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America’s Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA), which became law recently, highlights Tibet’s geostrategic importance, including as the source of Asia’s great rivers. Passed with bipartisan support, TPSA establishes a US policy that the selection of Tibetan religious leaders, including the Dalai Lama’s successor, is a decision to be made…

President Donald Trump has signed a law that authorizes US sanctions on Chinese officials if they interfere in Tibetan Buddhists' selection of the next Dalai Lama. Congress overwhelmingly approved the Tibetan Policy and Support Act amid growing concern that Beijing will seek to handpick a successor to the 85-year-old spiritual…

US President Donald Trump signed a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama and calls for establishing an American consulate in Tibet, prompting China to warn that the act will seriously disrupt and hurt bilateral relations. The Tibetan Policy and Support Act…

China has no theological basis to pick the next Dalai Lama, according to a top US diplomat, asserting that the Tibetan Buddhists have successfully picked their spiritual leader for hundreds of years.“I travelled to Dharamshala, India, to speak to the Tibetan community that were assembled there in exile and to…

Synopsis"I travelled to Dharamshala, India to speak to the Tibetan community that were assembled there in exile and to tell them that the US is opposed to China picking the next Dalai Lama," Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Samuel D Brownback told reporters on Tuesday during a conference…

China has no theological basis to pick the next Dalai Lama, according to a top US diplomat, asserting that the Tibetan Buddhists have successfully picked their spiritual leader for hundreds of years. TopicsDalai Lama | USA | China China has no theological basis to pick the next Dalai Lama, according to a top US…

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NEW DELHI: Investigations into the Chinese espionage ring busted by the Delhi Police has revealed that the arrested Chinese woman, Qing Shi, had been allegedly tasked to gather a list of names of officials posted in important ministries. Indicating a bigger plan by the Chinese security establishment, police have found…

Senior US diplomat wraps up Taiwan visit as China flexes muscle by Staff Writers Taipei (AFP) Sept 19, 2020 China holds military exercises near Taiwan as US diplomat visitsBeijing (AFP) Sept 18, 2020 - China said Friday it was conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait, as a top US…

WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday slammed China for engaging in a “clear and intensifying pattern of bullying its neighbors” amid renewed Chinese incursions into India, while demanding that Beijing also enter into a dialogue with the Dalai Lama. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo signaled a toughening of the…