China replaces Xinjiang communist party chief
Chen Quanguo, 66, one of the Chinese Communist Party leaders placed on a US sanctions blacklist, is reportedly stepping down. Chen Quanguo, who oversaw the … Read more
China-India clash, 20 Indian soldiers killed, Modi: soldiers’ deaths ‘will not be in vain’
The incident took place in the Galwan Valley region, on the border between Tibet (China) and Ladakh (India). According to Indian media, soldiers of both … Read more
Temperatures in China’s Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau have risen more than three times faster than the global average, Chinese data shows
According to the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, the average temperatures in the north-eastern part of the vast plateau that extends into Tibet and Qinghai … Read more
China: New Controls on Tibetan Monastery of Larung Gar
(New York) – The Chinese authorities have imposed new administrative controls on the Tibetan Buddhist monastic center of Larung Gar that infringe upon freedom of religion, Human … Read more
China’s gravitational wave observatory to be operational by 2020
An observatory under construction at an altitude above 5,250 meters in Ngari Prefecture, Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, will begin efforts to detect primary gravitational … Read more
UN: China Blocks Activists, Harasses Experts
(Geneva) – The Chinese government should end its efforts to weaken United Nations mechanisms that promote human rights, Human Rights Watch said in a new report today. … Read more
Chinese Communist officials to run Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhism center
BEIJING (AP) — China has appointed Communist Party and government officials to manage one of the world’s largest centers of Tibetan Buddhist learning, raising concerns … Read more
Tibetan exiles support India in border standoff with China
NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of Tibetan exiles on Friday held a rally in New Delhi in support of India in the ongoing border standoff … Read more
On the Fringes of the Harmonious Society
Since 1949, Tibetans and Uyghurs generally have been perceived as the two most problematic members of the PRC’s great family of peoples and been the … Read more
Lamas performing Cham Dance in Tibet
The cham dance, associated with some sects of Tibetan Buddhism and Buddhist festivals is believed to ward off disaster and ghosts bringing luck and happiness. … Read more
Nomadic Life Threatened on the Tibetan Plateau
Tibetan nomads face many challenges to their traditional way of life including political pressures, forced resettlement by China’s government, climate change, and rapid modernization. The … Read more
Sky Burial: the Tibetan ritual dissection
Tibetan communities continue to celebrate their ancient customs and traditions. Among these, one of the most special funerary traditions is related to the open-air sacrificial … Read more
40 rare images of Old Tibet
Images of Old Tibet: These photos were taken by U.S. military personnel during the period 1942-1943. American soldiers arrived in Tibet from India to support … Read more
Qinghai earthquake disaster photos
Qinghai earthquake – A deadly earthquake struck in Western China at a magnitude of 7.1. According the Chinese state media the quake struck in an … Read more