US ambassador to China visits Tibet amid wave of self-immolations Quartz The US Ambassador to China, Gary Locke, is in Tibet this week—the first visit by an American ambassador to the restive region since 2010. A spokesman said that Locke is on a three-day trip with members of his family and several embassy staff to meet ... |
China's Continues "Test Policy" on Tibet Asia Sentinel (blog) Despite official denials, new details from Tibet confirm that authorities have allowed Buddhist monks in at least some areas of both Qinghai and Sichuan province to venerate the religious leader the Dalai Lama in what appears to be a pilot-test of ... |
US ambassador to China makes rare trip to Tibet MiamiHerald.com BEIJING -- On a rare trip to Tibet, the U.S. ambassador to China has met with residents and officials and urged authorities to allow foreigners to travel more freely in the tightly controlled region, the embassy said Thursday. Gary Locke's three-day ... |
Will continue with efforts to open a consulate in Tibet: USA The Statesman WASHINGTON, 29 JUNE: The US would continue with its efforts to open its consulate in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, a State Department official has said, as the top American diplomat in Beijing concluded his rare six day trip to the Chinese region. “In ... |
US to continue with efforts to open a consulate in Tibet IBNLive Washington: The United States would continue with its efforts to open its consulate in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, a State Department official has said as the top American diplomat in Beijing concluded his rare six-days trip to the region. "In terms ... |
'US will continue with its efforts to open consulate in Tibet' Hindu Business Line “In terms of the potential for a consulate, that still remains our policy, that, as envisioned in the Tibet Policy Act, we'll continue to make the best efforts to establish a consulate in Lhasa,” State Department spokesperson Patrick Ventrell told ... |
Will continue with efforts to open a consulate in Tibet: US Zee News Will continue with efforts to open a consulate in Tibet: US Washington: The US would continue with its efforts to open its consulate in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, a State Department official has said, as the top American diplomat in Beijing concluded ... |
IBTimes.co.uk | US Ambassador Gary Locke's Tibet Visit 'Signals Thaw in China Policy' IBTimes.co.uk during his visit, Locke urged local authorities to allow access to Tibet to foreign diplomats, journalists and tourists and underlined the "importance of preserving the Tibetan people's cultural heritage, including its unique linguistic, religious and ... |
US Ambassador Ends Visit to Tibet Voice of America Patrick Ventrell, a spokesman for the State Department, told reporters in Washington Friday that the U.S. ambassador urged the political leaders there to preserve Tibet's language, culture and religion, and conveyed U.S. concerns about self-immolations. |
CBS News | US Ambassador to China, Gary Locke makes rare visit to Tibet, urges Beijing to ... CBS News The embassy said that in his meetings, Locke lobbied for opening access to Tibet to foreign diplomats, journalists and tourists and stressed the "importance of preserving the Tibetan people's cultural heritage, including its unique linguistic ... |
US Envoy Shown a 'Peaceful' Lhasa During Visit to Tibet Radio Free Asia A visit to Tibet's regional capital Lhasa by a senior U.S. diplomat this week was highly staged, with all signs of a typically heavy security presence removed from central areas in the city before his delegation's arrival, according to a source inside ... |
China Urged to End Forced Resettlements in Tibet by Human Rights Watch New Tang Dynasty Television And now the Chinese government has decided that it's going to expand to other areas of China, other ethnic areas of China, the very same policies that are fueling ethnic conflict in Tibet and elsewhere." Foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said ... |
Yahoo!7 News | US envoy in key visit to Tibet Yahoo!7 News WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US ambassador to China is making a rare visit to Tibet and has urged Chinese authorities to open the area up to tourists and diplomats, a US official said Thursday. Gary Locke was visiting the tightly-controlled region with his ... |
China lifts 17-year ban on Dalai Lama photos at Tibet monastery: group Yahoo! News BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese officials have lifted a ban on Tibetan monks displaying photographs of the Dalai Lama at a prominent monastery, a rights group said on Thursday, an unexpected policy shift which could ease tensions in the restive region. |
China lifts 17-year ban on Dalai Lama photos at Tibet monastery: group Chicago Tribune BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese officials have lifted a ban on Tibetan monks displaying photographs of the Dalai Lama at a prominent monastery, a rights group said on Thursday, an unexpected policy shift which could ease tensions in the restive region. |
US ambassador to China lobbies for foreign access to Tibet on rare trip to region Minneapolis Star Tribune The embassy said that in his meetings, Locke lobbied for opening access to Tibet to foreign diplomats, journalists and tourists and stressed the "importance of preserving the Tibetan people's cultural heritage, including its unique linguistic ... |
China lifts 17-year ban on Dalai Lama photos at Tibet monastery - group Reuters India BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese officials have lifted a ban on Tibetan monks displaying photographs of the Dalai Lama at a prominent monastery, a rights group said on Thursday, an unexpected policy shift which could ease tensions in the restive region. |
US ambassador to China on rare Tibet visit Los Angeles Times XINING, China -- The U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke, paid a rare visit to Tibet this week as human rights advocates blasted the Chinese government's policy of luring Tibetan nomads into concrete housing projects with little job opportunities. |
US envoy in key visit to Tibet | Bangkok Post: news Bangkok Post The US ambassador to China is making a rare visit to Tibet and has urged Chinese authorities to open the area up to tourists and diplomats, a US official said Thursday. US Ambassador to China Gary Locke (C) arrives for the opening session of the ... |
China lifts 17-year ban on Dalai Lama photos at Tibet monastery -group Reuters India BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese officials have lifted a ban on Tibetan monks displaying photographs of the Dalai Lama at a prominent monastery, a rights group said on Thursday, an unexpected policy shift which could ease tensions in the restive region. |
US Ambassador Locke on 3-day trip to Tibet, embassy confirms South China Morning Post American Ambassador Gary Locke has travelled to Tibet on a rare diplomatic visit to the restive autonomous region to "increase his familiarity with local conditions", the US embassy in Beijing confirmed yesterday. Locke was accompanied by family ... |
AFP | US envoy in key visit to Tibet AFP WASHINGTON — The US ambassador to China is making a rare visit to Tibet and has urged Chinese authorities to open the area up to tourists and diplomats, a US official said Thursday. Gary Locke was visiting the tightly-controlled region with his family ... |
US ambassador to China in Tibet visit WDBJ7 U.S. ambassador to China Gary Locke is nearing the end of a three-day visit to the Tibet Autonomous Region where he has been meeting with local officials to impress the importance of preserving Tibetan culture, according to the U.S. embassy. |
