Tag Archives: United Kingdom

  • Lobsang Wangyal The Scottish referendum: A cause of worry for China? 26 September 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has no comments yet

    Scotland's historic referendum which resulted in a vote for "no independence" from Britain has been watched with interest around the world. Tibetans had mixed feelings, while Beijing followed it with concern. ...

  • Denzi Yishey Scots NO for Independence: What it Means for China and Tibet? 25 September 2014 | Denzi Yishey This post has no comments yet

    When people cherish the freedom and see the benefit of staying in One Big Union, its proven now that they do not see the benefits of separation. ...

  • Scotland rejects independence in historic referendum 19 September 2014 | Katherine Haddon and Ouerdya Ait Abdelmalek This post has no comments yet

    Scotland rejected independence on Friday in a referendum that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact but paved the way for a major transfer of powers away from London. ...

  • Scotland votes on independence from Britain 18 September 2014 | Katherine Haddon and Ouerdya Ait Abdelmalek This post has no comments yet

    Scotland voted Thursday in an independence referendum that could break up the centuries-old United Kingdom and create Europe's newest state since the collapse of Yugoslavia. ...

  • WikiLeaks’ Assange hopes to exit London embassy if UK lets him 18 August 2014 | Kylie Maclellan This post has no comments yet

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent over two years in Ecuador's London embassy to avoid a sex crimes inquiry in Sweden, said on Monday he planned to leave the building "soon", but Britain signalled it would still arrest him if he tried. ...

  • China, UK sign business deals during state visit 18 June 2014 | Sylvia Hui This post has no comments yet

    Chinese premier Li Keqiang oversaw Tuesday the signing of trade deals with Britain worth billions during an official visit that kicked off with a meeting with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle. ...

  • Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II meets Chinese premier 17 June 2014 This post has no comments yet

    Queen Elizabeth II welcomed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Windsor Castle on Tuesday on a visit to Britain which aims to repair strained relations between London and Beijing. ...

  • Chinese premier in UK visit to boost trade ties | Sylvia Hui This post has no comments yet

    Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived Monday in Britain for a visit that includes an unusual meeting with Queen Elizabeth II and talks aimed at boosting fragile diplomatic relations. ...

  • Chinese Premier to visit Britain as ties improve after Tibet row 13 June 2014 This post has no comments yet

    Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Britain next week, marking a further improvement of ties following a diplomatic freeze lasting more than a year due to Tibet-related tensions. ...

  • Joe Thomas Karackattu How Britain, Tibet and China actually chalked out claim lines at the 1914 Simla conference 28 March 2014 | Joe Thomas Karackattu This post has no comments yet

    This week marks the centenary of a key attempt at defining and delimiting the India-China boundary in the eastern sector. The "McMahon Line" was born on 24 March 1914. ...