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US Congress passes new bill that sanctions Chinese officials interfering in Dalai Lamas succession ANI | Updated: Dec 22, 2020 16:57 IST Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): The USCongress on Monday (local time) passed a bill that paves the way for sanctions against Chinese officials who interfere in the succession of Tibets self-exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama. The passage of the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) of 2020, which has been included in a...

Photononstop The Tibetan Policy and Support Act pf 2020, a major bill strengthening U.S. support of Tibet through humanitarian projects and sanctions of Chinese abuses, has cleared the U.S. Congress and will go next to the desk of President Donald Trump for signing into law. The TPSA will “dramatically upgrade US support for Tibetans in key areas,” the Washington D.C.-based International Campaign for Tibet said in statement following the bill’s passage as part of a spending ...

Tibet Post International A Voice For Tibet Where is Tibet located on a map? 12-25-20 00:00:00 06-27-20 11:39:59 Tsetan Norbu, President of National Democratic Party of Tibet (NDPT). Photo: TPI/Aashna Thakur Latest Impact Ian Hickie, a Professor of Psychiatry in Sydney, speaking by from Australia during the dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamsala, HP, India on November 19, 2020. Photo by Ven Tenzin Jamphel/OHHDL 11-20-20 17:0...

9836 3 Paramilitary police officers swap positions during a change of guard in front of Potala Palace in Lhasa. Reuters file Washington, December 22 Needling China, the US Congress has passed a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader and expands the role of a special diplomat on Tibetan issues to pursue international coalitions to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is appointed solely by the Tibetan Buddhist community. The Tibetan Policy and Suppo...

2020-12-22 HKT 19:00 Visa curbs on US officials in tit-for-tat move China hit back with reciprocal actions on Tuesday against unnamed American officials in the latest back-and-forth following a US announcement of new visa restrictions on Chinese officials. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing also called on US President Donald Trump not to sign into law legislation approved by Congress on Tibet. The visa action came in response to a US State Department announcement on Monday that said Washington ...

2020/12/22 17:53 BEIJING (AP) — 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 Chin...

1906 Beijing, December 22 China on Tuesday said it would impose reciprocal measures against unnamed American officials and their family members who were behind a legislation passed by the US Congress on Tibet, asserting that it brooks no interference in its internal affairs. The US Congress has approved a USD 900-billion COVID-19 relief package late on Monday, along with USD 1.4 trillion of regular government funding, that also includes some acts regarding Tibet and Taiwan, as well as clauses r...

Tibetan leader welcomes US bill reaffirming rights CRITICAL SUPPORT: The US’ passage of the Tibet Policy and Support Act is a victory for the Tibetan struggle for freedom, Lobsang Sangay said Reuters, NEW DELHI and BEIJING The political head of Tibetans in exile yesterday welcomed legislation passed by the US Congress that reaffirms the rights of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a move that infuriated China. ...

US Congress passes landmark Bill in support of Tibet, Dalai Lama IANS Dharamsala: In a historic achievement for the Tibetan government-in-exile, the US Senate Tuesday unanimously passed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) of 2020 that had been stuck at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee since May. Describing as a historic decision, Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) President Lobsang Sangay, who is currently in Washington, told IANS over phone that the Tibetan Policy a...

Updated Dec 22, 2020 | 19:23 IST Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 calls for establishment of a US consulate in Lhasa and emphasises that Tibetans have the absolute right to choose a successor to their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspPTI Key Highlights In July, the US State Department announced it was barring Chinese authorities from the US found to be restricting tourists, journalists or diplomats and other US official...