11.06
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·西藏自治区那曲市巴青县
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, Tibet. Official reports state 16 deaths and over 10,000 people affected and displaced. The Western Theater Command's decision to send only drones for post-disaster surveillance has sparked public questioning.
10.23
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Nagqu
On October 23, Apple CEO John Ternus announced a donation to support relief organizations in the earthquake-stricken area of Nagqu, Tibet. Tim Cook subsequently reposted, saying he was concerned about the disaster victims and thanking the frontline search and rescue workers. Netizens left sarcastic comments.
10.23
·Reported
·Importance I
·Sources 1
·西藏那曲巴青县
On October 23, a netizen posted a video complaining that during CCTV News’ live broadcast of the rescue effort after the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Baqing County, Nagqu, Tibet, the on-site reporter frequently used filler words such as “uh” and “this part,” conveying almost no useful information in three minutes, prompting netizens in the comments section to mock the report.
10.22
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 9
·Nagqu
At 22:33 on October 22, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurred in Baqing County, Nagqu City, Tibet, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
10.22
·Developing
·Importance IV
·Sources 4
·Nagqu, Tibet
On October 22, a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Baqing County, Nagqu City, Tibet. According to official Chinese government announcements, as of 7 a.m. on the 23rd, the earthquake had killed 16 people and injured 54, including 11 seriously injured.
10.17
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Lhasa own content archive., Tibet
A netizen revealed that taking photos at Potala Palace Square in Tibet will get you taken by police into a police booth for registration and investigation — one registration per photo taken.
10.12
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Tibet
On October 12, a Taiwanese nurse posted that while traveling in Tibet she was questioned by state security personnel for about an hour, being asked about her work, family, military service experience and political stance; among the 8 Taiwanese in the same tour group, 3 were questioned separately, including two nurses and an aircraft maintenance technician.
10.08
·Developing
·Importance III
·Sources 1
Zhang Yi, a dissident from Wuhan, was arrested by Chinese Communist Party authorities on suspicion of "inciting secession" after showing a photo of the Dalai Lama to a Tibetan woman at Sera Monastery in Lhasa, Tibet. His family learned on October 8, 2026 that the Lhasa Public Security Bureau had transferred the case to the procuratorate for review and prosecution. Zhang Yi remains detained at the Lhasa Detention Center, and his lawyer has not yet been granted access to the case files.
10.05
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Nepal
A October 5 report by Lianhe Zaobao about the China-Nepal joint scientific expedition team traveling to Nepal to investigate the causes of the disaster and support the rebuilding of the Gyirong port noted that the casualty statistics it cited were still as of September 5.
10.03
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Gyirong County
On October 3, Yonhap News Agency reported that the official casualty statistics for the "August 26" mudslide disaster in Gyirong, Tibet, remain at 43 dead and 519 missing as of 18:00 on September 5, with no update for nearly a month since, and authorities have not disclosed the whereabouts of the missing.
2026.10
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Nagqu, Tibet
An earthquake struck Nagqu in Tibet. Xi Jinping gave important instructions, and the official press release unusually listed Li Qiang alongside him, sparking speculation about the power arrangement.
09.30
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Tibet
On September 30, the British human rights organization "Tibet Watch" published a 75-page report analyzing documents such as Chinese government procurement notices from 2017 to 2026, claiming that the authorities have deployed police drones, automated drone nests, and anti-drone equipment in Tibet, building an aerial control system and strengthening control over civilian drones.
09.22
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·Tibet
A Xinhua News Agency dispatch said Wang Junzheng no longer serves as Secretary of the Tibet Party Committee, without stating where he has gone; the material said there were messages from the Hong Kong side indicating that he left his post for age reasons.
09.11
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·Tibet
On September 10, 2026, Tibet Cyber Police announced multiple cases of penalties for online comments regarding the Gyirong mudslide disaster. The netizens involved were given administrative penalties by police in Tibet, Heilongjiang, Anhui, and Guangdong, for fabricating that the mudslide was man-made or induced by an earthquake, maliciously comparing it to rescue efforts in other countries to distort the effectiveness of China's disaster relief, fabricating that all public officials had died in the line of duty, and spreading false rumors.
09.10
·Official claim
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·China
According to official Chinese Communist Party (CCP) reports, 43 deaths have been confirmed in the mudslide disaster at Gyirong Port, while 519 people remain missing; on the day the disaster occurred, there were only two survivors, both local villagers who escaped on their own, and the number of survivors has not increased many days after rescue operations began.