Thupten Samphel Articles and Briefs

2019

Review: Old Demons New Deities edited by Tenzin Dickie

Review: Tibet: When the Gods Spoke by Claude Arpi

Review: Bells of Shangri-la by Parimal Bhattacharya

A Book Launched the Worldwide Tibet Movement

China’s Assertion of Sovereignty On Tibet’s Spiritual Space

Costumes, Jewellery and Hats of Old Tibet

A Playbook for the New Great Game?

2018

Making a Deal with the Devil

Zhu Weiqun Fumes, Once Again, At the Middle-Way Policy

REVIEW: BLESSINGS FROM BEIJING: INSIDE CHINA’S SOFT-POWER WAR ON TIBET BY GREG BRUNO

THE MAN WHO STOLE TIBET

THE FABULOUS PANDATSANG FAMILY REMEMBERED

Review: Blessings from Beijing: Inside China’s Soft-power War on Tibet by Greg Bruno

The Man who Stole Tibet

The Fabulous Pandatsang Family Remembered

2017

RECREATING TIBET OUTSIDE: EARLY YEARS OF THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY

THE ART OF NON-VIOLENCE: WINNING CHINA OVER TO TIBET’S STORY

Recreating Tibet Outside: Early Years of the Refugee Community

Garbage Rampage in Tibet

The Art of Non-violence: Winning China Over to Tibet’s Story

2016

Natural Disasters in Tibet: Is it the New Normal?

VOICE OF SANITY: WHY THE TIBETAN CAUSE IS A DEEPER SEARCH FOR SELF

Voice of sanity: Why the Tibetan cause is a deeper search for self

2015

In China, Xi News and Non-Xi News

“In Tibet, China Moves from Empire-lite to Empire-heavy”

China’s New Environmental Protection Law, Not for Tibet

A Warrior Sings for Tibet

China’s New Environmental Protection Law, Not for Tibet

IN CHINA, XI NEWS AND NON-XI NEWS

“IN TIBET, CHINA MOVES FROM EMPIRE-LITE TO EMPIRE-HEAVY”

A WARRIOR SINGS FOR TIBET

THE DALAI LAMA’S CHINA EXPERIENCE AND ITS IMPACT

THINK TANKS AND SCHOOLS IN CHINA ARE NOT ALLOWED TO THINK

XI JINPING: THE GREAT BALANCER

China’s New Environmental Protection Law, Not for Tibet

The Dalai Lama’s China Experience and Its Impact

Think Tanks and Schools in China Are Not Allowed to Think

Xi Jinping: the Great Balancer

2014

Brand Tibet China’s and Tibetan Exiles’ Contrasting Narratives on Tibet

The Jailor Jailed: Zhou Yongkang Behind Bars

Poisoning Tibetan Rivers: Why is it not so natural?

Book review: A Home in Tibet by Tsering Wangmo Dhompa

The Challenge of Exile and Writing

Don’t block the tap

BRAND TIBET CHINA’S AND TIBETAN EXILES’ CONTRASTING NARRATIVES ON TIBET

THE JAILOR JAILED: ZHOU YONGKANG BEHIND BARS

BOOK REVIEW: A HOME IN TIBET BY TSERING WANGMO DHOMPA

DON’T BLOCK THE TAP

ZHU WEIQUN: YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU SAY YOU ARE

WILL CHINA CHANGE ITS MINORITIES’ POLICY?

TIBET TWEETS TO CHINA AND CHINA TWEETS BACK

CHINA AND TIBET’S REVOLUTION IN EXILE

TIBET’S PANCHEN LAMA: 25 YEARS AFTER

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2013

Vested Interests Block Reconciliation in Tibet

With the Third Plenum Xi Jinping Says He Is His Own Man

Book Review: A Walk Through the History of the Roof of the World

VESTED INTERESTS BLOCK RECONCILIATION IN TIBET

WITH THE THIRD PLENUM XI JINPING SAYS HE IS HIS OWN MAN

BOOK REVIEW: A WALK THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE ROOF OF THE WORLD

IN CHINA TWO DISTINCT VIEWS ON TIBET

In China Two Distinct Views on Tibet

2012

Why China Wants To Choose The Next Dalai Lama

Why does the CCP operate military-style mass coercive labor programs in Tibet?

Review: The End of an Era; India Exits Tibet by Claude Arpi

Review: The Great Game in the Buddhist Himalayas

Review: Old Demons New Deities edited by Tenzin Dickie

Review: Tibet: When the Gods Spoke by Claude Arpi

Review: Bells of Shangri-la by Parimal Bhattacharya

A Book Launched the Worldwide Tibet Movement

China’s Assertion of Sovereignty On Tibet’s Spiritual Space

Costumes, Jewellery and Hats of Old Tibet

A Playbook for the New Great Game?

Making a Deal with the Devil

Zhu Weiqun Fumes, Once Again, At the Middle-Way Policy

REVIEW: BLESSINGS FROM BEIJING: INSIDE CHINA’S SOFT-POWER WAR ON TIBET BY GREG BRUNO

THE MAN WHO STOLE TIBET

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