RTYC NYNJ Urges Trump to Raise Tibet Issue During China Visit

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By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 11 May: The regional chapter of the Tibetan Youth Congress in New York and New Jersey (RTYC-NYNJ) has written to the US President urging him to raise the issue of Tibet during his upcoming meeting with Chinese leadership scheduled for May 13–15.

In a communication letter sent on 10 May, RTYC-NYNJ called on US President Donald Trump to address concerns over China’s assimilation policies targeting Tibetans and other “minority communities” during talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

The appeal forms part of RTYC-NYNJ’s ongoing monthly advocacy campaign for Tibet, held on the 10th of every month, which highlights critical human rights situation in Tibet under Chinese rule and concerns over cultural, political and religious restrictions

As part of the 20th edition of the campaign, around 70 members staged a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C. on...

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