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One dead, 137 rescued after blizzard traps hikers on Tibetan slopes of Mt Everest

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One dead, 137 rescued after blizzard traps hikers on Tibetan slopes of Mt Everest

One hiker was killed while 137 others, stranded after a blizzard on the Tibetan slopes of Mt Everest, were rescued, local Chinese officials said Monday. They said the search is on for missing climbers. A 41-year-old male hiker died from hypothermia and acute altitude sickness, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, quoting local officials. So far, … Read more

Xi’s policy directions on Tibet misguided & unrealistic: Lobsang Sangay

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Xi’s policy directions on Tibet misguided & unrealistic: Lobsang Sangay

New Delhi: Central Tibetan Administration President Dr Lobsang Sangay has refuted Chinese President Xi Jinping’s proposed policy directions on Tibet and called it “misguided” and “unrealistic”. Xi Jinping has laid out four key policy directions on Tibet which include combating ‘separatism’ and Sinicizing Tibetan Buddhism, at the 7th Central Symposium on Tibet Works in Beijing … Read more