Dalai Lama Concedes He May Be the Last
After suggesting in September that the institutional role of Tibetan spiritual leader may end with his death, the 14th Dalai Lama has reiterated in a BBC interview that he could be the last incarnation...
View ArticleTibet Officials Punished for Separatism
Chinese state media reported on Tuesday that dozens of officials in the Tibet Autonomous Region were punished last year for disciplinary violations, 15 of whom were accused of being involved in...
View ArticleTibet Gov Says Dalai Lama ‘Profanes’ Buddhism
In an interview with a German newspaper last year, the 14th Dalai Lama said that he could very well be the last incarnation of the Tibetan spiritual leader, a position he has since reiterated. Having...
View ArticleMonks’ Loyalty to be Tested, Divisive Deity Promoted
Last week, CCP Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) Chen Quanguo published an essay in Party political theory journal Qiushi calling for Tibetan religious institutions to help in spreading...
View ArticleChina to Dalai Lama: “Put Aside Illusions”
The relationship between the 14th Dalai Lama and Beijing has been rocky since the spiritual leader fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. While initially holding the goal of...
View ArticleDalai Lama’s 80th Birthday Invites Contemplation
On Monday, July 6th, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, turned 80 years old. In a lengthy report filed from Dharamsala ahead of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s birthday, the LA Times’ Barbara...
View ArticleCCP in Tibet Aims to Punish Dalai Lama Followers
Tibet’s Party Chief Chen Quanguo announced in a question-and-answer session with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection that any party member suspected of secretly worshiping the Dalai Lama...
View ArticleChina’s Plan to ‘Liberate’ a Cradle of Tibetan Culture
At The Washington Post, Emily Rauhala reports on government efforts to intensify state-led development projects in the historic Tibetan monastery town of Rebkong in Qinghai province, also known as...
View ArticleA Showcase of Tibetan Culture Serves Beijing
At The New York Times, Edward Wong reports on this year’s government run horse festival in Batang Grasslands, near the Tibetan town of Yushu in Qinghai province. Celebrating the culture of Kham, the...
View ArticleTibet: Surveillance & Living Buddhas
Human Rights Watch reports that authorities in Tibet are extending a village-based surveillance scheme that was originally scheduled to end in 2014, creating a permanent system of cadre teams to...
View ArticleLittle Space for Uyghur or Tibetan Grievances
At China Policy Institute Blog, Elliot Sperling of Indiana University looks at how the Chinese government routinely dismisses the grievances of the country’s ethnic minorities by assigning blame to...
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Obama Meets Dalai Lama Amid Protest From Beijing
President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama at the White House yesterday. This was the fourth time in his tenure (following one-on-one meetings in 2010, 2011, and 2014; and an appearance at a...
View ArticleTsering Shakya on Tibet, Development, and Diversity
In an interview with Himal Southasian, University of British Columbia historian Tsering Shakya discusses a wide range of Tibet-related topics: the region’s place in Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative;...
View ArticleHRW: China Cracks Down on Tibetan Social Groups
A new report from Human Rights Watch examines China’s practice of targeting political dissidents and civil society initiatives through an anti-organized crime campaign that criminalizes traditional...
View ArticleBeijing Defends Policies as Tibetans Mark Anniversary
Protesters gathered around the world on Tibetan Uprising Day to commemorate the twin anniversaries of the failed March 10, 1959 Tibetan uprising—which resulted in the Dalai Lama fleeing China—and...
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