Chinese company Huawei recently installed a 5G tower on Mt. Everest. At 21,325 feet, the tower is said to be the highest 5G antenna installation in the world. The 5G tower The 5G tower components were transported to the top by yaks. These animals are traditionally used for transporting goods in the region since they ...
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill called the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) in support of the spiritual and cultural values of Tibet. The bill, introduced by Democrat Jim McGovern, was passed with an overwhelming majority of 392 votes. Only 22 votes were registered against the bill. It encourages the U.S. ...
In what seems like a bizarre demand, the Chinese regime is now asking the Uyghur Islamic community from Xinjiang to replace their traditional décor with “Sinicized” ones. According to some, this is being done to benefit entrepreneurs from the majority Han community. Sinicizing furniture “Authorities in the XUAR (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region) allocated more than ...
From 1957 to 1959, Tibetans took up arms to fight the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but the Tibetans were brutally suppressed. Again, during the Cultural Revolution, the CCP launched a killing campaign across Tibet. The first group to be killed were the “insurgents.” In early February 1970, the Lhasa people were called to Lhasa Stadium ...
While the royal couple settled in, Princess Wencheng’s attendants followed Emperor Taizong’s instructions to assist the Tibetan kingdom economically and impart the culture and etiquette of China to the locals. One of the traditional customs practiced by the ancient Tibetans was the daily use of ochre soil to coat their cheeks, as this was thought ...
In the 7th century A.D., Tibetan prince Songtsan Gambo became the successor to the Tibetan royal throne. After unifying many tribes, he established a strong kingdom around the capital of Lhasa. In the 12th year of Emperor Taizong’s reign, Song Zanganbu led the Tibetan army to attack Sichuan in western China. The emperor sent General ...
Oppression cries out from behind the Himalayas as Tibetans are completely shut off from the rest of the world by China’s impenetrable digital wall of surveillance and drones. The digital wall China always has had its share of territorial and racial problems, whether it be with the Uyghurs in Xinjiang or Kazakhs, Mongols, and so ...
In the past, thousands of Tibetans migrated to India to escape the brutal Chinese communist regime occupying their land. But now, such migrations have largely stopped as Beijing has built an expansive hi-tech surveillance system that traps Tibetans inside a digital prison. The Tibetan digital prison According to estimates, about 150,000 Tibetans are living in ...
In mid-February, it was reported that the Chinese government had banned all foreign tourists from visiting Tibet until April 1. The ban was put in place by the Chinese regime due to the fact that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising. Afraid of a large-scale protest in the region on the ...
On March 10, 1959, Tibetans started revolting against Chinese occupation of the region. Though the uprising was violently crushed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Tibetans across the world hold this day dear to their hearts. Fearing a similar large-scale protest in Tibet since this year is the 60th anniversary of the uprising, the Chinese regime ...