A Tibetan-Chinese Dialogue and Media Platform
Advocating for Tibet in the Chinese-speaking world
Lhasa Spring is an independent media and advocacy platform run by Chinese Youth Stand for Tibet (华语青年挺藏会), a network of Chinese-language advocates from various ethnic groups, Tibetans, journalists, and activists. We bridge the information gap between Chinese-speaking communities and Tibetans, publishing fact-checks, explainers, and anchor reports in simplified Chinese and English that reach readers even inside China’s firewall. We don’t speak for Tibetans; we make Tibetan voices understandable to Chinese audiences who have rarely had the chance to hear their inner voice.
Why the Chinese Language?? 华语？
Chinese is not our identity. It is our tool. Those who oppress Tibetans speak Chinese. Those who attack Tibetans online use Chinese. And the millions who still believe Tibetans were all “serfs” read Chinese too.
The Tibet issue will never be truly resolved until the narrative in the Chinese-speaking world changes, and until Tibet gains more supporters among Chinese speakers.
What we do?
Advocating for Tibet in the Chinese-speaking world
Through this platform, we provide insights into Tibet’s rich cultural heritage, unique ecology, complex history, political and economic dynamics, and human rights conditions.
Our newsletters and post reach readers inside China despite the Great Firewall, from Beijing and Guangzhou to Inner Mongolia, Hong Kong, Sichuan, Qinghai, and Tibet itself. Our largest readership is in Lanzhou, near the border between Amdo Tibet and inland China. These readers show genuine curiosity inside China, and that many people have simply never had access to trustworthy information about Tibet.
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Tibet Independent? or Middle Way Approach?
Not our proposition
People often ask whether we support Tibetan independence or the Middle Way, and our answer is that we take no position: Tibet’s political future is for Tibetans to decide, not for us to determine. The Chinese government tolerates neither path; our colleague Tara Zhang Yadi never advocated independence, yet the Chinese authorities still charged her with “separatism.” That is why we focus on what must come first: giving Chinese-speaking people access to reliable information about Tibet.
Our Story
We are a group of Chinese-speaking youth activists deeply passionate about Tibetan culture and committed to uncovering and sharing Tibet's hidden history and truths. We are Chinese-speaking advocates, students, Tibetans, non-Tibetans, writers, political prisoners, journalists, and activists.
Tara Zhang Yadi
张雅笛 Tara Zhang Yadi, our editor and a content contributor, was arrested in the summer of 2025 after returning to China from her studies in France to visit family and celebrate her 22nd birthday. A devout Buddhist who never advocated Tibetan independence, she was nonetheless charged with “separatism.”
“CCP's action clearly exposes the true nature of Beijing’s Tibet policy: They neither want genuine mutual understanding between Han and Tibetan people, nor do they want a real resolution to the Tibetan issue”
Our Mission
Our mission is to foster a deeper understanding of Tibetan culture within Chinese-speaking communities, challenge and deconstruct Han chauvinism, and address ethnic conflicts and prejudice. We advocate for transitional justice and reconciliation to create greater harmony and equity in addressing ethnic issues.
Ginger Duan
Our founder, Ginger, grew up in Yunnan, western China, where the Tibetan and Han worlds meet, and worked with a local NGO using technology to empower farmers and herders. In 2018, she worked at Jigme Gyaltsen School in Golog, Amdo, as a technology specialist, living with daily checkpoints and harsh plateau weather. This Tibetan-run private school was forcibly closed in the summer of 2024 amid the Chinese government’s intensifying crackdown on Tibetan education.
After moving to the United States, she connected with exiled Tibetan communities and founded Chinese Youth Stand for Tibet to build understanding between Chinese speakers and Tibetans, while staying connected with people inside Tibet and closely following developments there. Through extensive writing and public speaking, she introduces Tibetan history and human rights to the Chinese-speaking world, hoping to ease ethnic hostility and help bring about a peaceful resolution to the Tibet issue.
Work With Us
We are building bridges, and we can’t do it alone.
For Tibetan organizations, journalists, and researchers
We help your work reach Chinese-speaking audiences.
Translation: We translate reports, statements, and stories into accurate, natural, culturally fluent Chinese.
Chinese-language outreach: We bring your message to readers across the diaspora and behind the Great Firewall through our newsletter and social channels.
For Chinese-speaking organizers, communities, media, and researchers, we are a resource on Tibet.
Events: We organize and co-host Tibet-related events.
Consultation: We answer questions about Tibetan people, Tibetan society, and the exile community.
Training: We share experience in organization building and nonviolent resistance.
For everyone else: researchers, funders, journalists, and anyone who cares about Tibet. Follow our work, ask us questions, or get in touch. You have a place here.
Contact Us
Have questions or want to learn more about us? Reach out to us and we'll be happy to assist you.
Mail: admin@lhasaspring.org
We are part of Starshiner, a non-profit organization registered in California. If you are a U.S. taxpayer, every donation you make is tax-deductible!
