Tibet

"The Pentagon has formulated plans for hitting opponents with genetically engineered weapons," a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

"How wild to just be kissing a kid in front of everybody. Tongue kissing," said Rogan as he discussed the controversial footage on his podcast.

China's decision to protest the Indian official's visit to Arunachal Pradesh was routine, a subject matter expert told Newsweek.

The Tibetan spiritual leader apologized after footage surfaced of him kissing a boy, saying he often teases people he meets in an innocent way, even in public.

Tibet's holiest figure was criticized for inappropriate conduct over an interaction with an Indian schoolboy in late February.

"Genocide and crimes against humanity" against predominantly Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang are ongoing, the U.S. State Department said.

Beijing's heavy-handed tactics in Xinjiang are well known; less so is its "boiling the frog" approach to Tibet, experts say.

A Chinese government spokesperson said the experts were "politicizing and instrumentalizing human rights issues."

Security has been boosted at an Indian temple where the Dalai Lama had been addressing devotees.

Beijing has reasons for keeping the border dispute alive, experts say.

Researchers have found huge swathes of infrastructure across the 970,000 square mile area will be at risk by 2050.

A Twitter user has dubiously claimed the monk is the oldest person in the world and was found in a state of deep meditation.

Governments and rights groups are still waiting for a long overdue assessment by the UN's top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet.

Beijing decried what it considers foreign interference this week as the State Department appointed career diplomat Uzra Zeya to the role of Tibet coordinator.

"More than 150 Tibetan people have burned themselves alive...I stand with my Tibetan brothers and sisters, and I support their calls for Freedom," Kanter said.

In a wide-ranging speech, the House speaker also attacked China's human rights record, but said Beijing and Washington must come together on climate change.

To even possess a small image of His Holiness leads to immediate and severe punishment. And the oppression of Tibet and Tibetans doesn't stop with religious persecution. Arbitrary arrest, detention and imprisonment are common.

China also announced this week it was deploying additional troops to the Line of Actual Control dividing its border with India.

He and his family can no longer travel to the country.

The legislation calls out China's "interference" in the succession process for the leader of Tibetan Buddhism.

China is fast transforming into the global epicenter of totalitarian terror. The world has watched in horror as news has trickled out about the massive campaign of repression being waged by the Chinese government in Xinjiang.

The militaristic recruitment program primarily targets rural farmers who are then trained to support Chinese industries.

The virus has killed almost 200 people since it emerged in the city of Wuhan in late 2019.

The Dalai Lama warned that China may choose its own Tibetan Buddhist as his successor after he dies.

Xia Boyu, 69, lost his feet to frostbite in a previous effort to climb the mountain.

The machines have the potential to increase rainfall by 10 trillion liters each year.

The leader said China must commit to protecting the disputed region's culture and autonomy.

Authorities in Shanghai have shut down the hotel chain's Chinese-language website for a week.

The central government is considering the huge proposal that would divert water from Tibet to the Xinjiang region.

China and India also denied reports that 158 Indian troops were killed during recent Chinese military action in the tense border dispute.