Tibet

‘Rising Dragon’: Chinese art of arrogance and avarice in Tibet

Cai Guo-Qiang’s Rising Dragon represents the arrogance of a colonial power and the violence it can unleash on a colonised people and their land.

Hundreds stranded as blizzard hits Mount Everest in Tibet| Vantage on Firstpost

A sudden blizzard near Mount Everest’s eastern slopes in Tibet trapped at least 1,000 trekkers. With high winds, snowstorms and heavy rain, the trekkers tried to escape the situation at above 4,900 metres. Rescue workers reached the site rescuing more than 350 trekkers. Further trekking was suspended following the incident. Search operations are ongoing.

Inside the daunting op to rescue more than 200 trekkers trapped on Mount Everest slopes

Hundreds of trekkers on the eastern face of Mount Everest are awaiting help after a severe blizzard trapped them on the slopes. Officials are racing against time and the weather to bring them to safety. As of now, 350 have been rescued, while contact has been made to get another 200 to the base

From East Turkestan to Tibet: 76 years of China’s colonial domination

Seventy-five years after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, East Turkestan, Tibet, and Southern Mongolia remain under siege

China detains student for supporting Tibetans' human rights, says watchdog

China has detained a student visiting the country from France for supporting Tibetan rights, according to a human rights group.

Why were there fireworks in the Himalayas?

The fireworks display by apparel brand Arc’teryx, named ‘Rising Dragon’, occurred on Friday in the Himalayas. It took place on a Tibetan plateau around 5,500 metres above sea level in the city of Shigatse. Videos from the event – put online to promote the brand – went viral, showing multi-coloured fireworks coming down from the top of the mountain in lines that were designed to resemble a dragon. Here’s why people are outraged

Why Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Tibet amid tension over Dalai Lama succession

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Lhasa on Wednesday on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The development comes amid tensions between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government about his potential successor. This is Xi's second-ever visit to the region as president

Xi visits Tibet to mark 60 years of control: His second trip comes 4 years after ‘follow the party’ appeal

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Wednesday for his second-ever visit as China's leader to mark the 60th anniversary of Tibet's founding as an autonomous region

How India should approach Dalai Lama’s succession issue

India is displaying extraordinary strategic patience with China, the CTA and Tibetan Buddhists have been expecting India to greenlight the succession and reincarnation outlined by the Dalai Lama

Chinese colonialism? Beijing forcing 1 mn Tibetan children into boarding schools, erasing cultural identity

At least 100,000 are preschoolers between the ages of 4 and 6, and over 900,000 older children from Tibet have been forcibly placed in Chinese government-run boarding schools