BENGALURU: The visit of the US Congressional delegation led by former United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday to meet Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is a “gift of the US Congress to the Tibetan people,” said Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected President of the Tibetan government-in-exile,...
hilippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and United States State Secretary Antony Blinken spoke early Thursday, June 20 (Wednesday, June 19 in the United States) about “the People’s Republic of China’s escalatory actions against the Philippines in the South China Sea,” the State Department said in a readout. “Secretary Blinken...
BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping said there were “deep-seated problems” in the Chinese military’s politics, ideology, work style and discipline, state-run CCTV reported on Wednesday (June 19), amid an ongoing military anti-corruption purge. “There must be no hiding place for corrupt elements in the army,” he was quoted as saying...
A group of U.S. lawmakers who met the Dalai Lama in India on Wednesday said they would not allow China to influence the choice of his successor, comments expected to anger Beijing, which calls the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader a separatist. The remarks come as Washington and Beijing seek to...
After a Congressional delegation from the United States Congress met with Tibetan spiritual leader in-exile Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, Tibetan leaders have reiterated a resolute stance on international support for Tibet and conveyed a pointed message to China. The US delegation, led by Congressman Michael McCaul met with Tibetan spiritual...
China’s Xinjiang region, which has been under the scanner for violating human rights, has now been shown as a far more idyllic view of the region as instructed and funded by Xi Jinping government to promote it as a tourist destination through a television drama, the Wall Street Journal...
Similarly, the East Turkistan National Movement also conveyed Eid Al-Adha greetings, urging the global community to remember those suffering under Chinese occupation. “As you gather with loved ones to celebrate this sacred holiday, please remember and pray for the Muslims in Occupied #EastTurkistan, who are facing colonization and genocide under...
The European Union reiterated its call for China to halt human rights violations following a visit by an EU delegation to Tibet. The statement highlighted concerns over severe human rights issues in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, urging China to address cases of unlawful detention, torture, and ill-treatment. The European...
Chinese security authorities are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to systematically track Uyghurs in Chinese cities, generating detailed individual movement profiles, Table.Media, a German media outlet reported. Public tenders for corresponding software, exclusively obtained by Table.Briefings, confirm this surveillance. The documents originate from police departments in Shanghai, various cities and counties in...
The Galwan Valley clash in June 2020 between Indian and Chinese troops sent shockwaves through the international community, highlighting the simmering tensions along the disputed Indo-China border. While both nations acknowledged casualties, China has kept the extent of its losses shrouded in secrecy. This incident brought global attention to...