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China’s Tibet Policies Could Create Many ‘Environmental Refugees’ in Asia: Experts

NEW DELHI—The Chinese communist regime’s infrastructure development in Tibet is happening so quickly that Asian scholars worry it will lead to ecological disasters and large-scale displacement of people from the neighboring countries that share a fragile ecosystem with Tibet. China’s infrastructure projects include the construction of roads, airports, and dams. “We are political refugees today….


Energy Department Rescinds $200 Million Grant for Microvast

The Energy Department is pulling a $200 million grant from battery company Microvast—an action one lawmaker is calling “a win for U.S. taxpayers.” The company was found to have close links to Beijing and admitted that China influences its business. The grant project aims to foster battery-making here in the United States. Topics in this episode:…


Tibetan Police Mass-Collect DNA and Lawmakers Say US Firm Is Helping

News Analysis Legendary actor and humanitarian Richard Gere recently made a splash during a visit to Capitol Hill. Sporting a floppy, now pure-white mane of hair, the 73-year-old Gere flashed his still-boyish grin to members of Congress, staff, and visitors who flocked to see him, many snapping photos with the Golden Globe winner which they…


Tibetan Independence Is Now

Commentary Throughout most of recorded history, Tibetan independence and sovereignty coexisted uncomfortably with foreign powers upon which they depended for territorial protection from other foreign powers. That which was protected was not only a plateau territory, but Tibetan Buddhism, arguably the core of Tibetan identity. Today is a little different, with the center of Tibetan…


BC House Speaker Rejects Interference Concerns as Report Says Chinese Diplomat Complained of Tibetan Monks’ Legislature Tour

The Speaker of the B.C. Legislative Assembly said concerns about his office being influenced by foreign interests are “incorrect,” as the opposition calls for a probe into whether complaints from the Chinese Consulate about Tibetans visiting the legislature had prompted the speaker’s office to deny a visit by another group of Buddhist monks. On Feb….


China’s Genocide in Tibet

Commentary The exiled leader of Tibet, Penpa Tsering, said in a hearing on March 28 that his people face a “slow death.” Group death through cultural assimilation, enforced by torture and execution, is more than murder or a crime against humanity. It is genocide, and co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Rep. Christopher…


Richard Gere and House Reps Condemn Human Rights Abuses in Tibet

On a sunny afternoon in Washington,  Richard Gere stood on Capitol Hill with members of Congress and a group of supporters to advocate for Tibet, a cause the actor has championed for decades. Gere, who is also chairman of the board of the International Campaign for Tibet, spoke passionately about Tibet’s current state of affairs…


LIVE 10 AM ET: Congressional-Executive Commission on China Holds Hearing on Combating CCP’s Cultural Erasure

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China, a U.S. legislature and administration joint commission to monitor China’s human rights violations, holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET March 28 on preserving Tibetan linguistic, religious, and cultural heritage in the face of the threat from the Chinese Communist Party. Penpa Tsering and Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration; Richard…


LIVE NOW: Congressional-Executive Commission on China Holds Hearing on Combating CCP’s Cultural Erasure

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China, a U.S. legislature and administration joint commission to monitor China’s human rights violations, holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET March 28 on preserving Tibetan linguistic, religious, and cultural heritage in the face of the threat from the Chinese Communist Party. Penpa Tsering and Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration; Richard…


Hundreds Protest in California Against CCP’s Persecution on Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising

Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters held a rally in front of San Francisco City Hall on March 10 to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising. Protesters said the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) used its zero-COVID policy as an excuse to further persecute Tibetans. “Under [the] CCP’s tyranny, Tibetans have been suffering so…