Beijing didn’t need to issue an ultimatum. After China’s ambassador raised “concerns,” #Nepal cancelled a major #Tibetan studies conference involving 720 scholars from 39 countries: a stark example of #TransnationalRepression through quiet pressure & self-censorship www.firstpost.com/opinion/quie...
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Tibetan monks carry a portrait of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, during a function organised by the Tibetan refugee community in Kathmandu on December 10, 2014. (Representational Photo, Credit: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters)