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"Shangri-La" Caves Yield Treasures, Skeletons
Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 1:15 PM EST (National Geographic)
A treasure trove of Tibetan art and manuscripts uncovered in "sky high" Himalayan caves could be linked to the storybook paradise of Shangri-La, says the team that made the discovery.
Dalai Lama was a slave master, China tells Obama
Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:08 AM EST
The conviction was clear but the message befuddling: China's Foreign Ministry spokesman was equating serfdom in Tibet to slavery in the U.S. — just ahead of President Barack Obama's first trip to China.
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Tibetan protestors executed for Lhasa riot killings
Seeded on Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:04 AM EDT (The Times)
Tibetan exiles have reported the first executions of those convicted for last year's riot in Lhasa, with at least two people put to death in a rare implementation of capital punishment in the restive region.
Army capable of countering Chinese military threat: Kapoor - India - The Times of India
Seeded on Tue Oct 6, 2009 12:46 PM EDT (Times of India)
Indian General says his country can fight of the Chinese. I wonder why that statement is necessary and why it is front page news in India. Our generals get slapped down for publically requesting more troops.
Barack Obama cancels meeting with Dalai Lama 'to keep China happy'
Seeded on Tue Oct 6, 2009 8:30 AM EDT (Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed)
President Barack Obama has refused to meet the Dalai Lama in Washington this week in a move to curry favour with the Chinese.
Traditions fade as China settles nomads in towns
Sun Oct 4, 2009 11:28 AM EDT
Herding reindeer and hunting bears and boars in the forests on Siberia's fringe was Gu Gejun's life. Now his rifle has been confiscated, and the only reindeer he herds are in an urban tourist park.
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China's Minority Problem--And Ours
Seeded on Thu Oct 1, 2009 7:38 PM EDT (The New America Foundation)
On October 1, the People's Republic of China will mark its 60th anniversary with the largest military parade in its history.
Tibetan, Uighur groups decry China's "tyrannical rule"
Seeded on Thu Oct 1, 2009 7:35 PM EDT (M&C)
Exile groups from China's Tibetan and Uighur minorities greeted Thursday's 60th anniversary of the People's Republic by criticizing the Communist Party's 'tyrannical rule' while rights activists alleged 'drastic repressive measures' before the anniversary.
China calls for more respect for minority cultures
Seeded on Thu Oct 1, 2009 1:54 PM EDT (Reuters)
Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday called for officials from the dominant Han community to work harder to understand ethnic minorities, after the past two years which have seen violent unrest in Tibet and Xinjiang.
China vows to continue Han migration into minority regions
Seeded on Thu Oct 1, 2009 1:52 PM EDT (Tibetan Review)
China has rejected suggestions that the immigration of large Chinese populations into ethnic minority regions threaten the local cultures and that its policy to encourage the demographic onslaught would continue, according to the AFP Sep 27.
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