Adapted from a talk and Q&A given by Ginger Duan, founder of Chinese Youth Stand for Tibet, at a June 2026 conference in Dharamshala at the International conference on Sino-Tibet Relations. Who I Am I am Chinese, not Taiwanese or Hong Konger. I was born and raised in mainland China. I grew up in Yunnan, an ethnically diverse province bordering Tibet. I was surrounded by people from many different cultures and religions, so I learned early that different communities see the wo

Before carrying out his self-immolation, Lobga Rangzen left this final testament in his garage and also published it on his Facebook page. Rangzen is the name he chose for himself. In Tibetan, it means "independence" or "freedom." The following is a translated transcript of his final message: If you have any suggestions, email us at admin@lhasaspring.org Whenever we organize activities abroad, we do so to protest the Chinese Communist Party's repressive policies in Tibet and