Tag Archives: United States

  • Rejecting Trump’s foreign policy approach, Biden says ‘America is back’ 25 November 2020 | Trevor Hunnicutt and Humeyra Pamuk This post has no comments yet

    President-elect Joe Biden said on Tuesday the US will be “ready to lead” again on the global stage, turning the page on Republican President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies as he pledged to work together with the nation’s allies. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal Sangay’s desperate act for legacy 23 November 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 46 comments

    A recent announcement by Lobsang Sangay saying he is the first Tibetan leader to enter the White House seems to have created confusion amongst Tibetan people. It deserves to be analysed in depth, if not outright debunked. ...

  • Taiwan says unnamed US official is visiting, cannot give details 22 November 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

    A US official has arrived in Taiwan, the island’s foreign ministry said on Sunday, adding that it could not provide details as the trip has not been made public, though it did deny a media report that the CIA chief was in town. ...

  • Tibetan political leader visits White House for first time in six decades 21 November 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has 10 comments

    The head of the Tibetan government in exile has visited the US White House for the first time in six decades, a move that could further infuriate Beijing, which has accused the United States of trying to destabilise the region. ...

  • US House of Representatives passes bipartisan resolution on Tibet 19 November 2020 This post has one comment

    A bipartisan resolution recognising the cultural and religious significance of an autonomous Tibet and seeking peaceful solutions to the conflict was passed by the US House of Representatives. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal Joe Biden will be good for Tibet and the world 16 November 2020 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 7 comments

    It can be expected that Biden will meet with the Dalai Lama, as he promised. But more than this, what is urgently needed for him to do is address the human rights situation and the environmental degradation in Tibet. ...

  • Taiwan hopes for close US cooperation with Biden 15 November 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has one comment

    Taiwan hopes to continue its close cooperation with the United States, the island’s de facto US ambassador told Antony Blinken, a longtime confidant of President-elect Joe Biden, as Taiwan moves to shore up ties with the new administration. ...

  • NS Venkataraman Let not the world underestimate China’s expansionist greed 14 November 2020 | NS Venkataraman This post has 2 comments

    There is no greater proof needed about China’s expansionist greed and unscrupulous methods than its aggressive occupation of Tibet, claims in India, suppression in Hong Kong, threats to Taiwan, and claims in the South China Sea. ...

  • China congratulates Biden, but few US policy changes seen 13 November 2020 | Joe McDonald This post has 3 comments

    China on Friday became one of the last major countries to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden, who is expected to make few changes to US policy in conflicts with Beijing over trade, technology and security. ...

  • States cite smooth election, despite Trump’s baseless claims 11 November 2020 | Christina A Cassidy, Anthony Izaguirre and Julie Carr Smyth This post has no comments yet

    The 2020 election unfolded smoothly across the country and without any widespread irregularities, according to state officials and election experts, a stark contrast to the baseless claims of fraud being levelled by President Donald Trump. ...