Tibetan Review
China’s new language law to criminalise advocacy of ethnic minority rights
(TibetanReview.net, Mar03’26) – In the name of promoting inter-ethnic harmony, China is to force dozens of ethnic minorities within the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to assimilate into Han-dominated society by enacting a landmark law during the upcoming fourth...
China begins operating Eiffel Tower-tall hydroelectric power station in eastern Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Mar02’26) – China has just switched on a new giant hydroelectric power station in eastern Tibet that could generate about 11 billion kilowatt hours of electricity every year. The Lianghekou hydropower plant now ranks as the PRC’s highest-altitude...
An Urgent Call to Elevate the Status of the Tibetan Language
Professor Phuntsog* advances a forceful argument addressing the CCP’s systemic threat to the survival of the Tibetan language in its homeland. He calls for the formation of a coalition among Tibetan-speaking areas in India to mobilize support for the...
China close to completing world’s largest pumped hydro energy storage system in eastern Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Mar01’26) – China is one step closer to running the world’s largest pumped hydro energy storage facility as its 4.2-GW hybrid project at Lianghekou – which combines conventional hydropower and pumped storage – nears completion, reported scmp.com Feb...
China bans Tibetan gov’t employees from religious activities for deceased relatives
(TibetanReview.net, Feb28’26) – Chinese authorities in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have issued a slew of restrictions on local Tibetans in government employment, banning them from a number of religious and other activities, including attending ceremonies or making offerings for...
Feasibility study for a Tibet-Nepal railway expected to be completed in Jun’26
(TibetanReview.net, Feb28’26) – Although the multi-billion dollar funding for the project is far from certain, even as the technical challenges also remain enormous, the long-awaited feasibility study of a Tibet-Nepal railway is set to be completed by the end...
Official’s ChatGPT use accidentally revealed China’s industry-scale transnational repression operation
(TibetanReview.net, Feb27’26) – A Chinese law enforcement official’s use of ChatGPT has accidentally revealed a global intimidation operation that targeted Chinese dissidents living abroad, including by impersonating US immigration officials, reported edition.cnn.com Feb 26, citing a new report from...
French lawmaker asks gov’t to act on China’s assimilation move in Tibet
(TibetanReview.net, Feb26’26) – As China abolishes Tibetan as a core subject from national university entrance examinations in Tibet from this year in its latest move to fully assimilate Tibet, a French lawmaker has on Feb 25 raised the issue...
Sikyong Penpa Tsering grateful for being re-elected without campaigning
(TibetanReview.net, Feb26’26) – Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) has on Feb 24 expressed gratitude to the Tibetan people for having re-elected him on the basis of the record of his performance in the past nearly...
Internal Crisis and Strategic Paralysis: CCP Instability and Implications for Tibet
OPINION As the party-state system that runs China betray lack of institutional resilience to manage complex challenges, Tenzin Lungtok* sees both dangers and opportunities for Tibet in the ongoing scenario. Power Struggle Dynamics,The Military Purge Wave Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption...














