China
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Copenhagen illegally silenced anti-China demonstrators
A government-appointed commission slammed Denmark’s Foreign Ministry this week for caving into Chinese pressure and prohibiting anti-Beijing protests during state visits in 2012 and 2013. According to the Tibet Commission, Denmark’s intelligence and security services used coercion to persuade Copenhagen police to put an end to any anti-China protests, in contravention of the country’s constitution.
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Australian Journalist facing Spy allegation In China
Beijing court is holding a closed-door trial for Australian journalist and former TV anchor Cheng Lei. Ms. Cheng, as per reports, is accused of smuggling national secrets out of the country. Her family maintains that she is not guilty. Prior to her detention in August 2020, the Chinese-born Australian worked for the Chinese state-run media…
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Tibetan tries to commit self-immolation near monastery
A Tibetan man lit himself on fire at a police station in a Tibetan district of northwestern China’s Qinghai province on Wednesday, according to RFA, and was promptly carried away by officials with no news on his health. Tsering Samdup, self-immolated in front of a Chinese police station near a Buddhist monastery in Kyegudo (in…
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India pushes China aside to build wind farms in Sri Lanka
On Tuesday, India has agreed to create three Sri Lankan wind farms on islets shared by the two countries, marking a victory for New Delhi after the project was pulled away from a Chinese business. New Delhi has long been concerned about the region’s expanding Chinese influence.
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China removed Keanu Reeves movies after the actor’s support for Tibet.
Keanu Reeves films were abruptly removed from Chinese streaming services this week after the actor expressed support for Tibet and Tibetan independence. Since his appearance at a pro-Tibet gathering on March 3, Chinese streaming platforms iQiyi, Tencent Video, Bilibili, and Xigua Video have all pulled movies starring Reeves, according to The L.A. Times. Reeves has…
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China concerned that it will no longer be Nepal’s exclusive development partner.
Following Nepal’s confirmation of a US development grant, China warned Nepal this month against “intervention from outside forces,” as China-linked projects in the nation continue to stagnate, according to media sources. The warning came during Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Nepal on March 25-27, less than a month after Nepal’s parliament accepted a…
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Taliban are now preserving Buddhas in order to attract Chinese investment.
Remember when the Taliban blew up a gigantic Buddha statue over two decades ago and several Buddhist monasteries? In Afghanistan, these same people are now safeguarding Buddhist structures. Surprised? Well, here’s the Story.
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China isn’t cooperating on LAC issues
The primary focus of India’s talks with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday was disengagement and de-escalation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, which has been locked in a standoff for almost two years. While Wang was promoting tighter Sino-India ties, particularly in light of the Russia-Ukraine issue, and…
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US increasing its Indo-Pacific presence to discourage “belligerent” China
While the world’s attention is focused on the Russia-Ukraine war, the US is increasing its Indo-Pacific contacts with Australia to discourage a “belligerent” China. The Pacific Air Forces revealed in a press release that a B-2 stealth bomber completed a mission in the region with five different fighter aircraft from the US Air Force and…
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China prohibits the use of Tibetan in learning apps and streaming services.
Chinese government limitations on the use of the Tibetan language have now moved to video services and other online platforms, as Beijing continues to drive ethnic minorities into the dominant Han Chinese culture.