Washington appoints new US envoy on Tibetan human rights
Summary
The Trump administration has appointed Riley Barnes as the United States special coordinator for Tibetan issues. Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, announced the decision on the occasion of the Tibetan New Year. China's government has criticized similar appointments in the past, seeing them as interference in its internal affairs.Key Facts
- Riley Barnes is the new United States special coordinator for Tibetan issues.
- Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, announced the appointment on Tibetan New Year.
- Barnes also serves as assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights, and labor.
- The position was created by the US Congress in 2002.
- China has historically opposed US appointments related to Tibetan affairs, seeing them as political interference.
- Tibet has been under Chinese control since 1951, after China's "peaceful liberation" of the region.
- The US government-funded Radio Free Asia has resumed its broadcasts into China, covering Mandarin, Tibetan, and Uyghur languages.
- President Trump has approved congressional funding for the broadcasting resumption by Radio Free Asia.
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