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Riots killed at least 19 people throughout Tibetan parts of China in 2008, prompting the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to call life in the region hell on earth. Beijing has tightened its grip on what it calls the Tibet Autonomous...
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In another signal of American meekness on human rights and religious liberty, the administration hosted a meeting on human rights the week before Xi's visit. Absent were representatives of the Uighurs, Tibetans or Chinese Christians. As Ellen Bork of...
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A Tibet pro-independence activist is wrestled to the ground by police officers as Beijing mayor Guo Jinlong arrives at Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport, February 16, 2012. Guo, with a delegation of Beijing officials, is on a six-day trip to Taiwan... View Photo »
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The demonstrators were raising slogans for the return of the Dalai Lama to Tibet and freedom in Tibet
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Monday, 13 February 2012 – Lobsang Gyatso, a 19-year-old monk from the Kirti monastery set himself ablaze on the main street, the London-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) said. Security forces beat Gyatso while extinguishing the flames, then...
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Even as we seek cooperation and stronger ties in many areas, this is no time to shy away from candid conversations on human rights. That includes the situation in Tibet. A timely, penetrating and risky piece by McClatchy's Tom Lasseter details the...
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A Tibet pro-independence activist is carried away by police officers as Beijing mayor Guo Jinlong arrives at Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport, February 16, 2012. Guo, with a delegation of Beijing officials, is on a six-day trip to Taiwan to... View Photo »
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The Supreme Master of Complete Teachings of Lord Buddha, the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso of Tibet.
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Washington should “abide by the one-China policy and take concrete actions to oppose Taiwanese independence,” he said. “We also hope that the United States will truly implement its recognition that Tibet is part of China and its vow to oppose Tibetan...
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Xi, in his Wednesday speech, reiterated standard Chinese talking points for dealing with the United States: urging the U.S. to continue to support a "One China" policy and oppose any moves toward Taiwanese independence, to honor its commitment to...
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