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China’s winemakers turn to genetics, AI to futureproof against climate change

By Rebecca Bailey and Celia Cazale At a laboratory in Beijing, purple and green hybrid-species grapes are laid out on a board for testing, part of the strategy China’s nascent wine industry is using to try to combat climate...

Finding Presence

A teaching and practice on the Four Yogas of Dzogchen Semde. The post Finding Presence appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Nepal Urges China to Share Data Required for Flood Management

Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology claims that China has been withholding vital information on glacial lakes under its control in Tibet.

Monk in Tibet Sentenced to 18 Months for Sharing Dalai Lama's Teachings on WeChat

Xiangba Qupei faced punishment for "divulging sensitive information," which actually referred to sharing the teachings and thoughts of His Holiness, the Dalai Lama.

EDITORIAL: Peace must be based on strength

President William Lai (賴清德) on Tuesday last week said that “Taiwan would absolutely not sign a cross-strait peace accord,” underlining that peace should be achieved from a position of strength....

The Corpse on Her Lap

A Thai ghost story told by the late Forest Tradition teacher Ajaan Suwat Suvaco The post The Corpse on Her Lap appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Authorities relocate 200 Tibetan monastic students to state-run schools

Chinese authorities transferred the last students from a closed Tibetan Buddhist monastery school in Sichuan to state-run schools, impacting 600 students and requiring parents to enroll them in government institutions.

Paris museums under fire for changing their wording describing works from Tibet

A war of words has broken out in the Parisian arts world as two museums are under fire for allegedly relabeling Tibetan art to appease the Chinese.

Listening As Spiritual Care

An author and dharma teacher Willa Blythe Baker on the often overlooked and healing qualities of attuned listening The post Listening As Spiritual Care appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

A River Is Pushing Up Mount Everest’s Peak

Mount Everest is about 15 to 50 metres taller than it would otherwise be because of uplift caused by a nearby eroding river gorge, and continues to grow because of it, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The...

USCIRF Exposes “Sinicization” of Religion

In an excellent report using inter alia 21 “Bitter Winter” articles as sources, the U.S. agency explains that the policy is aimed at making religion more subservient to the CCP, not more Chinese.

How the U.S. Can Contain Chinese Influence in America

Washington should not let Beijing claim to speak for all ethnic Chinese nor all Asians—and do more to engage with these communities.

What Buddhism Looks Like in Modern-Day Turkey

Tracing the dharma in “the land of four seasons” The post What Buddhism Looks Like in Modern-Day Turkey appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Securing the Legacy: The Future of the Dalai Lama and Tibet. A Tibetan Point of View

To avoid Chinese maneuvers, the 14th Dalai Lama may consider self-emanating when he is still alive, i.e., appointing a successor and recognizing him as his “emanation.”

The Painful Beauty of Being Alive

Dominican American poet and novelist Julia Alvarez on living between cultures, her journey through the bardo of a health crisis, and how she’s making peace with the stories she hasn’t been able to tell  The post The Painful Beauty...

Early Bitcoin Miner Awakens $77 Million Fortune After 15-Year Slumber

A pioneering Bitcoin miner has stirred their dormant cryptocurrency holdings for the first time in 15 years. Arkham Intelligence reported this unprecedented activity, which has sent ripples through the crypto community. The miner’s patience has yielded an astounding $77...

Hong Kong: Academic Freedom Declines Under Security Law

Click to expand Image City University students pushed away physical barriers to leave Post-it notes on the “Democracy Wall,” February 2022. © 2022 Inmedia Academic freedom in Hong Kong has severely declined since the Chinese government imposed the draconian...

Associated Press photojournalist denied entry to Hong Kong after visa renewal rejected

An award-winning French photojournalist working for Associated Press has been denied entry to Hong Kong months after an extension of her work visa was rejected by the city’s immigration authorities. Louise Delmotte, who has been working for the US...

How Cranes Navigate Their Complex World

The researchers used tiny GPS tracking devices to follow the movements of 104 cranes in Africa, Asia, and Europe. These devices included unique solar-powered GPS leg bands developed by scientists from MPI-AB. The tracking data revealed the impressive migrations...

China: Free Uyghur Economist Ilham Tohti From Life Sentence

Click to expand Image Economist Ilham Tohti, from China's predominantly Muslim Xinjiang region, speaks to students at the Central Nationalities University in Beijing, China, December 1, 2009. © 2009 Elizabeth Dalziel/AP Photo (New York) – The Chinese government should quash the...

Why minority languages are disappearing from some classrooms in Xinjiang but not Tibet

Ethnic minorities expert Barry Sautman gives his take on education, the next Dalai Lama, Beijing’s treatment of Uygurs, and Han chauvinism.

Australia: Strengthen Human Rights Sanctions Process

Click to expand Image Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong (L) and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a meeting in Parliament House in Canberra, December 7, 2023. © 2023 Hilary Wardhaugh/AFP via Getty Images (Sydney) - The Australian...