India and China began a first round of talks on Thursday to seek a solution to a decades-old border dispute that has bedevilled ties between the world's two most populous nations.
The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) calls on the Special Representatives leading the Indo-China border talks to discuss the much-vexed and neglected issue of Tibet.
Greens Senator Bob Brown says it is the responsibility of all politicians, including the New South Wales Premier Bob Carr, to raise human rights abuses with the visiting Chinese President.
About 200 members of Delhi Tibetan Youth Congress took out demonstration from Jantar Mantar to Parliament Street. The demonstration was organized by the Tibetan Youth Congress to strongly condemn the visit of Chinese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo to India.
The Fourth International Conference of Tibet Support Groups attended by 260 participants from 47 countries, including representatives from Africa, Asia and Latin America as well as from North America and Europe, was held successfully in Prague from October 18-21, 2003.
The Chinese Embassy has asked Australian newspapers not to print letters or political ads from "anti-China forces", such as the free Tibet movement, claiming they would disrupt President Hu Jintao's visit.
To the average Western-trained mind, death is one unfathomable mystery whose coming is much dreaded and must be avoided as much as possible. In fact, Western medicine is premised on the avoidance of death and the prolongation of life.
While Prime Minister John Howard honours him by giving him the privilege of addressing the Australian parliament on Friday, the dark side of the Chinese President Hu Jintao should never be forgotten.
