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Sikyong Penpa Tsering urges for greater ties between Taiwan and Tibet
Sikyong Penpa Tsering expressed hope on Monday that Taiwan and Tibet’s ties may be strengthened. He expressed the hope that Taipei will provide Tibetan students with scholarships and encourage increased exchanges between the two countries. He said Taiwan is a wonderful site for Tibetans to learn Chinese and study international relations, and that studying there…
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Netizens moved by Tibetan Youtuber’s generosity to Specially-abled man
A specially-abled man is seen selling packages of oranges by a hillside to make a living in a moving film. Ted Kunchok, a Tibetan YouTuber, captured the video. Anu, the orange seller, disclosed that his mother is ill when chatting with Ted. He was attempting to sell oranges at a price of $100 a packet.…
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Speaker and Deputy Speaker elected by 17th Tibetan Parliament in Exile.
Under the supervision of the Tibetan Election Commission, the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile elected its Speaker and Deputy Speaker on the afternoon of October 8th. The Chief Election Commissioner, Pesur Wangdu Tsering, outlined the voting procedures and regulations prior to the actual voting.
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Members of 17th Tibetan Parliament in exile takes Oath
At a ceremony held at the Tibetan Parliamentary secretariat today, the elected members of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile were sworn in in accordance with the Tibetan exiles’ charter. The Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong Penpa Tsering was present at the swearing-in ceremony.
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TIBETAN TEENAGERS BEGIN THEIR SCHOOL YEAR WITH MILITARY TRAINING.
A six-day training on national defense education was held at a newly opened camp in Nagchu City. The opening ceremony of China’s third military training summer camp for teenage kids in Nagchu City has been announced by Chinese authorities in the central Tibetan region of U-Tsang.
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Tibet’s chairman will take on a new responsibility.
According to a SCMP, Qizhala, the chairman of the Tibet autonomous region has departed Lhasa to take up a new role in Beijing. In a reorganisation ahead of the five-yearly Communist Party meeting next autumn, Lhasa Communist Party president Yan Jinhai is anticipated to fill his vacancy. President Xi Jinping is likely to begin his…
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THOUSANDS OF ACTIVISTS COME TO PROTEST THE CCP’S HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.
Around 1,000 protestors from Tibetan, Hong Kong, Uyghur, and Chinese activist groups gathered in central London to rally against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its campaign of human rights violations as the party marked its 72nd anniversary. The global rally, branded as ‘Resist the CCP Day,’ brought together nine organizations in solidarity, including Free…
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Chinese Air Force is stationed at three bases in Tibet
China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is still stationed at three air bases on the Tibetan Plateau, according to Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari, the Indian Air Force’s recently appointed chief, speaking during a press conference ahead of Air Force Day. The PLAAF’s capacity to launch many high-altitude missions, according to Air Chief…
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India is looking to expand its engagement with the Indian Ocean, with a focus on China.
In a first, India recently organized a special training session for six countries from the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), four of which are from the strategically crucial western Indian Ocean, where India has been lagging behind China. The 2-week special training at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service drew 35 diplomats from Madagascar, Comoros,…
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Increased deployment of Chinese troops is a source of concern, said Gen
Army chief Gen M M Singh made the remarks ahead of the next meeting of Indian and Chinese military commanders. Even as he expressed hope that the 17-month standoff in eastern Ladakh would be resolved in the coming days, Naravane expressed alarm about the surge in Chinese force deployment throughout the entire border. Even as…