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Tibet Marks Anniversary With Songs, Dances, Reminders of Communist Rule

BEIJING (Reuters) -Tibet marked its 60th year as a Chinese autonomous region on Thursday with songs, dances and a parade in ...

Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Tibet to showcase control as Dalai Lama succession looms

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made a rare trip to Tibet and hailed the crushing of “separatism” in the once-restive region, ...
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Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 strikes Tibet at 98 km depth; second tremor in less than a week

A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit Tibet at a depth of 98km on August 24, according to the National Center for Seismology ...

Grand ceremony and parade mark 60 years of Chinese Communist Party rule in Tibet

China has marked 60 years of Communist Party rule in Tibet with a parade and speeches in front of the Potala Palace.

Xi takes jab at Dalai Lama in Tibet, says ‘religious affairs’ must ‘adapt to socialist society’

Chinese President Xi Jinping took a jab at the Dalai Lama while in Tibet, alluding to a need for greater control over "religious affairs." ...

India plans mega dam in Arunachal Pradesh, with eye on China’s hydropower station in Tibet

Plans to build India’s biggest dam in the north-eastern state are facing opposition. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

As China Ignores International Criticism Over Human Rights In Tibet, Life On Ground Becomes Harsher

Human Rights Watch reports dozens of arrests since 2021 in Tibetan areas for phone and internet “offences,” including ...

Tibet anniversary, Labubu craze and 'racist' ad: Three things you might have missed from China this week

From controversial anniversary celebrations in Tibet to Labubu's profit surge and a 'racist' watch advert - here are three things you might have missed from China this week.