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The conviction was clear but the message befuddling: China's Foreign Ministry spokesman was equating serfdom in Tibet to slavery in the U.S. — just ahead of President Barack Obama's first trip to China.
Two people have been put to death for their roles in deadly protests last year in the Chinese-controlled region of Tibet, the first known executions for the violence, an overseas monitoring group said Tuesday.
Tibet received a record 4.75 million tourists in the first nine months of this year, state media reported Wednesday, marking a rebound from ethnic rioting and security clampdowns last year that shut the Himalayan region to travelers.
China accused the United States on Friday of meddling in its domestic affairs after American lawmakers recognized the Dalai Lama with an award for his efforts to improve human rights.
A Chinese official on Thursday denied reports that Tibet will be closed to foreign visitors over the sensitive Oct. 1 national day period.
A group of Tibetan Buddhist monks and lay people have been sentenced to up to seven years in prison over a March attack on a police station in western China, a Tibetan human rights monitoring group said.
The Chinese paramilitary police who usually patrol Tibet's often tense capital went to work in black and yellow track suits last week instead of their green uniforms. The occasion: a government-arranged visit by a group of foreign journalists.
China said Thursday that President Barack Obama should not meet the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, when he visits the United States in October.
A respected Tibetan lama went on trial on weapons charges Tuesday as three people were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for deadly arson attacks during last year's rioting in the Tibetan capital.
The Dalai Lama's nephew has finished a 900-mile walk across America to protest what he calls Chinese suppression of Tibetans.
Nine Tibetan students were detained by police Monday after they stripped and chained themselves to barbed wire fencing outside the Chinese Embassy to protest the sentencing to death of two Tibetans by a Chinese court, police said.
A Chinese court on Wednesday handed down death sentences to two Tibetans accused of starting deadly fires in last year's anti-government riots in Tibet, state media and a court officer said.
Tibet's government-in-exile denounced a cyber spy network Monday for hacking into the organization's computers, while a scholar said the sophisticated operation may have helped identify those inside Tibet who speak to exile groups.
China has reopened Tibet to foreign tourists, state media said Sunday, almost two months after imposing a ban ahead of politically sensitive anniversaries.
China celebrated 50 years of direct control over Tibet with a lavish international Buddhist conference Saturday featuring a rare appearance by Beijing's hand-picked Buddhist leader — underscoring efforts to promote its image as a protector of the faith.
A bomb blast in an unoccupied police station in a Tibetan area in western China has added to tensions during a sensitive month marking the anniversaries of violent anti-government uprisings and the Dalai Lama's exile to India.
China's premier defended Beijing's policies in Tibet on Friday and ignored questions about a massive security buildup in the Himalayan region, a day before the anniversary of deadly rioting that sparked the biggest anti-government protests among Tibetans in decades.
The image is iconic: Smiling Tibetan farmers hoist a giant portrait of China's communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong as they walk under a clear blue sky.
Like his 16 previous incarnations, this Karmapa Lama has spent his life immersed in the Tibetan Buddhist arts of meditation, study and prayer. Unlike them, he likes to relax playing war games on his PlayStation.
Tibetans and their supporters marched through the city and elsewhere Tuesday, saying they wanted to speak up for a silenced people on the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising that forced the Dalai Lama into exile.
Life for Tibetans under Chinese rule has been "hell on earth," the Dalai Lama said Tuesday, attacking Beijing in a speech to mark 50 years since the failed uprising that forced him into exile.
Authorities closed the last window into a restive Tibetan region in western China on Monday, tightening its security cordon on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising that sent the Dalai Lama into exile.
Paramilitary and plainclothes police blanketed Lhasa with patrols and checkpoints Saturday, imposing what witnesses called a tense calm on the anniversary of a violent anti-Chinese riot in the Tibetan capital.
Tensions are high in Tibet's capital and paramilitary police are out in force, Hong Kong tourists reported Friday, while Chinese authorities sought to portray a stable situation ahead of Tuesday's 50th anniversary of the failed uprising that forced the Dalai Lama into exile.
A court in western China has sentenced two Tibetan nuns to lengthy prison terms for taking part in anti-government demonstrations last year, amid reports of more clashes between Tibetans and security forces, advocacy groups reported Friday.
Assessing the China Trip - New York Times EditorialPresident Obama has faced a fair amount of criticism for his China trip. He was too deferential; he didn't speak out enough on human rights; he failed to press Beijing firmly on revaluing its currency; he achieved no concrete results.
How the U.S.-China Relationship Has ChangedAn undercurrent in commentary about President Obama's three-day trip to China is the anxious, decades-old question: has the Asian giant finally caught up? After debating Obama's town hall speech and negotiations over the trade imbalance, commentators have begun scrutinizing the o …
"Shangri-La" Caves Yield Treasures, SkeletonsA treasure trove of Tibetan art and manuscripts uncovered in "sky high" Himalayan caves could be linked to the storybook paradise of Shangri-La, says the team that made the discovery.
China confirms Tibetan executions "Mr. Ma responded at the press briefing by saying that no one had the right to interfere in China's legal process."
Clinton: China Human Rights Abuses Not Worth DiscussingAn old report worth re-reading:
Human Rights Under the BusBret Stephens ponders whether Obama believes in human rights. He goes down the list: silence on China, new "incentives" for Sudan, more silence on Iran and defunding of the Human Rights Documentation Center, and possible engagement with Burma.
The Uighur 'Disappearances' The Uighur 'Disappearances' Chinese officials inflame tensions in Xinjiang.
Tibetan protestors executed for Lhasa riot killingsTibetan exiles have reported the first executions of those convicted for last year's riot in Lhasa, with at least two people put to death in a rare implementation of capital punishment in the restive region.
Obama Snubs Dalai Lama to Appease ChinaThe last time the Dalai Lama visited Washington, President George W. Bush presented the exiled Tibetan leader with the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony on Capitol Hill. Now the Dalai Lama cannot even get a private meeting with President Obama.
Obama's Meeting With the Dalai Lama Is DelayedIn an attempt to gain favor with China, the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President Obama until after Obama's summit with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, scheduled for next month, according to diplomats, gover …
China's Minority Problem--And Ours On October 1, the People's Republic of China will mark its 60th anniversary with the largest military parade in its history.
Tibetan, Uighur groups decry China's "tyrannical rule" Exile groups from China's Tibetan and Uighur minorities greeted Thursday's 60th anniversary of the People's Republic by criticizing the Communist Party's 'tyrannical rule' while rights activists alleged 'drastic repressive measures' before the anniversary.
China calls for more respect for minority culturesChinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday called for officials from the dominant Han community to work harder to understand ethnic minorities, after the past two years which have seen violent unrest in Tibet and Xinjiang.
China vows to continue Han migration into minority regionsChina has rejected suggestions that the immigration of large Chinese populations into ethnic minority regions threaten the local cultures and that its policy to encourage the demographic onslaught would continue, according to the AFP Sep 27.
Ying Ma: The Uighurs' "60 years of backwardness and suffering"In the run up to the 60th anniversary of China's founding on Oct. 1, Chinese rulers would like to be talking about their achievements: three decades of jaw-dropping economic growth and China's arrival on the world stage as an indisputable great power.
End of America's momentAmerica is no longer a superpower. Led by President Obama, its retreat on the world stage has been sudden, swift and stunning. His administration is actively pursuing a foreign policy of detente and self-abnegation.
Clifton Maloney, Congresswoman's Husband, Dies in Tibet The husband of Representative Carolyn B. Maloney of New York died after scaling a mountain peak during an expedition in Tibet, Ms. Maloney's office announced on Saturday.
A Cold Shoulder To Liberty by Michael GersonBetween the gold medal and the cold shoulder, a large diplomatic signal is being sent.
Obama puts off Dalai Lama meetBarack Obama made history last year when he became the first African-American to be elected president of the United States.
Shunning Tibet "By delaying his [Obama] meeting with the Dalai Lama, Mr. Obama is only rewarding that choleric behavior and giving Beijing more leeway to protest whenever he does work up the nerve to meet the Dalai Lama.
India-China: Dangerous HysteriaA dangerous hysteria has taken hold of India-China relations since the anti-Beijing uprising in Lhasa in March last year. This hysteria is not due to any actions or rhetoric by the two Governments, which have been conducting themselves in a balanced and restrained manner.
Why India is Clueless about ChinaA prosperous, militarily strong China cannot but be a threat to its neighbours, especially if there are no constraints on the exercise of Chinese power, notes Brahma Chellaney, professor of strategic studies at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi
Uneasy Engagement - China. India Tinderbox at the Top of the WorldThough little known to the outside world, Tawang is the biggest tinderbox in relations between the world's two most populous nations. It is the focus of China's most delicate land-border dispute, a conflict rooted in Chinese claims of sovereignty over all of historical Tibet.
Tibetan Area a Tinderbox for China-India Tensions From the Indian government's perspective, China poses a greater threat than Pakistan. "The India-China frontier has become more 'hot' than the India-Pakistan border."
One Foreign Actor We Didn’t Expect To DiscoverIf you guessed the Dalai Lama, you're right. But did you know he has a lobbyist, too?
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