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The Western Student Association debated a resolution asking for the removal of a Chinese flag hanging in the promenade on main campus Wednesday.

Tibetan refugees staged a peace march here on Thursday in a bid to draw attention to the plight of Tibetans in China. Organised jointly by the Himalayan Committee for Action on Tibet and India Tibet Friendship Society, the march for world peace would extend to Sikkim and Tripura.

China couldn't have wished for better times to project its international image. With the United States preoccupied with Iraq and terrorism, Beijing exudes an image of serenity and quiet confidence.

President Chen Shui-bian has taken innovative steps to improve and expand relations with Tibet. Such realism may prod Beijing to reformulate its own policies toward the Himalayan region.

On 20 January, Chen Shui-bian attended the opening ceremony of his personally-controlled and -directed "Taiwan-Tibet Exchange Foundation." In his opening address, he said that "it is wrong for Taiwan to have taken Mongolian people and Tibetan people

In light of China's execution of Lobsang Dhondup last month, and the torture and continued imprisonment of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tserang Dondrup and at least 5 other monks, the time has come to escalate our efforts to highlight the

Dharamsala-based the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives (LTWA) will soon launch an online database of its over 60, 000 collections of Tibetan literature.

Tibetans in Spain taking part in the peace rally held in Barcelona on 15th February. More than 2 million people across the country participated in this rally againts possible US led war against Iraq. By Pema Dolkar, Barcelona, Spain

Wang Lixiong

Friends of Nature, the first officially recognized environmental non-governmental organization in China, has expelled prominent Chinese writer Wang Lixiong. That was done under pressure of Chinese authorities who threatened to withdraw Friends of Nature’s registration if otherwise.