Exiled Tibetans Elect a New Leader

Staff / Truthdig Apr 28, 2011 Tibetan exiles around the world have elected a new prime minister. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dalai Lama to Give Up Politics

Staff / Truthdig Mar 10, 2011 Tibet's exiled leader announced that after half a century of floating the idea, he is ready to hand over his political power to an elected official. The 14th Dalai Lama has led his government in exile since the Tibetan uprising of 1959 was put down, forcing him to flee the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Quake Toll Hits 1,700

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2010 Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the earthquake-rocked region of Qinghai in western China on Sunday as official estimates of the damage to human life rose to 1,700 dead, with 256 missing and 12,128 injured. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Meets With Dalai Lama

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2010 Tibet's exiled spiritual leader called China "childish" on Thursday after conferring with President Barack Obama in a meeting that was held over Beijing's objections. The White House released a carefully worded statement (posted after the jump) that praised the Dalai Lama without lending too much weight to his cause. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Who Will Be the New Global King of the Hill?

William Pfaff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2010 China and India stopped being part of what was called the "third world" when the "second world," the communist world, disappeared in a shattering of global illusions in 1989. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China Warns Obama Against Meeting With Dalai Lama

Staff / Truthdig Feb 3, 2010 The Chinese government has issued a warning to the White House that there will be consequences of a diplomatic nature if President Barack Obama goes ahead with a rumored plan to meet the Dalai Lama in Washington later this month A representative from the Chinese Communist Party hinted vaguely at undesirable outcomes (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Dalai Lama on Compassion, ‘Man-Made Problems’

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2009 The Dalai Lama ran with the theme of the day while accepting the Lantos Human Rights Prize in Washington on Tuesday, taking the opportunity to point out that "generally speaking, we are lacking" when it comes to "taking care of others' well-being." While he was at it, he also schooled his audience about America's widening class divide. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Denies Connection With Cyber-Spying Network

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2009 The Chinese government has denied having any relationship with "a malware-based cyber espionage network" called GhostNet, an operation revealed Sunday by a Toronto-based research team. GhostNet is suspected of infiltrating a number of military and diplomatic computer systems, including the Dalai Lama's, and is based in China. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China to Allow ‘Protest Lite’

Staff / Truthdig Jul 23, 2008 Taking cues from past Olympic protests and the U.S.'s notoriously ironic "free speech zones," the Chinese government has declared its openness to dissidents criticizing the state -- so long as dissent is contained in one of three areas, does not threaten vague notions of national unity, and is submitted five days beforehand to the local security bureau. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Frees More Than 1,100 Tibetan Protesters

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2008 Probably in an effort to calm tensions before the Olympic torch runs through Tibet's capital city of Lhasa, the Chinese government released over 1,100 people alleged to have been involved in March's unrest, which brought the world's attention to the country and left several dozen people dead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sharon Stone’s Quake Comment Causes Uproar in China

Staff / Truthdig May 29, 2008 Chinese moviegoers aren't going to rush to see any more Sharon Stone flicks (if they ever did), and, as execs at Christian Dior realized, they won't be in a hurry to buy products she promotes after she speculated at Cannes last week about the possibility that the devastating earthquake in China on May 12 represented a form of karmic retribution for the Chinese government's treatment of Tibetans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pico Iyer on Tibet, China and the Dalai Lama

BLANK May 10, 2008 As opening day of the Beijing Olympics approaches, the Chinese government and official media have intensified their attacks on the Dalai Lama, blaming him for the recent violent demonstrations in Tibet. Pico Iyer, whose new book is "The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama," talks with Truthdig's Jon Wiener about this intercultural conflict and about the Dalai Lama himself. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )