China 66 Years and counting – Tibet and China July 5, 2017 1 Written by Robert Barnett. It is 66 years and counting since the People’s Liberation Army moved into Tibet, and 58 years since the initial surrender…
Queer Asia Queer Politics in Tibet: Past, Present, and Future June 27, 2017 2 Written by Séagh Kehoe & Chelsea E. Hall Tibet occupies an ambiguous place in colonial and decolonial studies. Though no stranger to experiences of British…
China State-managed Buddhism and Chinese-Mongolian relations June 23, 2017 6 Written by Jichang Lulu. “No matter what the 14th Dalai Lama says or does, he cannot deny the Central Government's right to recognise reincarnations,” says…
China Dividing the Third Pole June 21, 2017 1 Written by Martin Mills. Over the last decade, the Tibetan Plateau has changed beyond recognition. In the place of the organic huddles of mud-brick villages…
China Terrorism and Counterterrorism in China: The Other “War on Terror” April 28, 2017 0 Written by Scott N. Romaniuk & Shih-Yueh Yang. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) comprehensive counterterrorism law that came into effect at the turn of 2016…
China Thinking outside the Urn: China and the reincarnation of Mongolia’s highest lama March 21, 2017 3 Written by Jichang Lulu. The Chinese government’s prerogative to manage the rebirths of incarnate lamas is being tested in Mongolia. One of the highest lineages…
Asia Where is Ethnicity? Intersectionality in the Chinese Feminist Movement March 6, 2017 1 Written by Séagh Kehoe. The Chinese feminist movement has been making impressive waves over the past few years. Largely made up of young women, Chinese…
China Is China a Ticking Time Bomb of Ethnic Contradictions? September 26, 2016 2 Written by James Leibold. China’s ethnic periphery can be a volatile place. Over the past decade, violence has repeatedly marred the remote yet strategic regions of…
China China’s Ethnic Minority Language Film August 26, 2016 0 Written by Kwai-Cheung Lo. The emphasis on common linguistic expression in the films of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been intimately tied to…
China Tibetan Women adapt to Qinghai modernity July 25, 2016 0 Written by Hamsa Rajan. The northeastern area of Qinghai province is home to many ‘Tibetan autonomous’ counties and prefectures, with unique ritual practices, local languages…