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November 2024 – In yet another alarming act of cyber aggression, a hacking group believed to be state-sponsored by the Chinese government has compromised two prominent websites associated with the Tibetan community, deploying malware with chilling intent to spy on visitors, a cybersecurity firm reported on Wednesday.

In a pivotal session of the Rajya Sabha, Sikkim MP Dorjee Tshering Lepcha has called on the central government to revise the terminology used for the northern frontier. Lepcha urged the government to replace the term "China border" with "Tibet border," arguing that the 1,400-kilometer stretch from Leh, Ladakh, and Arunachal Pradesh to Sikkim more accurately borders Tibet than China. He appealed to the Indian government and military agencies, including the Indian Army and the Border Roads Organization (BRO), to officially recognize this distinction.

Tibet, often called the “Roof of the World,” is cracking under the weight of China’s relentless drive for concrete and control. Highways slice through sacred valleys, rivers are choked by dam walls, and the mountains themselves tremble with the machinery of extraction. A new report by the Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs warns that the plateau has entered a state of “extreme ecological stress.”

The recent trip of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the USA for knee treatment has once again brought to the forefront the contentious issue of his reincarnation, an issue that lies at the heart of the ongoing struggle between Tibetan spiritual traditions and Chinese political ambitions. The Chinese government’s attempts to control the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, much like their actions regarding the Panchen Lama, reveal a deeply hypocritical stance that seeks to undermine Tibetan identity and religious freedom.

Chogtrul Dorje Tenzin, abbot of Minthang Monastery Osel Thegchog Ling and principal of the Minthang Ethnic Vocational School, was detained on December 4. As of late December, Chinese authorities have not released any public statement explaining the reason for his detention, nor have they disclosed his location. It remains unclear which security body (local police, state security, or other CCP authorities) carried out the arrest.

In a development that has jolted the already tense South China Sea theater, Philippine security agencies have arrested a group of Chinese nationals for conducting unauthorized surveillance and mapping of sensitive military installations across Luzon. The incident, now under intense investigation, is the latest episode in Beijing’s expanding campaign of clandestine infiltration—this time, not on disputed reefs, but within the sovereign mainland of a neighboring democracy.

In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified its aggressive stance towards Taiwan, echoing the tactics it employed during the invasion of Tibet. This article explores the unsettling similarities between China's historical and contemporary actions, drawing from recent reports and historical analysis.

The recent wave of corruption investigations in China’s military leadership, including allegations against Defense Minister Dong Jun, has cast a long shadow over Beijing’s governance under President Xi Jinping. Despite official denials branding such reports as "shadow-chasing," the pattern of high-profile purges within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) raises critical questions about the stability and integrity of China’s ruling elite.

In the shadow of China's grandiose claims of being a superior democracy, the truth emerges from the depths of its prisons, where Tibetan writers and activists are being systematically silenced. Despite Beijing's assertion of having a "whole-process people’s democracy," the reality for Tibetans is starkly different, marred by brutal repression and gross human rights violations.

The launch of “DeepZang” in Lhasa is being promoted as a milestone for the Tibetan language a state-backed AI system designed to translate, write, and process Tibetan alongside Chinese and English. Officials present it as a tool of preservation and progress.