Listen to Timothy Thurston talk about "Satirical Tibet" on Ep. 25 of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/07/e...

Tibetans inside China have found various ways to push back against Beijing and voice their dissatisfaction. A lesser-known form of subtle resistance is the art of “zurza,” or satirical repartee.

Listen to Timothy Thurston on Ep. 25 of the China Books Podcast: chinabooksreview.com/2025/10/07/e...

I started to read this piece on #Tibet #YarlungTsangpo Dam expecting to learn more about #China govt approach to hydro, but there is a great deal more here on #politics #power #security, too.

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Over 1.5 yrs ago, Pasang Yangjee Sherpa invited me to UBC, and Mabel Gergan, and Dolly Kikon, began talking about the question of Indigeneity and belonging in Nepal and Northeast India, and whether and how that frames our work. Fast forward 18 months and here we are! October 22nd, Madison, WI.

My favourite film from TIFF was Kunsang Kyirong's ‘100 Sunset’, about a young, almost mute, Tibetan-Canadian woman who steals a camcorder to spy on people in her apartment building. It felt so fresh and full of energy and thrillingly unpredictable. You can read my FIPRESCI essay about it here:

OUT NOW: This volume offers a unique glimpse into the world of khashag, a vibrant genre of Tibetan spoken comic dialogues from the area Tibetans call Amdo, with the first ever publication of 11 annotated translations of scripts by its leading performer, Menla Jyab.

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Beijing is threatening to imprison student-activist Zhang Yadi for years for speaking out against racial injustice and peacefully exercising her rights. She should be starting graduate school in London, not jail. Governments should press for her freedom.

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Chinese authorities have launched an investigation after a fireworks show in Tibet sponsored by the outdoor gear maker Arc’teryx sparked a backlash on social media because of concern about the effect on the environment

Massive fireworks show in #Tibet for ad stunt by Apparel brand Arc’teryxtriggers blowback over environment fears. Under the restrictive Chinese regime how did #Chinese artist Cai Guo-qiang get the permit in the first place?
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#Arcteryx apologies for the atrocities that they committed by blaming “the Chinese team,” as if they’re not owned by a Chinese company.

What will happen when the spiritual leader of Tibet dies? Our “Drum Tower” podcast examines the Dalai Lama succession struggle

By Tsering Döndrup: "A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao's campaigns in the wake of the Amdo Rebellion of 1958." #Tibet #literature in #translation chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i... @chinabooksreview.com @vivianwu.bsky.social

We are thrilled to showcase a special focus on Tibet in our latest issue, Wasafiri 123.

Many Tibets are displayed here. Old and new, sacred and secular, real and imagined, lost and found.' - Editorial by @sanagoyal.bsky.social

Wasafiri 123 is available to order now: buff.ly/89LLR9Q

Mostly non-pro actors are fine, superbly directed. The way the story is stealthily structured, how it compresses and expands, and comes together in a rush of karma and sense and joy is just remarkable. The best Canadian debut feature of 2025, I bet. 2/2

Kunsang Kyirong: 100 SUNSET (TIFF 2025). Beautiful first feature set in Toronto’s Tibetan community centre: Parkdale. Kunsang's eye is unerring: she transforms my dull dull Toronto into a place with cinematic character, like few other filmmakers have managed to do. 1/2

Please check out my review of Tsering Döndrup’s magnificent and important novel, *The Red Wind Howls* (tr. Chris Peacock) in @chinabooksreview.com
(then read the book!)

Thanks to editors @alexludoboyd.bsky.social and @alecash.net

A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao’s campaigns in the wake of the 1958 Amdo Rebellion.

Read Benno Weiner's @bennoweiner.bsky.social review of "The Red Wind Howls" by Tsering Döndrup: chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...

Interview with Dr. Gyal Lo: Tibetan Children Are Becoming "Strangers in Their Own Homes"
"What China is providing is not even a formal education. It's assimilation. It’s indoctrination."

Meet Bruce! One of his humans, Frederick Williamson, was a British diplomat, so Bruce got to meet some very important people from Sikkim, Bhutan, and Tibet. Here he is making friends with the Sikkim Crown Prince Kunzang Paljor Namgyal.
Like if you think Bruce is a good boy!
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The next Inner #Asia #Colloquium is coming! Join the talk on 📆 2 September at 10:00 CEST (bit.ly/4mguLhA) to learn how #cadre management shapes #China’s strategy for governing #Tibet in #XiJinping’s ‘New Era’: www.remote-xuar.com/events/stabi...

🎤 Speaker: @doctordev.bsky.social

A Bangkok exhibition exploring state violence and resistance, which included artists from Tibet and Hong Kong, was altered due to a risk of “creating diplomatic tensions between Thailand and China.”

China to restrict Tibetan language in college entrance exam on.ft.com/4lmJgjb

Excellent article about Tibet from the Globe & Mail this morning. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

China’s forced toponym changes in Xinjiang – Language Log languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=70278