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baithak (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
China has begun building a railway connecting the Tibetan capital of Lhasa with the market town of Khasa on the Sino-Nepal border. The rail link, the latest Chinese initiative to improve its transport infrastructure in the Himalayan region, is expected to enhance Nepal's economic engagement with China and reduce its dependence on India. The 770-kilometer Lhasa-Khasa railway line is an...
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Tibet Will Be Free (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
Many of us who have traveled to Tibet throughout the years have passed through Chengdu along the way, often staying at the famous Sam's Guesthouse or one of the other well-known pit stops before flying to Lhasa. While definitely sharing some of the less than favourable aesthetic traits of rapidly growing Chinese cities, Chengdu does have a certain charm and beauty that peeks through, not to...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
On April 19, thousands of Chinese students and expatriates demonstrated in Paris de la Republique in support of the upcoming Beijing Olympics and to denounce sections of the French media for their distorted reports on the March 14 Lhasa rio ...
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Shanghaiist (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
The worrisome rise of pro-China youth [LA Times] " As human rights protesters dogged the Beijing Olympics torch relay, as supporters of Tibet condemned the violent crackdown in Lhasa, and as Darfur activists demanded change in China's Sudan policy, Chinese young people worked themselves into a different form of righteous anger." China’s Religious Character May Be Deeper Than Thought [Reuters]...
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China Travel Tour (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Lhasa China isn't everybody's idea of a vacation destination although Lhasa remains one of the most apparently remote mysterious, and even romantic places on earth. Once completely inaccessible it still isn't easy to get to, and then when you do, there is the question of where do you find a decent Lhasa Hotel. The House of Shambhala could well be the perfect answer, and whilst it may not be the perfect...
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China Digital Times (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Fred Halliday is a well-known and authoritative scholar on Middle Eastern affairs and a professor of international relations at the London School of Economics. He writes on opemDemocracy.net: Two current and high-profile events - the crisis in and around Tibet following the Lhasa riots of 14 March 2008, and the ...
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Tibet Will Be Free (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Yesterday it was quite hot outside and the soldiers guarding one of the petrol stations had a big umbrella to protect them from the intense sunlight. Today it's the opposite: cold, cloudy and even light snowfall as storm-fronts hover over the mountains and sometimes close in on the valley. Like the weather here in Lhasa the rules are quickly changing too.
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China Digital Times (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Written by Joshua Kurlantzick, adjunct fellow at the Pacific Council on International Policy, from the Los Angeles Times: As human rights protesters dogged the Beijing Olympics' torch relay around the world, as supporters of Tibet condemned the violent crackdown in Lhasa, and as Darfur activists demanded change in China's Sudan policy, ...
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Business Times Asiaone (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
AS HUMAN rights protesters dogged the Beijing Olympics' torch relay, as supporters of Tibet condemned the violent crackdown in Lhasa, and as Darfur activists demanded change in China's Sudan policy, Chinese young people worked themselves into a different form of righteous anger.
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Tibet Will Be Free (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
“Whenever the Tibetan issue has received any substantial attention in the world, be it with the demonstrations (1987-90) in Lhasa or the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Dalai Lama, the Chinese have nearly always succeeded in side-tracking international concern by making titillating press announcements soon after the event, declaring their willingness to sit down and talk with the Dalai...
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Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
When the Lhasa incident of 14 March 2008 occurred, rumours were spreading all over the streets even as the Chinese media kept its usual silence. For several days, the Chinese media carried only the brief bulletins and speeches from the leaders of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. In the bulletins, there was only one description of the incident: "Recently, a small number of people in Lhasa...
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Vital Signs Blog (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
As human rights protesters dogged the Beijing Olympics' torch relay around the world, as supporters of Tibet condemned the violent crackdown in Lhasa, and as Darfur activists demanded change in China's Sudan policy, Chinese young people worked themselves into a different form of righteous anger. In online forums and chat rooms, they blasted Beijing's leaders for not being tougher in Tibet....
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whereintheworldisjam (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
This letter was passed off from a friend that I meet in Tibet last year....It's orginally 5 pages and it's brutal :: Please email me if you need the rest. Since last week all Tibetans who are not from Lhasa have to go back to their homeland, except students and teachers studying at government schools. The police come to your home and send you out of Lhasa if you are not from here. When...
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Asia Times (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
China's state-run media are gushing over the government's first face-to-face talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama since the March 14 riots in Lhasa, painting a rosy picture of rapprochement and progress. What is not mentioned is Beijing's dilemma, caught between Western pressure, Olympic apprehension and internal hawks who have branded the Dalai Lama "a wolf in monk's robes". - Fong...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
The mid-March Lhasa violence and its aftermath reduced Tibet's economic growth by 6.6 percentage points in the first quarter, said Qiangba Puncog, chairman of Tibet's regional government. Tibet recorded 7.6 billion yuan (about 1.1 b ...
