health 15 September 2012 | Chris Buckley and Ben Blanchard no comments

  Chinese leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping appeared in public on Saturday for the first time in about two weeks, visiting a Beijing university. ...