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A plateau region north-east of the Himalayas, Tibet was incorporated by China in 1950 and currently an autonomous region within China. The conflict between many Tibetans and Chinese government has been nonstop as many demand religious freedom and more human rights.
The much-anticipated press conference at the close of the National People’s Congress was cancelled, discontinuing a customary practice that was established in the early 1990s.
Proposed link faces geological, geopolitical and technical problems, and would join a long list of China’s engineering marvels if completed.
China and Nepal settling their row about the height of the world’s tallest mountain shows that diplomatic relations are on solid ground and comes as links between the neighbours continue to grow
Beijing has never accepted India’s control of the border region which it calls Zangnan.
Analysts expect affirmative action for ethnic minority groups will be further rolled back as Beijing backs down from emphasising their distinctive qualities.
The protesters, carrying Tibetan flags and photographs of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, were commemorating the 1959 uprising against Beijing.
Beijing resumes lending bears to US zoos in a soft-power bid to improve ties with Washington.
A travel writer takes two overnight trains in China on a journey from Lhasa in Tibet to Chengdu to find out what sleeping, eating and socialising is like on the world’s busiest rail network.
At least three villages have been built in the mountainous region separating the two countries, with some doubling in size.
One piece of legislation authorises further action to protect Uygur population, while another would help counter Beijing’s disinformation about Tibet.
Whether in Nepal or Hong Kong, families in poverty sacrifice girls’ education, says Jennifer Lin, director of Ani Choying Drolma: Mission Impossible, about Nepali nun who founded a school for poor girls.
Article in Communist Party’s Qiushi journal calls for greater oversight and for officials to ‘promptly and appropriately’ address grievances involving issues related to ethnic minority groups.
Western countries condemn Beijing for ‘serious violations’ in Tibet and Xinjiang and seek repeal of the national security law in Hong Kong, while Global South states praise China’s outreach to developing nations.
Hong Kong No 2 official tells UN Human Rights Council review that national security law means ‘days of social disturbance and fear’ over.
A writer bites off more than he can chew on a motorcycle tour through China’s Tibet autonomous region, riding to heights of over 5,000 metres and shivering through temperatures well below zero.
Xi Jinping inspects a regional technology project and a multi-ethnic community in Nanning on way back from Hanoi.
Use of the term ‘Xizang’ for the Tibet autonomous region has risen sharply in English articles by China’s official media.
Regional visits by Tibet’s party chief and chairman may be part of an attempt to win support from Buddhists on succession issue.
Scientists warn of the ‘unprecedented’ threat of climate change on Asian water supply after historical study.
Additional legislation would bolster American cooperation with India, Japan and Australia as part of Washington’s Indo-Pacific strategy.
Congressional commission calls on American leader to raise concerns about Beijing’s rights abuses and demand immediate end to transnational repression.
Weidian advises millions of merchants to stop using ‘Tibet’ in English product descriptions, or face removal.
Beijing’s critics are pushing for voting countries in Asia to leave their ballots blank, but Washington’s track record on human rights hurts its standing.
Chinese authorities confirm that American mountaineer Anna Gutu and her guide Mingmar Sherpa were killed on Shishapangma.
Top Chinese diplomat stresses environment and infrastructure as he hosts diplomats in Tibet city near contested area of Arunachal Pradesh, which has been at centre of tensions between Beijing and New Delhi.
Lizi Port, some 4,600 metres above sea level, has passed an inspection by the commerce ministry. With Nechung, 12km away in Nepal, it will be the fourth trading channel along the border.
Achievement shows Tibet could play a significant role in helping China achieve its dual carbon targets, regional head Yan Jinhai tells ecological development forum.
Canadian MP tells US Congressional-Executive Commission on China about Beijing’s ‘systemic efforts’ involving threats, disinformation campaigns and surveillance.
Tibetan filmmaker Pema Tseden’s posthumous film about a herder and a captive snow leopard explores the good and bad in people. Visually impressive, it is a reminder of a filmmaking talent lost too young.
Team from China and Britain finds scientific evidence for link between Tibetan Plateau and East Asian circulation and precipitation.