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Dalai Lama does not represent all Tibetan or Tibetan Buddhism and he has lots of enemies, even within Tibetan Buddhism. Enclosed photo showing a demonstration against Dalai Lama by Tibetan Buddhism Monks in Germany. In this photo many Germans(like many of us) were very much surprised.

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"Nonviolence" in the mouth of "Dalai Lama"

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Video: Documentary: The Dalai Lama .

On July 1, 2006 Qinghai-Tibet Railway put into operation

which changed the History of Tibet forever !!

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We are operating these tours and its profit goes to provide

hearing aids to children living in the remote regions of China.

We do this to foster people-to-people relations between USA and China.

In this world today everywhere is full of hatred, greed, terrorism and nature disaster.

Our project is like a 'breathe of fresh air'. Hope that you can join our project.

U.K. <<Guardian>>: Down with the Dalai Lama

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Interview: Abolishing Tibetan feudal serfdom equates to ending slavery in U.S

2008-07-24 10:31:00

There is no difference between the abolishing of feudal serfdom in Tibet and the ending of slavery in the United States, a senior Chinese Tibetologist said Monday.

Many Americans understand neither the history and the current situation in Tibet, nor China's Tibet policies, which always lead to wrong judgment on Tibet-related issues, especially when they are influenced by "one-sided" information, Tobdrub Wangben, vice minister of China's State Commission for Ethnic Affairs, said in an interview with Xinhua before leaving the United States for Canada.

"When I told Larry Seabrook, current New York City councilman from District 12 in New York City, that the abolishing of the feudal serfdom in Tibet in the 1950s is the same as the ending of the slavery system in the United States, Seabrook understood quite well what I was driving at," he said.

After hearing a brief introduction about the situation in Tibet and the facts of the March 14 riots in Lhasa, Seabrook offered to help Americans improve their understanding of Tibet by arranging them to visit Tibet and form their own opinion.

"If we could tell Americans as much as possible about the truth on Tibet, many of them could change their stereotyped ideas about Tibet," said Tobdrub Wangben, head of a four-member Chinese Tibetologist delegation, which arrived in New York last Thursday to promote understanding on the Tibet issue.

Harboring the hope that the delegation could tell more truth on Tibet to the American public, Tobdrub Wangben said regular and frequent exchanges of ideas between the two peoples are fairly important.

The U.S. tour was quite fruitful as many U.S. officials and legislators said that what they heard about Tibet was different from what they had heard in the past, he added.

Therefore, Tobdrub Wangben said, they expressed hope that more delegations of this kind would come to the United States and exchange ideas with the American public on a regular basis.

"The American public has shown great interest in Tibet, and of course, we will come back and satisfy their demands," he said.

http://eng.tibet.cn/index/news/200807/t20080724_414624.htm

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No one knows about Tibet better than the people from India

<<The Hindu>> Journalist first-hand Tibet visit experience:

Social well-being a striking aspect of life in modern Tibet

| by: Parvathi Menon | From: The Hindu

2008-08-28 14:16:00

Life has changed beyond recognition since 1959, when the system of monastic feudalism presided over by the Dalai Lama was overthrown and over a million serfs were set free.

In what used to be the dungeons of the Potala Palace, once the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas in Lhasa and now a religious and tourist site, is an unusual museum. The Zhol jail, a place where disobedient or rebellious serfs and labourers were subject to horrific forms of torture, was once located here. Today, photographs, paintings, models, and sound effects are used to recreate the brutality of the ancien regime against those classes whose labour created and sustained the splendid monument that soars above.

The squalor, poverty and social hierarchies of Lhasa, captured vividly in black and white photographs of the 1940s and 1950s, belong to a historical phase now squarely in the past.

Today the Potala Palace overlooks a city of modern infrastructure and conveniences. It has attractive tree-lined avenues, a busy business district, hotels, cultural centres and open spaces like the 12.2 square km Lhalu wetlands, a protected marsh that acts as what our hosts refer to as the kidneys of the Lhasa urban area. The modernity of the capital bears the impress of a strong Tibetan stamp in architecture, dress, and cultural practice.

Apart from warm clothes and altitude sickness pills, a foreign visitor to Tibet usually carries baggage of another kind. This is a belief that the 'real' Tibet lies hidden somewhere beneath what the eye sees and the mind registers; that the well being and modernisation evident in contemporary Tibetan society is a sort of maya. This perspective has been shaped by a vast literature and propaganda offensive that has emanated over the years from within the support base of the 14th Dalai Lama. It comes in large part from people who have not set foot in Tibet, and has, unfortunately, many well-meaning adherents.

A report published this year by the Dalai Lama's Dharamsala-based Government-in-Exile and titled Environment and Development in Tibet: A Crucial Issue has this to say: China claims that Tibet is experiencing growth and prosperity, but the reality is that, under Chinese rule, Tibetans are impoverished, marginalised and excluded; the sensitive and globally important ecology of Tibet is deteriorating; and many plant and animal species face extinction.

In fact, the fatal flaw of the report is that it has been written by people who have not visited their research area, for it is evident to any visitor's eye that the allegations of the impoverishment, marginalisation, and exclusion of Tibetans are unsubstantiated.

I was part of a journalists' delegation invited by the Chinese government to Tibet in July this year. To a visitor, the relatively high levels of living standards of people in the Tibet Autonomous Regions (TAR) are a striking feature of observable social life. In Lhasa, small towns and the villages of Tibet, there are no crowds of people ill, destitute, and unemployed - on the contrary, the overwhelming visual impression is of a population healthy and gainfully employed. Schools and universities hum with activity, and cultural assets like museums and ancient monasteries are treasured - these are but some marks of a society that is on the move.

Older Tibetans emphasise that life has changed beyond recognition since 1959, when the system of monastic feudalism presided over by the Dalai Lama was overthrown and over a million serfs were set free.

I consider myself middling-prosperous, says Zhuoga, the head of an eight-member farming family in Gapa, a village of 60 households, 10 km from Lhasa. She and her family members offer fruit, biscuits and Tibetan tea to her visitors in her warm and colourful sitting room decorated with Tibetan thangkas (religious scroll paintings) and carpets.

The Zhuoga household's annual income of 20,000 yuan (roughly Rs. 140,000) comes from her oilseed and corn harvest, from the rent paid by vegetable farmers for land they lease from her, from a 500 yuan annual subsidy given by the Government, and from collective work she and the family put in on village projects. School education and health care are free. Although a Buddhist, she thinks the Dalai Lama is not a good man as he masterminded the disturbances of March 14th 2008. We could not go to the city for work, she said. I was angry and scared.

Life now is like this, says Pingtso Tashi giving a thumbs-up sign. And before 1959 it was like this. He holds up his little finger. This 58-year old dam inspector and farmer is the son of former serfs. Today, hard work pays, he said. Every village family owns land and the average individual land holding of the village is 3.8 mu (15 mu = 1 hectare)

A range of special preferential policies and measures for social and economic development apply to Tibet. There is a preferential taxation policy by which income tax in Tibet is three percentage points lower than elsewhere, and farmers and herdsmen are completely exempt from taxes and administrative charges. There is a preferential interest rate on bank loans, the rate being two percentage points lower in the TAR than in the rest of China.

Yang Chen and Deji, microbiologists working for a bio-pharmaceutical company in Lhasa, and their office colleagues, are part of a cheerful and spirited group of women dressed in formal western office wear who have come to see a photographic exhibition on Tibetan women at the Tibet museum in Lhasa. Asked about the exhibition and whether it reflects the progress of women in Tibet, Yang Chen says, Yes it does. Today we are equal to men in every way. She and Ms Deji have two daughters each, and hope that the girls will one day become doctors. The one-child norm does not apply to Tibetans and other ethnic minorities as it does to Han Chinese.

http://eng.tibet.cn/index/news/200808/t20080828_422961.htm

Modern education a key to Tibet's social and economic progress

2008-09-04 10:01:00

| by: Parvathi Menon | From: The Hindu

Before 1951, 92 per cent of the population of Tibet was illiterate. That proportion is now 44 per cent.

A report published this year by the Dalai Lama's Dharamsala-based "Government-in-Exile" and titled Environment and Development in Tibet: A Crucial Issue (available on their website) seeks to perpetuate the myth that Tibetans are fast becoming a minority in their homeland as a result of a state-sponsored policy of Han settlement in Tibet. In fact, of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) population of 2.8 million, Tibetans account for 92 per cent, other ethnic minorities for around 2 per cent, and Han Chinese a little under 6 per cent.

Government officials in Tibet emphasise that the accusation that Han Chinese control the administration of Tibet is wrong. Tibetans constitute a majority of the cadre within government and the Communist Party. According to Duo Ji Ciren, Vice-Commissioner of the Administrative office of Nyingchi prefecture, 70 per cent of civil servants in Nyingchi prefecture are either Tibetans or from other ethnic minorities, and key prefectural posts are held by Tibetans.

Education has been key to social and economic progress in Tibet. Modern education only began after 1951. In 2007, enrolment in primary schools reached 98.2 per cent, in middle schools 90.97 per cent, in high school 42.96 per cent, and in colleges 17.4 per cent. Before 1951, 92 per cent of the population of Tibet was illiterate. That proportion is now 44 per cent, although the illiterate are now concentrated in the older age groups.

"You had to be a monk if you wanted education in the old society," said Dr. Losang Yundeng, 51, Director of the 210-bed County Peoples Hospital in Nyingchi. An ethnic Tibetan from a poor family of labourers in a remote village in Nyingchi prefecture, he was sent to one of the first schools to be opened in his village. When a medical team visited the village in 1972, the 15-year-old boy was chosen by his village to train as a barefoot doctor. After the Cultural Revolution, Dr. Yundeng trained at the Nanjing Medical College and later at the famous Norman Bethune Medical Academy to become a doctor.

Dr. Wangmo, 44, a brilliant Tibetan plant pathologist and professor in the Department of Plant Technology at the Tibetan Agriculture and Animal Husbandry College, Nyingchi, speaks of how education transformed life in her village. "I studied in a village which you could only get to by horse," she said. "But education gave us ability and confidence. In my school, 80 per cent of the children were Tibetan and our Tibetan education was very good." In the college where she teaches, half of the 3,000 students are girls and 80 per cent of all students are Tibetan.

Dr. Wangmo's current research is on understanding the structure of a fungus called Cordyceps Sinensis, which grows wild in certain high-altitude counties. Called "yatsagompo" in Tibetan, the fungus, which looks like an innocuous dry twig, has been the reason for a sudden increase in incomes among certain communities living in these regions. Used in traditional medicine and valued for its healing properties, the fungus is highly priced. "I have seen people earn 80,000 yuan a year from this," Dr. Wangmo explained. Her research team is also working on how to undertake the sustainable cultivation of this precious resource.

Indeed, the issue of ecological sustainability and protection of the natural habitat is one over which demonstrable measures have been taken. The Tibetan plateau is a cradle of the planet's natural wealth. It has the world's highest peaks and lakes, gives birth to Asia¡¯s mighty rivers, and has vast deposits of mineral and forest wealth.

The 10-hour drive from Lhasa to the Nyingchi prefecture, one of TAR's ecological treasure houses, is as remarkable for its stunning landscapes as it is for the absence of heavy motor traffic, roadside hoardings, the defacement of rock surfaces with advertisements or writing, and litter. The Nyingchi Prefecture has a forest cover of 46 per cent, the largest virgin forest in China. The preservation of the ecology is central to government policy here. "Our slogan is 'Build Nyingchi as the largest district in western Tibet with the best preserved ecology,'" said Mr. Ciren, its administrative head. The beautiful Environmental Museum in Nyingchi offers a stunning display of its plant and animal wealth.

China's Tibet policy was defined to us by Dong Yunhu, Director General of the State Council Information Office, as "the continuous improvement in the living standards of Tibetans," By this criterion, the implementation of China's Tibet policy is marked by measurable and visible success.

http://eng.tibet.cn/index/news/200809/t20080904_424239.htm

China issues white paper, refutes charge of "cultural genocide" in Tibet

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Religious autocracy under the cover of democracy

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Genuine Tibetans Ottawa, Canada 2008-07-23

Interview: Tibetologists say Tibetan culture well preserved

2008-07-24 10:04:00

The Tibetan culture has been well preserved and developing, said a visiting senior Chinese Tibetologist on Wednesday in Canada.

Tobdrub Wangben, professor of the Chinese Central University for Nationalities, told Xinhua in an interview that the Dalai Lama's claim of the so-called "cultural genocide" in Tibet is totally groundless.

Wangben is heading a four-member Tibetologist delegation on a three- day visit to Canada to promote understanding on the Tibet issue. The delegation has met with scholars from the Canadian International Council, local media outlets, government officials and parliamentarian representatives.

The total population of Tibetan ethnic group in Tibet has increased from nearly 1 million before 1951 to 2.77 million last year, while the illiterate rate dropped significantly from 95 percent in 1951 to 28 percent last year, Wangben explained with figures to make it clear whether the culture in Tibet was being damaged or developed.

When asked about the restrictions that foreign media encountered in Tibet, Wang Pijun, a senior official with the China Association for International Cultural Exchange, said that the Chinese government attaches great importance to strengthening communications and understanding with the international community on the issue of Tibet, and has arranged several rounds of visits by foreign correspondents to Tibet.

The government has promised to arrange more such tours in the future, Wang added.

Talking about the Dalai Lama's claim of not seeking Tibet independence, Lian Xiangmin, Director of Science and Research Office at China Tibetology Research Center, said people should not only look at what he says but also at what he does.

"The Dalai Lama said he is not seeking Tibet independence while he is the leader of the illegal Tibet government in exile," said Lian.

And it is also stated in the charter of some organizations such as the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) which seeks Tibet independence that they will listen to what the Dalai Lama says, and the Dalai Lama said he support the TYC's cause, Lian added.

Luorong Zhandui, professor of the Social and Economic Research Institute under the China Tibetology Research Center and a Tibetan himself, noted that the economy of Tibet and living standards of people there have improved greatly during the past years. The Qingzang Railway has proved to boost the local tourism considerably, and this is of vital importance to the industrial development of Tibet and to the promotion of Tibetan culture, he said.

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Religious autocracy under the cover of democracy

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Genuine Tibetans Sydney, Australia 2008-07-24

Tibetologist: China will not change policies on Tibet

2008-07-25 09:48:00

A Tibetan professor said in Sydney on Thursday that the incident took place on March 14 would not result in a policy change towards Tibet from the Chinese government.

The Chinese government will continue its support to Tibet to keep the peace and stability in the autonomous region, said Professor Sherap Nyima, head of the Chinese Tibetan delegation nowon a visit in Australia.

"The Chinese government will provide 170 billion yuan to Tibet during the period of the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010) to improve social life and infrastructure there," Nyima said at a Tibetology seminar in the New South Wales Parliament House.

The seminar was attended by NSW members of parliament, representatives from the Chinese community in Sydney and local media.

Tibet has undertaken great changes in the past few decades, said Nyima, who is the Vice-President of the Central University of Nationalities of China, adding that the average annual income of the Tibetans increased to around 10,000 yuan in 2007 from 241 yuanin 1965 and the average life expectancy almost doubled in the pastfive decades.

Professor Tseyang Changngo, a member of the delegation and Vice President of the Tibet University in Lhasa, also said the Chinese government has spent lots of money and exerted great efforts in cultural protection in the region.

"I teach Tibetan history and women and gender studies in Tibetan language at my university. Tibetan language is also taught in primary and middle schools in Tibet. We Tibetans can even have Microsoft office software in Tibetan language and can send mobile messages in Tibetan language," she said.

At the seminar, Nyima also refuted criticisms that the Chinese government tried to change the demographic composition of Tibet by sending a large number of Han Chinese into the region. The real situation is totally different, he said.

"There are 2.8 million people in Tibet, of which Han Chinese only account for five percent and the Tibetans 92 percent. Moreover, Tibet is part of China and why the Hans are not allowed to come and help Tibetans build a better Tibet?" the professor asked.

Nyima said many people outside China know little about Tibet because they have never visited the place and are misled by Dalai Lama and a few foreign media with ulterior motives.

"I come here hoping to communicate directly with you and tell you the real truth about Tibet. I hope more people will visit Tibet from Australia and more Tibetan scholars will come here to exchange ideas with you," he said.

The seminar was organized by the Australian Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China.

The Tibetan delegation arrived here on Wednesday and will visit Canberra and Melbourne before leaving for New Zealand.

http://eng.tibet.cn/index/news/200807/t20080725_414746.htm

Genuine Tibetans Warsaw,Poland 2008-10-24

Chinese Tibetologists exchange views with university students in Poland

2008-10-24 14:56:00

A delegation of Chinese Tibetologists on Thursday met teachers and students from Warsaw University and briefed them on the social-economic development in Tibet.

At a symposium attended by more than 30 teachers and students from the university, Shen Kaiyun, head of the delegation, said that Tibet has gone through great changes in the past five decades and its cultural heritages have been protected and passed on very well, which is inseparable from the efforts made by the Chinese government.

According to Shen, the Chinese central government has allocated a total of 170 billion yuan (24.9 billion U.S. dollars) to Tibet over the past decades and made many favorable policies to build a well-off Tibet.

When asked about the government's investment in Tibet, Shen said that the Chinese government had spent much more money on Tibet than the autonomous region generated.

Besides its efforts to help develop the economy in Tibet, the government also did a lot to enhance its cultural and ecological protection, Shen added.

Shen invited the Polish people who are interested in Tibet to visit the land in the future.

The delegation of Chinese Tibetologists arrived here Monday for a four-day visit.

http://eng.tibet.cn/news/today/200810/t20081024_434341.htm

Genuine Tibetans Oslo, Norway 2008-10-20

Chinese Tibetolgists end visit to Norway

2008-10-20 15:50:00

A delegation of Chinese Tibetologists ended their visit to Norway on Monday after exchanging views with the Norwegian public and briefing them on the developments in Tibet.

Norwegian Vice President of the Lower House Olav Gunnar Ballo said that he had learned more about the reality in Tibet through his talks with the Chinese Tibetologists.

Shen Kaiyun, head of the delegation, made a presentation on Tibet's economic and social development, religious freedom and the preservation of traditional Tibetan culture to the hosts.

In fluent English, Dawa Ciren, a researcher in the Tibetan Academy of Social Sciences, also briefed the hosts on the protection of environment and wild lives in Tibet.

During their talks with Egil Lothe, president of Norwegian Buddhist Union, the Chinese Tibetologists also gave an account of religions in today's Tibet.

There are more than 1,700 temples and 46,000 clergies in Tibet nowadays, Shen said.

The Chinese government has put a large amount of money to preserve and repair temples, an indication of religious freedom in Tibet, Shen added.

Egil Lothe praised the frank exchange of views between the two countries, saying it helped Norwegians to get a better understanding of Tibet.

During their meeting with officials from the Norwegian Foreign Ministry and University of Oslo, members of the delegation also briefed them on the Chinese government's position and the reality of Tibet.

The Chinese Tibetologists arrived in Oslo on Wednesday for a visit to Norway.

http://eng.tibet.cn/index/culture/200810/t20081023_433977.htm

Genuine Tibetans in Prague 2008-11-10

Chinese Tibetologists introduce Tibetan development in Prague

2008-11-11 13:40:00

A visiting delegation of Chinese Tibetologists gave an account of social and economic developments in Tibet here Monday.

Speaking at a press conference here, Zhu Xiaoming, the head of the delegation, said Tibet has experienced tremendous changes over the past 50 years to become one of the most attractive places in the world.

Today, Tibet not only has unique natural scenery but also boasts well-preserved ethnic culture, Zhu said.

"All this was made possible thanks to the joint efforts of the Chinese government and the Tibetan people," he said.

On the negotiations between the Chinese central government and the Dalai Lama's representatives, Zhu said progress had been made in the talks and there was no need to be pessimistic about their prospects.

Chinese central government officials and the Dalai Lama's private envoys have held three rounds of talks this year and nine rounds since 2002.

The door for the Dalai Lama's return to a patriotic stance is always open, but the door to "Tibet independence," "half independence" or "independence in a disguised form" has never been open, nor would it be open in the future, Zhu said.

The Chinese government has clearly pointed out that if the Dalai Lama gives up his separatist stance and activities to split the motherland, the two sides could continue contacts and negotiations on his personal future, said Zhu.

Speaking about how the Chinese government has improved the living conditions of Tibetans, Zhu said the central government has poured 170 billion yuan (about 25 billion U.S. dollars) into improving the Tibetan people's life over the past decades.

The central government has also adopted other preferential policies to make sure Tibet can develop together with other regions of China, Zhu said.

http://eng.tibet.cn/index/news/200811/t20081111_437750.htm

Genuine Tibetans in Italy 2008-11-17

Chinese Tibetologists introduce Tibet to Italian people

2008-11-18 09:15:00

A delegation of Chinese Tibetologists ended their visit to Italy Monday, during which they held talks with Italian politicians, economists and scholars and briefed them on the social and economic developments in Tibet.

The delegation, led by Zhu Xiaoming, deputy director-general of China's Tibetology Research Center, made a four-day visit starting from Friday in Italy at the invitation of Italy's China Foundation.

During the visit, the delegation gave an account of the history, the regional autonomous system, the freedom of religious belief and the development of cultural protection in Tibet.

They also disclosed to the Italian people the truth of the March 14 riot and briefed them on the negotiations between the Chinese central government and the Dalai Lama's representatives.

The Italians said with the introduction of the Chinese delegation, they had a new knowledge about Tibet and wished further communication between the two countries to provide more information on a true Tibet for the Italian people.

Finland will be the next stop for the delegation to visit.

http://eng.tibet.cn/index/news/200811/t20081118_438711.htm

Genuine Tibetans in Paris 2008-11-18

Chinese Tibetologists introduce a true Tibet in Paris

2008-11-19 13:53:00

Journalists are listening to the introduction, photo from Chinanews.com.

French journalists are having an interview, photo from Chinanews.com

A delegation of Chinese Tibetologists, who are now touring France, gave an account of the cultural, economic and social achievements of Tibet to journalists of France and England, on November 18 in Paris.

Journalists from France 2, Humanite, Radio France International, Reuters and etc. listened to the introduction.

Zheng Dui, head with the Religionary Research Center of China Tibetology Research Center, led the six-member delegation, including Xie Gangzheng, head of Sichuan Tibetology Research Center, Su Faxiang, professor of the Central University for Nationalities, Dawa Tsering, director of the Scientific Research Office of China Tibetology Research Center, Wu Xuefeng, director of The Association of China Foreign Culture Exchange and other members.

Speaking of the talk between the Chinese central government and private representative of Dalai Lama, Zheng Dui said Chinese central government had thrice talked with the private representatives of Dalai Lama. Door for talk with Dalai Lama side, is always open. The achievements in Tibet in economic, cultural, social aspects since the ethnic cultural construction, can't be denied while the "Tibet independence" and "independence in a disguised form" under the guise of so-called "high degree of autonomy", will never be accepted.

When talking about the religionary relief in Tibet, Zheng said Tibet enjoyed freedom of belief with more than 1,700 religionary venues and some 45,000 monks, but they should also abide by the law.

Xie Gangzheng introduced the economy and culture in Tibetan-inhabited areas in Sichuan Province while Dawa Tsering introduced the great changes in Tibet since the peaceful liberation of Tibet with his own experience.

The Chinese Tibetologist delegation arrived in France on November 16 for a four-day visit, during which they held talks with French politicians, writers and scholars and oversea Chinese students and briefed a true Tibet to them.

http://eng.tibet.cn/index/news/200811/t20081119_438896.htm

Genuine Tibetans in Helsinki 2008-11-19

Chinese Tibetologists introduce Tibet development in Helsinki

2008-11-19 13:41:00

A delegation of Chinese Tibetologists on Tuesday briefed their Finnish hosts on Tibet's history and its social and economic developments.

The delegation, led by Zhu Xiaoming, deputy director-general of China's Tibetology Research Center, held separate meetings with Finnish politicians, media members, and representatives for overseas Chinese and Chinese students in Finland.

During a meeting with lawmakers, the Chinese Tibetologists cited data and examples to illuminate the point that Tibet has been part of China throughout history.

They also gave an account of social and economic developments in Tibet, the true story of the March 14 riot in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, as well as the Chinese government's negotiations with the Dalai Lama in recent years.

Over the past decades, the average life span of Tibetans has increased from 35.5 to 61 years, nine-year compulsory education has been accessible to over 90 percent of Tibet's school-aged children, and the per capita GNP has exceeded 10,000 yuan (about 1,470 U.S. dollars), said Zhu, adding all those are facts that Tibetans are living a life which is unimaginable under the serf system.

On negotiations between the Chinese central government and the Dalai Lama's representatives, Zhu said government officials and the Dalai Lama's private envoys have held nine rounds of talks since 2002.

Finnish Congressman Ilkka Kantola welcomed the Chinese scholars' introduction on Tibet and hoped Finland and China can enhance exchanges to give Finnish people more chances to know China.

Also on Tuesday, Zhu met with representatives from Finland's major media and answered questions concerning Tibet. He also exchanged views on Tibet with overseas Chinese and Chinese students.

The Chinese delegation arrived in Finland on Monday.

http://eng.tibet.cn/news/today/200811/t20081119_438850.htm

(99)Tibetans against Dalai Lama's return

by: 2007-06-21 09:10:33

Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the regional government of Tibet Autonomous Region, speaks at a press conference in Beijing June 20, 2007. [china.org.cn]

( Qiangba Puncog is a native Tibetan, born and raised in Tibet )

The chairman of the regional government of Tibet Autonomous Region has said that the majority of Tibetan people do not want the Dalai Lama to return to the region.

Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the regional government, was asked to comment, at a press conference in Beijing, on two letters written by Puncog Wanggyai, a member of the Communist Party in Tibet, to Chinese President Hu Jintao in 2004 and 2005 asking for permission to let the Dalai Lama come back to Tibet. He was asked if the letters represented the view of the majority of the Tibetan people.

"I have not seen the letters but I have heard about the content. The content I know about differs greatly from the common opinions held by the majority of the Tibetan people," he said.

"His (Puncog Wanggyai) opinion does not represent the view of the majority of Tibetan people, nor does it represent views of the majority of officials in Tibet. It only represents a handful of people," said Puncog.

"The Dalai Lama travels around the world in Buddhist robes not for religious matters but to make Tibet issue an international one and to realize his own political purposes," he said.

He said the Dalai Lama's pursuit of autonomy or establishment of the greater Tibetan area actually disguised his pursuit of independence.

"People from the Dalai Lama side believe, 'once this succeeds, independence is not far away', and this reveals what they really want to do," he said.

Puncog said the channel of communication with the Dalai Lama and his personal representative has always been open. "I think the key question lies in the Dalai Lama giving up the claims of independence and separatist activities," he said, "we all expect him to show his sincerity and truly do some good deeds for the Tibetan people and the country during his lifetime."

http://en.tibet.cn/news/tin/t20070621_256885.htm

Genuine Tibetan held talks with Australian officials

21:37, July 25, 2008

Visiting Chinese Tibetologist delegation on Friday held meetings with Australian officials, members of parliament and scholars, and briefed them about the situation in Tibet.

While meeting with Nic Manikis, Director of Office of Multicultural Affairs in Australian Capital Territory, Professor Sherap Nyima(local Tibetan born and raised in Tibet), head of the Chinese Tibetologist delegation, said the Chinese government has taken special measures to protect Tibetan culture and attached great importance to improve the education in the autonomous region.

Before 1951, only two percent of children received education, but now, 98 percent of children can go to schools with more than 1000 schools being established, of which 6 are universities, said Nyima, who is the Vice-President of the Central University of Nationalities of China and an expert on Tibetology.

Responding the concerns of Gary Humphries, the federal parliament senator, about the temples in Tibet. Nyima told him that temples in Tibet have been well protected by the local government .

"There are more than 1700 temples in Tibet with more than 46,000 lamas. It is a big amount in terms of its population of 2.8 million," the Tibetologist said.

Nyima assured Australian officials that the Chinese government had promised to maintain its policy towards the minorities as well as its support to the economic development in Tibet, after the incident in Lhasa on March 14.

"Only a tiny part of Tibetans took part in the incident, how could that change the determination of the central government to maintain its policy in Tibet?" Nyima said.

Grant Dooley, assistant secretary of North Asia Branch at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said Australian government has always maintained its policy that Tibet is part of China. He also hoped that the talks between the Chinese government officials and the private representatives of Dalai Lama could have some results so that the Tibetan issue can be solved.

During its stay in Canberra, the Chinese delegation also held talks with scholars and experts on Chinese affairs in Australia National University, including Richard Rigby, Executive Director of Chinese Institute of ANU and exchanged ideas and opinions about the Tibetan affairs.

The Tibetan delegation arrived in Australia on Wednesday for a five-day visit before heading for New Zealand to continue its tour.

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6459708.html

A frank discussion between Genuine Tibetan and NZ MPs

www.chinaview.cn 2008-07-30 10:19:52

WELLINGTON, July 30 (Xinhua)-- "I value today's discussion, and it is very important for human-to-human exchanges. I wish the Beijing Olympics a great success," Rick Barker, New Zealand minister for internal affairs and civil defense, told a group of Chinese Tibetologists on Tuesday.

At the Parliament Building on Tuesday, the Tibetologists held discussions and exchanged views with seven members of parliament from the Labor, National and Green parties on the current situation and history of Tibet.

Professor Sherap Nyima, head of the Chinese Tibetologist delegation, told the MPs that the 14th Dalai Lama, during his visit to Europe last year, had said 2008 would be a "critical year," attempting to take advantage of the Olympics to put pressure on the Chinese government and draw attention of the international community. The violent incident in Lhasa on March 14 occurred against such a backdrop.

"Scholars should have their own voice. As a Tibetologist, I have been thinking about the root cause of the March 14 incident in Lhasa and will write several essays on that subject," said Nyima, who is the Vice-President of the Central University of Nationalities of China.

Commenting on Green Party MP Keith Lock's questions, Hu Yan, professor of the Party School of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee, said, "The Dalai Lama has been in exile for half a century, and only a very small number of Tibetans were with him. They can not represent the Tibetan people. The Dalai Lama was attempting to provoke national hatred by saying 'all Tibetans hate Han nationals'."

"It is totally untrue. I had worked in Tibet for about two years and I have many Tibetan friends there," said Hu Yan, who is a Tibetologist

Labor MP Jill Pettis, who has visited Tibet before, was interested in the impact of the opening of Qinghai-Tibet Railway to the life of the local Tibetan people.

Professor Tseyang Changngo, a member of the delegation and Vice President of the Tibet University in Lhasa, said the Tibetan people described the Qinghai-Tibetan Railway as a "Road to Heaven" and "Road to Happiness".

"The railway contributed to Tibet's economic development and made it very convenient for Tibetan herdsmen to go to Lasha to pay pilgrims and see doctors and for students to study in other big cities of China," she said.

The Chinese Tibetologists also held frank discussions with some 10 international relations scholars of the Victoria University, as well as Foreign Ministry officials on Tuesday.

They will hold discussions with representatives of the local Chinese community in Auckland on Wednesday and meet the New Zealand media.

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Destiny of Dalai Lama is desperate hopelessness

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Video: Documentary: The Dalai Lama .

Freedon of Religion in Tibet

From Words of Past Tibet-Tour Hikers

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U.K. Policy Recognizes Tibet,China sovereignty

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Commentary: Dalai Lama's remarks add to his mistakes

Very unwise for such remarks during negotiation period in China

Dalai Lama's lie certainly upsets all Genuine Tibetans in Tibet

It may fool all of USA but not Genuine Tibetans living in Tibet.

Ultimately Genuine Tibetans will decide whether Dalai can return.

Tibet University and Preservation of Tibetan culture

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Introduction:

The Whole World knows: Dalai Lama allows himself to be used

as a tool by western powers keen to humiliate China during the last 50 years.

For half a century Dalai Lama had done too many things to distort history of Tibet,

fabricating lies to spoil the image of China, cruelly harm Chinese people's feeling

and demolish national unification of China. Too much Bad-Blood created by Dalai.

Tibet has achieved a lot in the past 50-odd years,

but Tibet's success and progress has nothing to do with the Dalai Lama.

TIBET before Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959

TIBET after Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959

He by no means can represent Tibet or the Tibetan people now.

So, China's central government is not going to discuss

with Dalai Lama the current situation of Tibet,

position of Tibet, future of Tibet, or the destiny of the Tibetan people.

Worldwide only 100,000 Foreign Tibetans but there are 2.8 millions Tibetans in Tibet

After bloody 3.14 Riot, 2.8 millions Genuine Tibetans against Dalai Lama's return

In August 2008 Dalai Lama lost his last chance at Beijing Olympics as his last straw.

Due to recent Global Financial Crisis his total donations received had fallen deeply.

After 50 years at age 73 Dalai Lama is begging China to allow him to return to Tibet.

For half a century Chinese government always opens doors to the Dalai Lama for talks.

To negotiate with China is actually to negotiate Dalai's future.

Because he is not able to represent neither Tibet nor Tibetan on any legal grounds,

and China will never consent to negotiate with him

when he claims himself as the political figure of the "government-in-exile".

Therefore, to negotiate with China is actually to negotiate Dalai's future.

During the talks, these concessions to China made by Dalai furiously provoked terrorist TYC

Further, Dalai's desire to return Tibet is in conflict with his evil usefulness to western powers

To know Dalai we should not only listen to what he says, but also look at what he has done.

The following articles disclose content of the six talks with Dalai's Representatives in China.

Due to conflict of interest, USA and Europe will have to completely abandon Dalai Lama!

Big Problems for Dalai Lama within Foreign Tibetans circle:

1. Grabbing Power against Dalai TYC resolves from violence to terrorism

2. Tibetan Buddhism believers fighting Dalai in both India and Europe

Difference between Genuine and Foreign Tibetans

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1. International Political arena:

A. Most strikingly, the Dalai Lama is used as a battering ram by western governments

in their culture war with China. The reason he is flattered by world leaders and

bankrolled by the CIA is not because these institutions care very much for liberty in Tibet,

but rather because they want to ratchet up international pressure

on their new competitors in world politics: the Chinese.

At least one reason why the Dalai Lama can pose as "the ultimate spiritual authority"

and all-round supreme leader of Tibetans and their future is

because influential elements in the west have empowered him to play that role.

In doing so, they have been complicit in the infantilisation of the Tibetan people.

B. Since Dalai clique masterminded Tibet riot on March 14, 2008,

Members of Dalai clique in Tibet were all sef-exposed, identified and arrested.

To those being arrested due to 3.14 riot, Dalai Lama cannot be trusted any more.

Because of this Dalai has no more influence within 'Tibet,China' from now on.

Without any Dalai clique in Tibet, Dalai Lama has depleted all his political asset.

In August 2008 Dalai Lama lost his last chance at Beijing Olympics as his last straw.

C. Dalai Lama allows himself to be used by western powers to humiliate China.

D. Tibet has achieved a lot in the past 50-odd years,

but Tibet's success and progress has nothing to do with the Dalai Lama.

TIBET before Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959

TIBET after Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959

He by no means can represent Tibet or the Tibetan people now.

So, China's central government is not going to discuss

with Dalai Lama the current situation of Tibet,

position of Tibet, future of Tibet, or the destiny of the Tibetan people,

but only the future and destiny of Dalai Lama himself.

E. As Dalai Lama has lost his usefulness, western powers will get rid of him.

An example: Sarkozy not to meet Dalai Lama during his stay in France this month

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6468384.html

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U.K. Policy Recognizes Tibet,China sovereignty

F. Very few European politicians today will agree to meet with Dalai Lama

G. Recent Global Finacial Crisis lowers donation income for Dalai Lama.

Dalai Lama's situation is definitely in Desperation and Hopelessness.

2.Within Foreign Tibetans circles:

Foreign Tibetans are those who left Tibet with Dalai Lama in 1959,

and are victims not only of ignorance

but of a well-organized campaign of misinformation.

Most of Foreign Tibetans were born and raised in India or Nepal,

never see Tibet with their own eyes in life

to be able to judge things for themselves.

A. Competing for Power against Dalai TYC resolves from violence to terrorism.

Tsewang Rigzin(president of TYC) clamored revengeful human bombs.

Against Dalai Lama's proclaimation TYC no longer will "protesting peacefully".

B. Due to too many broken promises and lies from the mouth of Dalai Lama

Young Foreign Tibetans everywhere do not trust Dalai Lama anymore...

C. Living Buddha of New Kadampa Sect is leading Foreign Tibetans and

European believers to fight against Dalai Lama in both India and Europe.

D. Dalai Lama is seriously losing control among Foreign Tibetans circles.

3. In Tibet Autonomous Region of China:

Genuine Tibetans (most as a serf) remained in Tibet after 1959

and Genuine Tibetans (i.e. Raidi, a former serf) live in Tibet forever.

Raidi is Vice chairman Standing Committee National People's Congress

Tibet has achieved a lot in the past 50-odd years,

but Tibet's success and progress has nothing to do with the Dalai Lama.

Genuine Tibetans are those who have built modern Tibet

and should be the only people who make decisions for Tibet

and for the future of Tibetan generations.

A. No one in Tibet believes in Dalai Lama, even among Tibetan Buddhism believers.

To those being arrested due to 3.14 riot, Dalai Lama cannot be trusted any more.

Because of this Dalai has no more influence within 'Tibet,China' from now on.

For half century Dalai Lama had done too many things to distort history of Tibet,

fabricating lies to spoil the image of China, cruelly harm Chinese people's feeling

and demolish national unification of China. Too much Bad-Blood created by Dalai.

B. After bloody 3.14 Riot, 2.8 millions Genuine Tibetans against Dalai Lama's return

C. Genuine Tibetans appreciate large sum of money invested by Central Government

into reconstruction and development, progress in education,

the religious freedom, the improvement of health, society, life.

China issues white paper, refutes charge of "cultural genocide" in Tibet

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4. Resulting Situation:

Dalai Lama's situation is definitely in Desperation and Hopelessness.

His luck ran out with western powers and among Genuine and Foreign Tibetans

It is sincerely hope that before his approaching death Lhamo Toinzhub

(14th Dalai Lama) will give up his dream (so called 'Tibet Independence')

and for once in his entire life doing something good for people of Tibet.

This is the ONLY WAY to avoid ending up in history like Iranian Czar or Filipino Marcos!

Tibet has achieved a lot in the past 50-odd years,

but Tibet's success and progress has nothing to do with the Dalai Lama.

TIBET before Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959

TIBET after Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959

After 50 years at age 73 Dalai Lama is begging China to allow him to return to Tibet.

Since Dalai clique masterminded Tibet riot on March 14, 2008,

Members of Dalai clique in Tibet were all sef-exposed, identified and arrested.

Because of this Dalai has no more influence within 'Tibet,China' from now on.

Thus Dalai Lama by no means can represent Tibet or the Tibetan people now.

So, China's central government is not going to discuss

with Dalai Lama the current situation of Tibet,

position of Tibet, future of Tibet, or the destiny of the Tibetan people.

Greeting Tibetan Buddhism believers who called this Nobel Peace "lying"

Due to Desperation and Hopelessness in all aspect ...

That is why Dalai Lama keeps sending Representatives to China for negotiation.

To negotiate with China is actually to negotiate Dalai's future.

Because he is not able to represent neither Tibet nor Tibetan on any legal grounds,

and China will never consent to negotiate with him

when he claims himself as the political figure of the "government-in-exile".

Therefore, to negotiate with China is actually to negotiate Dalai's future.

During the talks, these concessions to China made by Dalai furiously provoked terrorist TYC

To know Dalai we should not only listen to what he says, but also look at what he has done!

Too many lies, tricks and pretension from the mouth of Dalai Lama in the past ...

Master Long of Sangdan Temple(Tibetan Buddhism Temple) summed up all Tibetans feeling:

"... The Party and the central government are kind indeed.

Dalai Lama has kept on saying that he cares about Tibetan people,

but we never saw him give us even a coin.

At present, he even wants to split China. That is mirage!..."

Commentary: Dalai Lama's remarks add to his mistakes

Very unwise for such remarks during negotiation period in China

Dalai Lama's lie certainly upsets all Genuine Tibetans in Tibet

It may fool all of USA but not Genuine Tibetans living in Tibet.

Ultimately Genuine Tibetans will decide whether Dalai can return.

Important to know Dalai Lama was conned

to leave Tibet in 1959 by western powers

(mainly U.K. and USA Ambassador in India).

This part of history has already been verified

by official declassified historical Diplomats'

correspondence released over 50 years period.

Tsewang Rigzin(president of TYC) constantly

clamored with revengeful human bombs.

Since we are all fighting Terrorism together,

Western powers have the responsibility to stop

Nobel Peace to use his Tibet Youth Congress

as Terrorists against (and to threaten) China.

Please view following:

By ex-CIA: CIA's Secret War in Tibet

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Wall Street Journal : CIA Campaign Against China 50 Years Ago

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U.K. Policy Angers Tibet Ahead of Beijing Talks

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Following U.K. paper first step in right direction:

U.K. Policy recognizes Tibet,China sovereignty

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Please read the following articles carefully:

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What kind of olive branch from the Dalai Lama?

2008-08-21 11:23:00

Just on the former day of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, "New York Times", an American newspaper, published an article titled "An Olive Branch from the Dalai Lama" by Nicholas D. Kristof, a journalist who once worked in China. The article introduces the Dalai Lama's new opinions about Tibet.

Before analyzing the Dalai Lama's new ideas, I would like to share two points which puzzle me most.

Firstly, the Chinese government always opens doors to the Dalai Lama for talks. As a matter of fact, from 2002 to the beginning of this year, the departments concerned have conducted six rounds of talk with the Dalai Lama. In addition, after the March 14 Riots the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) had dialogues with the Dalai Lama twice although local people in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) were very angry with separatists due to great damages caused by riots. If the Dalai Lama has any new ideas indeed, he should communicate with the central government directly instead of conveying his comments by western media. The proposition from a western journalist not only makes people disbelieve its authenticity but also doubts the Dalai Lama's sincerity. Does he wish to solve the issue or just to strengthen public relations among the western world for another time?

Secondly, one point of the Dalai Lama's new allegation is that the object of the dialogue should be changed to the supreme leader from the United Front Work Department of CPC, which is out of all reason. That would do no good to the following dialogue. On the contrary, it will set new blocks to the progress. So I have to suspect the Dalai Lama's sincerity of resolving issues.

The first point of the Dalai Lama's new ideas is that "the Dalai Lama is willing to state that he can accept the socialist system in Tibet under Communist Party rule", which he regards as an important compromise. Actually, this is what the Dalai Lama should do according to the dialogue. It is really wise enough to interpret an inevitable thing as a big compromise, in terms of negotiation skills. It is a popular tactic in western public relations to put forward a fake topic and then gain virtual profit by making compromises. With the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region in 1965 after the democratic reform in 1959, the socialist system has become the foundation of Tibet's society today. The result of changing the reality is unimaginable. On the foundation of current social system, TAR has made great progress on the way to modernization. Further promoting the autonomous region is millions of Tibetan people's requirement and rights. It is selfish that some few people hope to change the progress of the history, which is impossible as well.

The second point of view is about the Dalai Lama's so-called "greater Tibet". He can accept the current boundary between TAR and other provinces but calls for "greater Tibet" "to be placed under one administration" and demanded "to create a Regional Authority for Tibetan Affairs that would administer key aspects of life" in greater Tibet. That is to say, he would like to gain the practical domination over greater Tibet by superficially giving up greater Tibet. Here we can learn the negotiation tactics of "moving forward two steps by moving back one step". In history, there has never been "all Tibetan areas" with an effective and consolidate administration. In the rule of law, his claiming greater Tibet disregards other nationalities' rights completely. As for politics and real life, if the plan of greater Tibet takes effect, a race launder with unprecedented scale will happen. Thus the plan of greater Tibet itself is ridiculous and persisting this plan is one of the greatest barriers for the dialogue between the central government and the Tibet separatist group. The Dalai Lama changed the expression way of the issue of greater Tibet without giving up the preposition actually, which is the essence of the problem of the so-called new ideas.

After recommending the new policy of his highly-praised Dalai Lama, Kristof raised a series of detailed requests on behalf of the Dalai Lama, such as allowing the Dalai Lama to arrive in or depart from China according to his will; restricting other ethnic people's migration; stopping the patriotism education in monasteries; permitting pre-school age children to go to school; promoting the status of Tibetan language and boosting the occupancy of Tibetan cadres. In my opinion, it is the Dalai Lama's rights to raise requests, but all those requests should be based upon rationality and reality.

Let's have a simple discussion at some topics. Firstly, the so-called migration problem. In terms of the modern nomology, except the well-organized and large scale migration to some areas based upon governmental public power and resources, it is the basic rights under the guarantee of constitution for citizens to migrate according to one's own interest demand within the frontier. It is wrong to restrict individual free migration according to the nomology and according to the modern human rights view, it is also improper. Now the fact is that there is no issue for government to organize migration to Tibet or some other Tibetan-inhabited areas while the government should respect and protect the behavior of individual migration according to market economy demand.

Secondly, permitting pre-school age children to go to school. The key problem is the balance of rights claim. China respects citizens' religion freedom according to the law and in opposite, the citizen must respect the law to fulfill the legal obligation and this is a kind of balanced contract relationship. It is the rights for children to enjoy education and the duty of parents and the government to help children to finish compulsory education. The reasonable claim is to help those children finish education and allow them to choose their religion belief after they have ability to fulfill their rights to perform their rights according to the constitution.

Thirdly, about the Tibetan language. With the development of modernization, any nationality will meet the challenge of adjusting to the modernization and protecting the traditional culture. A clear fact is that since the Reform and Opening-up, the Chinese Government has done a lot to popularize Tibetan language, protect and develop the Tibetan culture and has also made a lot of progress. In stead of criticism without any fact basis, the Chinese Government deserves affirmation and encouragement for its efforts on Tibetan language and Tibetan culture.

In Kristof's quotation cited from the Dalai Lama, a marked paragraph shows that he pays much attention to those words: "The main thing is to preserve our culture, to preserve the character of Tibet, That is what is most important, not politics." It sounds really good, but if you read carefully, you will still feel that culture is just used as an excuse as what the Dalai Lama cares most is the politics.

http://eng.tibet.cn/news/today/200808/t20080821_421558.htm

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Tibet official on Dalai Lama's "autonomy for Tibet"

UPDATED: 11:12, June 21, 2007

Qiangba Puncog, The Chairman of China's Tibet Autonomous Region

(Qiangba Puncog is a native Tibetan, born and raised in Tibet)

The Chairman of China's Tibet Autonomous Region said on Wednesday that the "high-degree autonomy for Tibet" advocated by the Dalai Lama goes against not only the aspiration of the people in Tibet, but also the Constitution of China and the basic system currently in place.

Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the regional government, made the remark at a news briefing on Tibet's social and economic development held in Beijing, responding to a question raised by a reporter.

"To know the Dalai Lama we should not only listen to what he says, but also look at what he has done," said the Tibetan official.

"The region gained its autonomy in 1965. The system of regional autonomy for minority nationalities has made Tibetan people masters of their own destiny. Affairs relating to Tibetans have been well managed, making possible huge progress in present-day Tibet," said Qiangba.

The Dalai Lama's call for a "high-degree autonomy for Tibet" is against the people's wishes and against the Constitution and basic system in place, he said.

Qiangba took issue with the Dalai Lama's calls for a "greater Tibet". "If we look at history, we can see there has not been such an area since the dismantling of the Tubo kingdom in the ninth century, and there have been different administrative systems for Tibetans in Sichuan, Tibet and other regions," he said.

"The Dalai Lama travels around the world in Buddhist robes not out of religious zeal but to internationalize the Tibet issue and achieve his own political purposes," Qiangba said.

He said the Dalai Lama's pursuit of autonomy or establishment of the greater Tibetan area were staging houses to conceal his pursuit of independence.

"People from the Dalai Lama side believe, 'once this succeeds, then (Tibet's) independence is not far away', and this reveals their real intentions," he said.

The official was asked to comment on letters asking for permission to let the Dalai Lama come back to Tibet.

"I have not seen the letters but I have heard about the content. The ideas expressed differ greatly from the opinions held by the most Tibetan people," he said.

"His opinions do not represent the view of the majority of Tibetan people, nor do they represent the views of the majority of officials in Tibet. They only represent a handful of people," said Puncog.

Puncog said the channel of communication with the Dalai Lama and his personal representative has always been open. "The Dalai Lama has to give up his independence goal and his separatist activities," he said, "we all expect him to be sincere and to do some good deeds for the Tibetan people and the country during his lifetime."

The official said he deeply regretted the recent meeting between the Australian Prime Minister John Howard and the Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama is not a religious figure but a politician, said the official, adding that people in Tibet know what kind of person the Dalai Lama is.

"Dalai Lama has been involved in activities to split the country since he went into exile abroad 48 years ago," said the official. "I believe that meetings between foreign political leaders and the Dalai Lama are matters that concern the unity of our nation and the integrity of Chinese territory."

"People in Tibet, just like the Chinese government, are firmly against foreign political leaders meeting with the Dalai Lama," said Qiangba Puncog.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman last Friday protested to Australia about the Dalai Lama's visit there.

"Turning a deaf ear to China's representations, the Australian side has allowed the Dalai Lama to visit Australia and meet with Australian political leaders, including Prime Minister John Howard. We consider this a rude intervention in China's internal affairs", spokesman Qin Gang said.

"We hope the Australian side will correct its attitude to the Dalai Lama in the interests of overall bilateral relations", Qin said, urging Australia to take effective measures to eliminate the "negative influence" of the Dalai Lama's visit and to offer no platform for his "secessionist activities".

Source: Xinhua

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200706/21/eng20070621_386169.html

Dalai Lama's olive branch isn't fresh

2008-08-22 13:37:00

As the 29th Beijing Olympic Games opened on August 8th and made a great achievement, some anti-China forces feel enormous lonely, they can't accept such smooth and successful games nor the host country is highly praised by media from all over the world. Some of them therefore wrote an article titled "An Olive Branch from the Dalai Lama" on New York Times on the day the games opened. It's about the so called "Tibet issue" and a series of approaches of concession is also included. The solution which makes both sides feel uncomfortable to certain conditions is an olive branch from the Dalai Lama to Chinese government. However, after carefully interpreting the solution, it's not another solution at all and it's absolutely an old trick.

One of the main discussions in the article is the "Greater Tibetan Area". That is usually interpreted to mean a huge expansion of the political boundaries of the Tibet Autonomous Region to encompass about one-fourth of China, taking in parts of Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces. The Chinese government stands fast on this point.

The article states that one way to bridge that gulf would be "to create a Regional Authority for Tibetan Affairs that would administer key aspects of life in all Tibetan areas, particularly education, culture and religion. Already, for example, Tibetan-language school textbooks are harmonized in different provinces, and this regional authority would likewise oversee practical aspects of life in areas with Tibetan populations, all under Chinese law." The result is "This would allow Tibetan areas to be placed under a single administration without changing political boundaries."

The solution is no doubt the latest version of seeking Tibet independence on the "Greater Tibetan Area". The words "key aspects of life in all Tibetan areas" is so ambitious with too much meanings. So it explains and states "particularly education, culture and religion." However, it again emphasizes "This regional authority would oversee practical aspects of life in areas with Tibetan populations", which also means too much, not only cultural and religious affairs.

In fact, making an administration authority for Tibetan affairs haven't existed in China's history nor accord to China's current political system. The political boundaries in China are made in consideration of historic tradition and administration convenience. It's not simply made by nationalities. Besides, China is home of 56 nationalities who live in mixture in large areas and in groups with small population. This is the same in Tibet Autonomous Region and other Tibetan autonomous prefectures and the situation has last for thousands of years.

To sum up, the compromise solution, or the olive branch is not fresh at all. The reason to write such article is to sully China's international image at the time the Olympic Games open and all the people from all over the world thank to Chinese government and people who have made great contributions to the Olympic big families and share the spirit of Olympics beyond political differences under the Olympic Flag.

http://eng.tibet.cn/news/today/200808/t20080822_421822.htm

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What to negotiate with Dalai Lama?

2008-07-01 16:41:00

To most people, no matter in the old Tibet or in Dharmsala today, where Tibetan government-in-exile locates, Dalai Lama is both a political and a religious figure. Although Dalai himself frequently refers to the "government-in-exile" as a "democratic government", he has never denied he is the political leader. But it does not make any sense at all to compare theocracy to a democratic system. If it did, people would assume he either lacks or ignore common sense.

Theocracy was abolished in Tibet. This is the reason why Dalai left Lhasa in 1959(click here), and it is also the result of his absence.

Tibet is an autonomous region, so the Tibetan autonomous government is the only legal government to represent Tibet, not that government-in-exile.

Therefore, to negotiate with China is actually to negotiate Dalai's future. Because he is not able to represent neither Tibet nor Tibetan on any legal grounds, and China will never consent to negotiate with him when he claims himself as the political figure of the "government-in-exile". I am not sure whether Dalai is clear about this or not.

http://eng.tibet.cn/news/today/200807/t20080701_410293.htm

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What to talk with Dalai Lama?

2008-07-01 16:39:00

Seems a new round of talks between the Beijing central government and the Dalai Lama will start soon. Then, what are the topics on the table? Is it the current situation of Tibet, position of Tibet, future of Tibet, or the destiny of the Tibetan people, of course NOT.

The reason is simple. Dalai is a Buddhist lama, his past political status was based on the system of theocracy. The system, in which a society is ruled by a priest or monk who represent a god, has been abolished in Tibet long before. So if one is going to discuss with a monk the position and future of Tibet, and destiny of Tibetan people, doesn't that give an impression that China will allow theocracy to resume in Tibet?

Tibet is an autonomous region of China, and representing it is the government of the Tibetan Autonomous Region. The 14th Dalai Lama has set up an "exile regime" in Dharmsala, India, and he claims to be the leader of the exile regime. The fact is that not a single state in the world today admits the legitimacy of Dalai Lama's exile government in Dharmsala. If the central government is going to discuss the position, future of Tibet, and destiny of Tibetan people, doesn't that give an impression that Dharmasala exile regime is legitimate?

Tibet has achieved a lot in the past 50-odd years, but Tibet's success and progress has nothing to do with the Dalai Lama(click here). He by no means can represent Tibet or the Tibetan people now. So, China's central government is not going to discuss with Dalai Lama the current situation of Tibet, posi