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BBC visits heart of Tibetan resistance as showdown looms between Dalai Lama and China
Xiqing Wang/ BBC The BBC visited the Kirti monastery in Aba as the Dalai Lama turned 90 This monastery in China's south-western Sichuan province has been at the centre of Tibetan resistance for decades - the world learned the name in the late 2000s as Tibetans set themselves on fire there in defiance of Chinese rule.
While Tibet as a whole is underdeveloped compared to other parts of China, Lhasa is probably the closest you'll come to a big, bustling city (the population is about 200,000 people).
The Tibetan government-in-exile could hold more back-channel talks with China this year on greater autonomy for Tibet, although they are unlikely to yield results given Beijing's unyielding stance, ...
DHARAMSHALA: The Central Tibetan Administration of the Tibetan government in exile, based in Dharamshala, is planning to draw up a map to counter China's tactics of changing the names of ...
THIBET APPROACHED AGAIN; MR. PEATT FOLLOWS ROCKHILL AND BONVALOT. THE SNOWS OF TIBET THROUGH CHINA. By A.E. Pratt. With illustrations and a map.
Tibetan government-in-exile to issue historical map of Tibet to counter China's "cartographic aggression" and renaming tactics, aiming to preserve Tibetan identity. Sunday, Jun 22, 2025 New ...
The Tibetan map drawn by the institute has used the Tibetan systems of knowledge and references. Tsering added that China has changed the names of places not just in Tibet.
More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts ...
The Tibetan Buddhist leader, who turns 90 on Sunday, appears concerned that Beijing will sweep in after his death to install ...
FRONTLINE investigates China’s rule over Tibet. With footage from inside the region, the documentary examines how the Communist regime controls Tibet’s Buddhist population and the battle over ...
By Wednesday evening, more than 500 aftershocks had been recorded, 27 of which had magnitudes of 3.0 and above, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. Tibet is one of the most ...
In the past, he’s hinted that the institution of the Dalai Lama might end with his death. But now, he announced some succession plans that will likely lead to more tension with China’s ruling ...
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