Politics and faith collide over choice for Tibet's next Dalai Lama

Tibetan Buddhists believe the Dalai Lama decides when and where he will reincarnate. But China's ruling Communist Party says ...
CNBC

Alphabet's 160% rally in a year reflects value of owning 'most of the stack' in AI

Alphabet briefly surpassed Nvidia by market cap in after-hours trading this week. Wall Street is increasingly bullish on the company's ability to win in AI at various levels, whether it's in the ...
The Guardian

‘They have built a machine that pulls out their mother tongue’: why Tibet’s children ‘think they are Chinese’

Parents say the insistence on Mandarin in schools is eroding the Tibetan language and culture right from early childhood Weeks after a Tibetan-speaking five-year-old started preschool, she had ...
Human Rights Watch

China: ‘Harmonization Plan’ Erasing Tibetan Language

A 2021 Ministry of Education directive—the Children’s Speech Harmonization plan—mandates the use of standard Mandarin Chinese for all preschool instruction and care, including in ethnic minority areas ...