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Sikyong Penpa Tsering discusses Tibet, disinformation, and religious freed
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Sikyong Penpa Tsering met US Senator Jeff Merkley on February 5 as part of his official advocacy programme in Washington, DC. Merkley a long-time and consistent supporter of the Tibetan cause and the original sponsor of the bipartisan Resolve Tibet Act of 2024, according to a report by the C
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World Uyghur Congress welcomes US Senate bills targeting China's rights ab
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As stated in the release from WUC, these bills, introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK), represent a rare and essential agreement in Congress regarding the pressing need for a firmer U.S. response to China's domestic and int
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US Senators reintroduce Taiwan Relations Bill amid rising tensions with Ch
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Republican John Curtis and Democrat Jeff Merkley introduced the bill on Monday for the fourth time, following unsuccessful attempts in 2020, 2021, and 2023, when it failed to advance beyond the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
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US Senate committee passes resolution affirming Arunachal Pradesh as integ
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The resolution was passed by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, Tennessee’s Senator Bill Hagerty, and Texas’ Senator Jon Cornyn.
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US Senators reaffirm Arunachal Pradesh as integral part of India, condemn
Updated : 3 years ago IST
United States Senators Bill Hagerty and Jeff Merkley have introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution reaffirming the United States' recognition of Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India and condemned China's military aggression to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Cont
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Bipartisan US initiatives thwart Chinese attempts to enforce hegemony in S
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The resolution introduced in the US Senate by Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, and Bill Hagerty, a Republican, recognizes Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India; challenging the recent military aggression by Beijing to change the status quo along the Line of Actual Control between I
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US Senate introduces legislation to solidify its stand on Tibet-China conf
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The US Senate on Tuesday (local time) advanced the Tibet-China Conflict Resolution Act in advancing its interest in peacefully resolving China's occupation of Tibet and pressured the Chinese government to resume negotiations with the Dalai Lama's envoys.
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New Legislation to boost US-Taiwan ties introduced in US Senate
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Legislation has been introduced in the US Senate to create new and boost the standing of current political institutions to strengthen the bipartisan relationship between the United States and Taiwan, according to a press release on Tuesday (local ti
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Amid rising COVID-19 cases in US, airlines book flights to full capacity:
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): As per the latest update by the Johns Hopkins University, a total of 3,055,004 people in the US have tested positive for coronavirus and 132,309 deaths have been reported so far. However, several US airline continues to violate the social distancing norms by
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Indian envoy discusses climate change commitments with US Senator Jeff Mer
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 5 (ANI): India's ambassador to the United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Wednesday (local time) met Jeff Merkley, an American Senator from Oregon, and discussed ways to address climate change through innovation.
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