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Tibet bag surprise fashion hit

Tibet

Tibet bag surprise fashion hit

By Rita Payne, eTN Europe

Supporters of the Dalai Lama are delighted that one of Britain’s top British designers, Vivienne Westwood, displayed a bag promoting the Tibetan cause on the catwalk.

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Tibetan festival banned, Lithang Travel Ban

China Troops Muster

Tibetan festival banned, Lithang Travel Ban

By eTN

Authorities in a Tibetan region of China’s southwestern Sichuan province have ordered a build-up of security forces in the region and canceled an annual horse-racing festival that was marked by prot

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Dalai Lama's US visit roils US-China relations

China-Tibet-United States

Dalai Lama's US visit roils US-China relations

By Simon Montlake l Christian Science Monitor

The Dalai Lama's high-profile visit is stirring pro- and anti-China sentiment in the US as the White House prepares to host the exiled Tibetan leader next week.

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China, Tibet, the Olympics and tourism: Crisis or opportunity?

China-Tibet

China, Tibet, the Olympics and tourism: Crisis or opportunity?

By David Beirman

The recent disturbing events in Tibet and China’s heavy handed response to Tibetan protests reveal the current state of political leadership in China and the timidity of international response.

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China: Dalai Lama caused riots to damage Olympics

Tibet

China: Dalai Lama caused riots to damage Olympics

CHENGDU, China (AP) — China accused the Dalai Lama on Sunday of orchestrating the recent anti-government riots in Tibet in a bid to mar the Beijing Olympics and overthrow the area's communist leaders.

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eTN Mailbox: Tibet

Tibet

eTN Mailbox: Tibet

I have not been recently to Tibet, but spent just over 3 weeks in eastern China, which used to belong to Tibet before the Chinese invasion, and in the TAR with a group last summer. I have attended 2 horse festivals, both of which were patronizingly orchestrated by the Chinese, making it in fact more of a Chinese affair by their speeches and ... read more