Representative Thinlay Chukki joined a #Prague conference on the #Sinicisation of #Tibet, warning of ongoing repression inside Tibet & #transnationalrepression targeting #Tibetans in Europe. The event was organised with @sinopsis.cz and Czech academic partners: tibet.net/representati...
A #Tibetan language AI app launched in China is facing criticism from @savetibet.bsky.social, which says it repeats official positions on #Tibet related issues and refuses some politically sensitive questions. The group argues the app reflects Beijing’s narrative on Tibet:
#deepzang #sinicisation
China is set to pass a new “ethnic unity” law this week promoting Mandarin & a shared Chinese national identity, entrenching forced assimilation policies & #sinicisation in #Tibet, #Xinjiang, & other minority regions.
@stephenmcdonell.bsky.social reports from Beijing: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
USCIRF is warning that Beijing is accelerating the #sinicisation of Tibetan #Buddhism. As @savetibet.bsky.social highlights, this is about more than repression — it is an attempt to bring #Tibetan faith, identity, & religious authority under CCP control. savetibet.org/uscirf-decri...
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says China is tightening control over religion through #sinicisation, restricting #Tibetan Buddhism, detaining monks devoted to the Dalai Lama, & seeking influence over his future reincarnation. www.rfa.org/tibetan/sarg...
China is set to pass a landmark law mandating Mandarin as the main language of instruction for ethnic minorities, part of Xi Jinping’s #Sinicisation drive. Critics warn it will accelerate the decline of #Tibetan, #Uyghur & #Mongolian cultures & tighten controls on dissent. www.ft.com/content/94be...
#BOTD: Yuan Hong 元宏, né Tuoba Hong 拓拔宏, Emp. Xiaowen of Northern Wei 北魏孝文帝 (467–499, r. 471–499), whose reforms (adoption of the Rites of Zhou 周禮, Chinese language, surnames and dress) led to the #Sinicisation #漢化 of the Xianbei 鮮卑 elite. #Buddhism
As anticipated, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) to participate in the celebrations to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the TAR. Due to security concerns he did not visit Lhasa on September 9 – the actual date of the anniversary – but on August 20-21 and the dates of the visit were not disclosed till just hours earlier. Chinese leaders have avoided visiting Lhasa on the actual date of the anniversary for nearly the past fifteen years. The last time China celebrated this anniversary in Lhasa on September 9 was the tenth anniversary in 1975. It has subsequently been held on September 1, except in 2015, when it was held on September 8. (CCAS)
Xi’s TAR visit underscored tighter CCP control: ethnic unity, #sinicisation of Tibetan Buddhism, big infrastructure, & border security near India. Insightful breakdown by Jayadeva Ranade (CCAS):
www.ccasindia.org/CCAS-XI-IN-T...
#BOTD: Yuan Hong 元宏, né Tuoba Hong 拓拔宏, Emp. Xiaowen of Northern Wei 北魏孝文帝 (467–499, r. 471–499), whose reforms (adoption of the Rites of Zhou 周禮, Chinese language, surnames and dress) led to the #Sinicisation #漢化 of the Xianbei 鮮卑 elite #MedievalTwitter #Buddhism
