After the 1949 Communist takeover of China, the army became more heavy-handed with Tibet, triggering protests that were met with a brutal crackdown. Chinese troops then invaded Tibet in 1950.

The Tibetan people in-exile feel sad as China is using the term Xizang for Tibet to gain global recognition in the wake of ...

The earthquake, which has killed at least 126 people and injured hundreds, was a reminder of the risks from a hydropower-building spree by China and ... plate pushes under Tibet, is particularly ...

Schools, for instance, celebrate what China calls “Serfs’ Emancipation Day,” referring to the anniversary of the Communist Party’s full takeover of Tibet in 1959, after a failed Tibetan ...

A magnitude 4.9 quake struck Tingri county at 8.57pm local time (1257 GMT), according to China Earthquake Networks ... where the Indian plate pushes under Tibet, is particularly vulnerable.

The TAR refers to China's current Tibetan borders and doesn't include these neighboring areas, though Tibetans still consider these areas part of Tibet. Second, under the terms of your Tibet ...

He spoke about China's policy of changing the names of places and occupying areas. He said that the Tibetan Government in-exile is working to draft a new map of Tibet while composing of a book on old ...

The epicentre of Tuesday’s magnitude 6.8 quake, one of the region’s most powerful tremors in recent years, was located in Tingri in China’s Tibet region, about 80 kilometres north of Mount ...

Chinese authorities in Tibet have detected problems, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the southwest region last week ...

Tibet’s exiled leaders visit Paris as Chinese repression continues 'Colonial' China accused of depriving Tibetans of their own language, education Podcast: Renaming Tibetan art, Paris region's ...