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The Chinese are fond of new slogans. Mao had his "Let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred thoughts flourish", Deng had his "Four Modernisations" and Jiang Zemin "the Three Represents".

Students for a Free Tibet set its sights on Canada's Bombardier today for its participation in the controversial railway being built by China through Tibet.

Honorable Chairperson, The People's Republic of China (PRC) has ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) on 27 March 2001.

During 2005-2007, China's Western Development Drive policy will receive substantial financial support from the Asian Development Bank, with the bank allocating 80% of their Chinese loan resources to the central and western regions of the PRC.

The legend of Taktshang (tiger's lair) evolves from tantric mythology when, in 747 AD, Guru Rinpoche (Padma Sambhava) chose a cave on this sheer rock face to meditate and, assuming his wrathful form

China may well have accepted Sikkim as an integral part of India but does not quite know how to say it.

Since the article by Laurence Brahm in the South China Morning Post which appeared on 14 March continues to create confusion and concern, we felt the need to clarify His Holiness the Dalai Lama's position on the speedy resolution of the issue of Tibet.

The Himalayan state of Bhutan, which borders Tibet, moved further towards democracy yesterday with the preparation of the first draft of the constitution – a process started by the Royalty of Bhutan to give more powers to the Bhutanese parliament

"Tibetan Culture" (www.tibetcul.com), a website run by the Xueyu Zangren (Snow country Tibetans) Cultural Exchange Co., Ltd. in China's northwest Gansu Province, was closed on March 25, by the Internet Administration Department

Authorities at China's prestigious Beijing University have effectively dismissed top media studies professor Jiao Guobiao after he penned a blistering attack on the ruling party's propaganda machine, which tightly controls the news industry.