Tibet Studies Conference Pushed Online Amid China Pressure Questions

A group of grown-ups who study a place called Tibet wanted to have a big meeting in Nepal.

The meeting is called a conference, and it was supposed to happen at a university in the city of Kathmandu.

But the university decided it would not host the meeting anymore, so the meeting will happen on the internet instead.

The people who planned the meeting say the government of Nepal told them not to have it in person.

Nepal's government says it never told them to cancel and that the organizers made the choice by themselves.

Some people think China, which is a very big neighbor of Nepal, helped make the decision happen.

China says Tibet is part of its country and does not like big meetings about Tibet.

The people planning the meeting say it is only about history, culture, and learning, not about politics.

Nepal has many Tibetan people living there and is trying to stay friendly with both China and other countries.

The meeting will still happen, just on computers instead of in Nepal.