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China’s move to tax condoms to boost births a non-starter

(TibetanReview.net, Dec04’25) – Running out of viable options to address its demographic crisis, China has decided to impose a 13% Value-Added Tax (VAT) on condoms and other contraceptive products only to be asked, “If you can’t afford a taxed...

China developing AI surveillance systems in minority languages, has launched a Tibetan large language model

(TibetanReview.net, Dec03’25) – The Chinese government is developing AI systems in the languages of the ethnic minorities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to expand state surveillance and control, an Australian think tank has warned Dec 1. In...

India-born Tibetan harassed, denied entry at Shanghai airport

(TibetanReview.net, Dec03’25) – As direct air travel between India and China reopened recently after a gap of five years, an India-born Tibetan tourist was interrogated in a rude and rough manner for some six hours on his arrival at...

China seeks strategic biotech breakthroughs from Tibetan Plateau animal poops

(TibetanReview.net, Dec02’25) – Chinese scientists have found what could be new secret weapons in their hand to make technological breakthroughs:  the faeces of yaks, Tibetan sheep, antelope and other herbivores native to the Tibetan Plateau that harbour thousands of...

China concludes Tibet lawmakers’ meet, emphasizes Sinicizing Tibetan Buddhism, border diversity

(TibetanReview.net, Dec01’25) – The 20th Session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress of the Tibet Autonomous Region has concluded in Lhasa on Nov 28 and emphasized on Sinicizing Tibetan Buddhism in the backdrop of China’s...

Elections’26: Elect Kelsang Phuntsok Jungney, a skilled crisis manager with impeccable service record

Tenzin Norzin* presents her case for the election of Mr Tenzing Jigme Jungney as a member of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile from North America in the upcoming, 2026 elections. As a young Tibetan who cares deeply about the...

Legal challenge awaits PM Starmer’s approval of China’s super-embassy in London

(TibetanReview.net, Nov29’25) – Concerned residents have threatened to take court action if, as expected, the Labour government of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer approves on Dec 10 China’s plans for a new super-embassy on the Royal Mint Court site,...

Elections’26: Re-Elect Tenzing Jigme – A Proven Leader with Integrity and Vision

Mr Tashi Dawa* presents his case for the re-election of Mr Tenzing Jigme as a member of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile in the upcoming, 2026 elections. As the 2026 Tibetan exile elections approach, it is with great confidence...

Nepali police debunks myth about ‘Free Tibet’ involvement in Gen Z protest, violence

(TibetanReview.net, Nov28’25) – Nepali Police have given a clean chit to a group called TOB (Tibetan Original Brother/Blood) for their alleged link to either pro-Tibetan activities or vandalism during the September Gen Z protests in Kathmandu, reported thenepalweekly.com Nov...

Global religious freedom body reaffirms Tibetan right to choose their next Dalai Lama

(TibetanReview.net, Nov27’25) – The fifth anniversary conference of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA), held over Nov 12-13, 2025, in the Prague Castle, Czech Republic, concluded with a Prague declaration that included a reaffirmation of the Tibetan...