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  • Trump approves Tibet policy, China rejects Dalai Lama’s selection policy

    Strongly opposing the intervention of the Chinese government in the process of choosing the Dalai Lama in Tibet, the US has passed a new law in support of religious freedom. China has rejected this new US law on Tibet. The Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday, saying that it has strictly rejected the new US law on Tibet. The law was signed by President Donald Trump over the weekend. Chao Lijang, deputy director of the information department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, in a regular media briefing on Monday refused to accept it, expressing strong displeasure over the new US law on Tibet, and said that issues related to Tibet were China’s domestic affairs.

    US President Donald Trump signed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 and finalized this America’s Tibet related policies. Under this, America’s commitment to support Tibetans in exile and the Tibetan government has been reiterated. By this law, America will prohibit China from choosing its own Dalai Lama. Tibet has thanked the President of America for making this law.

    In February this year, the House of Representatives Tests unanimously passed the bill to strengthen Tibet-related policies. The representatives of the Himalayan Buddhist region have considered it a step towards encouraging and empowering Tibet.

  • Amid Nepal Crisis, Intrigue Over China Envoy’s Activities; Meets Prachanda After President

    Days after she met Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari, Chinese ambassador Hou Yanqi on Thursday met Nepal Communist Party’s executive chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. The former Prime Minister now claims control over the ruling party after removing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli from the posts of the party’s parliamentary leader and chair and has been embroiled in a tug-of-war over control of the ruling party that has resulted in the last week in the dissolution of the nation’s Parliament and the announcement of early elections. The role of the Chinese envoy in the events that have gone on over the last couple of months, which include Oli pivoting away from India via provocative moves by his government, has been the subject of enormous speculation.


    According to The Himalayan Times, Yanqi called on Dahal at his residence in Khumaltar, Lalitpur following the controversial dissolution of House of Representatives – the decision that has led to the formal splitting up of the largest party in Nepal.

    A member from Dahal’s secretariat confirmed the meeting of around half an hour to The Kathmandu Post and described it as an “informal” meeting. “Ambassador Hou met with Dahal today,” said a member of the Dahal’s secretariat. The member did not provide details but said, “discussions must have revolved around contemporary political developments.”