Aug. 6 (New York Times): Chinese authorities are facing a quandary over how to burnish the credentials of its hand-picked Panchen Lama, one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most important Read More
Tibetan protesters against mining detained
Aug. 5 (Radio Free Asia): Chinese authorities have taken into custody two men – identified as a lama named Tenzin and a layman named Tashi – following a Read More
China’s displaced lead poisoning units moving to Tibet?
Aug. 4 (Tibetan Review): Despite a report in China’s state media in 2006 confirming excessive levels of lead and the resultant “panic” among parents in the Kumbum county Read More
The Fat Years: Dystopian China in 2013
Aug. 7 (BBC): Amid one of the biggest crackdowns on dissent in years, a dystopian science-fiction novel has become an unlikely rallying point for China’s disaffected. Shanghai-born Chan Read More
