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"A classic example is in Scandinavia, where the land is still rising in response to the melting of thick ice sheets that covered the region during the last Ice Age. This process continues today, affecting coastlines and landscapes, thousands of years after the ice retreated," Dai said.“一个典型的例子是斯堪的纳维亚半岛，由于上一个冰河时期覆盖该地区的厚冰盖融化，该地区的土地仍在上升。在冰消退数千年之后，这一过程仍在继续，影响着海岸线和景观。 ，”戴说。Study co-writer Adam Smith, a University College London doctoral student, said GPS measurements show the continued rising of Everest and the rest of the Himalayas.研究合著者、伦敦大学学院博士生亚当·史密斯表示，GPS 测量显示珠穆朗玛峰和喜马拉雅山其他地区的海拔持续上升。This uplift is faster than the continued surface erosion caused by wind, rain and river flow. As this erosion continues, Everest's uplift rate from isostatic rebound may increase, Smith said.这种抬升速度比风、雨和河水造成的持续地表侵蚀还要快。 史密斯说，随着这种侵蚀的继续，珠穆朗玛峰因均衡回弹而上升的速度可能会增加。Neighboring mountains, including Lhotse, the world's fourth highest, and Makalu, the fifth highest, also get a boost from the same process. Lhotse is experiencing an uplift rate similar to Everest. Makalu has a slightly higher uplift rate.邻近的山脉，包括世界第四高的洛子峰和第五高的马卡鲁峰，也从同一过程中得到了推动。 洛子峰的上升速度与珠穆朗玛峰类似。 马卡鲁的抬升率略高。Dai said that the research shows our planet's changing nature. Even a seemingly unchanging element like Mount Everest is "subject to ongoing geological processes, reminding us that Earth is constantly changing, often in ways imperceptible in our daily lives."戴说，这项研究表明我们星球的性质正在发生变化。 即使像珠穆朗玛峰这样看似不变的元素也“受到持续的地质过程的影响，提醒我们地球正在不断变化，而且通常以我们日常生活中难以察觉的方式变化。”Earth's rigid outer part is divided into large plates that move slowly over time. The Himalayas rose following a collision between two plates.地球坚硬的外部被分成许多大板块，这些板块随着时间的推移缓慢移动。 喜马拉雅山是在两个板块碰撞后升起的。Everest is located on the border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It was named for George Everest, a 19th century British surveyor in India.珠穆朗玛峰位于尼泊尔和中国西藏自治区之间的边界。 它以 19 世纪英国驻印度测量员乔治·珠穆朗玛峰的名字命名。"Mount Everest occupies a unique place in human consciousness," Dai said.“珠穆朗玛峰在人类意识中占有独特的地位，”戴说。"Physically, it represents Earth's highest point," giving it a lot of importance simply because of its size, Dai explained.戴解释说，“从物理上来说，它代表了地球的最高点”，仅仅因为它的大小就赋予了它很大的重要性。He added that Everest has cultural importance to local Sherpa and Tibetan communities. Worldwide, Dai said, the mountain represents a big test for human endurance.他补充说，珠穆朗玛峰对当地夏尔巴人和西藏社区具有文化重要性。 戴秉国说，在世界范围内，这座山是对人类耐力的一次巨大考验。

The media have a vital role to play in telling the world Tibet's story. But the Chinese government makes it nearly impossible for foreign journalists to enter Tibet and report on China's human rights abuses against the Tibetan people. In fact, a Washington Post reporter said in 2016 that the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region, which spans roughly half of Tibet, is harder to visit as a journalist than even North Korea.

SYNOPSIS:Tibet remains a key factor in Indo-China relations. After the Chinese occupation of #tibet  in 1950, India and China came to share the now disputed common border. In recent years, with China's extensive military buildup and massive environmental exploitation of Tibet, as well as reported intentions to divert or dam rivers that rise in Tibet and flow into India, Indian anxieties have only worsened. On the other hand, the Chinese approach is largely driven by its insecurity surrounding the presence of His Holiness the 14th #dalailama  and around a lakh strong community of #Tibetans -in-exile in India.The Government of India's official stance that“The Dalai Lama is an honored guest and a respected religious leader with a large following in India” and that “The Dalai Lama is “accorded all due courtesies and freedom to conduct religious and spiritual activities in India”has so far failed to assuage Chinese concerns. The hardened #chinese  stance is evidenced by the fact that even a mere public acknowledgment of the apex Tibetan religious and spiritual leader by any section of the Indian Administration is construed as an infringement on Chinese sovereignty. Conversely, India too has adopted a more hardened stance owing to China's aggressive territorial claims on India, the deepening of the China-Pakistan friendship' and a shift in China's position viz-a-viz the Indian Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.Amidst all of this, are the Tibetans-in-exile in India, largely ignored by the world press but a thorn in China's eyes. . Consequently, the Tibetans in India have minimal access to social services and are ineligible for government jobs or welfare schemes. If this rapid emigration continues, what will remain of the Tibetan community in India, the country which the Dalai Lama made his home? The Chinese policy of ‘#onenation , one party, one language, one culture has been dismissive of the Tibetan identity. China has also been attempting to interfere in choosing the successor of Dalai Lama with their pro-China candidate. To counter this, the US passed legislation in 2020, allowing Tibetans to choose the successor of the Dalai Lama without any external influence. India, on the other hand, has been deeply respectful of the historical linkages with Tibet. History stands testimony to the fact that as parts of the Indian subcontinent were being invaded and the Hindu civilization was obliterated by the barbaric attackers, many seers, gurus, and spiritual masters took refuge in the safety and solitude of Tibet, allowing both Hindu and Buddhist thought and literature to survive and flourish. Fast forward to the 21st century and India is now the safe haven for Tibetans. However, with no end in sight, the question remains - Has the global leadership lost its moral compass in the face of naked Chinese might or is there some hope left for the Tibetans in exile?DISCLAIMER:We invite thought leaders from across the ideological spectrum. The guests in our sessions express their independent views and  opinions. Argumentative Indians does not profess to subscribe, agree or endorse the same or be in anyway responsible for the stance, words and comments of our guests.Explore More at - www.argumentativeindians.comDISCLAIMER:We invite thought leaders from across the ideological spectrum. The guests in our sessions express their independent views and opinions. Argumentative Indians does not profess to subscribe, agree or endorse the same or be in anyway responsible for the stance, words and comments of our guests.

"Since 2018, the Chinese have been preparing for an AI war. Today they are in the Tibet Autonomous Region and their robots also have real data sets which they have acquired from the operational area. They will leapfrog the US military, which is their peer competitor, by gaining first mover advantage in the new warfare." - Pravin Sawhney, author, The Last War; How AI Will Shape India's Final Showdown With China, talks to Manjula Narayan on the Books & Authors podcast.

This week there are two new language pages on Omniglot : Amdo Tibetan (ཨ་མདོའི་སྐད་), a Tibetic language spoken in the provinces of Qinghai, Gansu and Sichuan and in the Tibet Autonomous Region in western China. Khams Tibetan (ཁམས་སྐད), a Tibetic language spoken in the provinces of Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, and in the Tibet Autonomous Region […]

Show Notes With last week's general discussion of the plot of Char's Counterattack out of the way, it's time to start diving deep on specific aspects of the film. This week: environmental justice advocate Colin joins us to discuss the environment, and environmentalism, in Char's Counterattack. Plus in the research Thom explores what it might mean that the Federation is headquartered in Lhasa while Nina looks at how a 1988 audience might have responded to talk of 'nuclear winter'. From the Talkback In preparation for our conversation, Colin had us read "Principles of Environmental Justice" by the Delegates to the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit held on October 24-27, 1991, and "The Progressive Plantation" by Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin. You can find Colin on Twitter at @padgettish and listen to them co-host for Wow! Cool Robot!!'s coverage of Zeta Gundam, or their own much less serious podcast about Medabots at Medawatch. They also recommended the Environmental Justice Network as a resource. Lhasa, Tibet Timeline of major events in Tibetan history from the BBC. Tibetan history via Britannica. Wikipedia pages for the history of Tibet, Lhasa, the 5th Dalai Lama, Tibet under Qing rule, and Mongol invasions of Tibet. General Tibetan history: “Tibetan Nation: A History Of Tibetan Nationalism And Sino-tibetan Relations,” by Warren Smith. Routledge. 1997. Tourist guide to the Potala Palace (which definitely appears in the movie) and the Jokhang Temple (which probably does). By She Jingwei for China Global Television Network, Mar. 26, 2019. Available at https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d514d30496a4e33457a6333566d54/index.html. Recent History: Tibet and China: “Tibet, China and the United States: Reflections on the Tibet Question.” By Melvyn C. Goldstein for The Atlantic Council of the United States. 1995. Available at https://web.archive.org/web/20061106021854/http://cc.purdue.edu/~wtv/tibet/article/art4.html. Topgyal, Tsering. “Identity Insecurity and the Tibetan Resistance Against China.” Pacific Affairs 86, no. 3 (2013): 515–38. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43590713. “The Monastery as a Medium of Tibetan Culture,” Donald S. Lopez, Jr. For Cultural Survival Quarterly Magazine. March 1988. Available at https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/monastery-medium-tibetan-culture. “Timeline of Destruction of Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries in China,” by Alexander Berzin. 1994. Available at https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/history-culture/buddhism-in-east-asia/timeline-of-destruction-of-tibetan-buddhist-monasteries-in-china “Threat from Tibet? Systemic Repression of Tibetan Buddhism in China,” by Ryan Cimmino for Harvard International Review. Sept. 16, 2018. Available at https://hir.harvard.edu/repression-tibetan-buddhism-china/. “Genocide in Tibet,” by Maura Moynihan for the Washington Post, Jan. 25, 1998. Available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1998/01/25/genocide-in-tibet/27c0891c-57f1-4a7c-b873-a1071d93cbfd “'Prosecute them with Awesome Power' - China's Crackdown on Tengdro Monastery and Restrictions on Communications in Tibet.” Human Rights Watch. July 6, 2021. Available at https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/07/06/prosecute-them-awesome-power/chinas-crackdown-tengdro-monastery-and-restrictions International Resolutions and Recognition on Tibet (1959 to 2004), assembled by Lobsang Nyandak Zayul for the Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration. Available at https://tibet.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/International-rsolutions-on-Tibet.pdf The Dalai Lama: “Chronology of Events [in the Dalai Lama's life].” From the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Available at https://www.dalailama.com/the-dalai-lama/events-and-awards/chronology-of-events “14th Dalai Lama,” by Britannica. Available at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dalai-Lama-14th/Life-in-exile “Dalai Lama caught in the middle as India and China reboot ties,” by Sugam Pokharel for CNN. March 30, 2018. Available at https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/30/asia/india-tibet-china-dalai-lama-intl/index.html “Dalai Lama opens exhibit of Tibetan art at Ueno,” by Ray Mahon for Stars and Stripes. Sept. 28, 1967. Available at https://www.stripes.com/news/dalai-lama-opens-exhibit-of-tibetan-art-at-ueno-1.18977. The 1980s Negotiations: Norbu, Dawa. “China's Dialogue With the Dalai Lama 1978-90: Prenegotiation Stage of Dead End?” Pacific Affairs 64, no. 3 (1991): 351–72. https://doi.org/10.2307/2759468. “Tibet 1985: The Last Fact-Finding Delegation - A Personal Account” by Tenzin Phuntsok Atisha.” 2020. Available at https://www.atc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tibet-1985-EBOOK.pdf. A report about the 1980s negotiations, based on declassified documents created by US officials at the time. “U.S. Officials Hoped Chinese Liberalization Program for Tibet in Early 1980s Would Bring Significant Improvements,” by Robert A. Wampler for National Security Archive. Feb. 28, 2013. Available at https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB414/. Press release: “Sino-Tibetan Contacts to Resume,” by Chhime R. Chhoekyapa from the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, including an annexed timeline of negotiations between the Dalai Lama and Beijing. May 2, 2008. Available at https://www.c3sindia.org/geopolitics-strategy/sino-tibetan-contacts-to-resume/ Additional relevant Wikipedia entries on the "Great Game," the 1959 Tibetan uprising, Tibetan unrest 1987-1989, the Tibet Autonomous Region, Chushi Gangdruk, the Tibetan independence movement, the Convention of Lhasa, and the Seventeen Point Agreement. Japan, Chernobyl, & Nuclear Anxiety Wikipedia pages for the Chernobyl disaster, its effects, and its cultural impact, Page on the Chernobyl accident from the World Nuclear Association. About the "Red Forest." Page on the "Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident." Wikipedia pages for the band The Blue Hearts (ザ・ブルーハーツ), and for "On Your Mark," the Change and Aska song with the Ghibli/Miyazaki AMV (anime music video). Radiophobia. Specific pages on the nuclear-power debate, the anti-nuclear movement (in general and in Japan), and anti-nuclear organizations. Japanese-language page on the anti-nuclear movement. Website for the Citizens Nuclear Information Center (原子力資料情報室) (shortened to CNIC), a Japanese anti-nuclear organization (in Japanese), History and timeline for CNIC (in English). CNIC English-language newsletters, Oct. 1987, Dec.1987, and Jan-Feb 1988. Contemporary articles the Chernobyl disaster: Silk, L. (1986, May 02). Economic scene|: Chernobyl's world impact. New York Times (1923-) Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/economic-scene/docview/110930284/se-2?accountid=35927 Hudson, Richard L., Terence Roth. "Chernobyl: Coping with Consequences --- Lingering Fallout: A Year Later, Mishap at Chernobyl Damps Atom-Power Industry --- Siemens Plant-Building Unit Battles Germany's Greens, Seeks to Reassure Public --- in Britain, Cuddly Reactors." Wall Street Journal Apr 23 1987, Eastern edition ed.: 1. ProQuest. 10 Nov. 2021. STUART D. "BIG AREA STRICKEN: SPREAD OF RADIOACTIVITY WAS FAR GREATER THAN INDICATED BEFORE FALLOUT FROM CHERNOBYL DISASTER AFFECTED LARGER AREA THAN FIRST REPORTED." New York Times (1923-) Aug 22 1986: 2. ProQuest. 10 Nov. 2021. Taylor, Robert E. "Scope of Chernobyl Accident is Unclear to West as Fallout Continues to Spread." Wall Street Journal May 05 1986, Eastern edition ed.: 1. ProQuest. 10 Nov. 2021. "Panel Says Japan should Boost Nuclear Power use." Wall Street Journal Jul 21 1986, Eastern edition ed.: 1. ProQuest. 10 Nov. 2021. WEINSTEIN, BERNARD L. and HAROLD T. GROSS. "Japan is Spending Heavily to Avoid Oil." New York Times (1923-), Mar 27, 1988, pp. 1. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/japan-is-spending-heavily-avoid-oil/docview/110543916/se-2?accountid=35927. ERIK E. "After Accident at the Soviet Station, Nuclear Power is Questioned again." New York Times (1923-), May 02, 1986, pp. 1. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/after-accident-at-soviet-station-nuclear-power-is/docview/110943137/se-2?accountid=35927. Other articles and papers: Zhukova, Ekatherina. “Foreign Aid and Identity after the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: How Belarus Shapes Relations with Germany, Europe, Russia, and Japan.” Cooperation and Conflict, vol. 52, no. 4, Sage Publications, Ltd., 2017, pp. 485–501, https://www.jstor.org/stable/48590276. Okabe, Aki. “Japan Reacts to Chernobyl.” Earth Island Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, Earth Island Institute, 1987, pp. 14–15, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43881866. Great book about film director and screenwriter Honda Ishiro (本多 猪四郎): Ryfle, Steve, et al. Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa. Wesleyan University Press, 2017. English and Japanese Wikipedia pages for the Kurosawa Akira (黒澤 明) film, 生きものの記録 or "I Live in Fear." About the Stanley Kubrick film "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb." Not mentioned in the research but when I was editing and got to the part about Nazi scientists, I remember the existence of this satirical song, "Wernher Von Braun" by Thomas Andrew Lehrer (1965). Mobile Suit Breakdown is written, recorded, and produced within Lenapehoking, the ancestral and unceded homeland of the Lenape, or Delaware, people. 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​Nyima Wangdu, a blind educator living in China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has guided dozens of blind students from illiteracy to enlightenment. At the age of thirty-three, he has traveled to 10 countries, hosted a talk show, finished a half-marathon and published a biography. Inspired by Helen Keller's book titled “Three Days to See”, he named his biography “No Need to See Three Days”. He says blindness is not a defect but rather a distinct feature.

The world's highest expressway went into operation on Saturday in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

Round Table goes on a boat ride in the reflection of Potala Palace. What were the most unforgettable moments during their trip to the Tibet Autonomous Region? Round Table and friends share their thoughts from the "top of the world".

RT goes to the biggest children's park and science education center in Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region. We play games, explore science & do some soul searching in bumper cars.

Barkhor Street is a must-go destination when you travel to Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Its vibrant street scene is invigorated with many tourists posing for photographs in typical Tibetan attire. An even better way to appreciate the city is to sit down quietly in an historic building and enjoy a Tibet hotpot. Join the Round Table team on Railway Trippin' - Tibetan Style.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has visited the city of Nyingchi in Tibet Autonomous Region. He has received a welcome from the local people and officials of various ethnic groups.

Ye Yunchuan, executive producer of Rhyomi Music, takes us on a musical journey to southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region to explore its sacred landscape, fascinating culture, and wealth of music.

Since ancient times, Chinese people have spoken of the difficulty traveling on roads in Sichuan Province. But what's it like traveling there today? Find out with Studio Plus as we speak to Yang Xinmeng who has been driving along the Rongchang Expressway that links the province with the Tibet Autonomous Region in west China.

​Education paves the way for children in China's Tibet Autonomous Region to have more possibilities in their life. China Plus reporters spoke with two Tibetan teachers who not only achieved their own dreams through education, but also help many others with their dreams.

For many people, the mention of the Tibet Autonomous Region will evoke images of famous scenic spots like Mount Chomolungma and Lake Namtso. But Tibet, which is on the world's highest and largest plateau region, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, has a wide range of scenery, from mountains to valleys, glaciers to the Gobi Desert. But while this might well add to the region's glamour in tourists' eyes, the harsh environment undoubtedly poses severe challenges to local people's lives. China Plus's Wang Lei tells you stories about people's struggle for a better life through sand control and central heating and oxygen supply projects.

Every year thousands of pilgrims hike the path around the sacred Mount Kailash which rises 6,000 feet above the surrounding landscape. Our featured guest Brad Warner is a zen priest who also happens to be a punk rock bassist, filmmaker, and popular blogger based in Los Angeles. Learn about upcoming mindful events and spiritual observances including the Celtic festival of Beltane. Show Segments Intro: 00:00 Spiritual Reflection: Conflict and Peace: 01:18 Spiritual Events and Observances: The Celtic festival Beltane: 02:25 Spiritual Places: Mount Kailash: 03:28 Featured Guest: Modern World Zen Priest, Brad Warner: 05:46 Outro: 32:00 Our Featured Guest Brad Warner is a Zen priest and the author of the new book “It Came from Beyond Zen!” He’s also the author of Don’t Be a Jerk, Sit Down & Shut Up, and Hardcore Zen. In addition, Brad happens to be a punk rock bassist, filmmaker, and popular blogger based in Los Angeles. You can visit him online at his website.   Show Resources and Links Mount Kailash in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The Celtic festival of Beltane. The ancient zen priest Dōgen. The Japanese sect of zen called Sōtō. Activities of the Holy Father Pope Francis The schedule for the Dalai Lama. Eckhart Tolle and Kim Eng events.     Join our Spiritual Community Today Get exclusive access to podcasts, videos, our private Facebook group and more. Available only to Spiritual Fizz subscribers.  Find out more about the Spiritual Fizz Podcast Please support us by subscribing to this podcast on iTunes and tell your friends about us. We look forward to being with you next time when we talk more about the connections between the spiritual and physical worlds.

In his recent book, The Buddha Party: How the People’s Republic of China Works to Define and Control Tibetan Buddhism (Oxford University Press, 2016), John Powers presents a comprehensive overview of propaganda employed by the People’s Republic of China related to Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, showing not only how Han Chinese come to believe it, but also how Tibetans work to resist it. Drawing on previously untranslated material collected from both inside and outside of Tibet and China, this book outlines the narratives constructed by the PRC in an attempt to inform and control Tibetan Buddhist beliefs and practices. In addition to the well-known “patriotic re-education programs,” Powers also describes a booklet entitled Interpreting Tibetan Buddhist Doctrines, which attempts to re-frame Tibetan Buddhism in Chinese contexts for monks and nuns. The book also highlights the ways in which the PRC attempts to inform people’s views of foreign countries that are perceived as being sympathetic to the Dalai Lama and the so-called “Dalai Clique,” while simultaneously presenting the Dalai Lama as a nefarious, but ultimately ineffectual figure. In our conversation, Powers argues that the goal of this book is not to persuade readers to believe anything in particular about the effectiveness of Chinese propaganda, but rather to present and contextualize these materials so that readers can draw their own conclusions. This controversial book draws on years of research and personal experiences in the Tibet Autonomous Region and surrounding areas, and is a comprehensive and engaging read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his recent book, The Buddha Party: How the People’s Republic of China Works to Define and Control Tibetan Buddhism (Oxford University Press, 2016), John Powers presents a comprehensive overview of propaganda employed by the People’s Republic of China related to Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, showing not only how Han Chinese come to believe it, but also how Tibetans work to resist it. Drawing on previously untranslated material collected from both inside and outside of Tibet and China, this book outlines the narratives constructed by the PRC in an attempt to inform and control Tibetan Buddhist beliefs and practices. In addition to the well-known “patriotic re-education programs,” Powers also describes a booklet entitled Interpreting Tibetan Buddhist Doctrines, which attempts to re-frame Tibetan Buddhism in Chinese contexts for monks and nuns. The book also highlights the ways in which the PRC attempts to inform people’s views of foreign countries that are perceived as being sympathetic to the Dalai Lama and the so-called “Dalai Clique,” while simultaneously presenting the Dalai Lama as a nefarious, but ultimately ineffectual figure. In our conversation, Powers argues that the goal of this book is not to persuade readers to believe anything in particular about the effectiveness of Chinese propaganda, but rather to present and contextualize these materials so that readers can draw their own conclusions. This controversial book draws on years of research and personal experiences in the Tibet Autonomous Region and surrounding areas, and is a comprehensive and engaging read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his recent book, The Buddha Party: How the People’s Republic of China Works to Define and Control Tibetan Buddhism (Oxford University Press, 2016), John Powers presents a comprehensive overview of propaganda employed by the People’s Republic of China related to Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, showing not only how Han Chinese come to believe it, but also how Tibetans work to resist it. Drawing on previously untranslated material collected from both inside and outside of Tibet and China, this book outlines the narratives constructed by the PRC in an attempt to inform and control Tibetan Buddhist beliefs and practices. In addition to the well-known “patriotic re-education programs,” Powers also describes a booklet entitled Interpreting Tibetan Buddhist Doctrines, which attempts to re-frame Tibetan Buddhism in Chinese contexts for monks and nuns. The book also highlights the ways in which the PRC attempts to inform people’s views of foreign countries that are perceived as being sympathetic to the Dalai Lama and the so-called “Dalai Clique,” while simultaneously presenting the Dalai Lama as a nefarious, but ultimately ineffectual figure. In our conversation, Powers argues that the goal of this book is not to persuade readers to believe anything in particular about the effectiveness of Chinese propaganda, but rather to present and contextualize these materials so that readers can draw their own conclusions. This controversial book draws on years of research and personal experiences in the Tibet Autonomous Region and surrounding areas, and is a comprehensive and engaging read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his recent book, The Buddha Party: How the People’s Republic of China Works to Define and Control Tibetan Buddhism (Oxford University Press, 2016), John Powers presents a comprehensive overview of propaganda employed by the People’s Republic of China related to Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, showing not only how Han Chinese come to believe it, but also how Tibetans work to resist it. Drawing on previously untranslated material collected from both inside and outside of Tibet and China, this book outlines the narratives constructed by the PRC in an attempt to inform and control Tibetan Buddhist beliefs and practices. In addition to the well-known “patriotic re-education programs,” Powers also describes a booklet entitled Interpreting Tibetan Buddhist Doctrines, which attempts to re-frame Tibetan Buddhism in Chinese contexts for monks and nuns. The book also highlights the ways in which the PRC attempts to inform people’s views of foreign countries that are perceived as being sympathetic to the Dalai Lama and the so-called “Dalai Clique,” while simultaneously presenting the Dalai Lama as a nefarious, but ultimately ineffectual figure. In our conversation, Powers argues that the goal of this book is not to persuade readers to believe anything in particular about the effectiveness of Chinese propaganda, but rather to present and contextualize these materials so that readers can draw their own conclusions. This controversial book draws on years of research and personal experiences in the Tibet Autonomous Region and surrounding areas, and is a comprehensive and engaging read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his recent book, The Buddha Party: How the People’s Republic of China Works to Define and Control Tibetan Buddhism (Oxford University Press, 2016), John Powers presents a comprehensive overview of propaganda employed by the People’s Republic of China related to Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, showing not only how Han Chinese come to believe it, but also how Tibetans work to resist it. Drawing on previously untranslated material collected from both inside and outside of Tibet and China, this book outlines the narratives constructed by the PRC in an attempt to inform and control Tibetan Buddhist beliefs and practices. In addition to the well-known “patriotic re-education programs,” Powers also describes a booklet entitled Interpreting Tibetan Buddhist Doctrines, which attempts to re-frame Tibetan Buddhism in Chinese contexts for monks and nuns. The book also highlights the ways in which the PRC attempts to inform people’s views of foreign countries that are perceived as being sympathetic to the Dalai Lama and the so-called “Dalai Clique,” while simultaneously presenting the Dalai Lama as a nefarious, but ultimately ineffectual figure. In our conversation, Powers argues that the goal of this book is not to persuade readers to believe anything in particular about the effectiveness of Chinese propaganda, but rather to present and contextualize these materials so that readers can draw their own conclusions. This controversial book draws on years of research and personal experiences in the Tibet Autonomous Region and surrounding areas, and is a comprehensive and engaging read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his recent book, The Buddha Party: How the People's Republic of China Works to Define and Control Tibetan Buddhism (Oxford University Press, 2016), John Powers presents a comprehensive overview of propaganda employed by the People's Republic of China related to Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, showing not only how Han Chinese come to believe it, but also how Tibetans work to resist it. Drawing on previously untranslated material collected from both inside and outside of Tibet and China, this book outlines the narratives constructed by the PRC in an attempt to inform and control Tibetan Buddhist beliefs and practices. In addition to the well-known “patriotic re-education programs,” Powers also describes a booklet entitled Interpreting Tibetan Buddhist Doctrines, which attempts to re-frame Tibetan Buddhism in Chinese contexts for monks and nuns. The book also highlights the ways in which the PRC attempts to inform people's views of foreign countries that are perceived as being sympathetic to the Dalai Lama and the so-called “Dalai Clique,” while simultaneously presenting the Dalai Lama as a nefarious, but ultimately ineffectual figure. In our conversation, Powers argues that the goal of this book is not to persuade readers to believe anything in particular about the effectiveness of Chinese propaganda, but rather to present and contextualize these materials so that readers can draw their own conclusions. This controversial book draws on years of research and personal experiences in the Tibet Autonomous Region and surrounding areas, and is a comprehensive and engaging read.

Kristin Addis trusts the world, and she trusts her truest self, the one who hides inside and waits until she is alone to reveal herself. She knows a great deal about solo female travel, having adventured around the world since 2012, and she believes wholeheartedly in talking to strangers and in taking leaps. She offers support to anyone who will listen: if you don’t feel as though you’re understood, or if you don’t know where to look, there are people all around the world who will offer you opportunities to learn who you really are. Solo travel is the purest opportunity to discover yourself. The Ya Fish In March 2014, Kristin Addis found herself in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The snow was blasting her, filling up the grounds surrounding her with white, and Kristin herself was low on money. She had to hitchhike her way eight or nine hours back to her site, and she was in a small town, so not a lot of people were presenting her with travel opportunities. Being a foreign girl in China, though, does have its advantages, and one particular group pulled over their nice car and buckled her in for a white-knuckled ride. An hour outside the city, they stopped to eat with her, which is typically a normal experience, but this was not the case on that day. Instead, she selected a large, living fish to eat, and experienced an incredibly uncommon waitress. Her dinner was ridiculous, and her leftovers were maybe even a little dangerous. In the end, she was just this random girl from California, hitchhiking in a remote part of the world, who ended up with an unexpected gift or two at the end of the day. Kristin Addis Advises: How Do I Know If I'm Ready to Travel? Kristin Addis is currently staying in Berlin before she goes to Africa, as she knew upon setting foot in Berlin that it would be the perfect environment for her new home base. She utilized a freelance visa, one of the many ways that a lot of the world is opening up when it comes to things like travel. The world, Kristin believes, is opening up travel and accessibility and opportunities to a large chunk of the world, which is better than the past circumstances. Kristin’s grandmother, like her, was a traveler, who shared her photo albums with Kristin. She was Kristin’s only traveling family member, and, in being so, she unconsciously inspired Kristin. After she passed away, Kristin and her mother found her journal and embraced her legacy, exploring the world as she saw it, and imparting their own experiences, as well. Any place exists how you experience it, how you document it, and what you get out of it. Kristin firmly embraced her travel bug, spending summers abroad, saving her money, burning her bridges and returning to Asia where she felt she belonged. She wanted to learn about different cultures in depth; she moved without support and immersed herself. She stuck it out, and was amazing by her own ability to embrace different experiences and a new way of life. It wasn’t an easy decision; she was terrified, she agonized over it, but she didn’t want to wonder anymore. She found the right community to explore her... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/backpackdigital/message

This is Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.China&`&s first overseas land satellite ground receiving station has been put into trial operation.The China Remote Sensing Satellite North Polar Ground Station is above the Arctic Circle, half an hour&`&s drive from Kiruna, a major mining town in Sweden. Scientists say Kiruna is an ideal place for remote sensing satellite data reception. With this location and a high-performance antenna, China&`&s Earth observation satellites will acquire global data more efficiently, and respond to user application requirements including disaster monitoring more quickly and effective.China has ground stations in Beijing, Hainan province, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region and Yunnan province. The four ground stations receive satellite signals covering 70 percent of the Asian continent. Domestic stations can receive a signal from each satellite five times a day when they pass overhead, while the new station can receive signals up to 12 times a day. In addition, the new station can acquire satellite data in any part of the world within two hours. It is capable of receiving all-weather, all-time and multiple resolution satellite data, being an important complement to the four domestic stations. This is Special English.The Information Office of the State Council, China&`&s Cabinet, has launched an application with an online briefing area to provide the latest, most authoritative information about China and to offer better services for journalists from home and abroad. The app is available in Chinese and English. In addition to broadcast news conferences organized by the State Council Information Office, central departments, ministries and local governments, the app will provide updated information about the latest news events in China. The online briefing area provides services for users to book online or face-to face interviews with the office. The Information Office held 120 news conferences in 2016. By strengthening communication with the media and offering better services, the office says it will be more open in 2017 and play a bigger role in connecting China with the rest of the world. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.A rising number of government officials have been placed under investigation for alleged misuse and embezzlement of poverty relief funds.Between January and October, national prosecuting departments investigated 1,600 government officials relating to crimes involving poverty relief funds, a 94 percent increase compared with the same period last year. Officials say supervision loopholes and efforts to crackdown on such illegal activity have contributed to the sharp increase in the number of cases found in such crimes. Most of the suspects are grassroots officials, including directors and accountants at village and township level, who allegedly abused their power to withhold or embezzle funds, or fabricate documents to falsely claim such funds. One such case was uncovered in May, when a local village Party chief in Henan province was investigated for alleged graft. When serving as the village head, the suspect abused his power, using names of his family members to falsely claim subsidies for returning farmland to forests totaling 180,000 yuan, roughly 26,500 U.S. Dollars.This is Special English.More than 66 percent of children in southwest China&`&s Tibet Autonomous Region have received preschool education, more than double that of six years ago.According to the latest figures from the local education department, the gross kindergarten enrollment ratio rose to 66 percent in 2016 from 24 percent in 2010. A total of 97,000 children were attended 1,000 kindergartens in Tibet in 2016.All children in Tibet&`&s agricultural and pastoral areas or children in low-income urban families are entitled to free tuition and accommodation fees, plus a 3,200 yuan-, roughly 470 U.S. Dollar-, pre-school education subsidy each year.The educational authorities are also promoting preschool classes taught in both Mandarin and Tibetan for children in Tibet. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.Chinese scientists have developed a device which may instantly detect esophageal cancer by breath analysis.In a recent experiment, scientists with Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, used a device known as proton transfer reaction mass spectrometer to analyze breath samples of 29 cancer patients and 58 healthy volunteers.More tests are needed to confirm the findings.The current spectrometry takes only three minutes and the accuracy rate has reached 85 to 90 percent.In China, esophageal cancer kills 370,000 people a year. Both the prevalence and the death rate of the cancer in China are among the highest in the world. Common screening methods contain barium meals, computed tomography scans, endoscopy, and lab testing of biopsy samples. However, these invasive methods are not suitable for regular health exams or the very vulnerable.Non-invasive screening methods help in early detection and intervention, lowering the death rate. This is Special English.A total of 1,800 people died as a result of infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland in November.According to the National Health and Family Planning Commission, there were 600,000 cases of infectious diseases reported on the mainland in November.More than 280,000 cases were classified as Class B infectious diseases under China&`&s Law on the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, and they resulted in 1,800 deaths.Viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, syphilis, and bacterial dysentery accounted for 93 percent of cases in this category.Category C diseases were responsible for close to 320,000 cases, and eight deaths. Foot and mouth disease, infectious diarrhea, and influenza were the most prevalent in this category, accounting for 94 percent of cases. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to newsplusradio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That&`&s mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues.Calendars have turned into luxuriously illustrated books which are highlights of China&`&s book scene at the end of the year.One of the most popular of such products is the Palace Museum Calendar, which has sold more than 1 million copies since it was first issued in 2010. The first printing of the 2017 version of 300,000 copies has sold out, and four more print runs are underway.For its 2017 calendar, the Palace Museum, or the Forbidden City, is offering a bilingual version in both English and Chinese.The Palace Museum said they did not expect people to buy the publications as collectibles. A 2010 version of the calendar of the Forbidden City is now worth 80 times its original price.The new 2017 calendar is inspired by Chinese zodiac animals and is illustrated with photos of relics from the Palace Museum&`&s collection of some 2 million antiques.The success of the Palace Museum Calendar has inspired more publishing entities to follow suit. A Plants and Animals Calendar and the One Way Street Calendar are among the best cellers in the new year&`&s market. This is Special English.A salt water well, believed to have been built during the Tang Dynasty 1,000 years ago, has been unearthed in north China&`&s Hebei Province.The salt well is the first to be discovered in a northern coastal area. The excavation is part of an ongoing project in Huanghua, a small city on the Bohai Sea coast.The well is 2-and-a-half meters in diameter. It was built with distinctive grooved bricks, which over time have come into contact with cinders and ash, and have turned black in color. Pieces of wooden and woven items were also found at the bottom of the well.Archaeologists believe that the well was constructed at a saltwater-rich offshore site, and the water from the well was used to produce salt.Other ruins have been discovered nearby including brine ditches, salt pans, brine pits, fire pits, and stoves, but their functions remain to be confirmed.One professor at Shandong University said this is the first Tang Dynasty salt well found in north China. And the ruins are evidence of advanced salt production featuring clear processing procedures.The findings have been welcomed by researchers of ancient salt-making techniques as well as those interested in Tang socioeconomic development.The 1,500-square-meter site is three kilometers from the ruins which are thought to be the northern tip of the ancient Maritime Silk Road.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.An 18th-century Chinese imperial seal was auctioned for 21 million euros, roughly 22 million U.S. Dollars, in Paris, establishing a new world record for this type of bid.During the bidding, potential buyers raised the seal&`&s price more than 20 times its estimated price.According to the auction house, the seal in red and beige nephrite jade was used by Emperor Qianlong, the second longest serving emperor in Chinese history.The emperor&`&s reign in China more than 200 years ago was one of the peak periods of the country&`&s prosperity, with a large population and a vast territory.The seal was decorated with nine dragons, a symbol of supreme authority. It was used to go with the signature of Qianlong&`&s calligraphy and paintings.The seal was reportedly acquired by a French naval doctor who traveled many times to China in the late 19th century, and has remained in his family ever since.The new owner of the imperial seal is an unnamed Chinese collector.This is Special English.An exhibition of traditional Chinese hand-painted fans is underway in Buenos Aires, representing the most important Chinese art show held in the Argentine capital in a decade.The show is entitled "Chinese style", and features 60 works selected from the China National Academy of Painting. China&`&s Ambassador to Argentina Yang Wanming attended the opening ceremony, together with officials from Argentina&`&s Ministry of Culture, and representatives from the China National Academy of Painting.The fan paintings range from landscapes to scenes of daily life, which are part of an artistic heritage dating back thousands of years in China.Fans are an essential element in China&`&s theatrical presentations. This type of art work used to be seen as a type of portable painting with images of landscapes, flora and fauna, or personalities.As the Year of China-Latin America Cultural Exchange, 2016 saw a significant number of Chinese art exhibitions, as well as stage performances and literature-related events, throughout the region."Chinese Style" will continue through until mid-March.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.The historic story of the Six-inch Lane, rendered in the opera "Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty" was warmly received at culture publicity week held at the Shanghai International Arts Festival lately.The Huangmei opera, a local form of opera from east China&`&s Anhui province, traditionally tells tragic love stories to win tears. However, "Prime Minister of the Qing Dynasty" features state politics and a corruption crack-down in the Qing Dynasty.The story is set over 100 years ago. Two state officials happened to have their family mansions built very close to one another, sharing a passageway between their courtyards.One of the families planned to enlarge their yard and attempts to encroach on the narrow passageway. A dispute erupts between the two families, and they decide to take the case to court.（全文见周六微信。）

This is Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news. To push for the nation's economic transition and industrial upgrading, Chinese leaders have pledged greater commitment to the research and application of science and technology. In a show of unprecedented importance, both President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang addressed an event combining three top-level science conferences attended by 4,000 scientists and science officials. Xi said the central government's commitment is aimed at making China a leading power in science and technology by the middle of the century, or around the 100th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Xi stressed the role of science and technology as bedrock that "the country relies on for its power; enterprises rely on for victories; and people rely on for a better life." The president said that "Great scientific and technological capacity is a must for China to be strong and for people's lives to improve". He is calling for new ideas, designs and strategies in science and technology. Premier Li told the event that China's overall research and development input will keep rising to account for 2.5 percent of its GDP by 2020, from the current 2.1 percent. The conference is calling for more policy reforms to provide incentives for the talent needed in research and innovation. This is Special English. A UN report has lauded Beijing's efforts to battle air pollution but said it needs to do more to meet particulate matter standards. Published by the UN Environment Program, the report is entitled "A Review of Air Pollution Control in Beijing: 1998-2013". In the past 15 years, the number of registered vehicles increased by 300 percent in Beijing and energy consumption rose by 77 percent. The UN Environment Program executive director Achim Steiner remarked in the foreword to the report. He says concentrations of key pollutants decreased remarkably, and Beijing improved air quality even as it maintained fast paced growth. Steiner says Beijing's experience in controlling air pollution against a backdrop of rapid expansion is a story that should be shared with other emerging economies and burgeoning cities. An environment expert from Tsinghua University says the report recognized Beijing's continual efforts to improve air quality; and Beijing's solution was a combination of energy structure optimization, coal-fired emission control and enhanced air quality monitoring. The report also offered some suggestions, including improving city planning and optimizing the layout of city functions. You are listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Australian experts say Australia will have a very meaningful role to play in the healthcare sector in China. HSBC Australia head of commercial banking James Hogan has said there were three key markets Australian businesses were set to benefit from in China, namely food, energy and healthcare. The research at HSBC found that 70 percent of Chinese mainland citizens say that health is their number one biggest concern. Hogan said China's demand for healthcare will certainly increase rapidly over the coming year, as healthcare reform becomes a priority for the Chinese government. He said there were opportunities across the healthcare space in China awaiting Australian investment. Macquarie University health economy center director Dr. Henry Cutler believes any investment within China would have to be long term. Cutler says that obviously, developing relationships with those in China to make sure that services delivered are culturally appropriate is important. He added that dumping in a model from Australia would not work. HSBC noted the recent China-Australia Free Trade Agreement provides Australian medical services and healthcare providers with favorable access to expand into or do business with China. This is Special English. Sixty-six kinds of Chinese medicinal herbs have been added to the European Pharmacopoeia, an authoritative reference work for quality control of medication. Professor Dr. Gerhard Franz is Chairman of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Working Party of the European Pharmacopoeia. He says the event means there are clear quality standards for Chinese herbs exported to Europe, which help the drugs gain wider acceptance in foreign markets. Franz made the remarks at an international conference on the future of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The conference, entitled TCM's future, was held in Hangzhou, the capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. The professor said the herbs have undergone strict examination and discussion, and been approved by all 37 signatory countries. The listed Chinese herbs, including ginseng, account for almost a third of all herbs in the pharmacopoeia. The professor said their goal is to include at least 300 commonly used Chinese herbs. Exports of traditional Chinese drugs have been impeded by misuse and substitutions for similar plants, as well as contamination by heavy metals and microbial insecticides. An official from Zhejiang's health and family planning commission said that due to lack of quality standards, China's traditional medicine industry lags far behind its counterparts in Japan and South Korea in foreign markets. He added that modern technology and concepts must be applied in developing Traditional Chinese Medicine. You are listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. A farmer in central China's Henan Province is seeking 2 million yuan, roughly 300,000 U.S. dollars, in compensation after he was wrongly diagnosed with HIV and AIDS. Fifty-three-year-old Yang Shou-fa was diagnosed with HIV and AIDS during a provincial-wide check in 2004, during which more than 280,000 people were tested. It was not until 2012 that he found out that the result was false. The local disease control center still has samples from 2004, and a retest of Yang's sample came up positive, again. The center says the test equipment did not fail, so someone must have mixed up Yang's blood with an HIV patient. Yang had taken HIV medication from his diagnosis until 2012. He had to attend annual health checks, which only tested the amount of CD4+T cells in his blood. In people with HIV, this is the strongest indicator of HIV progression and the most important indicator of how the immune system is working. Yang's CD4+T cell count was higher than other AIDS patients, but concerns were never raised, as no one doubted the diagnosis. Before Yang was incorrectly diagnosed in 2004, his health had been failing. He had donated blood once and then suffered from repeated fever. When he was told he had AIDS, he was convinced. The local health department is considering compensation for him. You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to newsplusradio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That's mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues. Chinese playwright, author and translator Yang Jiang has died at the age of 105. Born in Beijing, Yang studied in Soochow University and then Tsinghua University in the 1930s. She was married to Qian Zhongshu, a household name in China. Qian is best known for his sarcastic novel "Fortress Besieged" that depicted the lives of Chinese intellectuals in the 1930s. He died in 1997. After studying in Britain and France together with Qian, Yang returned and became a foreign language professor at Tsinghua University. She was a literature researcher with Peking University in the 1950s. Fluent in English, French and Spanish, her translations of such classics as Don Quixote and French picaresque novel Gil Blas remain the definitive versions for Chinese readers. Yang also penned numerous plays, novels and essays and is known for her plain but resonant style. Her most popular works include "We Three", a 2003 essay collection recalling her husband and daughter, who died of cancer. The book became an instant hit both in China and overseas. In 2001, Yang and her husband donated all their royalties to Tsinghua University and established a scholarship that has benefited more than 1,000 students. This is Special English. Researchers have confirmed that snow leopards live in areas south and north of Qinghai Lake in Northwest China's Qinghai province. The animals' presence had been rumored but was never proved, as experts have tried to understand the distribution range and habitat selection patterns of the rare big cat. The new finding was released by the Wildlife Conservation Society of China, which did not reveal specific locations, in a bid to protect the snow leopards. It referred to the two locations only as areas A and B. The Wildlife Conservation Society of China says researchers spotted snow leopards in Area A and found evidence of them, which were hours-old footprints, in Area B. Previously, there were reports from herdsmen and other witnesses, but they were unconfirmed. There were no scientific reports supporting the claims. The new findings will offer basic information for people studying snow leopards and attempting to protect them. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has placed the snow leopard on its Red List of Threatened Species as globally endangered. The Wildlife Conservation Society says that so far, China still has the largest population of the animal, known as the "ghost of the mountains". You're listening to Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. The authorities in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region plan to recruit more than 11,000 teachers from around the country to ease its teacher shortage. The teachers will be recruited for primary and middle schools, high schools, kindergartens and special education schools this year. Of those, 60 percent will work in four prefectures in the southern part of Xinjiang, where a dearth of bilingual teachers poses a challenge for education. The recruits in these areas should be able to speak mandarin and a language of the local minorities. Xinjiang has hired more than 72,000 teachers in the past five years, with around 62,000 of them bilingual. This is Special English. Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, has passed a law to protect its ancient villages. The law came into effect on June 1. It stipulates principles on ancient village protection and restoration, funds, responsibilities and building a long-term protection mechanism. It also demands a "supervisor mechanism" and encourages volunteer groups to help with protection efforts. Lhasa has around 1,000 villages, which feature unique landscapes and traditions. As the local economy speeds up, many ancient villages have yet to be restored, and the law was enacted to address the issue. The local government says the law will enhance protection efforts for precious cultural resources in Lhasa. This is Special English. （全文见周日微信。）

请关注今天的微信学习新闻中的词汇，请关注【大牛你慢英】A center for restoring ancient Tibetan books has been launched in Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region.China has more than one million ancient Tibetan books, two-thirds of which are in Tibet. These books are scattered in temples, local libraries, research centers and museums, as well as among the people.Many of the ancient books have been damaged and are in dire need of restoration and protection.Tibet launched an ancient book protection campaign in 2008, creating a leading team and an expert committee to help with the work.So far, the regional government has allocated a total of more than 5 million yuan, roughly 800,000 U.S. dollars, to support the survey and protection of ancient Tibetan books.

完整文稿看周六微信第三条，你懂的呦~ This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.Tanzania's anti-poaching crusade received a boost when China donated 50 special vehicles worth 1.3 million U.S. dollars for patrolling in the East African nation's parks and game reserves.The Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania handed over the vehicles to Tanzanian officials in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam.The Chinese government also donated mountaineering jackets, tents, patrol generator sets and mobile radio phones.The vehicles and other facilities will be distributed to national parks and game reserves across the country.The support came days after a Chinese delegation visited Tanzania to enhance cooperation between the two countries and share experiences in the management of natural resources, including wildlife.For the past three years, China had extended support amounting to 30 million U.S. dollars for wildlife protection in Tanzania.Tanzania's elephant population has declined by 60 percent since 2009.This is NEWS Plus Special English.Beijing police have detained six people in connection with a sex video taken in a Beijing fitting room that went viral online.Police authorities said the six were detained on suspicion of spreading obscene content.The police said one of the suspects, surnamed Sun, is a 19-year-old man from northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Sun was suspected of posting the sex video at Weibo.com, a major micro blogging platform, while the other three were suspected of spreading obscene information.The video, shot on a smartphone, shows a young Chinese couple having sex in a fitting room. The off-screen broadcast indicated it was taken in a Japanese apparel retailer, Uniqlo store, in Sanlitun, an upmarket shopping district in Beijing in mid-April.The couple admitted having sent the video to some friend at Wechat, a mobile chatting app. But it was somehow hacked and posted on the web, drawing fierce criticism from web users.The police are investigating the case. The couple will face punishment if they are found to have deliberately spread the footage.China's criminal law stipulates that those disseminating obscene books, films, pictures and video clips could face up to two years' imprisonment, while those who make obscene products for profit could be sentenced to life. This is NEWS Plus Special English.The police in eastern China have detained over 20 people in the latest crackdown on the production and online trading of fake drugs.The public security authorities in Zhejiang Province seized at least 20,000 boxes of fake drugs and several tons of raw materials, in the crackdown that lasted for more than three months.The drugs were sold in almost all of the provinces across China, with total economic gains reaching 100 million yuan, roughly 16 million U.S. dollars.Among the best-sold fake drugs were slimming capsules and painkillers that contained banned ingredients. Most of the drugs were sold only at online stores on Wechat, China's most popular mobile messaging app.The police said an increasing number of people complained of health problems after using the drugs.Investigations found an illegal drug production and trading hierarchy that involved dozens of people working in Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces.Further investigations are underway.You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. The overall number of cases of adverse drug reactions last year remained on a par with the previous year, but those involving traditional Chinese medicine injections had a noted rise.More than 1.3 million cases of adverse drug reaction were reported in total, a year-on-year increase of almost 1 percent. Injections accounted for 61 percent of the total, up 2 percentage points.That's according to a report released by the China Food and Drug Administration, the public health watchdog. The annual report is a key reference for safety supervision over drugs on the market. The report revealed that traditional Chinese Medicine injections were responsible for almost 130,000 drug reaction cases, up more than 5 percent from the previous year, marking the most significant increase across all types of drugs. Among them, 7 percent were severe cases.Medical experts say that unlike drugs taken orally or applied on the skin, Traditional Chinese Medicine injections usually have more complicated ingredients and are used together with other drugs. Improper dosage or incorrect injection-speed are very likely to induce adverse effects.The administration has urged hospitals to exercise caution when prescribing Traditional Chinese Medicine injections, the main cause of the increasing number of drug reaction cases.This is NEWS Plus Special English.A man in central China has successfully had his severed hand restored to his arm after it was preserved by being grafted to his leg.The patient, surnamed Zhou, is now able to slight move his injured fingers, but his surgeons say he still needs further rehabilitation.This is the second such surgery performed by the team in a hospital in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province. The first such surgery took place in 2013.Zhou lost his left hand in a work accident in another city. He was sent to a local hospital, and was told he needed an amputation. Then he was transferred to the hospital in the provincial capital, with better medical facilities.Surgeons at the hospital could not reattach the hand straight away because the arm was badly hurt and the nerves and tendons needed time to heal.The surgeons grafted the severed hand to the patient's ankle to ensure the blood supply and kept it alive there for more than a month, before they connected the hand and the limb in a 10-hour operation.This is NEWS Plus Special English. A toddler in central Hunan Province has become the first person in the world to have her cranium successfully reconstructed, with the help of 3D printing technology.The three-year-old girl suffered from hydrocephalus, a congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue.The condition has left the child bedridden, as her neck cannot support her head, which has grown to four times its normal size.Surgeons at a hospital in Changsha used 3D printing techniques to create a titanium cranium, based on a model of her head.In a 17-hour operation, the surgeons removed a portion of her cranium, drained excess fluid and put the titanium mesh in place.Doctors used an adult-sized cranium implant, allowing room for the toddler to grow. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. You can access the program by logging onto NEWSPlusRadio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That'smansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues.New evidence has been found in an archeological site in Beijing, suggesting that the ancestors of modern human beings were able to use fire more than 600,000 years ago.The findings were announced after archeologists spent three years excavating the Zhou-kou-dian fossil site, in the western suburbs of Beijing.Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered a fire site with the remains of sintering soil, and burned rocks and bones.Some animal bones at the site were entirely carbonized and had turned black, a result of burning. Some fire sites are encircled by rocks and lime, resulting from limestone burning.Fossils of "Peking Man" were discovered in the same area in the 1920s. An almost intact skull earned the place the title of one of the birth places of humans.Ashes, burned bones and rocks, as well as charred seeds were also found in 1929, which was taken as proof that "Peking Man" knew how to use fire.However, there has been skepticism which claims that the burning may have been resulted from naturally occurring fire.The researchers say the new evidence is more convincing, because it has been found under the earth untouched, without weather damage. It shows that the "Peking Man" knew how to keep kindling and control fire. This is NEWS Plus Special English.Oxygen matters in the opening match of China's National Basketball League, the NBL, when players from the central plains had to inhale oxygen from time to time.Members of Nanjing city's military team had to be substituted every minute and were forced to inhale oxygen once they sat at the sidelines. They were playing the local team in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, which lies at an altitude of 3,700 meters above sea level. The time of the game was cut short, from 12 minutes to 10 minutes for each period.The local team won the match 53-32 in their NBL debut. Team Lhasa is the first ever professional basketball team in Tibet.The NBL is a basketball league which operates parallel with the better known CBA, the Chinese Basketball Association, and is smaller in scale and has a shorter history. There are nine teams in the league for the 2015 season, while the CBA has 20 teams. You are listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. A table-tennis table and two professional players have joined musicians on the stage in Shanghai, marking a bold move by American composer Andy Akiho. The Ping Pong Concerto, which debuted at the closing ceremony of the Shanghai Music Festival, combined the rhythms of a bouncing ball with violin and percussion.Akiho says the ping pong ball is a unique musical instrument and its bouncing is in perfect harmony with stringed instruments.The New York-based composer said he has always wanted to combine the rhythms of sport and music.Among the team members are U.S. table-tennis players Michael Landers and Ariel Hsing. Hsing is an American of Chinese descent and began playing table-tennis at age seven. She says this was the first time she has played in a dress and high heels, instead of sportswear.Instead of hitting for points, she was requested to play in tune and target the ball at the bass drum from time to time to create different sound effects.The concerto is scheduled to be staged in Beijing this autumn.This is NEWS Plus Special English.The Shanghai Disney Resort will feature attractions unseen in the five other Disney resorts worldwide when it opens next year.According to a plan unveiled in Shanghai recently, new attractions will include those based on Marvel comics and Star Wars, and others inspired by the Chinese culture. They will distinguish the Shanghai resort from its peers in the United States, Europe and other parts of Asia.The "Garden of the Twelve Friends" uses Disney and Pixar characters to recreate the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac; and a section inspired by the new "Pirates of the Caribbean" film will feature a live stunt show."Wandering Moon Teahouse" honors the restless, creative spirit of China's itinerant poets and the diverse and beautiful landscapes that inspired them. The "Restaurant" features authentic Chinese architecture, combined with miniature natural landscapes.In addition, the resort will provide traditional Shanghai food including Shaomai, a steamed dim sum made of sticky rice, pork mince, Chinese mushrooms and onions, to cater to Chinese visitors.That is the end of this edition of NEWS Plus Special English. To freshen up your memory, I'm going to read one of the news items again at normal speed. Please listen carefully.That is the end of today's program. 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China's Tibet autonomous region will launch a professional basketball team, and build a home court for the team in the regional capital Lhasa. With an altitude of 3,700 meters above sea level, it will be the highest basketball home court in the world.The basketball team aims to play at the men's National Basketball League this year. Local sports officials say it will be a breakthrough in the development of sports in Tibet.People suspected that the home court on the Tibet plateau will provide the Tibetan team a significant home court advantage, as the players are more accustomed to the thinner air on the Tibetan Plateau than their visiting opponents.But local sports officials say the altitude will surely influence the competition, but only slightly. Two professional teams had friendly games in Tibet last year and both did fairly well.The Tibetan basketball team will be recruited from all over the country, and many of them will need time to adapt to the environment in Tibet.Tibet is also planning to launch a football team in the near future.autonomous region n. 自治区 中国目前有五个自治区，分别是：Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 内蒙古自治区；Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region新疆维吾尔自治区；Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 广西壮族自治区；Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区；Tibet Autonomous Region 西藏自治区home court n. 主场Lhasa n. 拉萨 中国为数不多的不按拼音拼写的地名之一，其他的典型包括Tibet（西藏）、Urumqi（乌鲁木齐）、Harbin（哈尔滨）、Hohhot（呼和浩特）等等。Men's National Basketball League n. 全国男子篮球联赛 全称为中国男子篮球甲级联赛，简称NBL（原名中国男子篮球联赛，简称CBL，2006年正式改为现在的名字）。NBL是继CBA（中国男子篮球职业联赛，China Basketball Association）之后的第二级篮球联赛，是由中国男篮甲B联赛与乙级联赛合并而成的。plateau n. 高原home court advantage n. 主场优势，由home court延伸出来的相关概念accustomed adj. 习惯的，适应的 一般都跟to固定搭配使用例句：When you study abroad, things are usually difficult at first. But as time goes by, you will gradually be accustomed to the local cultures and customs. （当你出国留学的时候，一开始总会比较难捱。但随时时间慢慢过去，你会逐渐习惯当地的文化和习俗。）altitude n. 高度，尤指海拔高度adapt to v. 习惯于，适应于 跟be accustomed to的用法基本一致，细微区别在于adapt to更主动一些，强调自己做出变化去适应环境；而be accustomed to可能只是时间长了，自然而然就适应了。例句：I know you don't care much for anything related to cell phones, but you have to get with the times and adapt to the current environment. You don't want to be a social pariah, do you? （我知道你不待见任何跟手机有关的东西，但你真的需要跟上时代，做出一些改变去适应现在的环境。你可不想做个被社会遗弃的人，对吧？）

完整文稿请关注今日微信或登录以下网址： http://english.cri.cn/7146/2014/05/30/2582s829232.htm This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Yun Feng in Beijing. Here is the news. Police forces in China will start a year-long nationwide anti-terrorism operation. The Ministry of Public Security says China is knitting an anti-terrorist security network with patrols by armed police, helicopters and vehicles loaded with riot guns. But, the ministry says, China needs to prepare its people to fight the war on terror, thereby mobilizing its most powerful weapon. The ministry says terrorist activities have extended from western China's Xinjiang to major cities across the country, and from violence against law enforcers to carnage affecting civilians. Those terrorist activities can happen anywhere anytime highlighted the fact that the guard can never be let down. The ministry says China needs to wage war on terror to keep the momentum of counterstrikes; and preparing the general public is not only necessary but also effective in the fight against terror. This is NEWS Plus Special English. Developers of China's Domestic Operating System "OS" are itching for a niche in the world's biggest PC market, as Windows 8 was banned from being installed on Chinese government computers. Large OS developers such as "China Standard Software Company" and "NFS China" have fresh opportunities, but their products face long and tough tests. Windows 8 was banned from all desktops, laptops and tablet PCs purchased by central state organs last week. But it is not clear whether other Windows products were prohibited as well. China's ambitious OS makers, who are developing products based on Linux, took immediate action in response to the government ban. China Standard Software Company says there are differences between Windows and Linux, but they are trying to make consumers feel almost the same when using their products. The company is a joint venture of China Electronics Corporation and China Electronic Technology Group Corporation, two state-owned enterprises. Another OS maker NFS China is affiliated with the Software Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is also marketing its products featuring "high security and special design for Chinese consumers". You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Yun Feng in Beijing. Over 1.4 million Chinese students who studied overseas have returned to China after graduation in the past 35 years. China's Ministry of Education says around 3 million people had pursued degrees in foreign countries between 1978, the beginning of China's opening-up policy, and the end of last year. Among the more than 1.6 million people who have not returned, 1 million are still studying or doing research abroad. Along with its rising strength and economic development, China's demand for talents is on the rise. The ministry predicts the number of students studying abroad and graduates returning to China will continue to grow. This is NEWS Plus Special English. China's cultural authorities have trumpeted the central government's investment in protecting intangible cultural heritage in the Tibet Autonomous Region. A white paper "Progress in China's Human Rights in 2013" was issued recently by the Information Office of the State Council, China's Cabinet. The white paper claimed Tibet's religion and traditional customs are protected. Over the past nine years, China's central government and the regional government of Tibet have jointly invested almost 130 million yuan, or around 21 million U.S. dollars, in preserving cultural heritage in Tibet. Cultural authorities in Tibet says more than around 150,000 cultural relics, pictures, audio and video recordings have been protected since Tibet started a census on intangible cultural heritage in 2006. In addition, over 1,000 kinds of intangible cultural heritage items, including traditional music and dance, local arts and crafts, as well as traditional medicine and folkways have been documented. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Yun Feng in Beijing. When Zhang Yang went on maternity leave last April, she also signed up for an online learning course. While looking after her 1-year-old child takes up most of her time, Zhang is happy to continue her online classes in art history with Peking University. Zhang has found the course fascinating as she also took the same subject in college. She says the classes are amazing because sometimes class discussions are held with people from other parts of the world. Initiated in western countries, online courses involve widespread participation and open access through the Internet. Users in China form one of the largest student groups. In April this year, the Ministry of Education set up its xuetangX.com, an online education center under Tsinghua University. This platform is based on edX jointly set up by the United States' Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012. Tsinghua University started to work with and provide courses to edX in May last year, and launched its first online courses last October. So far, the university has provided 25 online courses through its own website, and now through xuetangX.com. It has more than 120,000 registered users.

This is NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed that development is China's primary task, and is the key to "resolving problems". Premier Li says China is under great pressure for completing the task of maintaining a steady growth, especially when it is facing complicated domestic and global environment. Li made the remark during an inspection tour recently in the southernmost province of Hainan. He says to maintain China's economic growth, local authorities must shoulder responsibilities and work out effective measures to advance reform, expand markets and nurture development momentum. But, he says, economic development must not be based on sacrificing the environment, as ecological protection is also part the productivity and China's "green fortune". This is NEWS Plus special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. China will launch a campaign against the spread of pornography on the Internet. The campaign, "Cleaning the Web 2014", will conduct thorough checkups on websites, search engines and mobile application stores. Involved in the campaign are four government agencies, namely, the National Office against Pornographic and Illegal Publications, the State Internet Information Office, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Public Security. The campaign will last until November. All online texts, pictures, videos and advertisements with pornographic content will be deleted. Websites, web channels and columns will be shut down or have their administrative license revoked if they are found to produce or spread pornographic information. The campaign is in response to the persistent spread of pornography online despite multiple previous campaigns. You're listening to NEWS Plus Special English. I'm Mark Griffiths in Beijing. China has unveiled a package of healthcare measures to encourage the private sector to build health institutions. The measures include relaxing price controls covering non-public hospital services. It will give private organizations more leeway to charge as they want and encourage competition. China wants more private capital to enter the healthcare sector as soon as possible to increase the supply of medical services in the country. The move aims to ease the problem of inadequate health provision available to the country's 1.3-billion people. All provincial governments are asked to publicize a directory, listing all public hospitals within their regions before the end of June. Designated non-public hospitals will be included in the country's public medical insurance schemes. Government departments will implement the same reimbursement policy for both public and private hospitals. China's public medical insurance schemes include health insurance for urban employees, jointly covered by governments, employers and individuals. There is also health insurance for non-working urban dwellers, and rural cooperative health insurance for rural residents. They are covered jointly by governments and individuals. This is NEWS Plus Special English. Four cameras have been installed at Tibet's Mt. Qomolangma Nature Reserve to monitor key habitats 24 hours a day. The reserve has spent one million yuan, or over 160,000 U.S. dollars, on technology to fight poaching. Patrols and law enforcement in the nature reserve will also be stepped up to protect wild animals such as the snow leopard, Tibetan wild donkey and long-tail monkey. The nature reserve was set up in 1988 in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. In 1999, it was recognized by the United Nations as one of the world's most successful examples of sustainable development. Covering 34,000 square kilometers, the reserve sits at an average altitude of 4,200 meters and is home to five of the world's 14 tallest peaks.

CHINA DAILY Headline A more favorable policy for Chinese overseas travelers Summary China's Ministry of Public Security says 45 countries and regions are introducing visa exemptions or visa-on-arrival policies for Chinese travelers this year. Under the policy, travelers are allowed to arrive at one of the 45 countries or regions with their valid passports and a return flight ticket. BEIJING NEWS Headline Immigration to Canada to be not so easy for Chinese millionaires Summary The Canadian government has announced plans to put a stop to its federal immigrant investor program. Currently over 50-thousand applicants from the Chinese mainland are queuing up for the program. The program had helped over 130-thousand people immigrate to the country over the past three decades. However, it is criticized as devaluing Canadian nationality. SOUTH CHINA METROPOLITAN DAILY Headline Truck guards back to work Summary Armored truck guards in Guangzhou are returning to work after a one-day strike demanding a pay increase and better accommodation standards. They have been promised a 600 yuan raise by their company, about 100 US dollars. Banking services in the city were disrupted on the day of the strike. The strike is believed to have been sparked by the recent death of a guard who was shot by his malfunctioning gun while on duty. BEIJING MORNING POST Headline 25 more minutes of daily congestion Summary The latest report from the transportation authority here in Beijing shows the city witnessed an average of 25 more minutes of daily traffic jams in 2013 as compared to 2012. There were almost 28 million daily journeys across the city's urban areas, a year-on-year increase of 2.2 percent. SHANGHAI DAILY Headline 299 workers fall sick after lunch Summary Almost 300 workers at a local plant in Shanghai were rushed to hospitals after falling sick with food poisoning symptoms. They were treated for fever, nausea and vomiting. They had eaten lunch offered by the company, however they didn't feel sick until around midnight. GLOBAL TIMES Headline Tibet phone coverage Summary Stats from the telecommunication authority in the Tibet Autonomous Region suggest over 3 million people in the region had subscribed to telephone services by the end of last year. That's over 99 percent of the total population in the region. Almost 90 percent of all temples in the region are said to be covered with phone lines.