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Follow us on WORLD Trump’s Parting Shot At China: But Beijing has itself to blame for backlash on Tibet and Taiwan December 31, 2020, 6:41 PM IST I am a Delhi-based journalist working for the Edit Page of The Times of India. The US has just passed an omnibus spending bill that incorporates the Tibet Policy and Support Act and the Taiwan Assurance Act. The Tibet-specific provision bolsters support for the autonomous conduct of Tibetan affairs, calls fo...

Tibetans across the world all set to elect their Parliament-in-exile Sun Online Desk 31st December, 2020 04:03:14 After making some landmark achievements like reaffirming the Tibetans rights to choose a successor to Dalai Lama with the successful passage of the Tibet Policy and Support Act in the United States, the Tibetan government-in-exile in India is gripped in election fever. Lobsang Sangay completes his second term as President (Sikyong) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) next y...

PTI | December 29 2020 | Read the original news here The Tibetan Parliament in exile has expressed gratitude to United States President Donald Trump for signing a new Tibet policy. On Sunday, Trump signed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 to modify and re-authorise various programmes and

Marco Rubio | Press Release | December 22 2020 | Read the original news here Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Jim Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), welcomed the passage of their bipartisan Tibetan

US commission on religious freedom backs enactment of Tibet Policy, Support Act ANI | Updated: Dec 31, 2020 01:06 IST The USCIRF said in a statement that this law establishes an official US policy affirming the right of the Tibetan Buddhist community in selecting and venerating their own religious leaders, including the Dalai Lama. The law imposes sanctions on Chinese officials who interfere in the selection of a successor to His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In...

Updated Dec 29, 2020 | 07:15 IST Beijing said in January that the act "grossly interferes in Chinas internal affairs" after the House of Representatives passed it 392-22. Dalai Lama&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspTwitter Washington DC: President Donald Trump has signed a law that authorizes US sanctions on Chinese officials if they interfere in Tibetan Buddhists selection of the next Dalai Lama. Congress overwhelmingly approved the Tibetan Policy and Support Act amid growi...

US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama and calls for establishing an American consulate in Tibet, prompting China to warn that the act will seriously disrupt and hurt bilateral relations.

CHINA urged the United States to stop using the Hong Kong issue to interfere with its domestic affairs yesterday, after the US Embassy called for the release of 12 Hong Kong suspects on trial in Shenzhen. The

This file picture shows a Chinese and US flag at a booth during the first China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. — AFP/File WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has signed a law that authorises US sanctions on Chinese officials if they interfere in Tibetan Buddhists’ selection of the next Dalai Lama. Congress overwhelmingly approved the Tibetan Policy and Support Act amid growing concern that Beijing will seek to handpick a successor to the 85-year-old spiritual leader, hoping th...

DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan Parliament in exile has expressed gratitude to United States President Donald Trump for signing a new Tibet policy. On Sunday, Trump signed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 to modify and re-authorise various programmes and provisions related to Tibet. The bill reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama and calls for establishing an American consulate in the country. In a statement issued by the Dharamshala-based Tibetan Parliamen...