WorldFive Ways China Has Become More Repressive Under President Xi JinpingRespect for human-rights and rule of law have deteriorated markedly during the term of Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to a new U.S. government report, which blames an ideological tightening within the Chinese Communist Party as a slowing economy brings the legitimacy of its rule into focus
WorldChinese Tourists Love Tibet. But Does Tibet Love Them Back?Tibet’s allure as an otherworldly retreat from modern-day materialism appeals not only to Western seekers but to stressed out Chinese as well. Yet many Chinese tourists remain unaware of the dissatisfaction that has infected Tibetan regions
WorldThis Is Why China Got So Angry About Obama's Meeting With the Dalai LamaPresident Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama ruffled a few feathers in China. The 80-year-old exiled Tibetan leader and global icon is seen as a dangerous separatist by Beijing, one whose actions are perceived as threats to China's sovereignty
WorldRe-Elected Tibetan Leader Pledges to Revive Global Awareness of His Country's PlightThe Tibetan community in exile has reelected a respected 47-year-old legal scholar as its Sikyong or Prime Minister. Lobsang Sangay received 57% of the votes and has pledged to renew calls for Tibetan autonomy and revive the international community's interest in Tibet's plight
WorldChina's Leader Xi Jinping Reminds Party Members to Be 'Unyielding Marxist Atheists'On Saturday, China's leader indicated there would be no easing of an ongoing crackdown on religion, telling a Beijing conference that the nation must be vigilant against foreign religious influences and reminding party members to be "unyielding Marxist atheists"
WorldWhat a Semi-Naked Woman Posing by a Lake Says About China's Relationship With TibetImages of a semiclad woman posing by a sacred Tibetan lake have caused a scandal on Chinese social media this week. Underpinning them is the complex relationship between China and its mountainous autonomous region
WorldChinese Tourists Love Tibet. But Does Tibet Love Them Back?Tibet’s allure as an otherworldly retreat from modern-day materialism appeals not only to Western seekers but to stressed out Chinese as well. Yet many Chinese tourists remain unaware of the dissatisfaction that has infected Tibetan regions
WorldThis Is Why China Got So Angry About Obama's Meeting With the Dalai LamaPresident Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama ruffled a few feathers in China. The 80-year-old exiled Tibetan leader and global icon is seen as a dangerous separatist by Beijing, one whose actions are perceived as threats to China's sovereignty
WorldRe-Elected Tibetan Leader Pledges to Revive Global Awareness of His Country's PlightThe Tibetan community in exile has reelected a respected 47-year-old legal scholar as its Sikyong or Prime Minister. Lobsang Sangay received 57% of the votes and has pledged to renew calls for Tibetan autonomy and revive the international community's interest in Tibet's plight
WorldChina's Leader Xi Jinping Reminds Party Members to Be 'Unyielding Marxist Atheists'On Saturday, China's leader indicated there would be no easing of an ongoing crackdown on religion, telling a Beijing conference that the nation must be vigilant against foreign religious influences and reminding party members to be "unyielding Marxist atheists"
WorldWhat a Semi-Naked Woman Posing by a Lake Says About China's Relationship With TibetImages of a semiclad woman posing by a sacred Tibetan lake have caused a scandal on Chinese social media this week. Underpinning them is the complex relationship between China and its mountainous autonomous region
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