Tibet Quick Intro
Want to learn quick facts about Tibet in 51 slides and impress your teachers and classmates back to school? chinadatacenter.org hosts this presentation featuring introduction about Tibet's natural resources, population, culture/education, economy, and environment. (Aug 12 | CLICK TO OPEN)

A collection of Tibet materials
Hosted by this website. (Jun 25 | CLICK TO OPEN)

A collection of Tibet video clips
The history of 1959's Tibet insurgent movement. (CLICK TO OPEN)
Tibet's pre-1951 history. (CLICK TO OPEN)
Tibet's video history about 1951 treaty. (CLICK TO OPEN)
The 11th Ban Chan Lama talks about Tibet. (CLICK TO OPEN)

Dalai Lama's plan about racial cleansing
This is the official website of dalai, and his 5 point peace plan clearly state: "For the Tibetans to survive as a people, it is imperative that the population transfer is stopped and Chinese settlers return to China." (Jun 25 | FULL ARTICLE)

China reopens Tibet to foreign tourists
And learn how to visit Tibet through our travel channel. (Jun 25 by Associated Press | GO TO TRAVEL CHANNEL)

An article about Tibet, China and Olympic games
"Olympic boycotts" is so in style these days. As we're holding donation for the victims in recent China earthquake, people would approach us like "Hey dude, how many countries have decided to boycott Olympic". Good luck humanitarian. Anyway, Gregory Clark has this article about the issue (about Tibet part particularly). Full article after the link. (Jun 24 | FULL STORY)

Chinese authority to meet with Dalai Lama's envoy
According to Xinhua news agency, a Chinese official said Chinese central government is planning to meet with the private representative of Dalai Lama. The news raises wide controversy among oversea Chinese communities. While one side is questioning the government's decision to open talk with untrusted Dalai Lama, another side believes the talk will give positive results. Jump to the news at Xinhua after the link. (April 26 | FULL STORY)

A letter from an American about Tibet issue
The Tibet issue has become controversial in US. While many still support Dalai Lama and demand immediate action against Chinese authority, some start to have a second thought. Mr. Y has received a letter asking for his support to sign a petition to the Chinese president. Instead he expressed his different point of view. Full article after the link. (April 16 | FULL STORY)

More about the Shugden conflicts (editorial)
"Religious prosecution", "Human violation", "Demand religious freedom". If you heard these words from a Tibetan in exile, you would think they're talking about P.R.C. Can you imagine they may refer to the Tibetan government in exile? Shugden conflicts started in 90s but until today it's still unaddressed in the Tibetan in exile community. Learn more after the link. (April 12 | CLICK TO OPEN)

Lamas in India protested against Dalai Lama's policy On Dec. 10, 1996, the lamas in India held a protest against the 14th Dalai Lama since he had banned them from worshipping a Buddhist deity - Dorje Shugden, a respected religious figure Tibetans have been worshiped for centries. "Anonymous threats were spreaded against anyone who obeys his directness". A three part documentary (by Swiss Public TV) reveals the conflicts. After expressing his discontent in the film, an old lama was attacked by a knife and barely survived. Watch the film after the link. (April 12 | CLICK TO OPEN)

2008 Tibet riot is non-violence - said Dalai Lama's spokeman
During a recent interveiw, Da Wa Cha Ren, the spokeman of Dalai Lama's office, explained why he thought that the Tibet riot is non-violence and redefined the term "violence". Full story after the link. (April 12 | FULL STORY)

Some light is shed upon the Dalai Lama The 14th Dalai Lama arrived at Settle and talked about compassion. He's always been an advocate of "compassion" and "non-violence", hasn't he? Penn and Teller explain in this short video what they think. (April 11 | CLICK TO OPEN)

Award Winning Documentary: Tibet Diary - Tibet in Two Americans' Eyes In 2003, Moge and Katy went to Tibet. Visit Tibet, if you haven't yet got a chance to, with them. The film was awarded "The Videographer Award of Distinction in Cinematography" and 2004 "Aurura Awards of Best Documentary" in US. (April 11 | CLICK TO OPEN | Alternative Link)

Today's Most Famous Chinese Girl When's the last time you saw a blind guy walking with a girl in wheelchair, and someone tried to grab her staff? This picture was taken in Paris a couple of days ago when a Tibetan independence supporter tried to grab the torch from a handicapped famle athlete, Jing Jin. This is a video showing how it happened. She's apperantly scared, but used her own body to protect what was precious to her. That's some quality also known as "braveness" or "courage". (April 8 | CLICK TO OPEN)

Tibet: Friendly Fuedalism in YouTube Video
Michael Parenti, the author of "Friendly Fuedalism: The Tibet Myth", talks about the serfdom in his interview. "A lot of westerns who believed that Tibet under the Dalai Lama was a society so prestige, so admirable. It was free of the materialistic contaminantes..." Was it? Learn after the link. (April 8 | CLICK TO OPEN) Here is a link to his article (CLICK TO OPEN)

Tibet - The Truth (YouTube Video)
"study history, not the media. the truth is not to be found in the television broadcast." Chris D. Nebe said in his short video "Tibet - the Truth". Jump to the YouTube video after the link. (April 8 | CLICK TO OPEN)

Tibetan Red Guard Is Back?
During the Culture Revolution (1966~1976), Tibetan red guards were responsible for the destruction of many Buddhism and Muslim temples in Tibet. A whole new generation of radical Tibetan youth, especially the ex-slaves and ex-serfs, emerged in the storm of Culture Revolution. They declared a war on those who tolerated serf-owners and top lamas--like the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. The military and police force failed to maintain orders for years. General Guo-hua Zhang, the commander in chief of Chinese military force in Tibet, was even driven out of Lhasa.

History sees a deja vu. In the year of 2008, a group of radical Tibetan youth growing up in or after the Culture Revolution declared a war on ethnic Han and Musilim. The military and police force failed to maintain orders for days, resulting in 18 death. Want to learn more about the history of Tibetan red guard? Full article after the link. (April 8 | CLICK TO OPEN)

How Did Chinese Authority "Sinocize" Tibet?
Tibetans in exile has claimed a fierce suppression, sinocization, and genocide by the Chinese authority. M.A.Jones, a high school teacher, has an independent opinion -- that it has been greatly exaggerated. Compared to the pre-1950 era before the communist party entered Tibet, today's population of ethnic Tibetans went up 5 times. Tibetan families in Tibet average 3.8 children, much higher than the Han families and higher than the Tibetans in exile in India. The average lifespan is now 68 due to the improving standard of living and access to medical services, compared to 35 in 1950. Also "Infant mortality has dropped from 43% in 1950 to 0.661% in 2000". Learn more from his article after the link. (April 7 | CLICK TO OPEN)

Start With Really Ancient Tibet and Han History
T.T.Moh - Professor at Purdue University and a member of Tibet Study Association - visited Tibet in 1988. In his article, he introduces Tibet history from as early as 1400BC. His article gives us a non-partial picture of Tibet: A harmony and friendship between Tibetan and Han was a tradition. But now the Tibetan part of China and the Han part of China is linked by mostly material connections, which is necessary for the Tibetans to maintain their way of life. Clike to see more details. (April 4 | CLICK TO OPEN) You may also be interested in other contents of the Tibet Study Association. Follow the link to jump to their home page. (April 4 | CLICK TO OPEN)

Natural Beauty of Tibet Unveiled at Online Gallery and YouTube We found an amazing gallary of landscape pictures taken in Tibet. It's added in the channel of "Travel in Tibet". Here is a quick link to the original page. (March 31, 2008 | CLICK TO OPEN GALLERY). We also found a slide show in YouTube video (different pictures) (March 31, 2008 | CLICK TO OPEN YOUTUBE VIDEO).

What Happened Between Dalai Lama and Beijing
A Chinese students chose the course "Culture in Conflict". First forbidden to study the topics related to Tibet, she eventually convinced her teacher. Her article highlights a detailed history of the conflicts and negoations between Dalai Lama and Beijing. Note that the article is in Chinese and we will try to contact the author to acquire her permission to translate her article into English. (March 31 | CLICK TO OPEN)

People in Tibet mourned victims of Tibet riot Chen Jia woke up in the morning of March 14. 2008. When she looked through her window, did she realize that was the last time she saw the turquoise sky and golden sun of Tibet? She, along with 4 other young girls, were burned alive by the rioters in the afternoon of March 14. While the people in Tibet mourned in front of their shop where they were burned, Tibet independence supporter kept blaming the Ethnic Han people and spoke of "Ethnic cleasing". A Tibet independence supporter said, "No Chinese in Tibet, no Chinese victims". Click to see the photos where people mourned the victims in Lhasa, Tibet. (March 27, 2008 | FULL STORY)

How it started, how it went, and why now
Have these questions about 2008 Tibet riot? Get answers from Washington post. (March 27, 2008 | FULL STORY)

Something funny about Dalai Lama
If you're tired of hearing who's killing whom in Tibet, this hilarious small piece of article might be right for you. Clike to see an article by Steve Jobs, the CEO of apple, "The Dalai Lama is bugging the shit out of me lately". (March 27, 2008 | FULL STORY)