“Tragedy in Crimson” By Tim Johnson

How the Dalai Lama Conquered the World but Lost the Battle with China

Published in February 2011 by Nation Books, in “Tragedy in Crimson”, journalist Tim Johnson casts his eye over the Tibet issue seen from his perspective as the Beijing bureau chief of McClatchy Newspaper group for six years. Tim Johson travelled extensively over Tibet and, combined with on-the-ground reporting in China, Nepal, India, and the United States, the book also contains first hand interviews with key figures for the contemporary Tibet world today such as Woeser, Jamyang Kyi, Jampa Gyatso, “Princess” Panchen, Karmapa and the Dalai Lama.