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China Issues Warning to the US over Ukraine
On Thursday, China’s top diplomat spoke with his US colleague, advising Washington to “stop interfering” in the Winter Olympics and emphasizing the importance of “taking seriously” Russia’s security concerns in Europe. US-led diplomatic boycott over China’s human rights record, particularly its treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region, has hampered preparations.
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Expert sees comparisons between China and the Taliban.
Strategic expert Brahma Chellaney drew parallels between the Taliban and Xi Jinping, claiming that Chinese officials smashed a 99-foot monument of Lord Buddha in a Tibetan province of Sichuan in the same way that the Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas.
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World’s only herbivorous marine mammal will be protected thanks to India’s first dugong reserve.
The Tamil Nadu government created the country’s first dugong conservation reserve, including 500 square kilometers of biodiversity-rich waters in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay, where the marine mammal can be found. The reserve, which was announced in September of last year, is located between Adirampattinam and Amapattinam, off the coast of southeast India.
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Tibetan students founded the Harvard Undergraduate Tibetan Cultural Association
This month, the Harvard Undergraduate Tibetan Cultural Association was created to promote Tibetan culture and knowledge. The association’s goal, according to students participating in its development, is to bring Tibetan students on campus together in appreciation of their heritage.
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China has prohibited Tibetan online religious groups in Qinghai.
According to RFA, authorities in northwest China’s Qinghai province have banned Tibetan religious social media groups, telling members that if they continue to use them, they will be probed and imprisoned. According to a provincial official’s declaration on Jan. 20, the order will take effect on March 1. Any internet coordination of religious activities and…
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Tibetan writer has gone missing more than a year after his arrest.
According to RFA who cited Tibetan sources, popular Tibetan writer and poet Gendun Lhundrub remains incommunicado more than a year after his arrest in western China’s Qinghai region, with family members unaware of his location or present condition. Lhundrub, a monk at Rongwo monastery in Rebgong (in Chinese, Tongren) county in the Malho (Huangnan) Tibetan…
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Keanu Reeves’ Matrix: Resurrection is facing a boycott in China.
Throughout the year, Keanu Reeves has been in the news for a variety of reasons. Most recently, he made headlines when he returned to the role of Neo in Matrix: Resurrections after a two-decade absence. Then there was the rumor that he had donated all of his movie profits to charity, which turned out not…
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Buddhist monk and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh has died at the age of 95.
Thich Nhat Hanh, a well-known Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peace activist, and outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War has died at Hue’s Tu Hieu Temple. He died at the age of 95. Plum Village, the monastic community he established, reported the news on its website. Thich Nhat Hanh died “peacefully” on Saturday morning local time, according…
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US-Tibetan woman promote her culture through dumplings
A Tibetan lady based in Beaverton is beginning on an important journey to expand her small business. Kyikyi identifies as a Tibetan in exile who came to the United States from Tibet nearly 20 years ago and is now dedicated to sharing her culture and encouraging representation via food.
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Tibet activists are urging Allianz to cancel its sponsorship of the Beijing Olympics.
Tibetan activists urged that Allianz withdraw its sponsorship of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday, citing charges of human rights violations and China’s treatment of minorities as reasons, according to Reuters. Students for a Free Tibet and Tibet Initiative Germany conducted a sit-in in front of the insurer’s Berlin headquarters, holding a poster that read:…