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India is at risk from Xi Jinping’s visit to Tibet, warns a senior US congressman.
A senior US legislator has said that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Tibet last week is a threat to India, accusing the Joe Biden-led government of failing to do more to stop the Chinese “march.” Xi went on an unannounced three-day trip to Nyingchi, Tibet, near the Arunachal Pradesh border, on Wednesday. Xi, who…
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Experts weigh in on China’s ‘Salami-Slicing’ tactics in Ladakh’s Demchok.
Border tensions between India and China have been high for more than a year, following the biggest battle in nearly five decades in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, which is part of the Aksai Chin-Ladakh area controlled by China but claimed by both countries. Despite ongoing talks to resolve border disputes, the Chinese have yet to ‘go…
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A Tibetan music producer’s fight against the covid 19 pandemic
Travel became more difficult as a result of the Chinese Covid-19 pandemic, affecting the living conditions of many people around the world. However, music producer Tsewang Tharchin, based in Dharamshala, overcame the challenges posed by the Chinese virus and established a music studio here in Dharamshala.
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Current state of China-India relations
Right now, there is a lot going on in the Indian subcontinent. A lot of it has to do with China in some way. Maoists’ overt move towards Beijing was the main reason for Nepal’s Communist government’s recent disintegration, prompting Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to leave office. In the Chumbi Valley, the Chinese…
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Geographical Overview of Chinese Airfields in and around Tibet
The Tibetan plateau is ringed by seventeen Chinese airfields in the region. Five of them are in Xinjiang province’s Tarim Pendi, north of the plateau. One, Golmud, is in Qinghai province’s Tsaidam Basin, immediately to the northeast of the plateau; and the other, Yushu, is east-centrally on the plateau, in a valley opposite the Yangtse…
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All About The Spyware Pegasus
Pegasus is military-grade spyware developed by the NSO group with the stated goal of supporting national governments and law enforcement in the prevention and investigation of terrorism, criminality, and public safety threats. The NSO Group, based in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, Israel, was created in 2010 by Niv Carmi, Omri Lavie, and Shalev Hulio as…
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Chinese authorities’ true attitude toward minority languages: they are second-class languages
Despite enacting legislation to safeguard Tibetans, China forced the Chinese language on people inside Tibet. The Chinese government has long produced laws and comments expressing its support for minority languages, including regulations requiring bilingualism on all public signs in minority areas. However, the recent data from the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) reveals the Chinese authorities’…
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Viruses dating back 15,000 years have been detected in Tibetan glacier ice.
Scientists studying glacier ice discovered viruses that were about 15,000 years old in two samples retrieved from China’s Tibetan Plateau. The majority of those viruses, which survived because they were frozen, are unlike any viruses ever cataloged. The findings, which were published in the journal Microbiome today, could aid scientists in better understanding how viruses…
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Jeff Bezos has returned from orbit.
The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, took an 11-minute supersonic joy ride to space and back on Tuesday morning atop the rocket and capsule system designed by his space company, Blue Origin. Upon landing, Bezos declared it “the best day ever” on his communications check. Bezos’ brother, Mark Bezos, was on board, as was Wally…