From Xinhua via China Daily: Tibet plans to start building a branch line for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway this year, which will link the region’s capital Lhasa with Xigaze (Êó•ÂñÄÂàô), a major Tibetan city some 280 kilometers to its southwest. Jin Shixun, director of the regional development and reform commission said Sunday that the new line […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in southwest China, long known as the “roof of the world,” faces serious ecological threat that may ruin the already fragile environment which has fostered numerous rare animals, plants and medicine herbs, Chinese scientists say. A group of scientists with the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Study Institute of the Chinese Academy of […]
Read MoreAs the U.N. COP28 Climate Summit is underway in the United Arab Emirates, bringing together thousands of political leaders and environmental activists, one topic that is sure to get little attention there is the environmental...
Read MoreAs an extreme heat wave across Earth’s northern hemisphere fuels record-breaking temperatures in China, Europe, and North America, U.S. special envoy for climate change John Kerry is visiting Beijing this week for high-level...
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With the annual “Two Sessions” political assemblies underway in Beijing, the South...
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Read MoreIn the New Statesman, Tibetan dissident Tsering Woeser writes about the tightening government control over Tibet as a result of recent protests: Early one summer morning in August, travelling from Golmud to Lhasa on the...
Read MoreThe much-maligned Three Gorges Dam received a domestic boost on Friday when a study by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences found no evidence that the project caused climate change. From Xinhua News: Research has shown that...
Read MoreToday marks the 14th Dalai Lama’s 76th birthday. The Shanghai Daily interviews Gonpo Tashi, nephew to the Dalai Lama, for an inside look at the history of the Tibetan spiritual leader. The 14th Dalai Lama turns 76 on July...
Read MoreRecent droughts along the Yangtze have highlighted the long-term uncertainties surrounding projects like the South-North Water Diversion, as the supposedly plentiful waters of the South failed even without the additional burden...
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