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Zhu Weiqun, Vice-Minister of the United Front Work Department, received a noisy reception during his visit to London, a report sent by Students for a Free Tibet said. Tibetans and supporters chanted slogans against Zhu and Chinese government at Chatham

China on Friday warned French president Nicolas Sarkozy that his country risks “hard-earned” gains in ties with Beijing if he meets the Dalai Lama. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said his government resolutely opposes foreign leaders engaging in any form of contact with

This Special Meeting is being convened with the express purpose of providing a forum to understand the real opinions and views of the Tibetan people through free and frank discussions. It must be clear to all that this special meeting does not have any agenda for

Chinese authorities have threatened members of a group planning to hold a human rights seminar on December 10 coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country holds the EU presidency, said he would hold a long-awaited meeting with the Dalai Lama next month during a visit to Poland, according to media reports.

In a major setback to the Tibetan winter merchants in Rohtak in north Indian state of Harayana, the local authorities annulled a permission earlier granted to the Tibetans to sell winter garments in the city. They had already leased land and sought

China said Thursday a meeting of Tibetan exiles in India next week would “get nowhere”, saying the participants did not represent the views of most Tibetans. China also warned India from allowing such separatist activities on its soil

Continental Minerals is awaiting central government approval for a planned $520 million copper and gold mine in Tibet, which will utilize a new railway to ship ores to a smelter in inland China

Tibet is the canary in the coal mine ... The Chinese communist party has killed 70 million people, including Tibetans. Every aspirin and every shoe is from China. Look what's happening in Sudan and Burma ... Chinese people are wonderful

A Chinese lawyer known for his efforts for defending human rights has strongly supported the His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s call for a genuine autonomy for Tibet and his long-term vision to bring mutual benefit and friendship between the Chinese and Tibetan people