Before starting college in 2008, my sister, Ti-Anna, spent a year in Washington advocating for our father, Wang Bingzhang, a political prisoner in China. She accomplished a great deal: She met influential politicians and policymakers and even had an op-ed published in January. ...more

November 17, 2009

Ignoring Chinese protests, the Dalai Lama traveled to a disputed part of India near China's Tibetan border Sunday as thousands of pilgrims braved cold weather to catch a glimpse of their spiritual leader. ...more

November 9, 2009

Paramilitary police and soldiers swarmed cities and villages in Tibet and restive western China on Tuesday, on the alert for possible unrest on the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule. The Dalai Lama said Tibet had become "hell on earth" under Beijing's control. ...more

March 10, 2009

From tokers on the run to Neil Sedaka remaking his songs for children, the media shelves seem a bit surreal today. And don't get us started on the wasted opportunity of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in the same movie. ...more

January 6, 2009

Exiled Tibetans have agreed to continue with the Dalai Lama's accommodating approach toward China despite years of frustration and failed talks, their self-declared government said Saturday. ...more

November 23, 2008

At a gathering of people and their animals, barks ceased and sniffing stopped under the gentle spell of a Tibetan lama. ...more

October 25, 2008

On Monday, at a gathering of people and their animals, barks ceased and sniffing stopped under the gentle spell of a Tibetan lama. ...more

October 25, 2008

It was a Friday of war and peace for Republican presidential candidate John McCain. ...more

July 26, 2008

BEIJING - China's official news agency says that Beijing will hold a new round of talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama in July. ...more

June 29, 2008

The Dalai Lama's government-in-exile expressed optimism about upcoming talks with Chinese officials, but cautioned Saturday that too much should not be expected from the first meeting between the two sides since violent anti-government protests erupted in Tibet. ...more

May 4, 2008