Tibetan Review
China-appointed Panchen has asserted that ‘true Dharma’ begins with observing the coercive ethic unity law
(TibetanReview.net, Aug20’26) – While members of China’s so-called ethnic Minority groups in the free world, including Tibetans, as well as the international community, have condemned China’s recently implemented Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law as a tool of forced...
Xi Jinping praises Tiananmen crackdown on Jiang Zemin’s birth centenary, paints a bright future for China under his leadership
(TibetanReview.net, Aug20’26) – While even an indication of referring to the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre by ordinary citizens invites instant merciless crackdown, President Xi Jinping has on Aug 17 praised the Communist Party of China (CPC) he heads for...
As I Saw It: Why a daytime candlelight vigil?
OPINION Palden Sonam* is piqued by the phenomenon of candlelight vigils being held when the sun is still up, and therefore in broad daylight, and asks whether this does not dilute the effectiveness of holding the events. Whoever coined the...
China aiming for the world’s AI systems being trained on its propaganda data
(TibetanReview.net, Aug17’26) – Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology tested ChatGPT when it was still a new technology and their findings, published in 2023, said the chatbot generated a large amount of “biased commentary about China” and “would...
China says ‘Taksing’ in Arunachal border is its ‘Taxin’ in ‘Zangnan’, calls incursion allegations a hype
(TibetanReview.net, Aug15’26) – China’s official media has not specifically denied but simply described as hype allegations that its troops’ had made incursion into India’s Taksing border area of Arunachal Pradesh. And while both the state and central governments have...
China criticizes everyone but itself for Lobga Rangen’s protest self-immolation
(TibetanReview.net, Aug14’26) – While Lobga Rangzen cited China’s campaign of forced assimilation of Tibet and the imperative of Tibetan unity in the campaign for independence as the urgent need of the hour, China’s official media has blamed everyone else...
A Flame That Does Not Go Out: Remembering Loga Rangzen and Thupten Ngodup
To Palden Gyal* this article is a personal and deeply moving reflection that links the self-immolations of Loga Rangzen la and Thupten Ngodup la—spanning nearly three decades—as enduring symbols of Tibetan sacrifice, resistance, and the struggle to preserve Tibetan...
China says India-Tibet border is ‘generally stable’, does not deny increased military activities there
(TibetanReview.net, Aug13’26) – China has said Aug 12 that the situation along the India-Tibet border remains “generally stable at the moment”, but declined to confirm reports of increased Chinese military activity in disputed areas near Arunachal Pradesh. The statement...
Tibet Remains ‘Tibet’ Despite Tibet-Splittist Xi Jinping’s ‘Xizang’ Dicta
OPINION Tenzing Chhodak* is amused that China can’t avoid using the name “Tibet” despite having supposedly made it a taboo in official usage. When I first learnt that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had decided to use the Chinese...
Companion US Senate bill supports existential recognition of Central Tibetan Administration
(TibetanReview.net, Aug12’26) – A bill already on the table in the US House of of Representatives designed to ensure the survival of Tibet’s political identity for the enduring future on the world stage has been strengthened with the Senate...













