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Read @robbiebarnett.bsky.social’s #borderization case study investigating PRC cross-border villages in #Bhutan turquoiseroof.org/forceful-dip... #grayzone #不丹
China’s Cross-Border Villages in Bhutan
In 2016, China began constructing a village in territory generally understood to be part of Bhutan.
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September 5, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Read @robbiebarnett.bsky.social’s #borderization case study investigating PRC cross-border villages in #Bhutan turquoiseroof.org/forceful-dip... #grayzone #不丹
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China’s #grayzone playbook in the Himalayas: military–civil fusion + roads, rail, airfields & border villages. Slowly eroding India’s edge & mirroring tactics from the South China Sea. www.isdp.eu/publication/... Shinji Yamaguchi/ @isdp-sweden.bsky.social #不丹
Creating ‘Facts on the Mountains’: China’s Gray Zone Playbook in the Himalayas - Institute for Security and Development Policy
Shinji Yamaguchi examines the core elements of China’s Himalayan strategy and how is it redefining the security dynamics of the region.
www.isdp.eu
September 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
China’s #grayzone playbook in the Himalayas: military–civil fusion + roads, rail, airfields & border villages. Slowly eroding India’s edge & mirroring tactics from the South China Sea. www.isdp.eu/publication/... Shinji Yamaguchi/ @isdp-sweden.bsky.social #不丹
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NEW: Man who wants Nobel Peace Prize creates Department of War.
August 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
NEW: Man who wants Nobel Peace Prize creates Department of War.
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Xi’s rare Tibet visit was a high-profile display of CCP control emphasising stability, hydropower expansion, & countering the Dalai Lama’s external influence, while sending a strategic signal amid India border talks/Wang Yi in Delhi:
thediplomat.com/2025/08/xi-j...
(orcasia.org/article/1346...)
thediplomat.com/2025/08/xi-j...
(orcasia.org/article/1346...)
Xi Jinping in Tibet: Decoding Internal Policy and External Signaling
Xi’s visit to the TAR was about China’s external relations – and especially India – as much as it was about domestic political priorities.
thediplomat.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Xi’s rare Tibet visit was a high-profile display of CCP control emphasising stability, hydropower expansion, & countering the Dalai Lama’s external influence, while sending a strategic signal amid India border talks/Wang Yi in Delhi:
thediplomat.com/2025/08/xi-j...
(orcasia.org/article/1346...)
thediplomat.com/2025/08/xi-j...
(orcasia.org/article/1346...)
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The US sanctions Canadian judge on International Criminal Court, freezing her assets. The same US that says war criminal Putin is dreamy and handsome and rolls out the red carpet. #cdnpoli #uspoli www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
www.cbc.ca
August 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The US sanctions Canadian judge on International Criminal Court, freezing her assets. The same US that says war criminal Putin is dreamy and handsome and rolls out the red carpet. #cdnpoli #uspoli www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
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Putin’s triumph was evident from the very start of the summit where U.S. troops literally rolled out the red carpet for a dictator, indicted as a war criminal by the ICC in 2023, who cannot risk journeying to most countries for fear of being arrested. wapo.st/4fE9Cfj
Opinion | The Trump-Putin summit wasn’t a disaster, but it was a U.S. defeat
Vladimir Putin walked away the victor in his meeting with Donald Trump in Alaska.
wapo.st
August 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Putin’s triumph was evident from the very start of the summit where U.S. troops literally rolled out the red carpet for a dictator, indicted as a war criminal by the ICC in 2023, who cannot risk journeying to most countries for fear of being arrested. wapo.st/4fE9Cfj
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Jerusalem Post - Trump, Netanyahu today discussed Israel's plans to take over the remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump discuss Israel's Gaza plan | The Jerusalem Post
The two world leaders discussed Israel's plans to take over the remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza with the goal of ending the war by freeing the remaining hostages and defeating Hamas.
www.jpost.com
August 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Jerusalem Post - Trump, Netanyahu today discussed Israel's plans to take over the remaining Hamas strongholds in Gaza.
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BREAKING: One of the most important and prominent reporters on the ground in Gaza has been Anas Al Sharif.
He - and several other Al Jazeera journalists - have just been assassinated by Israelis forces whilst in their press tent in central Gaza.
Speechless.
He - and several other Al Jazeera journalists - have just been assassinated by Israelis forces whilst in their press tent in central Gaza.
Speechless.
August 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
BREAKING: One of the most important and prominent reporters on the ground in Gaza has been Anas Al Sharif.
He - and several other Al Jazeera journalists - have just been assassinated by Israelis forces whilst in their press tent in central Gaza.
Speechless.
He - and several other Al Jazeera journalists - have just been assassinated by Israelis forces whilst in their press tent in central Gaza.
Speechless.
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According to Keir Starmer, Yvette Cooper and the Met Police, this was the largest, co-ordinated terrorist incident in UK history.
(📸 Press Association)
(📸 Press Association)
August 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
According to Keir Starmer, Yvette Cooper and the Met Police, this was the largest, co-ordinated terrorist incident in UK history.
(📸 Press Association)
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China to restrict Tibetan language in college entrance exam on.ft.com/4lmJgjb
China to restrict Tibetan language in region’s college entrance exam
Exclusion of core subject exam stokes fears Beijing is furthering campaign to ‘Sinicise’ region
on.ft.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
China to restrict Tibetan language in college entrance exam on.ft.com/4lmJgjb
A stain on humanity
This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.
By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza
August 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
A stain on humanity
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FRIEDMAN: “If the behavior this administration has exhibited in just its first six months continues and is amplified for its full four years, the America you know will be gone. And I don’t know how we will get it back.”
‘1984’ is upon us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
‘1984’ is upon us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
August 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
FRIEDMAN: “If the behavior this administration has exhibited in just its first six months continues and is amplified for its full four years, the America you know will be gone. And I don’t know how we will get it back.”
‘1984’ is upon us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
‘1984’ is upon us.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...
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Video shows Israeli forces firing at Palestinians in Gaza who were gathered near an aid distribution site at the Netzarim Corridor.
August 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Video shows Israeli forces firing at Palestinians in Gaza who were gathered near an aid distribution site at the Netzarim Corridor.
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BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The discovery of the next Dalai Lama will be carried out by the Chinese government, and not under the current Dalai Lama's directions, a Chinese Communist Party committee official for Tibet said on Tuesday. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Chinese government has 'final say' in Dalai Lama reincarnation, Tibetan official says
The discovery of the next Dalai Lama will be carried out by the Chinese government, and not under the current Dalai Lama's directions, a Chinese Communist Party committee official for Tibet said on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The discovery of the next Dalai Lama will be carried out by the Chinese government, and not under the current Dalai Lama's directions, a Chinese Communist Party committee official for Tibet said on Tuesday. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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Rushali Saha: Beijing’s rhetoric seems to be dictating how the US should deal with the Dalai Lama & challenges the moral standing of DC’s historic position. Will Trump derail ongoing trade negotiations with Beijing over the Tibet issue? Seems unlikely...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Why the Dalai Lama's succession matters for Trump's China policy
As reincarnations go, this one is proving a headache for both Washington and Beijing.
www.lowyinstitute.org
July 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Rushali Saha: Beijing’s rhetoric seems to be dictating how the US should deal with the Dalai Lama & challenges the moral standing of DC’s historic position. Will Trump derail ongoing trade negotiations with Beijing over the Tibet issue? Seems unlikely...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
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China says the dams are a win-win solution that generates clean energy while uplifting #Tibetans. But activists have told @tessawong.bsky.social that the dams are the latest example of Beijing's exploitation of Tibetans & their land - & past protests have been crushed:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
China starts building world's largest dam, fuelling fears in India
The dam is on a Tibetan river that flows into India and Bangladesh, and could affect millions downstream.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
China says the dams are a win-win solution that generates clean energy while uplifting #Tibetans. But activists have told @tessawong.bsky.social that the dams are the latest example of Beijing's exploitation of Tibetans & their land - & past protests have been crushed:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Every decent person everywhere in the world recognizes that Israel is committing genocide with US support. And then there are a small handful of comfortable liberals who would rather see the collapse of democracy and free speech than acknowledge this basic fact. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Every decent person everywhere in the world recognizes that Israel is committing genocide with US support. And then there are a small handful of comfortable liberals who would rather see the collapse of democracy and free speech than acknowledge this basic fact. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
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A diplomat's expertise is built over decades, not hired overnight. When the Trump admin purges our most senior diplomats, it’s not just firing people-it’s erasing a generation of knowledge and relationships. This is a self-inflicted wound that weakens America for decades to come.
Rubio’s Cuts at State Department Demote Longtime U.S. Values
www.nytimes.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A diplomat's expertise is built over decades, not hired overnight. When the Trump admin purges our most senior diplomats, it’s not just firing people-it’s erasing a generation of knowledge and relationships. This is a self-inflicted wound that weakens America for decades to come.
“Will the United States and India forever refuse to endorse a successor handpicked by Beijing? Their past behaviour does not encourage optimism.”
The West’s dependence on China through economic ties & its treatment of the Dalai Lama as an orientalised figure have blunted meaningful support, leaving Tibet among the most tightly controlled regions today, argues Kapil Komireddi in this provocative commentary: unherd.com/2025/07/has-...
Has pacifism doomed Tibet?
unherd.com
July 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“Will the United States and India forever refuse to endorse a successor handpicked by Beijing? Their past behaviour does not encourage optimism.”
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Given that Trump has already reneged on the USMCA, the Ukraine arms for resources deal, and the promise to leave Medicaid alone, I would say the chances of his reneging on any new trade deal with Canada are over 80%.
July 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Given that Trump has already reneged on the USMCA, the Ukraine arms for resources deal, and the promise to leave Medicaid alone, I would say the chances of his reneging on any new trade deal with Canada are over 80%.
The Dalai Lama’s statement regarding who holds authority for decisions about his next incarnation.
Dalai Lama: Statement Affirming the Continuation of the Institution of Dalai Lama (Gaden Phodrang Trust, 21 May 2025. Published July 2, 2025. Translated from the original Tibetan)
www.dalailama.com/news/stateme...
www.dalailama.com/news/stateme...
July 2, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The Dalai Lama’s statement regarding who holds authority for decisions about his next incarnation.
Athiest China must approve a buddhist reincarnation?
July 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Athiest China must approve a buddhist reincarnation?
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, has often called himself a simple monk, but for more than 60 years armed with little more than charm and…
July 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, has often called himself a simple monk, but for more than 60 years armed with little more than charm and…
Thupten Jinpa has been the Dalai Lama’s principal translator for more than 40 years. Now a professor at Montreal’s #McGillUniversity, Jinpa shares his thoughts. share.google/bCm9HCIYOY3j...
'Simple monk': the Dalai Lama, in his translator's words
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June 30, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Thupten Jinpa has been the Dalai Lama’s principal translator for more than 40 years. Now a professor at Montreal’s #McGillUniversity, Jinpa shares his thoughts. share.google/bCm9HCIYOY3j...