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Geographical Overview of Chinese Airfields in and around Tibet
The Tibetan plateau is ringed by seventeen Chinese airfields in the region. Five of them are in Xinjiang province’s Tarim Pendi, north of the plateau. One, Golmud, is in Qinghai province’s Tsaidam Basin, immediately to the northeast of the plateau; and the other, Yushu, is east-centrally on the plateau, in a valley opposite the Yangtse…
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Xi Jinping pays a visit to the Tibetan border region.
On Friday, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Mr. Xi(China’s President Xi Jinping) landed in Tibet on Wednesday, landing in Nyingchi, a town near the Arunachal Pradesh border in India. According to the Xinhua story, Mr. Xi traveled to the Nyang river bridge to view the Yarlung Zangbo River, whose Nyang tributary is the second…
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All About The Spyware Pegasus
Pegasus is military-grade spyware developed by the NSO group with the stated goal of supporting national governments and law enforcement in the prevention and investigation of terrorism, criminality, and public safety threats. The NSO Group, based in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, Israel, was created in 2010 by Niv Carmi, Omri Lavie, and Shalev Hulio as…
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Chinese authorities’ true attitude toward minority languages: they are second-class languages
Despite enacting legislation to safeguard Tibetans, China forced the Chinese language on people inside Tibet. The Chinese government has long produced laws and comments expressing its support for minority languages, including regulations requiring bilingualism on all public signs in minority areas. However, the recent data from the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) reveals the Chinese authorities’…
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Viruses dating back 15,000 years have been detected in Tibetan glacier ice.
Scientists studying glacier ice discovered viruses that were about 15,000 years old in two samples retrieved from China’s Tibetan Plateau. The majority of those viruses, which survived because they were frozen, are unlike any viruses ever cataloged. The findings, which were published in the journal Microbiome today, could aid scientists in better understanding how viruses…
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Jeff Bezos has returned from orbit.
The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, took an 11-minute supersonic joy ride to space and back on Tuesday morning atop the rocket and capsule system designed by his space company, Blue Origin. Upon landing, Bezos declared it “the best day ever” on his communications check. Bezos’ brother, Mark Bezos, was on board, as was Wally…
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Galwan Anniversary: A time for formal recognition of Tibetan Frontier Force
It has been one year since the Galwan incident when the Chinese PLA troops set their feet on the lands which are contiguous with Tibetan Cultural region. The PLA was embarrassed by its comfort loving soldiers who were beaten comprehensively by the Special Corps comprising of many Tibetan soldiers. Martyr Nyiema Tenzin of Special Frontier…
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China continues to play tricks against India
Guwahati: For more than a year now India remains concerned about China’s aggressive behaviours on the international border localities. After the Galwan conflict, the Union government in New Delhi has to be more cautious against the Beijing administration. New Delhi preferred to be reluctant to greet the ruling Communist Party of China over its centenary celebrations on 1 July.
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Protesters demonstrate against China’s human rights violations.
On Monday, a group of protestors from Hong Kong, Japan, and China, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, and human rights activists, demonstrated against Beijing’s human rights violations and called on the international community to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. Yesterday, more than 30 people demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo for more than…
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To survive the Tibetan winters, real-life Pikachus eat yak dung.
The Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau’s winter is harsh for pikas. Temperatures in the desolate, windswept highlands regularly fall below –30° Celsius, causing the grass that normally nourishes the rabbit-like creatures to become dry and brittle. When food is scarce, the little, rabbit-like animals, often compared to Pokémon’s Pikachu figure, slow their metabolism and consume yak feces to…