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County in Qinghai overrun by Chinese tourists following completion of a highway

(TibetanReview.net, Oct05’26) – The Qilian (Tibetan: Chilen or Dhola) county in Haibei (Tsojang) Prefecture, Qinghai province, which is considered by Tibetans as the bulk of their historical Amdo (or Domey) province, has been overrun by Chinese tourists during China’s...

Tibet beyond the Dalai Lama and the question of who speaks for its people

OPINION While the bill before the US Congress on Assuring the Future of Tibet Act (AFTA) of 2026 – should it become law – will not settle the Sino-Tibetan dispute, nor enable Washington to determine Tibet’s future, what it...

China among countries invited to international tourism summit in Tawang

(TibetanReview.net, Oct04’26) – The government of India is to hold a mega international tourism event in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, towards the end of this month, with China being among the invitees. China claims Arunachal Pradesh, especially the Tawang region,...

Bollywood war drama Maatrubhumi gets gov’t approval, storyline now shows China in positive light

(TibetanReview.net, Oct04’26) – The Bollywood film starring superstar Salman Khan that was announced as Battle Of Galwan, based on the brutal 2020 Ladakh-border conflict between India and China, but retitled as Maatrubhumi: May War Rest In Peace earlier this...

Seven Years in Tibet back on Netflix shelves after 20 years

(TibetanReview.net, Oct03’26) – Subscription-based streaming service Netflix has included on Oct 1 the biographical epic Seven Years in Tibet (1997) among many movies it added to its digital shelves, reported uk.news.yahoo.com Oct 1. The film follows the true story...

New eastern Tibet discovery bolsters China’s lithium reserves by over one million tonnes

(TibetanReview.net, Oct03’26) – China has greatly increased the amount of lithium deposit present in an already super-large reserve located in the eastern Tibetan city of Barkham (Chinese: Maerkang), in Amdo Ngaba, which is currently part of Sichuan province. The...

India issues standard Ladakh placenames that identify incursion spots

(TibetanReview.net, Oct03’26) – After Arunachal Pradesh, India has issued standard, official names of places and geographical features in its Union Territory of Ladakh in a new map to make clear they are parts of its territory, given that they...

The Reckoning Deferred: Tibet’s Succession Question

OPINION Dr Yashwant Singh* argues that the issue concerning the recognition of the reincarnation of the current Dalai Lama, when the time comes eventually, will force governments to adopt what may amount to a position on the political status...

Nearly 22.5% of mining rights across ‘Tibet’ lie within 5km of glaciers

(TibetanReview.net, Oct02’26) – China says climate change caused the catastrophic Aug 26 Tibet-Nepal avalanche floods, which caused over 1,494 deaths and left more than 6,264 people missing across Nepal and Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), but nearly 22.5% of the...

Dozens of Tibetan protesters held near Chinese embassy in New Delhi on China’s national day

(TibetanReview.net, Oct01’26) – Police in the Indian capital New Delhi detained dozens of Tibetans as they staged a protest near the Chinese Embassy on Oct 1, the 77th founding anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China,...