China has long claimed Tibet was always part of its territory and that 1950 military entry was a 'liberation'. This narrative ...

It’s been 75 years since China invaded Tibet, the mountain territory it has long claimed as its own. With the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama approaching his 90th birthday, the ...

China has started building a mega-dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, which could become the world’s largest source of hydroelectric power when completed, according to Chinese officials. The ...

On December 25, 2024, Chinese state media Xinhua reported that the country had officially approved the construction of what will be the world largest hydro-dam with annual capacity of 60 gigawatts (GW ...

DHARAMSHALA, IndiaDHARAMSHALA, India — The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile on Sunday accused China of denying the most fundamental human rights to people in Tibet and vigorously carrying ...

Since then, Tibet has seen an unprecedented surge in tourism, predominantly from mainland China with visitors flocking to the region for spiritual exploration. A record 64 million people visited Tibet ...

Tibet is one of the clearest cases of how China's frontier regions lost the autonomy they were once expected to have. For ...

Xi last visited Tibet in July 2021 Xi says political, social stability must be upheld in Tibet Xi says latest Tibet hydropower project must be pursued 'vigorously' BEIJING, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Chinese ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - At the heart of the conflict over Tibet's status within China is the historical relationship. The Chinese government and Tibet's government-in-exile offer competing versions of ...

High in the mist-shrouded Himalayas, a winding mountain road opens to a clearing in the pine forested valley, revealing rows of uniform Tibetan-style houses, each topped with a Chinese flag.