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  • "indispensable" parts of china...

    that word says everything

    they are not gonna stop

    they want it all and they will get it

  • eh, the entire world needs to unite. no countries, no borders. we are one people, dividing ourselves up from one another is unwise, and indeed destructive.

  • india and China occupied

    Tibet share a 3488 km long

    disputed border which was the

    cause of a short but bloody war in 1962.

    Since then, the two Asian giants have shared uneasy military ties with a series of border talks failing to yield much result.

    The 15th round of the cross-border talks will last two days and is expected to cover a range of long-standing territorial disputes and other issues

  • In other information given by a

    Tibetan from the Ngaba region

    currently attending the ongoing Kalachakra teachings in Bodh Gaya,

    both the Tibetans had their hands folded in prayers as they faced towards the Kirti monastery, engulfed in flames.

  • Free Tibet, the UK based organisation campaigning for an end to the Chinese occupation of Tibet, while quoting sources from inside Tibet said

    in a release today that “the person believed to be a lay person, was heard calling for the return of the Dalai Lama before Chinese forces extinguished the flames and removed him.”

    His well-being and whereabouts are unknown.

  • After the special audience, when asked how the Chinese

    view the Dalai Lama’s Middle-way

    Approach for a negotiated settlement with the Chinese government, Shan Shi Chu, a Chinese from mainland China admitted to Phayul that she doesn’t know much about “politics However, the Chinese pilgrim said she felt “great

    to see the Dalai Lama in person.

    Signaling that there are thousands of Chinese longing to see the Dalai Lama, Chu reveled, ‘I was waiting for this chance for a very, very long time”.

  • Consoling the Tibetans from

    Tibet present in the audience, the Tibetan leader encouraged

    them to be “happy” and to

    “espouse the Tibetan spirit” in the face of Chinese brutality.

    “The problem is big, it’s not a small one. But be happy and focus on children’s education,” the Dalai Lama, who has been in exile since 1959 said.

    “To achieve a greater goal, one has to be patient.

    It takes time.

  • Starting from December 31,

    the Alliance for Tibetan Musicians,

    a group of Tibetan artistes are holding

    a three-day freedom concert in Bodh Gaya i

    n honor of Tibetan martyrs who have set themselves ablaze protesting Chinese rule over Tibet.

    The concert had been veiled in some

    controversy following recent calls by

    sections in the Tibetan society to forego the upcoming Losar –Tibetan New Year celebrations.

  • After closely studying

    the grand alleys of exhibits,

    Pema Khandu, whose family

    is one of the chief patrons of the

    32nd Kalachakra teachings,

    assured Men-tse Khang of help

    in rendering its services to his home state of Arunachal Pradesh in north east India.

  • TMAI,

    which is also holding a free medical camp for the thousands of devotees

    attending the Kalachakra teachings, said that the special exhibition will

    showcase the rich history of Tibetan medicine and astrology, accomplished

    thorough hundreds of years of research and study.

  • Whatever happens, we can simply keep our focus directed steadily at what matters most—

    cultivating compassion and equanimity, and acting to benefit others,” Gyalwang Karmapa added.

    “If we harbor this attitude in our hearts,

    we can make anything that occurs positive for ourselves and for others”.

  • Kamm told reporters that he had requested the Chinese authorities

    to release the two prominent Tibetan

    political prisoners during his most recent trip to Beijing.
“I’d like to take this opportunity to express

    my strong hope that among those who are

    released early would be Tenzin Delek Rinpoche

    and, of course, Lobsang Tenzin,” Kamm thad old reporters outside a congressional hearing in Washington.

  • Citing sources inside Tibet, a Tibetan in exile told RFA that

    Tulku Tenzin Delek is suffering from a heart ailment and severe pain in the legs.

    People who were given a rare prison meeting

    with Tulku Tenzin Delek made the revelations.

    The meeting reportedly lasted for only ten to fifteen minutes.

  • Tulku Tenzin Delek suffering from heart ailment

    Phayul[Thursday, December 29, 2011 23:53]

    A file photo of Tulku Tenzin Delek

    DHARAMSHALA, December 29:

    Latest information from Tibet on Tulku Tenzin Delek, 61,

    who is currently serving a life-sentence in a Chinese prison

    in Tibet, has once again raised serious concerns over his health.

  • CECC in its annual report on China for the year 2011, released

    in October, had urged the Chinese

    government to engage in substantive dialogue with the Dalai Lama.

    Referring to the wave of self-immolations inside Tibet,

    the annual report pointed out that dialogue could result

    in a durable and mutually beneficial outcome for the Chinese government and Tibetans, and improve the outlook for local and regional security in coming decades.

  • Citing available official statistics,

    the report also noted that more

    Tibetans were arrested for political

    reasons from the distraught Ngaba and Kardze regions in eastern Tibet since March 2008 than in other parts of Tibet.

    Testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, last month, Kirti Rinpoche, the head of Kirti Monastery had stated that conditions at Kirti was driving the monks "to a state of utter fear and desperation”.

  • In Sichuan province,

    Chen Wei was sentenced

    to nine years in jail and in Guizhou province, Chen Xi was sentenced to prison for 10 years

    on charges of inciting subversion, drawing flak from the United Nations. Both men had written essays deemed critical to the Chinese government.

  • China’s abject intolerance on

    calls for political reform and

    greater democracy that threatens

    to dilute its hold on power was once

    again displayed recently when Chinese

    courts jailed two veteran activists with a

    history of criticising China's one-party government for nine and 10 years respectively.

  • “We have to inform people that when they spend their

    money on goods that are Made in China,

    they are indirectly supporting a communist government that threatens American jobs, economy and security. China has no regard for human rights and social justice either”.

  • n a release, Regional Tibetan

    Youth Congress Minnesota and Students for a Free Tibet Minnesota,

    the two organises of the campaign said that the campaign was designed to

    “level economic pressure on the Chinese government to end its occupation of Tibet” and to remind the customers that that their ‘Made in China’ purchases are “helping to finance China's military occupation of Tibe

  • Tibet

    is

    a

    very interesting country

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  • Like it or not, Santa Claus is putting on a Chinese-style costume, reindeers are flying alongside rabbits and dragons from the Chinese zodiac, and red packets are replacing bells and candles, hanging on trees in shopping malls, restaurants, hotels and homes.

  • Christmas is coming to town, and Shanghai consumers, never ones to pass up the chance of a good time, are celebrating with Chinese characteristics and producers of Christmas decorations are only too pleased to oblige.

  • "They have come up with all kinds of ideas: Chinese red knots on the bells and the 12 animals from the Chinese zodiac," said Zhang Yiqian, the owner of Zhibo Christmas Arts and Crafts Factory in Yiwu in Zhejiang province, which is reputed as a global powerhouse of niche items.

  • While exports still account for some 80 percent of the items produced in Zhang's factory, the 27-year-old Yiwu native said he has seen a strong rise in domestic demand, which "should not be overlooked".

    "Orders have doubled this year," said Zhang, who took over the business from his parents five years ago.

  • "Chinese buyers are more generous with budgets, unusually in terms of the festive tradition, and picky in style, while foreigners are more price-oriented."

    According to Chen Jinlin, secretary-general of the Yiwu Christmas Products Industry Association, Christmas sales have been on the rise for a number of years. The increase has come since the 80's and 90's generations started to dominate the market.

  • Members of Chen's association produce nearly 80 percent of the festive items on sale in China.

    Although the association's figures for Christmas sales revenue have yet to be published, Chen estimated that domestic sales are likely to account for 20 percent of the total, signaling growth of 50 percent year-on-year.

  • "Chinese bosses are usually more demanding when it comes to Christmas decorations," said a hotel marketing manager in Shanghai, who has been in the industry for more than 10 years and has worked in both Chinese and overseas companies.

  • "Christmas trappings are more a marketing tool for hotels, as well as restaurants, and retailers, so it's important to have something new and eye-catching every year," she said, adding that the budget for Christmas decorations at her work place has increased by 20 to 30 percent annually in recent years.

  • The Shanghai-based Jinghua Co has specialized in Christmas decorations since 1995. Its chief designer, Chen Chuixun, thinks that his Chinese clients, who account for half of his customer base, are more conservative.

  • "They stick to warm colors like red and gold, and seldom move out of their comfort zone to try something new and in vogue," said Chen.

    He added that there's been a large influx of rival companies entering the booming market - especially in places with great growth potential, such as second- and third-tier cities - which has resulted in a smaller share for his company outside Shanghai and Beijing.

  • He called for innovative

    approaches to a large set

    of policies which could

    include anything from

    increased policing to

    better internet control or better unemployment insurance.

  • "Especially when facing

    negative effects of the market economy."

    “Social management”

    in communist jargon is often used to describe

    the application of control

    aimed at stamping out opposition and unrest.

    Zhou Yongkang added

    that the country's economic

    development was causing imbalances and gaps in wealth between both regions and individuals.

  • According to a report in the state-run Legal Daily,

    Zhou Yongkang, a member of China’s nine-person Politburo Standing Committee said in a

    speech Friday that the country

    needed to focus on improving its

    “social management”, including

    increasing "community-level" manpower.

    "It is an urgent task for us to think how to establish a social management

    system with Chinese characteristics to

    suit our socialist market economy,"

    Zhou was quoted as saying.

  • China’s Security Chief warns of “more social unrest” Phayul[Tuesday, December 06, 2011 10:20] Workers on strike gather at the factory gate of Singapore electronics firm Hi-P International in Shanghai on December 2, 2011. DHARAMSHALA, December 6: China’s top security chief has warned provincial officials to be prepared for unrest if financial conditions continue to deteriorate in China
  • Genuine happiness

    requires peace of

    mind or a degree of mental composure.

    When this is present, hardship counts for nothing.

    With inner strength or mental

    stability, we can endure all kinds of adversity.

  • Meanwhile

    , in a related development, three more US warships have

    been dispatched to join the USS

    John C. Stennis in the 5th fleet region.

    With the Stennis, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, already stationed just outside Iranian territorial waters, the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier has just been deployed from its home port to join the U.S. 5th Fleet AOR.

  • Both China and Russia have made it clear that they will veto any UN authorization of military action against Iran in the aftermath of claims that Iran is on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon.

    "China has noted the tough reactions made by the relevant countries over this event and is concerned over the development of the situation," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei told reporters today.

  • Quoting statistics he stated were from 2002,

    he said "70 % of private sector jobs are controlled by Chinese, 50 % government

    sector jobs are communist

    party jobs, which are again given to Chinese. 40% of

    Tibetan graduates are unemployed

  • On being asked about the increased presence of good infrastructure in Tibet

    due to Chinese presence, Dr. Sangay stated that it isn't what is present that

     matters but what matters

    is the who it benefits.

    ."

  • "People are choosing death

    over life inside Tibet. This

    proves how repressive the

    policies of the Chinese government

    are," he lamented.

    In a wide array of questions fired by Ms. Husain, Dr. Sangay

    accused china of lacking moral power

    . "The way the Chinese government

    is treating Tibetans, it will never gain

    the respect of the international community," he said. "If it wants to become a super power, respect from the international community is what it needs most," he added.

  • n the interview that was made unavailable for the Chinese citizens to hear, Dr. Sangay addressed issues like the transfer of power, the current situation in Tibet, the likelihood of the resolution of the Tibetan situation and much more. "It is a sad situation. 12 self immolations of which 6 have died shows how desperate people resort to desperate measures," said the Kalon Tripa addressing the current situation inside Tibet.
  • The blackout happened seconds into a broadcast of the live BBC TV interview

    of the Kalon Tripa (political leader)

    of Tibet, Dr. Lobsang Sangay by

    presenter Mishal Husain for the

    show titled ‘Impact Asia.'

    Broadcast at prime time i

    n Beijing, the viewers got

    to see a brief glimpse of Dr

    . Sangay during the introduction to the interview before their screens were blacked out.

  • China Blocks BBC TV Interview of

    Tibet's Political

    Leader Dr. Sangay

    Saturday, 03 December

    2011 14:39

    Rajeshwari K, The Tibet Post International

    London, UK: - In what looked like a desperate attempt to keep the Tibetan opinion from being heard inside

    mainland china, television screens in Beijing and possibly beyond went blank on Wednesday, November 30th.

  • The self-immolations have mainly occurred in Ngaba (Chinese: Aba) Tibetan and Qiang

    Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan (the Tibetan area of Amdo), with three in neighbouring Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (the Tibetan area of Kham)

    (ICT: Self-immolation fact sheet

  • If the accounts that have emerged

    so far are correct this would be the first self-immolation to occur

    in the Tibet Autonomous Region, and the 13th since Kirti monk

    Tapey set himself on fire on February 27, 2009.

    ).

  • Ah.i get it now.even nepal govrnment r forcd to mistreat those tibetens bt china govt.i was wondering why wud neplse govrn attack a peacefull rally.china made us do it.sorry

  • “Regardless of

    how innovative or passionate their ideas

    might be, many young

    students that I interacted with lacked the basic skills to command and articulate their views,” Seldon said.

    “This is an impediment to

    their development and growth.”

    Born to Tibetan refugee parents who later immigrated

    to the US, Seldon received her primary education in the exile

    headquarters of the Tibetan administration in Dharamshala, north India.

  • I want to affirm

    our moral obligation to support and raise awareness for the case of Tibet and China,

    while evolving our capacities to develop as thoughtful leaders".

    Seldon, 22, who was

    ecently announced as one of the recipients of the

    prestigious Rhodes scholarship for the year 2011,

    while sharing her thoughts on the standard of education in the exile Tibetan community, observed that the community is yet to empower vitality and vigour within the younger generation.

  • He sighed as we passed

    a luxury residential estate. “More and more

    skyscrapers are going up,

    ” the driver said. “But why is my life

    getting harder and harder?”

  • In CHINA,

    just striving for a normal life is difficult. In fact, in recent years life has become much

    harder for the urban

    population due to the

    heavy tax burden,

    exorbitant housing prices, high inflation and low wages.

    Driving a taxi previously provided a good income,

    but a taxi driver recently told me he had not eaten

    meat for several months.

  • In CHINA, the sons and grandsons of officials are still officials

    while second and third

    generation migrant workers

    are still migrant workers. All power, all business

    and all resources are monopolised. There is almost no hope for the

    sons of ordinary citizens to move up. There is no possibility of them ever becoming an Obama or a Steve Jobs.

  • China escorted the vessels of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) four times and took care of 50 vessels that had been attacked or released by pirates, Geng added.

    "China has complied with its international duties and contributed to stability in the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters, effectively protecting the security of domestic and foreign vessels and sailors," Geng said.

  • “Tibetans lack a sincere and willing partner for an honest dialogue,” says His Holiness’ Envoy ] DHARAMSHALA, November 30: In a statement at the Tibet Intergroup Conference on Genuine Autonomy hosted by the European Parliament in Brussels, envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kelsang Gyaltsen categorically said that China lacks “political will” in resolving the Tibet issue through negotiations on the proposed Middle Way Approach.
  • His Holiness

    is coming. He is a religious

    practitioner and this is a religious conference. If any nation or individua distort the whole purpose of this congregation and misuses this just to politicise

    or to gain some mileage, this is unfortunate,"

    Tsering was quoted by reporters as saying.

    His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to attend the four-day Congregation on

    Wednesday to lead an all-faith prayer meet.

  • One woman in her seventies,

    for example, has been a people’s

    representative for over fifty years

    and yet she has never tabled a motion,

    and never once voted against a motion. Her job is simple. All she has to do is

    raise her hand and she can live a comfortable

    life for performing this task. In recent years some people have attempted to compete in these elections without receiving government approval. These people almost always lose and often suffer miserably for their actions

  • In my Chinese country, elections are a charade

    —the government decides the results in advance.

    Their candidates are always elected. Very often people are asked to elect two out of two candidates. Other times, elections even defy basic math—three

    winners can be elected from two candidates. Every five years there is a national election

    and the winners are called people’s representatives but the majority of them only represent the government.

  • In my Chinese country,

    every city has demolition

    crews equipped with bulldozers

    and truncheons. The bulldozers are for levelling people’s homes

    and the truncheons are for bludgeoning stubborn homeowners.

    To protect their homes, some

    homeowners beg on their knees,

    others cry, and some threaten to kill themselves or even actually self immolate

    . But nothing can stand in the way of the demolition crews and no official is ever brought to account when d

  • My country manufactures

    powdered milk containing

    melamine, feeds fish and

    shrimp contraceptive medications

    to enhance their growth,

    uses industrial alcohol in fake wine, preserves beancurd with

    human excrement, and produces

    “gutter oil,” the product of a notorious

    practice in which waste oil from

    gutters outside restaurants is recycled for human consumption.

  • Living in China is like

    watching a play in a giant theatre. The plots

    are absurd and the scenarios

    are unbelievable—so absurd,

    so unbelievable that they are

    beyond any writer’s imagination

  • My compatriots can be

     seen on tour in London,

    New York and Tokyo wearing expensive clothes, chattering

    raucously. My compatriots also fill up casinos and line up to buy LV bags. People exclaim in amazement: China is rising, the Chinese are rich! But behind

    this facade of power and prosperity there are details of which many people are unaware, and it is precisely

    these details that make my country a very strange place.

  • I am a Chinese writer.

    Allow me to say a few words about my country.

    Everyone knows that in the

    past thirty years China has

    built countless skyscrapers,

    commissioned countless airports,

    and paved countless freeways.

    My country’s GDP is the world’s second largest and her products are sold in every corner of the planet.