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Monday, March 31, 2008

China Mobilises Han Diaspora To Counter Tibetan Diaspora

http://www.c3sindia.org/tibet/224/china-mobilises-han-diaspora-to-counter-tibetan-diaspora/

B.Raman, The Chennai Centre For China Studies, c3spaper No.138 dated March 31, 2008

The Chinese Ministry of Public Security, which is responsible for internal intelligence and security and oversees the administration of Tibet, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, is reported to have issued instructions to the Chinese Embassies in countries having a large number of Tibetan refugees to mobilise the local Han residents to counter the anti-Beijing propaganda and activities of the Tibetan refugees and to prevent any attempt by the refugees to disrupt the passage of the Olympic torch through different countries.They have been advised to counter them through the Internet as well as on the ground. [...]

7.The Chinese Foreign Office is also reported to be unhappy with the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi for failing to closely monitor the activities of the Dalai Lama’s set-up and the TYC and forewarn the Government in Beijing of their plans to create incidents before the passage of the Olympic flame through Tibet. The purge may eventually affect the staff of the Embassy too.


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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Tibet in Crisis: The Latest Analyses from SAAG, India

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/
25 Mar 2008

South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, India

* 24 Mar 2008 - Tibet: Lhasa Uprising: China's Actions Crossing Its Boundaries - by Bhaskar Roy
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2642.html
* 24 Mar 2008 - China: Lessons From Tibet - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2641.html
* 22 Mar 2008 - Radicalisation of Tibetan Youth - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2639.html
* 21 Mar 2008 - Tibetan Agitation: Some Larger Issues - by Col R Hariharan (retd.)
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2638.html
* 21 Mar 2008 - Reactions In Greater Tibet - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2637.html
* 20 Mar 2008 - Tibetan Youth: "We Want Support & Understanding, Not Pity" - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2634.html
* 20 Mar 2008 - Tibet Unrest: Counter-measures by Chinese in Lhasa - by D. S Rajan
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2635.html
* 19 Mar 2008 - US Steps up Broadcasts & Telecasts to Tibet - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2633.html
* 18 Mar 2008 - Chinese Mount Damage Control Exercise - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2631.html
* 18 Mar 2008 - Chinese Begin Arrests In Lhasa - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2630.html
* 17 Mar 2008 - Suppression in Tibet, Increased Vigil in Sichuan & Xinjiang - by B. Raman
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers27/paper2628.html

URL http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/

Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the papers were not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time they will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.southasiaanalysis.org - ed.

Link reported by: B. Raman (ram1994--at--vsnl.net)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V. Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000
- under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: over 3000 [in fact, 7600]


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Friday, March 21, 2008

News: [March 2008] Unrest in Tibet

hhttp://www.cbs.columbia.edu/

21 Mar 2007

The Center for Buddhist Studies, Columbia University, New York, NY, US

Self-description:
"News: Unrest in Tibet. Here are just a few links to some of the news concerning recent unrest in Tibet. Please feel free to add more links and information via the comments feature below." Supplied note: "Dear Buddhist Studies Enthusiast, I've collated some of the recent news concerning unrest in Tibet and posted it to the Center for Buddhist Studies Weblog. Please feel free to add whatever other news sources and information we've neglected to include. Best wishes, Christopher Kelley."

Site contents:
# The Charlie Rose Show: "A discussion about unrest in Tibet with Pico Iyer, Tashi Rabgey, Orville Schell and Robert Thurman."
# Democracy Now - March 20, 2008 [China Continues Crack Down on Tibet Protests];
# Petition calling on the Chinese government to respect human rights in Tibet;
# [News from The New York Times (Chronological order)] * "During Visit, Pelosi Offers Support to Dalai Lama", * "For Some Young Tibetan Exiles, Dalai Lama's 'Middle Way' Is a Road to Failure", * "China Admits to Wounding 4 Tibetan Demonstrators", * "China Tensions Could Sway Vote in Taiwan", * "In Tibetan Areas, Parallel Worlds Now Collide", * "China Won't Alter Path", * "China Steps Up Its Accusations Against the Dalai Lama", * "Dalai Lama Threatens to Resign", * "In India, Balancing Refugee Care and Relations With China", * "Beijing Says It Is Showing Restraint in Tibet, Even as Outcry Grows", * "Tibetans in India Enraged by Details of Crackdown", * "Chinese Policies Led Slowly to Backlash in Tibet", * "China Terrorizes Tibet", * "Curbs on Protest in Tibet Lashed by Dalai Lama", * "China Blocks YouTube After Videos of Tibet Protests Are Posted", * "Dalai Lama Won't Stop Tibet Protests", * "Tibetans Clash With Chinese Police in Second City", * "Chinese Forces Say They've Secured Tibet's Capital", * "Violence in Tibet as Monks Clash With the Police", * "Nepal Puts Everest Off Limits During China's Olympic Torch Relay in May", * "Monk Protests in Tibet Draw Chinese Security";
# Recent Comments.

URL http://www.cbs.columbia.edu/

Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [The 'Unrest in Tibet' section of the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]

Link reported by: Christopher Kelley (cdk2001--at--columbia.edu), forwarded by buddhist-seminar--at--columbia.edu

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
News
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000
- under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 3,000


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Protests or related events in Tibet during March 2008 [Online Database]

http://www.tibetinfonet.net/newsticker/entries
21 Mar 2007

TibetInfoNet, Germany

Self-description:
"Currently known protests or related events in Tibet during March 2008. (Work in progress - this table is regularly updated). Incidents in red are those TibetInfoNet could confirm through its own research and analysis. [...] TibetInfoNet is an independent information service that provides news and analysis of the current political, economic, social, environmental and human rights situation in Tibet."

Supplied note:
"TibetInfoNet launches online database about current events in Tibet. The unprecedented flood of information coming out of Tibet about the current events makes it difficult to follow precisely what is happening and thus build an informed opinion. Reporting on the basis of snippets of information is also difficult and not always meaningful. In order to communicate as much of the available information to interested subscribers, TibetInfoNet has made available parts of its research database online. You can find it on our website under [the URL listed below] The information provided here is constantly updated as new research details emerge. [Coverage on 25 Mar 2008: 09 Mar 2008 - 22 Mar 2008 - ed.] [...] You are welcome to send our team your suggestions on the database, or information which you may not find therein. Please contact us under tin--at--TibetInfoNet.net."

Site contents:
* Chronological list of incidents (location [township, county], date, details of the incident, source of the information); * Sort by (location, date); * Select Province (All provinces, Gansu Province, Outside Tibetan Regions, Qinghai Province, Sichuan Province, Tibet Autonomous Region, Yunnan Province); RSS Newsfeed

URL http://www.tibetinfonet.net/newsticker/entries

Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]

Link reported by: TibetInfoNet (tin--at--tibetinfonet.net)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
News
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000
- under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30


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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

[Tibetan 2008 Protests] - What witnesses are saying

hhttp://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2008/03/15/tibet_interviews/
18 Mar 2008

Radio Free Asia (RFA), Washington, D.C., US

Self-description:
"RFA adheres to the highest standards of journalism and strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in its editorial content. In addition to its news programming and commentaries, RFA broadcasts works of literature and nonfiction that have been banned in RFA's target countries."

Extract:
"Following are interviews with Tibetan and Chinese sources on Monday, March 17 [2008]:
"Today is better, so I can go out. Many people have come out to buy food, too. But there are many armed police standing guard on the street and checking the identification of some passers-by. There are many police on the street. The local government hasn't asked us foreigners to leave Lhasa, but if you want to go, the Foreign Office will help you." -- Hong Kong businesswoman in Lhasa
"There are about 2,000 students in the Tibetan studies department of the Central University for Nationalities in Beijing -- about 40 of them staged a silent protest to mourn the people killed or injured in other parts of Tibet. The police came in, and they are being held now in their classrooms." -- Protest participant, Tibetan, in Beijing
"The Lhasa People's Hospital has been damaged. The local Tibetans suspect it was damaged by the Chinese so that injured Tibetans couldn't receive treatment. Tibetans who are taken to Lhasa hospitals are now being turned away." -- Tibetan source who declined to be identified. [...]"

Site contents:
* What witnesses are saying;
* Original reporting in Tibetan [http://www.rfa.org/tibetan/] (Tibetan service home page);
* Related news in English [http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/] (China Clamps Down on Tibetan Protests As Many Deaths, Injuries Reported, Tibetan Monks in Critical Condition After Attempted Suicide, as Protests Mount, Chinese Police Fire Tear-Gas at Protesting Tibetan Monks, China Detains Tibetan Monks Protesting on Key Anniversary, Tibetan Monks Warned To Return to Monastery, Tibetans, Chinese Police Clash at Festival, Two Monks from Panchen Lama's Monastery Commit Suicide);
* RFA Tibetan message board [http://www.rfanews.org/tibbs/] (Tibetan message board: Tibetan Forum, Arts and Culture, Tibetan Contemporary Music; Politics; Religion) [1485 posts on 18 Mar 2008]);
* Blog: RFA Unplugged [http://rfaunplugged.wordpress.com/category/tibetan/] (RFA Unplugged on Tibet).

URL http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2008/03/15/tibet_interviews/

Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - [the archiving details are currently not available - ed.]

Link reported by: Joanna Kirkpatrick (jkirk--at--spro.net), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
News
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Government
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000
- under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100


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