India fears a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, prompting Delhi to fast-track plans for its own dam to mitigate the effects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/asia-pacific/politics/china-dam-water-war-india/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #india #narendramodi #xijinping #water #conservation #dams #climatechange #environment #rivers #hydropower #tibet
Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling on his country to advance key infrastructure projects in Tibet such as its massive 1.2 trillion yuan mega-dam to spur development in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/asia-pacific/politics/xi-dam-rail-tibet-development/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #xijinping #tibet
One of Thailand’s top art galleries removed, at China's request, materials about Beijing's treatment of ethnic minorities and Hong Kong from an exhibit on authoritarian governments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/09/asia-pacific/politics/thai-art-gallery-authoritarian-china-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #china #censorshipart #exhibitions #uyghur #hongkong #tibet
Tzukte, popularly known as Asang, was taken into custody sometime in early July after he sang a song eulogizing Tibet's exiled spiritual leader. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/27/asia-pacific/china-detained-tibetan-activist-singer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #tzukte #asang #tibet #dalailama #china
China's Premier Li Qiang announced the start of construction on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, located on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau and estimated to cost around $170 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/21/asia-pacific/china-hydropower-dam-tibet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #tibet #china #india #bangladesh
The draining of a supraglacial lake in the Tibet region of China caused the deadly flood in Nepal's Bhote Koshi River that killed at least nine people, a regional climate monitoring body said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/asia-pacific/tibet-glacial-lake-flood-nepal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #tibet #nepal #glaciers #floods #climatechange
The Dalai Lama said on Saturday he hopes to live until he is more than 130 years old, two decades longer than his previous prediction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/asia-pacific/dalai-lama-130-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #tibet #dalailama
Accusé d’«effacer le Tibet», le musée Guimet devra s’expliquer devant la justice
Quatre associations de solidarité avec le #Tibet ont déposé un recours mercredi 2 juillet devant le tribunal administratif pour enjoindre au #MuséeGuimet de réécrire ses cartels sur les œuvres originaires de cette région himalayenne. Elles décrivent une institution de plus en plus poreuse à l’influence chinoise.
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GoFundMe for Kangri Metok
a yak farm that also sells yarn from the yak wool!
They need help with repairs to their solar power system in addition to expanding their work.
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The Dalai Lama, the charismatic Buddhist spiritual leader lauded worldwide for his tireless campaign for greater autonomy for his Tibetan homeland, will celebrate his 90th birthday in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/asia-pacific/politics/dalai-lama-tibet-leader-beijing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #dalailama #tibet #china
The Dalai Lama will address a major gathering of Buddhist religious figures this week, as his followers wait for the Tibetan spiritual leader to share details about his succession in a move that could irk China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/30/asia-pacific/politics/dalai-lama-succession-plan-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #dalailama #china #tibet
Tibetans in exile celebrate the 90th birthday of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama next week, an occasion overshadowed by uncertainty about the future of the role and what it means for their movement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/28/asia-pacific/dalai-lama-90-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #dalailama #religion #tibet #china