Lecture
Tibet: Past & Present - Exploring the Geopolitical Future of Inner Asia
- Wangpo Tethong
- Date
- Tuesday 12 March 2024
- Time
- Address
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Wijnhaven
Turfmarkt 99
2511 DP The Hague - Room
- 2.02
About the event
Wangpo Tethong will join us for this lecture and Q&A session, which will serve as a broad introduction to Tibet's past and present.
After a short introduction by Casper Wits, the lecture will focus on a variety of topics, such as:
- The Tibetan Nation and its history
- The nature of Chinese rule and Tibet's position under international law
- Climate change and the environment in Tibet
- Tibetan advocacy work
- The position of the Dalai Lama and his future
- The geopolitical significance of Tibet's place in Inner Asia in the 21st century
About the speaker
Wangpo Tethong is the Executive Director of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT): Europe. He is also a member of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile. In addition to his decades-long experience in Tibetan advocacy, he has worked in Switzerland as party secretary of the Green Party for the Canton of Zurich, and as a spokesperson for Greenpeace Switzerland.
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