Tibet

Briefing Series: Is the “Chinese Nation” concept a means of persecuting minorities?

By: Jianli Yang and Lianchao Han Ethnic Mongolians, including students and parents, in China’s Inner Mongolia region have been in recent weeks venting their anger in rare public protests against a new bilingual education policy introduced by the Chinese Communist...
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The Hill: China is replacing languages of ethnic minorities with Mandarin

By: Yang Jianli & Han Lianchao - July 29, 2020 China has been carrying out propaganda that it cares for its minority communities, putting forth this perspective at various international forums, such as the United Nations Human Rights Council and the council's...
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The American Interest: Where Is the Panchen Lama?

By Jianli Yang & Lianchao Han As the Dalai Lama turns 85, the Chinese Communist Party is stepping up its plans to control the selection of the Tibetan spiritual leader's successor. The kidnapping of the six-year-old Panchen Lama and his family 25 years ago shows...
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A Few Words on the 25th anniversary of the Disappearance of the Panchen Lama

May 11, 2020 By YANG Jianli (Founder and President, Citizen Power Initiatives for China)  Twenty-five years ago, His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognized Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, a six-year-old boy, as the 11th Panchen Lama, the second most well-known...
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