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Tesla opens solar charging station in Tibet's Lhasa, its first in China

Last year, Tesla, which makes electric vehicles in Shanghai, put out job advertisements for solar and energy storage project managers in China.

China's realpolitik lesson to India

Book review of Nehru, Tibet and China

India & China: Gap analysis

Book review of India Versus China: Why They Are Not Friends

Newly elected members of 17th Tibetan parliament-in-exile take oath

Newly elected members of Dharamshala-based 17th Tibetan parliament-in-exile conducted oath taking ceremony on Wednesday

China says it must have role in process to select Dalai Lama's successor

China on Friday said that any successor to the present Dalai Lama should be approved by it, ruling out recognition to any heir nominated by him or by his followers

China opens 5G station at world's highest radar location near Tibet border

China has opened a 5G signal base at the Ganbala radar station in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet which is the world's highest manually operated radar station at an elevation of 5,374 meters, the Chinese military's official website reported on Monday. The mountain is located in Nagarze County in Tibet which is in the vicinity of borders with India and Bhutan. At the end of last year, the People's Liberation Army started to coordinate with civilian enterprises to launch 5G base station construction in Ganbala to solve the difficulty of network access for the border defence troops, the website said. The stable and high-speed 5G signal enables the soldiers in the deep mountains to keep up with the information society, leaving the monotonous and boring life on the border, it said. It is part of efforts to improve training and on-duty conditions for soldiers stationed in border areas, it added.

China approves plan to build dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet region

China's Parliament on Thursday adopted the 14th Five-Year Plan, the mega blueprint containing billions of dollars worth of projects, including the controversial hydropower project on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet close to the Arunachal Pradesh border over which India has raised concerns. The National People's Congress (NPC), China's legislature with over 2,000 members mostly drawn from the ruling Communist Party, adopted the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for national economic and social development and the long-range objectives through the year 2035, on the last day of its six-day session on Thursday, official media reported. Attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other senior leaders, the NPC approved a development blueprint which contains 60 proposals for speeding up China's development. It was passed by the Communist Party of China (CPC) last year. The 14th Five-Year plan included building the dam on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river over whi

China for decades waged campaign to destroy Tibet's proud culture: Pelosi

China for decades has waged a campaign to destroy Tibet's proud culture and history, House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has alleged

China to spend $30 bn in Tibet on infrastructure development in 5 years

China is planning to spend big in Tibet as its new Five-Year Plan has allocated about USD 30 billion to ramp up the infrastructure in the remote Himalayan province

China to connect Tibet with high-speed bullet trains before July: Official

China will operate bullet trains to Tibet, close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh before July this year

China's Tibet tactic: Less attention to Dalai Lama, show enthusiasm for Xi

The Dalai Lama, whom China views as overseer of an "evil clique" that seeks to split Tibet from China, escaped to India in 1959 and the 10the Panchen Lama stayed behind

China finishes track-laying work for rail line in Tibet close to Arunachal

China completed the track-laying work for a railway line linking the cities of Lhasa and Nyingchi in Tibet

Trump signs Tibet policy to preempt Chinese move on Dalai Lama's succession

Trump has signed into law a bill which calls for establishing a US consulate in Tibet to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is appointed solely by Tibetan Buddhist community without China's interference

The politics and geography behind Mount Everest's new official height

The official height is now 8,848.86 metres, which is slightly less than a metre higher than the previous "official" figure

China eyes 60 GW of hydropower on Tibet's Brahmaputra river: Reports

Environmental groups and Tibetan rights activists have expressed concern about China's hydropower ambitions in the region, saying it could affect downstream water supplies.

Top Tibetan political leader visits White House for first time in 6 decades

The head of the Tibetan government in exile has visited the White House for the first time in six decades

US House of Representatives passes bipartisan resolution on Tibet

A bipartisan resolution recognising the cultural and religious significance of an autonomous Tibet and seeking peaceful solutions to the conflict was passed by the US House of Representatives

Sinofication of Buddhism: In Tibet, China wants more wealth, less Buddha

Beijing is investing heavily in Tibet, betting that new roads, jobs, better housing and improved access to education and healthcare will bring stability to the region.

Appointment of coordinator for Tibet by US aimed at destabilising it: China

China on Thursday slammed the US for appointing a Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues, describing Washington's move as political manipulation aimed at destabilising Tibet

As Xi asks troops to prepare for war, US appoints special officer for Tibet

A day after President Xi Jinping called on Chinese troops to prepare for war, the United States appointed a senior official as its special coordinator for Tibetan issues