Xi Jinping Visits Tibet as Dalai Lama’s Succession Looms

A power struggle is taking shape over choosing a successor to the 90-year-old Buddhist leader. In a trip to Tibet’s capital, China’s leader emphasized maintaining Beijing’s control.

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Dalai Lama Tightens Grip on Reins of Succession in the Face of Chinese Pressure

The aging Tibetan spiritual leader is looking to prevent Beijing from taking advantage of a power vacuum that might arise after his death.

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How China Uses Work to Reshape Uyghur Identity and Control a Strategic Region

State labor programs were aimed at lifting one of the nation’s poorest regions out of poverty, but they have also served as a tool to erode resistance to Chinese rule.

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Native Tribes Sue U.S. Over Abuse and Deaths at Boarding Schools

A class-action lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania argues that Native tribes have never been compensated for the child abuse or for money taken from tribal trust funds to operate the schools.

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