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China Tibet policy

March 27, 2019
A Test Case for Reciprocity: The US Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act
By Natasha Kassam
Can the Act actually inspire China to loosen restrictions on travel to Tibet?

March 20, 2019
Beijing: Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation Must Comply With Chinese Laws
By Charlotte Gao
Dalai Lama says it is possible that his successor might be found in India.

September 22, 2018
A Boiling Pot: The CCP’s Increasingly Intrusive Surveillance in Tibet
By Tenzin Tsultrim
China’s repressive campaign in Xinjiang is now well-known. But what about Tibet?

August 20, 2018
The Great Game for the Future of Tibetan Buddhism
By Aadil Brar
India, China, and the case of the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa.

August 17, 2018
The Dark Side of the China Dream: Erasing Ethnic Identity
By Nicholas Bequelin
The CCP wants to forge a strong nation by ruthlessly eliminating differences of culture, religion and ethnicity.

August 07, 2018
A Visit to the Dalai Lama’s Birthplace
By Tim Robertson
Takster tells a story of modern China: lingering poverty, resurgent Han nationalism, and persecuted minorities.

February 22, 2018
Is China Hiding Information About Tibet's Jokhang Temple Fire?
By Charlotte Gao
China’s state media says that all cultural relics and the main building in Lhasa are intact, but many Tibetans doubt it.

December 19, 2017
A Secret Visit and Sino-Tibetan Dialogue
By Tshering Chonzom Bhutia
Issues to consider while waiting for the Sino-Tibetan ‘Godot’.

November 01, 2017
President Trump: Support Religious Freedom in China
By Sandra Jolley and Tenzin Dorjee
During his visit to China, Trump should demand the release of the Panchen Lama and Gulmira Imin.

August 04, 2017
Why Is China's Government 'Demolishing' a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery?
By Charlotte Gao
The Chinese government claims that Larung Gar suffers from overcrowding, fire hazards, and lack of infrastructure.

August 03, 2017
China Tears Down the Tibetan City in the Sky
By Steve Shaw
China is demolishing homes and evicting thousands from Larung Gar, the world's largest Tibetan Buddhist institution.

May 09, 2017
The Dalai Lama and the Shugden Schism
By M. A. Aldrich
The strange story of a 17th century feud and its relevance for Tibetan geopolitics today.