Tag Archives: Politics

• Taiwan’s Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission coming to end 17 August 2017 | Lawrence Chung This post has one comment

  Taiwan’s Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission is set to close its doors after bringing almost 90 years of dramatic changes in the political landscape of contemporary China. ...

• India, China cannot defeat each other, says Dalai Lama 14 August 2017 This post has no comments yet

  Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said India and China cannot defeat each other and both the countries will have to live together as neighbours. ...

• Thousands protest peacefully in Hamburg against G20 8 July 2017 This post has no comments yet

  On Saturday tens of thousands took part calmly in the demonstration against the world’s rich countries and the politics of certain leaders. ...

• ‘Only logical’ for Trump to meet Dalai Lama – Tibetan leader 25 May 2017 | David Brunnstrom This post has no comments yet

  "Trump ... has been to all three major sacred places of three major traditions. So what is left is Buddhism, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the most prominent Buddhist leader." ...

• Macron takes power as French president 14 May 2017 | Adam Plowright and Guy Jackson This post has no comments yet

  Emmanuel Macron became France's youngest ever president on Sunday, promising at his inauguration to restore the country's lost confidence and relaunch the flagging European Union. ...

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

  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”. ...

• S Korea’s Moon sworn in, says willing to go to North 11 May 2017 | Jung Ha-Won This post has no comments yet

  South Korea's new president was sworn in on Wednesday, just a day after a landslide election victory, and immediately declared his willingness to visit Pyongyang amid high tensions. ...

• China warns US legislators on meetings with Dalai 10 May 2017 This post has no comments yet

  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 ...

• China objects to US Congress delegation meeting Dalai Lama | Saibal Dasgupta This post has no comments yet

  China has lodged a protest with the US government against the recent meeting of members of the US Congress with the Dalai Lama at Dharamshala. ...

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

  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. ...