Radio Free Asia reported Tuesday that police in Sichuan province’s Aba county beat a Tibetan to death while trying to clear the site of two more self-immolations that took place Monday: Lungtok, a monk from the restive...
Read MoreOn her blog, Woeser writes about a documentary produced by CCTV about the self-immolations by Tibetans protesting Beijing’s policies in Tibet. While the documentary, which presents the official government line on the...
Read MoreFollowing patriotic re-education classes, some monks have changed their stance on the March 2008 Lhasa riots. From the New York Times: It was the much the same as on March 28, 2008, when the monk, Norgye, and dozens of fellow...
Read MoreThe Chinese government has confirmed the previously-reported execution of two Tibetans for their role in the 2008 Lhasa riots. From The Guardian: A foreign ministry spokesman, Ma Zhaoxu, said two men had been put to death, and...
Read More“Rising tensions and Resistance to Beijing’s Control Challenge China’s ‘Harmonious’ Society” Dru C. Gladney is President of the Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College, a research foundation widely recognized for...
Read MoreFrom Newsweek: Another tried-and-true technique follows the script used in Tibet: Beijing has blamed exiled businesswoman Rebiya Kadeer for the violence. Kadeer, who heads a Washington-based confederation of exile organizations...
Read MoreA Chinese court has unexpectedly delayed the sentencing of living Buddha Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche, arrested March 18 during the 2008 Lhasa riots for possession of illegal weapons and seizing government land, possibly due to...
Read MoreAustin Ramzy explains why blocking YouTube undermines the Chinese government’s claim that the video of Chinese policemen beating Tibetan detainees after the March 2008 Lhasa riots is faked. From The China Blog at...
Read MoreThis is a continuation of the series on CDT relating to relevant China issues in 2008. This article deals with Chinese Nationalism and Internet Culture. Please see also previous posts on the Developing World. Chinese nationalism...
Read MoreIn relation to a previous article on CDT, Chen Daojun (陈道军), the journalist/activist sentenced to three years in prison for three articles posted online, follows a growing trend of bloggers and other citizens being arrested for...
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