The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights has raised serious concerns over the erasure of the word Tibet from French museum collections, cautioning that the replacement with Beijing-endorsed terms such as "Xizang" and "Himalayan World" undermines Tibetans' cultural heritage an
The controversy has garnered significant attention, with advocates arguing that the change undermines the distinct cultural and historical identities of Tibet.
The Tibetan parliament in-exile has expressed its deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent decision taken by the Musee du quai Branly and the Musee Guimet in France, which have replaced the term "Tibet" with the Chinese name "Xizang Autonomous Region" in their catalogues and exhi