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The article discusses the Chinese government's reaction to internal protests and conflict in the months leading up to the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Human rights activists criticize China for refusing to help stop genocide in Darfur, Sudan. It is suggested that China's forceful suppression of demonstrations in Tibet, China is due to the Chinese government's desire to extinguish any problematic unrest before the Olympics. China's foreign relations are strained.

The article discusses the growing unrest between Tibet and the Chinese government, noting the March 2008 demonstrations for a free Tibet and the virulent reaction of Chinese officials. The Dalai Lama's emphasis on nonviolent protest is challenged by some younger Tibetans. Tibetan demonstrators and Buddhist monks use the Internet to communicate with one another. The results of economic development in Tibet include increased commodity prices.

The article offers brief information about the position of Lobsang Sangay as the new prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile including his background, relationship with the Dalai Lama, and the Tibetan-Chinese conflict.

Discusses the Shangri-La myth created by author James Hilton in his book 'Lost Horizon.' How an American expedition led by Peter Klika and Ted Vaill say they have proof that Hilton's Shangri-La exists in the Tibetan province of Kham; How the myth about an imaginary utopia effects the region with tourism; Issues of nature preservation and modernization of the remote communities.

Reports on the escape of the 17th reincarnation of the Karmapa from Chinese-controlled Tibet to India. Details of the Karmapa's flight; Chinese belief that the Buddha went to India to retrieve some musical instruments and hope that he will soon return; Comments from the Dalai Lama about Karmapa. INSET: The Day of the Living Buddhas.

This article focuses on the maiden voyage of the Beijing-Lhasa Express, a luxury-class train between China and Tibet. Amid China's campaign to stamp out Tibetan separatism and its human rights abuses in Tibet, the Chinese government has spent nearly $190 million on environmental and wildlife protection around the railway, which was a concern of the Dalai Lama's. China's environmental protection policy in Tibet is discussed.

Reports on the escape of the 17th reincarnation of the Karmapa from Chinese-controlled Tibet to India. Details of the Karmapa's flight; Chinese belief that the Buddha went to India to retrieve some musical instruments and hope that he will soon return; Comments from the Dalai Lama about Karmapa.

Describes the covert war operation in Tibet (China) supported by the United States Central Intelligence Agency during the late 1950s. The operation code name of `ST CIRCUS'; How the Dalai Lama coexisted with the Chinese communists; The Lama's decision to flee to India, which granted political asylum.

Focuses on the covert action of the United States Central Intelligence Agency in 1958 as Chinese communists closed in on Tibet's spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, who fled to India. Details of Operation ST CIRCUS; How the US subsidized the Dalai Lama.

Offers a rare inside look at how Beijing now uses money and migrants to control the frontier of Tibet. How China lifted controls on Chinese migration to Tibet in 1992 and offered jobs at lucrative wages; Why newcomers have an advantage over locals; How Beijing is undermining Tibet's self-sufficiency; Charges that China is obliterating Tibetan culture.

The article reports on the successful attempt by Chinese rulers to crush sympathy for Tibet at home, while worldwide attention to the issue is growing. In its handling of the Tibetan issue, China risks alienating Tibetans and making a future settlement harder to achieve. Tibetans are becoming united in their anger about discrimination and the income gap between them and the Chinese. Because of the hard line of the Chinese government, moderate Chinese are afraid to propose negotiations with Tibet.

The article discusses the Chinese government's reaction to the protests and violence in Tibet in March 2008. The news agency Xinhua, run by China's government, broadcast the deaths of several ethnic Chinese people during the riots, encouraging racial division. Chinese media portrays the Dalai Lama as instigating racial attacks. Tibetan revolutionaries have become increasingly aggressive. It is questioned whether it is possible to quell the rising racism.

The article reports that Chinese police responded to Tibetan protesters in Lhasa, Tibet with tear gas and force on the March 10, 2008 anniversary of a 1959 failed Tibetan revolt. Concerns of Chinese authorities regarding public relations in the months before the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China are highlighted. It is noted that Chinese officials have forbidden foreigners from the Tibetan side of Mount Everest while the Olympic torch is carried to the peak due to concerns about protests.

The article focuses on the political and social power of monks in Asia. Attention is given to events that took place in 2007 that involved monks, including protests in Burma, demonstrations against the 2008 Olympics in China, and celebrations in Lhasa. In 1951, China forcibly occupied Tibet, exiling the Dalai Lama and imposing their rule over the country. The Dalai Lama received the U.S. Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 and brought attention to the plight of Tibetans and monks worldwide.

Focuses on relations between China and Tibet as of spring 1999. Human rights and other issues involving Tibet; The importance of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader who has been in exile in India for 40 years; The defection of Arjia Losang Thubten, an abbot and senior living Buddha; China's `patriotic education' campaign.

Focuses on the lack of progress in relations between China and Tibet. Jiang Zemin's scholarly interest in religion and Buddhism; United States President Bill Clinton's intention of mentioning Tibet during his human-rights discussions with Jiang; Clinton's hopes for a Chinese dialogue with the Dalai Lama; Chinese view of the Tibet issue as one of national sovereignty.

Discusses Beijing President Hu Jin-tao's protest over the Dalai Lama's visit to the United States. Importance of the visit because of the changes underway in Tibet; Metamorphosis of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa into a brash Chinese city; Hopes that the Dalai Lama will be able to return to Tibet soon after his 44 year hiatus.

The article discusses the prevalence of self-immolation among Tibetans to protest China's policies. Some Tibetans left suicide notes, accusing the Chinese government of arresting, beating and killing people who refuse to denounce His Holiness the Dalai Lama or accept China's rule on Tibet. The Dalai Lama has called the situation in Tibet as "cultural genocide." The scenario that the Dalai Lama's eventual passing could radicalize Tibetan youth against the Chinese rule is assessed.

The article looks at the politics of reincarnation in Tibet. It reports on the announcement from the State Administration for Religious Affairs in China of its plans to enact a new law prohibiting the 14th Dalai Lama to be reborn anywhere but on Chinese-controlled soil. The Dalai Lama has previously declared that he will never again be reincarnated in Tibet as long as his homeland remains under the control of the Chinese government. It considers the issue surrounding the 17th Karmapa Lama, who is expected to assume leadership of Tibet after Dalai Lama.

An interview with the Dalai Lama is presented. He contrasts the Tibetan uprising against the Chinese in the late 1980s with the unrest in Tibet in 2008. He notes his effort to prevent violence between Tibetans and Chinese. He notes the difficulty, due to Internet and media censorship, of educating the Chinese public about what is going on in Tibet.

The article focuses on the economic impact of the new train line between Lhasa-to-Beijing. According to the author, the new line has cut transport costs by a third and is expected to bring 4,000 addition visitors to Lhasa each day. Statistics related to the economic benefits of the railway are reviewed.

Presents an interview with the exiled leader of the Tibetan government and the Tibetan Buddhist faith, the Dalai Lama. His views on religion and government and the biggest pitfalls for both religious and secular leaders; His hopes for the future of Tibet and relations with China; What he missed in life while being a monk.

Focuses on Catholicism in rural villages of the ethnic Tibetan region of China. Lack of clergy in the villages; How Catholicism was brough to Tibet by missionaries; Profile of Ho Zhixiang, a Catholic lay leader in the village of Cizhong; Suggestion that Catholicism may die out in the villages without an increase in resident priests.