According to this Hindu article, "United States President Donald Trump has proposed zero aid in 2018 to the Tibetans, reversing the decades-old American policy of providing financial assistance to the community for safeguarding their distinct identity." If true, this is good news. America should get off a lot of expenses, especially expenses used to destabilize and promote … [Read more...] about Trump regime proposes zero aid to Tibetans in 2018
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Xinjiang in the News Again … as Political Islam is Ignored Yet Again
So Xinjiang in on the Western news again. In the last few days, articles have appeared at Reuters, Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, to name just a few... Here is an excerpt from the Christian Science Monitor: … [Read more...] about Xinjiang in the News Again … as Political Islam is Ignored Yet Again
Another Tibet Article
What comes to your mind when you look at the population distribution map above? Different people see different things even if it is the same picture or skewed statistic. In case you are new, the standard narrative of mainstream western press is that China invaded Tibet in 1959, and has been committing genocide on the Tibetan people since then. If you have doubt do a … [Read more...] about Another Tibet Article
“China’s Tibet”: A Perfectly Normal Turn of Phrase
In the field of media criticism, it pays to be picky about language. Around touchy issues of sovereignty and legitimacy, journalists frequently navigate intractable disputes where no term is truly "objective". A wise man once said, if you want to create social change, then it is of paramount importance to identify "who are [your] enemies [and] who are [your] friends?" But … [Read more...] about “China’s Tibet”: A Perfectly Normal Turn of Phrase
Life in flames: The story behind Tibetan self-immolation (Xinhua News)
(It's worth noting that Gady Epstein of The Economist calls this video, "remarkable propaganda document." If you think about it, that's a wholesale rejection of the Chinese point of view. This is politics. But, then, don't forget that The Economist and other Western media self-proclaim to be "free." According to their definition, Western journalism is supposed to be about … [Read more...] about Life in flames: The story behind Tibetan self-immolation (Xinhua News)