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Rubio touts anti-Chinese Communist Party provisions in $1.4 trillion omnibus spending package Print this article A top Republican is touting the anti-Chinese Communist Party provisions in the massive omnibus legislation that overwhelmingly passed Congress this week but has met resistance from President Trump due to his objections to its foreign spending and his desire to increase the size of the $600 direct-payment coronavirus relief checks. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the chairman of the Se...

23 Dec 2020 / 10:39 H. (Updates byline) By Neha Arora and Cate Cadell NEW DELHI/BEIJING, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The political head of Tibetans in exile on Tuesday welcomed legislation passed by the U.S. Congress that reaffirms the rights of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a move that infuriated China. China regards the exiled Dalai Lama as a dangerous "splittist", or separatist, and the latest show of support from the U.S. Congress could increase already t...

China imposes new visa limits in back-and-forth with US by The Associated Press Last Updated Dec 22, 2020 at 4:56 am EDT BEIJING — China hit back with reciprocal actions Tuesday against unnamed American officials in the latest back-and-forth, following a U.S. announcement of new visa restrictions on Chinese officials. The Foreign Ministry also called on President Donald Trump not to sign into law legislation approved by Congress on Tibet. The visa action came in response to a State Department...

December 22, 2020 - 1:54 AM BEIJING - China hit back with reciprocal actions Tuesday against unnamed American officials in the latest back-and-forth, following a U.S. announcement of new visa restrictions on Chinese officials. The Foreign Ministry also called on President Donald Trump not to sign into law legislation approved by Congress on Tibet. The visa action came in response to a State Department announcement Monday that said the U.S. will deny visas to Chinese Communist Pa...

22 Dec 2020 Both houses of Congress passed a bill late Monday allocating $600 in stimulus payments for Americans that also included the text of the Tibet Policy and Support Act, a bill that delineates how the United States should recognize a successor to the current Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama is the senior authority in Tibetan Buddhism and considered the senior political authority in Tibet. Tibetan Buddhists believe that the Dalai Lama is a reincarnated being – the current living Dalai Lama i...

New Delhi and Beijing The political head of Tibetans in exile on Tuesday welcomed legislation passed by the United States Congress that reaffirms the rights of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a move that infuriated China. The legislation calls for the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Tibet’s main city of Lhasa, the absolute right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama, and the preservation of Tibet’s environment. The measure was tac...

December 22, 2020 02:03:24 pm The US Congress Monday passed the Tibet Policy and Support Act (TPSA). The Senate passed the bill as an amendment to a 5,000-page spending bill, which also includes COVID-19 relief. The House of Representatives had previously passed the bill reaffirming the US government’s support for Tibet in January of 2020. The TPSA establishes that the United States will respect Tibetan decisions regarding the “selection, education, and veneration” of Tibetan leaders, in...

In a sting to China, US Congress says only Tibetans have right to choose successor to Dalai Lama India Updated: Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 17:02 [IST] New Delhi, Dec 22: A bill that re-affirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama was passed by the US Congress. The Tibetan Police and Support Act of 2020 which was passed by the US Senate calls for the establishment of a US Consulate in Tibets main city of Lhasa. It also underlines the right of the Tibetans to choose a su...

UPDATE 2-Tibetan leader welcomes U.S. bill that reaffirms rights, angering China Reuters 12/22/2020 (Updates byline) By Neha Arora and Cate Cadell NEW DELHI/BEIJING, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The political head of Tibetans in exile on Tuesday welcomed legislation passed by the U.S. Congress that reaffirms the rights of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a move that infuriated China. China regards the exiled Dalai Lama as a dangerous "splittist", or separatist, ...

China Warns Of Countermeasures Against US Officials Over New Tibet Act China Warns Of Countermeasures Against US Officials Over New Tibet Act The US Congress has approved a $900-billion COVID-19 relief package late on Monday, along with $1.4 trillion of regular government funding, that also includes some acts regarding Tibet and Taiwan. The Chinese Foreign Ministry called on US President Donald Trump not to sign it into law. Beijing: China on Tuesday said it would impose reciprocal measure...