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Beijing: China will build a major hydroelectric project on the Brahmaputra River in Tibet and a proposal for this has been clearly laid out in the 14th Five-Year Plan to be implemented starting next year, official media quoted the director of a Chinese company on Sunday . in charge of …

China will build a major hydroelectric project on Tibet’s Brahmaputra River and a proposal for this has been clearly presented in the 14th Five-Year Plan to be implemented starting next year, official media quoted on Sunday the director of a Chinese company in charge of build the dam as it …

The head of the Tibetan administration in exile visited the White House on Saturday to speak with US officials in response to the first such invitation in six decades, and the development came against the backdrop of intense tensions between the United States and China. The visit of Lobsang Sangay, …

NEW DELHI: In a move that has the potential to further strain already troubled ties between the United States and China, the head of the Tibetan government in exile visited the White House for the first time in six decades. On Friday, Dr. Lobsang Sangay, president of the Tibetan government …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday ordered officials to accelerate construction of the new $ 47.8 billion rail project connecting the country’s southwest Sichuan province to Linzhi in Tibet near the Indian border in Arunachal, saying it would play a key role in safeguarding stability in the border areas. …

China on Tuesday dismissed a media report saying it had seized Nepalese territory as “completely unfounded” and “pure hearsay.” Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin reacted to a Daily Telegraph report published on Tuesday that quoted Nepalese politicians as saying that Beijing had surreptitiously annexed more than 150 hectares on the …

NEW DELHI: Amid reports that India is seeking to initiate discussions for a trade agreement With Taiwan, China called on New Delhi to approach Taiwan-related issues prudently, while insisting that there is only one China and that Taiwan is its inalienable part. While reports of a trade deal with Taiwan …

NEW DELHI: India and China are engaging in talks to resolve the border confrontation and what is happening is “something confidential” between the two parties, Minister of Foreign Affairs S Jaishankar he said Thursday. When specifically asked about the outcome of ongoing talks during an online conclave, the foreign minister …

China on Thursday accused the United States of trying to destabilize Tibet hours after Washington appointed a senior official to oversee Tibetan affairs while increasing pressure on Beijing on human rights issues. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Wednesday appointed Robert Destro as the new special coordinator for Tibetan …

The Trump administration appointed a senior official to oversee Tibetan affairs after a vacancy for nearly four years, as the United States increases pressure on China over its human rights record, including the use of forced labor among ethnic minorities. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Wednesday named Robert Destro …