Tag: Lhasa

Mount Everest and Lhasa | Tough Rides Season 1 Ep5

A local Zhongba motorcycle repairman comes to the Pyle brothers’ rescue, managing to get the BMW bike clutch back in working order. But further disaster strikes when Colin’s bike blows a tire. The journey is now in real jeopardy. …


China’s COVID-19 Quarantine Facilities Like ‘Concentration Camps:’ Resident

A businessman in Tibet has blasted China’s communist party authorities for messing up in the region with its “zero-COVID” policies, describing China’s quarantine facilities as “concentration camps.” China’s ruling communist party (CCP) have imposed stringent COVID-19 lockdown measures in Tibet since early August. Xiao Wang (pseudonym) who has been doing business in Lhasa, the capital…


Five Suicides in Tibet Due to ‘Extreme Hardship‘ in Lockdown: Report

The “extreme hardships” in Tibet, where the Chinese regime has imposed harsh lockdowns, are behind five recent suicides, according to a human rights advocacy group. The lockdown in the west border region—which has dragged on for over 50 days—caused “a spate of suicides” in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, according to the Washington-based International Campaign…


Lhasa Residents: ‘Isolated for Over 40 Days, With No Income, We Can’t Hold on Any Longer!’

Lhasa, the capital of western China’s Tibetan region, is drawing worldwide attention after a recent COVID-19 flare-up. The city—with population estimates ranging from 300,000 to around 900,000—has suffered chaotic pandemic management during a lockdown that has lasted over a month. Local authorities closed off parts of the city and mass-tested residents under the zero-COVID policies…


Tibet Shuts Down Potala Palace Over First COVID Outbreak in 2 Years

The Chinese regime announced on Aug. 8 the first COVID-19 outbreak in Tibet since 2020. Authorities closed off part of the Tibetan capital Lhasa and mass-tested residents in three cities on Aug. 9 to contain the spread of the virus. The virus was identified as the Omicron BA.2.76 variant. Chinese authorities claimed Mount Everest tourists brought…


Locals Silenced Over Popular Tibetan Singer’s Self-Immolation  

The news that China’s popular Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu died from self-immolation in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet in protest of Beijing’s tyranny has been strictly blocked by the Chinese regime. Many local Tibetans still don’t know about his death, while others told The Epoch Times that they dare not comment on…


Beijing Blocks News of Popular Tibetan Singer’s Self-Immolation

The news that China’s popular Tibetan singer Tsewang Norbu died from self-immolation in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet in protest of Beijing’s tyranny has been strictly blocked by the Chinese regime. Many local Tibetans still don’t know about his death, while others told The Epoch Times that they dared not comment on…


70 Years Since CCP Takeover, Regime Calls for Tibet to Accept Communist Rule

China’s Communist Party marked the 70th anniversary of its taking control of Tibet with a call for the region to embrace the regime’s all-encompassing rule. At the iconic Potala Palace, a sacred Buddhist site in Tibet’s capital Lhasa, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang on Aug. 19 spoke in front of a tightly-vetted crowd of 20,000,…


Regime Calls for Tibet to Accept Communist Rule 70 Years After CCP Takeover

China’s Communist Party marked the 70th anniversary of its taking control of Tibet with a call for the region to embrace the regime’s rule. At the iconic Potala Palace, a sacred Buddhist site in Tibet’s capital Lhasa, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang spoke on Aug. 19 in front of a tightly-vetted crowd of 20,000 people,…