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Tibet

China’s premier says Tibet inseparable part of country’s ‘sacred’ territory

Reuters Jul 30, 2018

Tibet is an inseparable part of China’s ‘sacred’ territory, and religious figures should promote national unity and ethnic harmony, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said during a rare visit to a region that is a focus for international rights…

Oxygen tanks ready as Tibet football team make history

AFP Nov 2, 2017

LHASA, TIBET: There may be mid-game oxygen breaks, but no team will fancy a trip to sky-high Lhasa Chengtou next season after they made history by becoming the first Tibetan side to reach China's professional league. Lhasa, whose…

China says Dalai Lama “provokes” with visit to disputed border with India

Reuters Apr 12, 2017

BEIJING: China on Wednesday denounced in the strongest terms yet a visit by the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to a disputed stretch on the China-India border, saying he had provoked China by supporting India's claim to the region.…

China to build dam on Brahmaputra, India concerned

Web Desk Oct 1, 2016

BEIJING: China will use a tributary of the Brahmaputra river in Tibet as part of the construction of a major hydroelectric project, the Indian media reports said on Saturday. The hydel project may impact water flow of the Brahmaputra into…

China says countering Dalai Lama is top ethnic priority in Tibet

Reuters Sep 30, 2016

BEIJING: China will make countering the Dalai Lama's influence the "highest priority" in its work on ethnic affairs in Tibet, the region's Communist Party boss has said, vowing to uproot the monk's "separatist and subversive" activities.…

Feast for eyes: Tibetans gather for traditional horse festival

AFP Aug 1, 2016

YUSHU, CHINA: Thundering across the vast Himalayan plateau in their traditional finery, Tibetan horsemen gather for an annual riding festival which is a colourful feast for the eyes.

Obama meets Dalai Lama behind closed doors angering China

AFP Jun 15, 2016

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama hosted the Dalai Lama at the White House Wednesday -- a now familiar ritual that takes place off-camera and out of the public eye to avoid irking China.

Dalai Lama brushes off health fears after cancelling US tour

AFP Oct 3, 2015

DHARAMSALA, INDIA,: The Dalai Lama Saturday said he was in “excellent” health after doctors told him to scrap a tour of the United States as he returned to his home in northern India.

China eyeing Tibet-Nepal railway: report

Mohsin khan Apr 9, 2015

BEIJING: A railway between China and Nepal that could include a tunnel under Mount Everest is under consideration, Chinese state media said Thursday, as Beijing builds links with a country India regards as firmly within its sphere of…

Obama to appear in public with Dalai Lama

Anees Hanif Jan 31, 2015

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will appear in public at an event attended by the Dalai Lama next week in Washington, the White House said Friday, in a move sure to anger Beijing.