In our meetings with Ngapo Ngawang Jigme with my father and I. Ngapo said we should discuss everything with the Central Government as we have not signed any agreements. He told us from KMT archives in Nanking Tibet did not pay taxes to the KMT and was therefore independent.

Trump’s meeting with Xi is not just another diplomatic encounter—it is a test of whether the United States will stand by its commitments or barter them away. Selling out Taiwan would mean sacrificing strategic credibility, economic security, political capital, and moral authority

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The CCP’s selection of the 11th Panchen Lama is a case study in failure. If Beijing persists in its plan to install a 15th Dalai Lama, it will face the same outcome: rejection by Tibetans, repudiation by the world, and exposure of its own insecurity and a guarantee of failure.

China fears the Tibetan parliamentary elections in exile because they expose a truth the CCP cannot control: Tibetans continue to practice democracy, even under displacement . These elections highlight Beijing’s authoritarian system and the diaspora’s democratic institutions.

For the CCP, every ballot cast by Tibetans abroad undermines its claim that Tibetans are fully integrated under Party rule. The elections remind the world that Tibetans remain a distinct political community with aspirations for self-determination not imposed through coercion.

When Chinese officials warn against Japan’s defense buildup, they are projecting deep strategic anxieties. Beijing’s fear of Japanese militarism is rooted in three overlapping realities: the trauma of the past, the challenge of the present, and the uncertainty of the future.

China’s Anxiety Over Japan’s Return to Militarism. In East Asia, fear is not just an emotion. It is a strategy. And China’s fear of Japan may prove to be the most consequential driver of regional security dynamics in the decade ahead

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When King Charles speaks of duty, restraint, and the moral obligations of power, he does more than echo the ceremonial language of monarchy. He reminds the United States and the wider world that the Magna Carta is a living covenant.

Tibet’s “Open Door” That Never Opens. Tibet remains tightly restricted not because of logistical hurdles but because openness threatens the narrative of control. Beijing maintains its monopoly on truth. Tibet will remain a land seen only through a keyhole—its people unheard.

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China’s decision to block President Lai Ching-te’s planned trip to Africa is part of a broader campaign to erase Taiwan’s international presence. At the same time, Beijing’s cultivation of ties with the Kuomintang (KMT) reveals a calculated effort to fracture Taiwan’s democracy.

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Taiwan’s best path to closer ties with Japan lies in institutionalizing security dialogue, deepening semiconductor and clean energy cooperation, and embedding itself in Japan-led multilateral frameworks like CPTPP.

Treasures of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. Where are all the treasures of the Potala Palace. In 1960 the CCP hauled treasures from the Potala Palace using 200 military trucks over a period of three weeks plundering the Potala Palace.