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Rudd raises Tibet concerns with Chinese Premier

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has raised the issue of Tibet in talks with the Chinese Premier, but says Wen Jiabao’s private position was no different to that stated publicly by the Chinese Government. Mr Rudd has described the talks in…


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Kashag appeals to Tibetans to stay committed to non-violence

Dharamshala: The Kashag and the Tibetan Solidarity Committee and particularly His Holiness the Dalai Lama have, since the beginning, appealed to all that whatever campaigns they initiate it should be non-violent and peaceful. “We are proud to say that majority…


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Facing up to Tibetan reality

Remember how we had to learn about the Shi’ites, the Sunnis, the Kurds and all the smaller agents of Iraqi fragmentation? Over the next four months, until the Beijing Olympics open, the world is going to get a crash course in China’s various ethnic and religious minority groups and their resentments.



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Rudd promises ‘direct’ China talks

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says he will be “direct and straightforward” with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao over the issue of human rights abuses in Tibet today. Mr Rudd has been criticised by Chinese leaders for again raising his concerns about…