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Tibetan Review
The Next Dalai Lama: Faith, Power and the Contest for Legitimacy
OPINION While the Dalai Lama succession question sits right at the center of China’s quest to redefine and remake Tibet in its own image, spiritual legitimacy can’t be granted by government order; states can compete for influence, but the...
China trashes international law as 14 countries plus EU reject its expansive South China Sea claims
(TibetanReview.net, Jul13’26) – Fourteen countries, led by the United States, have on Jul 12 reaffirmed that China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea have no legal basis under international law, marking the 10th anniversary of a landmark arbitration...
Loga Rangzen: The Spirit Lives On
LETTER Those who dedicated their lives in exile to the cause of Tibetan independence as their ultimate purpose endured countless obstacles. There were moments when they felt completely lost and wondered how much more they could bear. At times,...
Nepal reaffirms ‘One China’ policy following criticisms for allowing a Dalai Lama birthday celebration
(TibetanReview.net, Jul12’26) – Following criticisms from staunchly pro-China elements among opposition political party leaders after Tibetans marked the Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday on Jul 6 with an indoor event in capital Kathmandu, the government of Nepal has on Jul...
China continuing to thwart Nepali border residents’ traditional trade, grazing, pilgrimage access to Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Jul12’26) – Pro-China elements among Nepal’s political leaders have shown an alacrity to jump at any opportunity to defend perceived damage to Beijing’s interest in the country. However, they seem to show little or no interest on longstanding...
Chinese geologists warn of active fault line dangers from world’s largest hydropower project in Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Jul11’26) – It is not just Tibetans and India but also China’s own scientists that are seriously concerned about the world’s largest hydropower dam that is being built, reportedly at a speeded up pace in recent times, towards...
Tibetan Activists held for blocking UN gate, demanding action after Jul 2 self-immolation
(TibetanReview.net, Jul11’26) – Angered by lack of any meaningful response from the United Nations on the issue of Tibet following the self-immolation of activist Lobga Rangzen in front of its New York Headquarters on Jul 2, three activists belonging...
China condemns US call for talks to settle Tibet issue after Lobga Rangzen’s self-immolation as interference
(TibetanReview.net, Jul10’26) – For expressing support for the Tibetan people’s right to preserve their culture and identity, and a negotiated settlement of the Sino-Tibetan dispute, China has on Jul 9 accused the US of supporting independence for Tibet. The US State Department’s Jul 8 reiteration of support for Tibet came after 52-year-old “Lobga...
US reiterates Tibet support in wake of Lobga Rangzen’s self-immolation
(TibetanReview.net, Jul09’26) – As Tibetan communities across the country marked the Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday on Jul 6 amid holding of events to express solidarity with a fellow-Tibetan who had carried out a protest self-immolation in front of the...
China doubles down on its ethnic assimilation law following Estonian lawmakers’ call to repeal it
(TibetanReview.net, Jul09’26) – China has reacted angrily to a statement signed by a total of 51 lawmakers of Estonia’s unicameral parliament, the Riigikogu, on Jul 6, which called Tibet an illegally occupied territory and urged it to repeal its...
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