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Nepal cancels an international Tibetan studies conference after pressure from China, organizers move it online
The same story, as told by newsrooms in different countries. Their words, attributed and linked.
India
Tibetan Review
“Cancelled by the government of Nepal under sustained backdoor pressure from China, organizers of the 17th International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) seminar have decided to go ahead with the event by holding it online.”
Tibetan diaspora publication; the first report in the feed on the conference cancellation, confirming it resulted from what the outlet characterises as sustained backdoor pressure from China, and reporting the IATS decision to move onlineread the original ↗
Japan
Nikkei Asia
“Nepal halts Tibet academic conference after China objects. Meeting forced online after Beijing claims its rule in Tibet would be questioned.”
Japanese financial and news outlet; reports Beijing's stated objection, that its rule in Tibet would be questioned at the conference, and confirms Kathmandu University was instructed to cancel; the Nikkei framing focuses on the diplomatic mechanism of the cancellationread the original ↗
Nepal
Kathmandu Post
“Kathmandu University was instructed to cancel the week-long conference amid security concerns and reported pressure from China, prompting organisers to take the event online.”
Nepal's leading English-language daily; the only Nepali news source in the feed, reporting that Kathmandu University was instructed to cancel amid security concerns and reported pressure from China, while framing the pressure as "reported" rather than confirmed, reflecting the caution of a Nepal-based outlet on a diplomatically sensitive topicread the original ↗