No state has ever formally recognized the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) as a legal entity. The reason is not a lack of legitimacy — the CTA is a functioning exile government with democratic ele...

This year’s parliamentary election in Nepal — the first after the Gen Z-led violent protest that toppled the previous government in September last year — were marked by a foundational shift in Nepal’s...

China has developed a network-mapping project targeting political figures and parties in Taiwan to monitor public opinion during elections and to craft tailored influence campaigns aimed at dividing T...

An article published in the Dec. 12, 1949, edition of the Central Daily News (中央日報) bore a headline with the intimidating phrase: “You Cannot Escape.” The article was about the execution of seven “com...

China’s latest draft law on “promoting ethnic unity and progress” is presented as a benign effort to improve cohesion among its 56 recognized ethnic groups. In reality, it codifies assimilationist pol...

Human rights groups yesterday condemned the harassment of people who rallied to support the religious freedom of Tibetans, saying that it was typical transnational repression by China, not a mere dist...

China yesterday passed a law on a “shared” national identity among the country’s 55 ethnic minority groups, a move critics say would further erode the identity of people who are not majority Han Chine...

Today, Tibetans around the world mark the anniversary of the 1959 uprising in Lhasa — a day when ordinary men and women rose up against overwhelming force to defend their dignity, culture and faith. S...

US President Donald Trump should stand by Washington’s commitment to provide defensive weapons to Taiwan, former US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns said on Friday at a conference at George Washingt...

Tibetans yesterday marched in Taipei alongside human rights advocates to protest China’s transnational repression and its crack down on the spirituality of Tibetans.The march marked the...

An annual march commemorating the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the themes of which would be religious reincarnation, autonomy and resistance to transnational repression, is to take place in Taipei on Saturd...

By Dolma Tsering

In a stark reminder of China’s persistent territorial overreach, Pema Wangjom Thongdok, a woman from Arunachal Pradesh holding an Indian passport, was detained for 18 hours at Shanghai Pudong Airport ...

A group of Japanese cyclists is to cycle around the nation next month to thank Taiwan for its support for Japan in the aftermath of Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011.The magnitude 8.4 ea...

A group from the Taiwanese Designers in Australia association yesterday represented Taiwan at the Midsumma Pride March in Melbourne. The march, held in the St. Kilda suburb, is the city’s largest LGBTQIA+ parade and the flagship event of the annual Midsumma Festival.

The US operation in Venezuela did not feel so far away for Taiwan. As video footage and headlines showed US forces moving swiftly into Caracas — seizing now-deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro...

In the 2010s, the Communist Party of China (CCP) began crack...

Social networks have become the primary venue for youngsters in Asia to reveal their characters, construct relationships and participate in international discussions. Nevertheless, the extent of liber...

Youngdoung Tenzin is living history of modern Tibet.The Chinese government on Dec. 22 last year sanctioned him along with 19 other Canadians who were associated with the Canada Tibet Co...

An Indian woman named Prema Wangjom Thongdok on Nov. 21 was detained and deported, with her birthplace of Arunachal Pradesh, India, cited as the primary point of contention during her engagement with ...

Beijing’s ironic, abusive tantrums aimed at Japan since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly stated that a Taiwan contingency would be an existential crisis for Japan, have revealed for all...

COVID-19 lockdowns in China transformed the way people think about their health. As a result, many are starting to run, hike or play tennis, altering the way they live and dress.The cou...

Her friends warned her not to go, but pro-Tibet activist Zhang Yadi (張雅笛) wanted to see her family, and so traveled home to China this summer, hoping the trip would go as smoothly as previous visits.

In A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), Xi is reported to have stated that in his view, “Taiwan’s return to China” is to be considered an integral par...

For more than seven decades, the Chinese Communist Party has claimed to govern Tibet with benevolence and progress. I have seen the truth behind the slogans. I have listened to the silences of monks f...

The government is enacting the Comprehensive Action Plan to Establish Defense of Democracy Systems and the Comprehensive Acti...