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China passes new law to push Han identity, Mandarin language on ethnic minorities
In a decision that essentially ends ethnic minorities' token autonomy, China has passed a new law to push Han identity and Mandarin language on the country's 55 ethnic minority groups.
Dalai Lama says he never met Jeffrey Epstein amid claims linking him to sex offender
The Dalai Lama’s office has firmly rejected claims linking him to Jeffrey Epstein, saying he never met the disgraced financier nor authorised any contact, amid renewed scrutiny of Epstein-related files
China slams the Grammys decision to award Dalai Lama, calls the move 'political manipulation'
Beijing on Monday criticised the Dalai Lama’s first Grammy win, describing the music industry award for an audiobook, narration and storytelling as 'a tool for anti-China political manipulation'
‘Not competing for influence on Greenland’: China warns Europe over ‘diktats of a bully’
China distances itself from the Greenland controversy while cautioning Europe against heavy dependence on the US as tensions strain transatlantic ties
Does peace invite war? What Greenland faces now and Tibet suffered decades ago
Does peace invite a war? As Trump builds pressure, including military, to acquire Greenland, the history of why Tibet lost its territory, resources and civilisation to the new power that emerged in China in the 1940s has a message...
Venezuela today, Taiwan tomorrow? Trump’s Maduro move hands China 'cheap ammunition' for Taipei strike, say analysts
Analysts say the capture of Nicolas Maduro hands Beijing "cheap ammunition" to attack the US-led order even as it sticks to its own timeline for Taiwan.
China unveils new ethnic unity, language laws to boost ‘national cohesion’
China has unveiled new ethnic unity and language laws, framing them as national security measures to strengthen social cohesion and promote Mandarin, even as critics warn the changes could further squeeze minority cultures and languages
Explained: China's detention of Arunachal woman and the spat over the Indian state
A routine airport transit in Shanghai has escalated into a full diplomatic confrontation after a British-based Indian citizen was questioned over her Arunachal Pradesh identity. The incident revived the long-standing India-China dispute, prompting firm protests from New Delhi and...
We never recognised Arunachal Pradesh, says China after detaining Indian woman for 18 hours
Amid outrage at the detention of Indian woman from Arunachal Pradesh at Shanghai for 18 hours, China has said it 'never recognised the so-called Arunachal Pradesh illegally set up by India' and declared it as Chinese 'Zangnan'.
'Called my Indian passport invalid' Arunachal woman alleges harassment at Chinese airport
Pema Wangjom Thongdok, who was travelling from London to Japan on November 21, claimed her three-hour scheduled layover turned into a traumatising ordeal after immigration personnel declared her passport ”invalid” because it listed Arunachal Pradesh as her birthplace
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