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WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (19TH TO 25TH OCTOBER 2020)

Weekly Tibet News Digest is a collection of different articles, columns and Tibet related news in and outside Tibet published in various websites. The views expressed are of the authors and do not necessarily reflect endorsement by the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, New Delhi.

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA

·         Educating the Heart – Discussion with EdCamp Ukraine

TIBET TODAY & TIBETANS IN EXILE

·         ‘Tibet: new socio-political developments in an international context’

·         China opposes CTA President’s meeting with US Special Coordinator for Tibet

·         Longtime Tibetan political prisoner Takna Jigme Sangpo dies

·         CTA observes prayer service mourning the demise of Tibet’s longest-serving political prisoner

·         Tibet Heritage Preservation Initiatives

·         Department of Education celebrates success of Tibetan students cracking the NEET

·         30th COVID-19 Briefing: 81 new cases this week, 2 deaths; caution urged as schools reopen

WORLDWIDE TIBETAN MOVEMENT

·         Bharat Tibbat Sahyog Manch protest on 58th Anniversary of Sino- India war

·         Bharat Tibbat Samvad Manch of UP carries out protest on ‘Anti-Chinese Imperialism Day’, submits memo to PM and President through Gov

·         US Senator Josh Hawley introduces resolution condemning CCP’s use of forced labor and coercive measures to destroy religious freedom in Tibet

FEATURE & ARTICLES

·         An Appointment to mark the future: Tibet and its Geostrategic Importance in U.S Foreign Policies by Tenzin Lhadon, Tibet Policy Institute

·         Interview: Law prof and rights expert Michael Davis says Beijing putting ‘severe pressure’ on Hong Kong courts, security law a rights violation by Rhoda Khan

·         The world is worried about the coronavirus. It’s equally concerned about climate change. by Jariel Arvin, vox.com

·         China warns India on trading with Taiwan, slams US-Tibet govt-in-exile meeting by Sutirtho Patranobis, Hindustan Times

·         Claude Arpi | Step up pressure on Xi; bring France into Quad by Claude Arpi, Deccan Chronicle

·         DNA Exclusive: China’s epistle objecting to Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu’s interview with WION éxposes its expansionist design by Zee Media Bureau

·         Chinese Misbehavior Increases Support for Taiwan by Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan

·         Future war with China will be tech-intensive by Yogesh Gupta