The Chinese government believes it has the right to appoint the next Dalai Lama in Tibet. The Tibetan exile movement will appoint another in exile. When it comes time to find a successor to the soon-to-be 91-year-old Tenzin Gyatso, who has held the title since 1940, Tibetan Buddhism looks set to have two competing spiritual leaders.
WorldThe Chinese government believes it has the right to appoint the next Dalai Lama in Tibet. The Tibetan exile movement says it will appoint its own successor in exile. When it comes time to find a successor to the soon-to-be 91-year-old Tenzin Gyatso, who has held the title since 1940, Tibetan Buddhism looks set to have two competing spiritual leaders.
WorldThe Chinese government this weekend ordered companies to ignore U.S. sanctions, potentially drawing major banks into the fray in an increasingly tense relationship between the world's two largest economies.
BusinessThe love ballad has been played and sung for generations by China's Uyghur minority at weddings and parties. But today, anyone who downloads, plays or shares the song risks going to jail as China tightens its grip on the Uyghurs once again.
WorldChina promises to cut emissions. The new promises are positive – but too vague and unambitious, according to several experts. We had hoped for more, says Lauri Myllyvirta who follows the green transition in China.
SwedenTrading on Wall Street was reserved on Tuesday – and ultimately fell below zero. Boeing – which is affected by President Donald Trump's trade war – sank 2.4 percent.
BusinessChina raised the new tariffs on goods from the USA to 84 percent. The USA's President Donald Trump in turn raised the tariffs on Chinese goods to 125 percent. The WTO warns that trade between the two countries may decrease by 80 percent.
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