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Obama reiterates US support for Middle-Way Approach for Tibet

By Yeshe Choesang: 22 February 2014

Members of European Parliament (MEPs) at the 100th Tibet Intergroup Meeting. Photo: CTA

By Yeshe Choesang: 21 February 2014

Dharamshala: - The spiritual leader of Tibet His Holiness the Dalai Lama sent a message to the 100th session of Tibet Intergroup meeting at the European Parliament on 19 February. The meeting was attended by over 200 people including Members of European Parliament (MEP) and their staff.

“Although I no longer hold any political responsibility, as a Tibetan I cannot help but be concerned about my compatriots’ well-being. The Tibetan issue is not only about the political rights of the Tibetan people, but also about matters that impact humanity at large,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama said in his message.

“Firstly, because the Tibetan plateau has been shown to affect climate change and because the major rivers that rise in Tibet supply more than one billion people across Asia with water, the Tibetan environment is of crucial importance to the region.

Secondly, because Tibetan Buddhist culture focuses on peace, non-violence and compassion, it is of value to the world and worth preserving,” His Holiness added.

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UN Special Rapporteurs raised human rights in Tibet with China

Dharamshala: - Despite the strong objections from China,US President Barack Obama met His Holiness the Dalai Lama Friday reiterating the government of the United States of America supports his “Middle Way” approach to solve the issue of Tibet.

The president’s 3rd official meeting with the spiritual leader of Tibet and fellow Nobel laureate, who is in the US on a speaking tour, was successful. The two leaders also discussed issues related to morality and leadership, and how one can produce new generation of ethical leaders in the 21st century.

In an almost hour-long meeting, His Holiness shared his core commitment related to promotion of human values, fostering interfaith dialogue and preservation of Tibetan people’s unique culture and rich tradition.

“The President reiterated that Chinese government should have constructive dialogue with His Holiness’ representatives without any precondition.”

President Obama asked His Holiness the Dalai Lama about Tibet and His Holiness explained the current situation. President Obama expressed his deep concern about the worsening human rights situation in Tibet and Tibetan areas in China.

According to a readout of the President’s meeting with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama provided by the White House, “the President met this morning at the White House with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama.”

President Obama “reiterated his strong support for the preservation of Tibet’s unique religious, cultural, and linguistic traditions and the protection of human rights for Tibetans in the People’s Republic of China”.

He “commended the Dalai Lama’s commitment to peace and nonviolence and expressed support for the Dalai Lama’s ‘Middle Way’ approach”.

The president, the readout said, stressed that he encourages direct dialogue to resolve long standing differences and that a dialogue

President Barack Obama meets with the Dalai Lama in the Map Room of the White House, Feb. 21, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

that produces results would be positive for China and Tibetans.

In this context, the president reiterated the US position that Tibet is part of the People’s Republic of China and that the US does not support Tibet’s independence, it said.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, according to the readout, stated that “he is not seeking independence for Tibet and hopes that dialogue between his representatives and the Chinese government will resume.”

Tibetans storm Chinese Embassy on the Women’s Uprising Day

President Obama and His Holiness the Dalai Lama agreed on “the importance of a positive and constructive relationship between the US and China,” it said.

The President Barack Obama earlier met His Holiness the Dalai Lama in February 2010 and July 2011.

Sikyong or the political leader of Tibetans Dr. Lobsang Sangay welcomed the meeting between His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama P- 7...... and President Obama.

Nationwide protest in Germany demands the end of violence in Tibet

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay at the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva © UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferré

By Yeshe Choesang: 06 March 2014

Geneva: - 5 March: A joint report released by the UN Special Rapporteurs on 24 February in run up to the UN Human Rights Council 25th Session in Geneva documents communications sent to the Government of People’s Republic of China expressing concern about human rights situation in Tibet.

According to the Central Tibetan Administration,’t his Communications report of Special Procedures was sent in the second half of 2013.’

Special Rapporteurs are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective.

The Special Rapporteurs for Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; Freedom of religion; Summary executions; Torture and Violence against women wrote to China on 22 July 2013 about the “excessive use of force in dispersing a peaceful religious gathering of Tibetans celebrating the birthday of the Dalai Lama.”

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Tibetans and Tibet supporters raising Tibetan national flag in Germany show their solidarity with Tibet. Photo: TPI

By Alicia Barreda, 11 March 2014

Berlin, March 10th 2014. In Germany protests against the violation of human rights in Tibet are taking place in about 30 cities.

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Tibetan man kills himself as police tried to arrest him

By Yeshe Choesang: 25 February 2014

Dharamshala: - Emerging reports coming out from Tibet say, a young Tibetan man stabbed himself to death, when the police attempted to arrest him in Markham County, eastern Tibet.

Tashi Tsering, 28, a resident of Bhuru village, Chakthak township in Markham county, Eastern Tibet (Chinese: Mangkang Xian in Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region),” Ven Lobsang, a Tibetan monk from Drepung Monastery in South India told The Tibet Post.

“Family members are currently offering traditional prayers for Tsering,” he said.

“Tsering, a layperson who has religious affiliation to Phanpalug Monastery in Markham, tabbed himself to death on February 20, 2014, when the police attempted to arrest him” Ven Lobsang said, adding that ‘he was reportedly involved in the 2008 mass protest along with monks from the monastery.’

“Death is better than handling myself to the Chinese,” Tsering told Chinese police just before his death,” he added.

“His family was warned that anyone who tells about his death to outside would be punished heavily and force them to sign or place their fingerprint on statements,” he added.

“The monks arrested by Chinese authorities in 2008 for their involvement in protest, however all monks were released in 2012 and 2013,” he added.

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Hundreds of Tibetans and Indian supporters protesting at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on the 55th Tibetan National Uprising Day on March 10, 2014. Photo: TPI/Yeshe Choesang

By Yeshe Choesang: 25 February 2014

New Delhi, March 12, 2014: A group of 20 Tibetan girls, all studying at the Delhi University, stormed the Chinese Embassy today shouting slogans like “stop killing in tibet”, “long live Dalai Lama”, and carrying banners reading “Tibet is burning, free Tibet now”.

The protest was carried out to mark the 55th Tibetan Women’s Uprising Day. On March 12, 1959, thousands of Tibetan women gathered in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, peacefully protesting China’s occupation of Tibet. It is organised by the Tibetan Youth Congress, the largest international Tibetan nongovernmental organization in exile.

Chinese authorities responded by restoring to brute force, resulting in the deaths, torture, and arrests of a large number of women. However, these epressive measures did not dampen the women’s courage, they did not let themsleves be covered by the Chinese.

The girls, member the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Rohini, carried out their protest outside of the Chinese Embassy at around 2:00pm.

“Till now, there are 127 self-immolations, including more than 10 Tibetan women who have sacrificed their lives for the just cause of Tibet. We condemn the Chinese authorities for such extreme steps,” Kunsang Tsephel, head of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress,

Rohini told the Tibet Post International.

“The goal of the demonstration to raise the voice of the 127 selfimmolators,” Tsephel said, adding that “the Chinese government must positively respond to their demands, including the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet.

With their faces painted in Tibetan national flags and wearing t-shirts carrying pictures of Tibetan self-immolators, the girls locked themselves together and shouted slogans calling for “Tibet’s freedom, human rights in Tibet.”

Organisers said today’s protest was especially dedicated to the 127 Tibetans who have set themselves on fire protesting China’s occupation and demanding freedom for Tibetans and the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet.

The protest was also aimed at condemning the human rights violation and Chinese crackdown on Tibetans and culture and religious repression in Tibet. “What we’re asking is that the Chinese government must respect the human rights and freedoms of the Tibetan people,” Wangmo, a Tibetan student who participated in the protest.

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Secretary of Bureau Du Tibet Mr. Tsering Dhondup with the mayor and other dignitaries of Vers sur Selle. Photo: CTA/DIIR

By Jake Thomas: 25 February 2014

Paris, 24 February: - Vers sur Selle, a small French municipality in the Picardy region of north France became on 22 February, the 63rd municipality in Europe to adopt Tibetan towns and villages.

According to the Central Tibetan Administration, an official ceremony to celebrate the “adoption” was organised at the Town-Hall of Vers sur Selle attended by the Mayor, the members of municipal council and other dignitaries including representatives of the regional council and Tibet Support groups.

In his statement, the Mayor Mr. Thierry Demoury in f o r med ab o u t th e u n an imo u s d ec is io n o f th e municipality council displaying the expressed feelings of the local people to support the Tibetan people’s basic rights to freedom and justice.

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By Robert Thurman: 10 March 2014

Chinese colonialism in Tibet causes cultural identity crisis 15 March 2014

Dharamshala: - Many argue that there are two important reasons for China to invade Tibet: The first being the ability to access the vast amount of natural resources from the Himalayan region. The second is to have a buffer of land separating China from every possible threat.

Although many people still struggle with these reasons they also do not understand why China is not treating Tibetans in Tibet as they do the Chinese in China. Recent historical facts show how the Chinese regime tries to erase the Tibetan cultural identity. Does China see the Tibetan religion and culture as the main threat to the leadership of the Communist Party?

Tibetan people may find it difficult to keep the international community interested in their freedom cause. A couple of weeks ago we witnessed another Tibetan man, who set himself on fire to protest at China’s repression of Tibet. China occupied Tibet in the 1940’s and still considers itself a liberator of Tibet.

China’s colonization of Tibet was hastened by railways which brought an influx of settlers and bolstered the architecture of political and military control.

Many world experts however question the new Chinese leadership led by President Xi Jinping about the current policy on Tibet. Is it a threat to the image of China or are they really leading their campaign on the right footing as per the wishes of the 1.3 billion Chinese?

China’s practice of colonialism is the greatest threat to its credibility and ultimately its continuity in Tibet. Colonialism is not limited to physical boundaries, theft of resources or even military aggression. In fact, it extends far beyond what we see, hear, and touch to what we do not. And the latter is equally perilous to say the least.

It seems that colonial powers present the colonized not only with the illusion of the so-called “one country, two systems,” prosperous economy, and social justice, but also with an ever-imposing dictionary of words and world map of lines that slowly becomes entrenched in their daily interactions and systems of thought. Domestic colonizers, i.e. the local beneficiaries of colonialism such as politicians, government officials and businessmen, are usually the first to adopt such dictionaries, maps and all official documents.

The regime in Tibet offers itself as a stunning example through a series of behaviours and generalizations that have become the ‘norm’ to the extent that it is becoming smaller not only physically and geographically, but also in the language and mentality of the Tibetan people.

Recently, the office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama appealed to Tibetans, particularly Tibetan journalists to practice their own standard lingo, including cities and towns in cultural Tibet, when they are reporting or broadcasting, instead of using Chinese lingo.

During the Chinese occupation, thousands of Tibetan towns and cultural landmarks were not only destroyed but also renamed with Chinese names.

This is a tiny example of how China is trying to convert Tibetans into Chinese, forcing by territorial division and restricting or surpassing the use of the Tibetan culture and language.

It’s a way of life which we in the modern world could learn a lot from. A way of life which doesn’t take too much from the sensitive experience, protecting the culture and language in a time when we’re all worried about change and catastrophe. But it’s a way of life which is under threat, and we must counter that threat before it’s too late.

To stop this ongoing attempt to systematically wipe out the Tibetan identity, language and culture we must tell ourselves and the world, by asking China and top search engines, including Google and Yahoo to put Tibet and it’s heritage back on the map. We must tell them that they might censor the voice of the people, but they can’t censor their mind and heart.

It’s not too late to change our way of life through an environment of mutual trust and respect, but, this instance shows the implications that eventually come with a decades-long occupation designed to create mentalities that intentionally act, determined,

and react, China has done everything possible to wipe out the Tibetan identity.

China’s psychological violence is inherent both in its discriminatory policies, and physical establishments. The geographical division between Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) on the one hand and the Kham and Amdho territories seized roughly half of Tibet (modern-day Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan) on the other, is traditionally manifested in east and north-eastern Tibet. In recent years too many Chinese checkpoints are monitored by a huge military presence and watchtowers in north-east Tibet to prevent Tibetans from both sides to making it to the other side. This still provides live evidence of an occupation and colonialisation.

TAR is off limits to the Tibetans on either side.

China’s segregation and fragmentation of the Tibetan people through checkpoints finds clear reflections in the language and psychology of those affected by it. This external geographical disconnection has become so internalized that many Tibetans, when asked to introduce themselves including the names of their province, district, town or village where they are from, give Qinghai, or Gansu, or Sichuan and Yunnan as their reply; as if each were a right answer or politically motivated.

TAR Tibetan residents are constantly forced to treat their fellow Tibetans from Kham and Amdho regions as if it indeed were a separate county or province. This becomes evident when a 2149km drive from Dhartsedho to Lhasa, takes more than 4-5-days, 44 hours by train covering approximately 3,360kms and it takes 2 hours by air with 1334kms.

Dhartsedho town (Chinese: Kangding) that historically belonged to the Tibetan province of Kham, was a border town between China and Tibet, known for its trade—Chinese would bring brick tea from Chengdu to trade with Tibetans for wool.

People can easily cross from territory to territory, except Tibet and Eastern Turkestan, because, all people living in these regions are Chinese. There are no gates or x-ray machines, and not a single soldier or official is seen until the very end. The situation in Tibet is completely the opposite and this cannot be a coincidence. Indeed, the entire architecture of having Chinese soldiers or officials look down on you through windows or roofs of buildings in the Tibetan areas, is specifically designed to tell you that while you are ‘down’ and ‘exposed,’ they are ‘up,’ ‘unexposed’ and probably pointing their guns at you. There are countless incidents when Tibetans, including respected monks and nuns, were forced to strip down to their every belongings for no apparent reason.

The feeling of vulnerability that sweeps one’s body and brain while in Tibet, particularly in Capital Lhasa is unfathomable. Lhasa does not strip Tibetans of their clothes or face only, but of their self-confidence for being a Tibetan as well.

No matter how hard one tries to assure him or herself, he/she will still have to feel as though something was wrong with them. One begins to think hysterically about possible scenarios that might befall them and is filled up with complacency if nothing occurs. Psychologically, the brain forgets the torment it had to go through by simply moving through the procedures.

China’s systematic violation of brain dynamics, has led to increased alienation on the part of many Tibetans who were forced to grow up under Tibet’s education system, controlled entirely by the Chinese. Many young people, especially those who live or study inside China or abroad can refer to this problem as an ‘identity crisis.’ Notably, one can barely find a Tibetan with another citizenship writing or tweeting in any language other than Tibetan. These meaningful forms of preserving the Tibetan identity are becoming increasingly prevalent among young Tibetans all over historical Tibet, despite the systematic repression.

A Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o a highlyregarded intellectual, dubs such behaviours as a “cultural bomb” and in his book, Decolonizing the Mind: The Politics of Language and African Literature, he argues that the effect of a cultural bomb is to “annihilate a people’s belief in their names, in their languages, in their environment,

Members’ Business - Scottish Parliament addresses Self-Immolations in Tibet : 4th February 2014. Photo: Media File

Ever since 1997, when, according to detailed Indian police investigations, pseudo- monks who infiltrated to Dharamsala from China murdered the Venerable Lobsang Gyatso, a noted lama close to the Dalai Lama, and his two young disciples, the cult of the Dolgyal-Shugden spirit has been on the attack.

The well-evidenced culprits were not tried as they escaped back into Tibet and China, but the cult continued its campaign at the behest of, and with substantial funding from, the United Front department of the People’s Republic of China, the agency handling relations with non-Chinese “minority nationalities.” The futile effort of the cult backed by the agency seeks to alienate Tibetans from the Dalai Lama, their beloved leader and even to turn world public opinion against the acclaimed Nobel Laureate and Gandhi heir. The final aim is to disrupt the Dalai Lama’s fifty-year-long nonviolent “truth and justice” campaign, to free the six million Tibetan people to be themselves in the special autonomous minority region offered them by the Chinese constitution, so far only on paper.

The cult and agency attack campaign is futile since its main claims are so easy to refute: 1) The worship of their chosen deity was not “banned” by the Dalai Lama, since he has no authority to “ban” what Tibetan Buddhists practice. “Banning” and “excommunicating” are not Tibetan Buddhist procedures.

Although they are Buddhists who should focus on emulating the Buddha, members of the cult are free to worship their chosen “protector deity,” whom they call Dorje Shugden, as much as they like.

The young Dalai Lama himself did propitiate it in their heritage of struggle, in their unity, in their capacities and ultimately in themselves.”

One does not need to think twice to figure that China is following the exact divide-and-rule colonialist principle that was previously implemented in Latin America and all over Africa.

China is restless in its attempts to maintain the Tibetan internal rift while at the same time working hard to lure as many Tibetans as possible into its revolution-making illusion and shining economy.

The Tibetan culture continues to be branded as barbaric and any kind of resistance, be it armed or unarmed, is quickly discredited as uncivilized acts carried out by savages with the aim of “splitting up the motherland and disturbing social order.”

The Chinese government says Tibetans are seeking independence, however, the world knows the Central Tibetan Administration seeks more cultural autonomy in Tibet.

Linguistically, the term colonization is constantly and unjustly reduced to apply to the Tibetan areas in Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan. There are number of issues surrounding the culture of Tibet.

One of the priority issues of Tibetans is regaining their status as a Tibetan speaking nation. This is by far the most volatile topic concerning Tibet, one that has deep roots that extend through both the political and historical facts.

Whenever the Tibetans attempt to think outside the box, China sends a harsh reminder to drag them down to their “designated” area. However, one must realize that Chinese colonialism is only a fraction of worldwide imperialist powers that continue to produce human suffering all over the world.

This article is dedicated to the memory of the 1.2 million Tibetans, including 126 self-immolators who have sacrificed their lives to protect Tibetan freedom and cultural identity and towards the hard work of Tibet supporters all over the world.

as a minor worldly spirit or angel, until he studied the history of its cult and decided it was not a protector at all, but instead a mischievous “king” spirit known as Dolgyal (“king demon from Dol”).

Once his historical studies brought him to that conclusion, he recommended that other lamas in his school cease their relationship, or at least keep it to themselves, since its liturgy contains condemnation of the minority sects of Tibetan Buddhism and of non-Buddhist religions. In the late 80s’, when certain individual lamas began to proselytize its cult, inducting even Western practitioners new to Buddhism, especially in England, he took the step of asking such persons to refrain from attending his initiations and associated advanced teachings, on the grounds that they were not following his advice and so should not take him as their teacher.

They then went on the attack, claiming they had been “banned” and “excommunicated,” etc., when in fact the Dalai Lama was exercising his religious freedom by not accepting students who reject his advice, and actually go so far as to condemn him!

2) The cult of Dolgyal Shugden is that of a minor angel or demon, and never has been mainstream, To claim that “four million” people belong to it, or even “millions,” is untrue.

3) The members of the cult do not come from numerous Tibetan sects, but exclusively from the super-orthodox fundamentalists of the majority Gelukpa sect or order.

4) The Dalai Lama has never asked anyone to persecute anyone, and members of the cult who mind their own business and do not attack the Dalai Lama are not bothered by other Tibetans. Those who do attack the Dalai Lama with outrageous namecalling–”dictator,” “false lama,” even “demon,” and “liar,” etc., naturally do provoke the vast

majority of Tibetans, who adore their Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama himself has never approved of either the provocations or any harsh responses, and remains steadfast in his adherence to nonviolence in principle and practice.

5) The whole fuss would have died down long ago except for the fact that the “hardline” operatives of the “United Front Work Department” of the People’s Republic of China, the agency in charge of dealing with China’s “minority nationalities,” sees the cult as a potential wedge they hope to drive between the Dalai Lama and his people and between him and world opinion. They therefore fund the leaders of the cult in Tibet, Mongolia, India and the West, and provide them the means to carry on their expensive propaganda campaigns. Evidence for this is very plain on the surface. For example, the so-called “Panchen Lama” reincarnation, whom the Communist party chiefs appointed after abducting and disappearing the five year old boy properly chosen in the traditional way by a committee of his monastery with approval of the Dalai Lama, is shown on the internet in various photographs sitting in front of a large icon of Dolgyal Shugden, as a sign of aggressive defiance of the Dalai Lama. The obvious fact is that the clearly stated purpose of the cult and the United Front agency of the PRC is to try to prove to the world that the Dalai Lama is not as nice as we all think, but is a bad, even “evil,” person.

Whatever one believes about the reality of fierce angels or demons, it is clear that the leaders of the Dolgyal Shugden cult have done nothing over the last 30 years but cause trouble, both to their own followers and to the unity of the Tibetan people, both in exile and in Tibet. It has benefited no one except those misguided operatives in the Chinese government who wish to destroy Tibetan Buddhist culture, in order to assimilate systematically deracinated Tibetans into becoming second class Chinese citizens, and thus, through such a policy of crushing the identities and even lives of the “minority nationality” Tibetans, to secure forever their claim to the vast territories and resources of the Tibetan plateau. But as we have seen all over the world–and as aware persons can attest here in America with our still very much present First Americans–history never does end, people do not give up their distinctive identities, and truth and justice inevitably arise from the ashes of even genocidal flames.

Those who would like to read a thorough study of the Dolgyal Shugden cult by a distinguished professional journalist, can download a kindle copy of R. Bultrini, The Dalai Lama and the King Demon, published by Tibet House US.

Tibet Supporters in Taiwan take to streets to mark 1959 Uprising

By Yeshe Choesang: 10 March 2014

Taipei, March 9, 2014: - Hundreds of Tibetans and Tibet supporters yesterday marched in Taipei to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against China, as well as to remember more than 126 Tibetans who have self-immolated since 2009 over freedom and rights in Tibet.

‘The parade departed from Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT Station shortly after a rendition of the Tibetan national anthem and a performance of a song about the uprising,’ Loa Iok-sin has reported for The Taipei Times, on 10th March.

Demonstrators carried Tibetan flags and signs condemning Chinese repression of Tibetans and chanted “Free Tibet,” “Tibet belongs to Tibetans” and “China get out of Tibet” in Mandarin and in English.

“On the 55th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising, I would like to first pay my deepest respect to our Tibetan brothers and sisters who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Tibet and to protest the illegal occupation of Tibet

by China,” Tenzin Chompel, vice president of Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Taiwan, told the crowd before the start of the parade.

“I would like to call on the Chinese government to positively respond to demands made by Tibetans with their lives — including allowing the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet, freeing Tibetan political prisoners, stopping population transfer into Tibet, ending so-called ‘patriotic education,’ and ending nuclear tests, mining and the construction of dams in Tibet — which may

affect millions of people in Asia — and allow international media outlets and human rights groups into Tibet,” he said.

Yiong Cong-ziin, a representative of Taiwan Friends of Tibet, said China would not become a great nation because of its size or the number of missiles it has.

“China can only become a great and respected nation by becoming civilized, and it can start to become a great nation by supporting Taiwanese and Tibetan independence,” Yiong said.

New York-based Tibetan activist Tenzin Dorjee said that while many people may think that the nation was defeated by Chinese troops 55 years ago, when the Dalai Lama and hundreds of thousands of Tibetans fled Tibet, he holds a different view.

“China has failed to wipe Tibet off the map or make people forget about Tibet, which it had hoped to do,” he said.

“Hence, China is being defeated every single day, when people voice their support for Tibet’s freedom,” he added.

As the parade passed through busy shopping areas in the city, many people stopped to watch and take pictures.

There were Chinese tourists among the onlookers and they reacted differently to the parade.

One of them asked his Taiwanese tour guide: “Why are they allowed on the streets?”

“Because Taiwan is a country where people enjoy freedom of expression,” the tour guide said.

The parade ended at Taipei 101 and was followed by a brief rally.

Exile News 15 March 2014 3 Sikyong of Tibet opens up about his views on Tibetans’ future Self-immolation protests in Tibet fueled by political repressions: Speaker By then, the generation of Tibetans with memories of a The Tibet Post International

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By James Dunn: 10 March 2014

Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay addressing the 55th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day in Dharamshala, India, on 10 March 2014. Photo: TPI/Choneyi Sangpo

Dharamshala, March 10: To mark the 55th Tibetan National Uprising Day Lobsang Sangay, Tibetan Government in Exile’s Sikyong, has described the profound effect that His Holiness struggle to leave Tibet and seek refuge in India 55 years ago has had on him even to this day.

Lobsang Sangay described his recent trip to Tawang in Arunchal Pradesh where the Dalai Lama crossed over from his homeland to his exiled land, “There is no escape from the painful reality that many of the elders who were forced to make the journey into exile in 1959 have died without fulfilling their dreams of returning to their homeland. Similarly, innumerable Tibetans in Tibet have died without reuniting with family members or realizing their freedom. I take great solace, however, that their hopes and dreams live and grow in their children.”

He also went on to touch upon the unwavering protesting undertaken by generation after generation of Tibetans, “Demonstrations of resilience and resolve by Tibetans inside Tibet from the uprisings and resistance

in Kham and Amdo in the 1950s, to the protests in Lhasa in the 1980s, to the nation-wide uprising in 2008 and the recent self-immolations reveal that the struggle for Tibet will not abate” While including self-immolations in the protesting chronology of Tibetans inside Tibet Lobsang Sangay was quick to point out that changes that have occurred and why; “The Tibetan struggle today is led by a new generation of Tibetans inside Tibet and in exile. It is the younger generation of Tibetans in Tibet who clearly and loudly demand their identity, freedom and unity.”

He, however, did stay on the party line of appealing not to continue such a protest by stating, “since 2009, there have been 126 self-immolations all across Tibet.

Despite repeated appeals not to engage in such drastic actions, the self-immolations have continued.”

His strongest statement made during this speech is as he looked towards the future of Tibetans and the Tibetan struggle. “My fellow Tibetans, we must bear in mind that the year 2020 will mark 70 years since the invasion of Tibet by the People’s Republic of China.

free Tibet will have greatly dwindled. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will turn 85 and by that year he will have led the Tibetan people for 70 uninterrupted years. The next generation of Tibetan leadership inside and outside Tibet has to cope with a crucial and challenging reality.

Tibetans inside Tibet will have no personal memories of traditional Tibet, while Tibetans outside of Tibet will know only a life lived in exile. Exile Tibetans constitute only 2.5 percent of six million Tibetans but it is likely there will be equal number of Tibetans in the West and in India, Nepal and Bhutan.”

“As a long-term strategy, we need to build selfreliance in the Tibetan world, in thought and action.

Our more than 50-year-old movement cannot depend solely on others to help us achieve our goals.

It is time to assume individual responsibility and collective leadership and stand on our own feet. We need to build our individual and collective strengths.

We need to reflect deeply”, he added.

With the Western influences clear to see in Dharamsala and in other Tibetan refugee settlements, Lobsang Sangay strongly encourages Tibetans to not forget about their culture and their identity; “It is crucial that younger Tibetans study the language and history of the nation. It is equally important that they record the stories and narratives of individual families and ancestral land. Continue to enjoy momos in Tibetan restaurants and wear chubas in celebration of the Tibetan culture, but for identity to take strong roots we must educate ourselves, engage deeply with Tibetans from Tibet, and reflect individually on the challenges that lie ahead.”

He concluded with a direct plea to each and every Tibetan, “Dear Tibetan brothers and sisters inside Tibet, our journey may be long and the challenges may appear daunting, but we will succeed. In Tawang, I saw the path His Holiness the Dalai Lama, our parents, and grandparents took from Tibet to India. From a distance, I could see the great mountains and rivers of Tibet. I took it as a good omen to begin 2014, that like you, I saw a path back to Tibet.”

Local Tibetans welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Minnesota

By Tendar Tsering: 01 March 2014

Minnesota— Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrived here in the state of Minnesota to a grand reception today in the evening.

A group of Tibetans under the aegis of Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota lined up infront of the Marquette hotel in Minneapolis, carrying Tibetan traditional white scarves to welcome the Tibetan spiritual leader.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama who is currently on a three-week visit to the States is scheduled to attend the 26th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum organized by the Nobel Peace Prize Forum and Augsburg college in St Paul, the capital city of Minnesota.

A day after the annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum anniversary, the Dalai Lama will celebrate the Tibetan new year which is his first ever Tibetan new year celebration outside India in last 55 years of his exile life.

Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota had invited several U.S. politicians and dignitaries to accompany the Dalai Lama on the Tibetan new year celebration.

Governor of Minnesota, Mark Dayton has turned down the invitation as he had a hip surgery recently.

The newly elected Mayor of Minneapolis, Betsy Hodges has confirmed to accompany the Dalai

His Holiness the Dalai Lama arriving in Minnesota to a rousing grand welcome: TPI/Tashi Khongtsotsang

Lama on the Tibetan new year celebration.

According to the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota, the mayor is also going to read “the Tibet Day proclamation in honour of the Dalai Lama and Tibet” during the new year celebration.

“U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison, and Congresswoman Betty McCollum are also confirmed to attend the Tibetan new year celebration,” said Kalsang Phuntsok, one of the spokesmen of the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota.

Speaking to this reporter, several Tibetan Americans said that the President Barack Obama should make a “happy new year proclamation” to the Dalai Lama as the Tibetan spiritual leader will be celebrating the Tibetan new year here in the state, for the first time in last 55 years of his exile life.

“Every year, White House makes happy new year press release during Chinese new year or Indian new year or Korean new year or Vietnam new year, and I think he should make the same to the Tibetan Americans as well,” said Namgyal Rapten, a member of the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota.

“If not to the Tibetan Americans, at least to the Dalai Lama as he will be celebrating his first losar (Tibetan new year) in U.S.A.” said Namgyal Rabten.

During his stay in Minnesota, the Dalai Lama will also address, and take questions from a group of Chinese and Tibetan students in the state.

“As of now, 270 Chinese students are confirmed to attend the meeting with the Dalai Lama,” said Ngawang Chime, one of the core-organisers of the meeting with the Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 for advocating peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect to end the plight of people inside Tibet.

The Tibetan spiritual leader often says that he is fighting for a “genuine autonomy” but the Beijing government always brands him a “splitist” trying to split Tibet from the mainland China.

Tendar Tsering is a freelance journalist based in Fridley, Minnesota. Previously he worked with several international news portals including ibtimes.com

Message from the Sikyong on Tibetan New Year Dharamshala: - On the occasion of the 2141st Royal Tibetan Wood-Horse Losar, the Kashag on behalf of the Central Tibetan Administration extend its greetings to all Tibetans both inside Tibet and in exile.

“As we celebrate Losar, it is important that we follow our religious rituals and wear traditional attire so that we can pass on these customs to the younger generation,” Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay said in a video message.

“On March 2, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will grace the Losar celebration of Minnesota Tibetan Association in America with his precious presence.

During Losar, it is pertinent that the elders pass on their experience to younger generation.

Although, the tragedy of Tibet is recorded in history books, it is also important for younger generation to learn of the oral history of individual family and their ancestral origins.

If we forget our roots, we face the danger of

By Jake Thomas: 20 February 2014

Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay. Photo: CTA/DIIR

gradual weakening and waning of our identity and the Tibetan spirit.

Although this occasion entails celebration, we must also uphold our traditional values of humility, integrity and resilience. Much of the global goodwill that we enjoy today comes from our commitment to non-violence and because our cause is just. Similarly, we should always remember our brothers and sisters inside Tibet who are living under immeasurable

repression and hardship.

As of today, I have toured more than 90 percent of Tibetan settlements in exile and many places abroad as well. These extensive travels have led me to the realisation that since the devolution of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s political authority to the elected leadership, the transition has been smooth and stable. This smooth and stable transition came from the unwavering support of Tibetans both inside Tibet and in exile. The Kashag expresses its deepest appreciation to Tibetans worldwide for their support.

Finally, may His Holiness the great 14th Dalai Lama’s tireless deeds for all humanity shine more radiantly than ever in 2014 and may his wishes attain fulfillment. The 14th Kashag will continue to strive forward persistently towards this end.”

By Jane Cook: 10 March, 2014

Dharamshala, March 10: To mark the 55th Tibetan National Uprising Day Penpa Tsering, the speaker of Tibetan Parliament in Exile, has said that ‘the continuing self-immolation protests against China are fueled by political repressions, cultural assimilation, and economic marginalization,’ and expressed their solidarity with the Tibetans inside Tibet for their “totally selfless and highly courageous deeds.”

“We would again like to make one very emphatic reiteration: The nature of the Tibetan struggle remains a resolute one of non-violence, with commitment to the Middle Way Policy, without any sort of wavering,” Mr Tsering said.

“At all times, from the very beginning until now, the Central Tibetan Administration has continued to make efforts, in keeping with the wishes of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, to resolve the issue of Tibet through dialogue with the government of China,” the speaker said, adding that “This has been manifest to all those who have remained in enjoyment of freedom and democracy. “ The speaker said that “the government of China has at all times made various devious efforts to misrepresent the Tibetan struggle as being characteristically marked by violence, as indeed it is still doing now. For example, in 2008, when there was a violent incident in Zhongqing city in which a policeman on guard duty was killed in a clandestine attack, a false announcement was made to suggest that it was the work of a Tibetan terrorist. “ “In 2014 too, when there was an arson attack on the gate of the Chinese Consulate in the US city of San Francisco, a suggestion was put out as if a Tibetan was connected with the incident. In particular, during the uprising protests across Tibet in 2008, or during the self-immolation protests by Tibetans since 2009 and, indeed, every time Tibetans carry out a peaceful protest action, a misrepresentation was invariably sought to be made to paint it as a violent action,” he added.

“The total number of Tibetans detained or jailed for carrying out political activities today stand at 920. In 2013 alone, 215 Tibetans were arrested on pretext of political activities and were sentenced,” he stated, citing the 2013 Annual Report by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, Dharamsala.

He stressed that “all sorts of misrepresentations are being sought to be put out that the so-called violent protests are taking place on the basis of the instigation and with the infiltration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Mr Penpa Tsering, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, addressing the 55th Tibetan National Uprising Day in Dharamsala, India, on 10 March 2014. Photo: TPI/Choneyi Sangpo

and the Central Tibetan Administration.”

“The Chinese government carried out savage, inhuman crackdowns on those peaceful demonstrations. Such reprisal actions drove the Tibetan people to even greater desperation and a feeling of utter helplessness,” he added.

He also went on to touch upon the self-immolation protests in Tibet, “and so, giving up their all, and being driven to do so, they carried out protests by burning themselves, shouting slogans to voice their demands that His Holiness the Dalai Lama be invited back to Tibet, that Tibetans be given freedom, and so on. From the time monk Tapey immolated himself in Ngaba area of Domey in eastern Tibet on 27 February 2009 to the date of 13 February 2014, when Lobsang Dorje did so, also in Ngaba, a total of 126 Tibetans have carried out this form of extreme protest, according to the facts which became available and which have been verified by us. Of them, 108 have died.”

“Within the community of the Tibetans in exile too, a man named Thupten Ngodup immolated himself on 27 April 1998 in India’s capital New Delhi. Since then, until 6 August 2013, when Karma Ngedhon Gyatso torched himself in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, a total of seven Tibetans have carried out such fiery protests. Of them, four died, while the remaining three survived,” he said.

The speaker expressed its solidarity with the Tibetans inside Tibet for their “totally selfless and highly courageous deeds.” “The causes of the continuing protests by Tibetans in Tibet against the Chinese government, including in the form of self-immolations, are violent political repressions, cultural assimilation, economic marginalization, ethnic discrimination, nomadic displacement, environmental destruction, and so on. Everyone knows that the government of China has carried out and still continues to implement such hardline and cruel policies in Tibet.”

US Government reports severe human rights abuses in Tibet Dharamshala: - The US State Department in its annual human rights report released on Thursday, 27 Feb. said the Chinese government engaged in severe human rights abuses in Tibet. United States Secretary of State John Kerry released the report, titled ‘Annual Country Reports on Human Rights’, at the State Department.

The report stated the Chinese government’s respect for and protection of human rights in Tibet remained poor.

“Under the banner of maintaining social stability and combating separatism, the government engaged in the severe repression of Tibet’s unique religious, cultural, and linguistic heritage by, among other means, strictly curtailing the civil rights” of Tibetans, including the freedoms of speech, religion, association, assembly, and movement,” it said.

It also reported serious human rights abuses such as extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary arrests, extrajudicial detentions, and house arrests. “There was a perception among Tibetans that authorities systemically targeted them for political repression, economic marginalization, and cultural assimilation, as well as educational and employment discrimination,” the report said.

“The presence of the People’s Armed Police (PAP) and other security forces remained at high levels in many communities across the Tibetan Plateau. Repression was severe throughout the year but increased in the periods before and during politically and religiously sensitive anniversaries and events. Students, monks, laypersons, and others in many Tibetan areas were detained after reportedly demanding freedom and human rights, and expressing their support for the Dalai Lama,” it said.

The Chinese government strictly controlled information about, and access to, the Tibetan areas, making it difficult to determine accurately the scope of human rights abuses, the report said, adding that it severely restricted travel by foreign journalists to Tibetan areas.

The Chinese government subjected Tibetans who spoke to foreign reporters, attempted to provide information to persons outside the country, or communicated information regarding protests or other expressions of discontent through cell phones, e?mail, or the internet to harassment or detention, it added.

By Jake Thomas: 01 March 2014

The report said the Chinese government continued to jam radio broadcasts of overseas radio services like Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and Voice of Tibet. The police confiscated or destroyed satellite dishes and replaced with government-controlled cable television systems.

It reported severe restriction on travel by foreign journalists and those who managed to sneak into Tibetan areas are subjected to harassment by the Chinese authorities.

The report said Mandarin Chinese, rather than Tibetan, is used widely used in all official communications and in the schools as the medium of instruction.

“China’s Regional Ethnic Autonomy Law states that “schools (classes and grades) and other institutions of education where most of the students come from minority nationalities shall, whenever possible, use textbooks in their own languages and use their languages as the media of instruction” (Article 37). The Tibetan-language curriculum for primary and middle schools in Tibetan areas was predominantly translated directly from the standard national Mandarin-language curriculum, offering Tibetan students little insight into their own culture and history,” the report said.

The US annaul report said Tibetans face economic marginalisation and employment discrimination due to the language policy. “Proficiency in Mandarin was essential to qualify for higher education and to obtain a government job in the PRC. China’s most prestigious universities provided no instruction in Tibetan or other ethnic minority languages.

“Nationalities” universities, established to serve ethnic minority students and ethnic Han students interested in ethnic minority subjects, offered Tibetan-language instruction only in courses focused on the study of the Tibetan language or culture. Since Tibetan-language instruction was not offered for other higher-education subjects, there was a dearth of technically trained and qualified ethnic Tibetans, and migrants from other areas of China typically filled jobs in Tibetan areas that required technical skills and qualifications,” the report stated.

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Tibet’s Communist chief makes a final plea for Dalai Lama’s return

Phunwang in a more recent photo. Photo courtesy of Bao Pu

Beijing, China, 5 March 2014: - The founder of Tibet’s Communist Party has pleaded with the Chinese central government to allow the return of Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to his homeland in an autobiography soon to be published in Hong Kong.

Patrick Boehler has reported the South China Morning Post on 6, March 2014, the demand for a wholesale rethink on China’s ethnic policy appears in a book due to be published this week and described by its author, Bapa Phuntso Wangye (known as Phunwang), as “my political will and testament”.

New Century Press, which published disgraced Communist Party General Secretary Zhao Ziyang’s autobiography, is set to release Bapa Phuntso Wangye’s autobiography A Long Way to Equality and Unity on Friday.

In it, the 92-year-old, also known as Phunwang, asks the

Beijing government to compromise with Tibet’s exile government in Dharamsala, India, and allow the Dalai Lama’s return to Tibet.

Phunwang appealed to former President Hu Jintao and several members of the Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee to “allow the hundreds of thousands of exiled Tibetan compatriots headed by the Dalai Lama to return home, live and work in peace,” he wrote in the book, adding that his advice has been ignored.

The publication coincides with the first annual plenum of the National People’s Congress in Beijing under Xi Jinping’s presidency and follows a knife attack by Xinjiang separatists in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan province, which left 29 dead last Saturday.

Phunwang in his book accuses the central government of having exacerbated tensions between China’s Hanmajority population and ethnic minorities. In a chapter titled “We cannot walk the road towards a Chinese Empire”, he

Washington DC, USA, 19 February 2014 - “We are not seeking separation. In 7th, 8th and 9th centuries Tibet was one of three great empires, China, Mongolia and Tibet. But that was in the past and the past has gone,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, adding that “Yesterday’s good food does nothing to satisfy today’s hunger.”

Arespite in the severe wintry weather gripping Dharamshala in recent days on Monday enabled His Holiness the Dalai Lama to take off by plane for Delhi. The Dhauladhar Mountains were brilliant against the clear blue sky. His journey continued on via Frankfurt to the United States.

The final sector saw the Eastern Seaboard swathed in snow and piled snow still lined the streets as he drove into Washington DC. At the hotel he received a traditional welcome from beaming Tibetans led by Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, to the accompaniment of traditional Tibetan musicians.

On Tuesday morning, after several private meetings he gave an interview to Elizabeth Dias of Time magazine.

To a question about whether the USA is backing away from addressing human rights issues in its dealings with China, His Holiness declared that democracy, freedom and justice are American principles and fields in which the US continues to give a lead.

He recommended that the free world engages with China, but stands firm on its moral principles. He said that to slacken its resolve about moral principles or a sense of truth would be a great loss. He added that there is a need for all nations to address climate change. Extreme weather is already affecting millions of farmers. He pointed out that the last Copenhagen summit on climate change failed because too many countries put their short term national interests ahead of the global interest. He warned that we have to take scientists’ predictions seriously.

About the contribution that social media can make to general well-being, His Holiness said that it depends on how we use them. Concerning his suggestion that the next Dalai Lama could be female and the potential for women in leadership roles, he said that in the past leadership depended on physical prowess leading to male dominance. Today, education has reintroduced a greater sense of equality, but mere education is not sufficient. What is required is education with moral principles and a realistic outlook.

“The time has come for women to take a greater role in promoting human affection, an area in which they are already more skilled.”

Aquestion about the self-immolations taking place in Tibet prompted His Holiness to repeat what he has said before, that they are very sad, that we must take care of life and that there were earlier precedents for such behaviour during the Vietnam War and the Cultural Revolution. He reiterated that, since the issue is very sensitive and whatever he says may be manipulated by others, he prefers not to say much about it. He commended improving relations between India and China, which leading to greater development would benefit their respective peoples. He also looked forward to stronger support for the Tibetan cause.

“We are not seeking separation. In 7th, 8th and 9th centuries Tibet was one of three great empires, China, Mongolia and Tibet. But that was in the past and the past has gone. Yesterday’s good food does nothing to

satisfy today’s hunger. Today, Tibet needs development so can benefit from the People’s Republic of China.

The Chinese constitution provides for the rights of so-called minorities, and in the 50s Mao Zedong told me repeatedly that China did not consider Tibet in the same way it viewed other minority regions.”

Regarding the new Chinese President Xi Jinping His Holiness said that many informed Chinese friends had told him that he seems to be more realistic. The courageous way he is tackling corruption is consistent with this. His impression of Xi Jinping’s father Xi Zhongxun, who he met in China, was of a good man.

There are also signs of Xi Jinping’s respect for Hu Yaobang, who took a realistic approach, relied on trusted sources for his information and on a visit to Lhasa acknowledged that mistakes had been made.

David Rose interviewing His Holiness for Vanity Fair asked why he was here, to which His Holiness replied: “I’m a human being, a citizen of a world in which we are all dependent on each other, a world in which we need more sense of concern for the welfare of others. Sharing this idea with others is one of my commitments. Another is the promotion of inter-religious harmony. So, wherever I go I like to meet members of the public. If I meet with leaders, well and good, but engaging with the public is what is most important.”

Asked how he had met Arthur Brooks, the President of the American Enterprise Institute, His Holiness recalled that he had come to Dharamsala to see him and invite him to the Insitute. He said: “He made a good impression on me and I accepted his invitation. Some people have complained that the American Enterprise Institute is a right-wing organization, but as far as I am concerned right-wingers and left-wingers are first of all human beings. To bring about change in society we need education and we need to consider the oneness of humanity. Therefore, as a leader of the free world, America should take account of the welfare of the whole world.”

Rose asked about the role of politics in happiness and His Holiness said that politics is about creating the conditions for happiness. He said that unlike robots we have feelings of pleasure and pain that need to be addressed in a human way. He mentioned that without desire there would be no progress, but that greed is different. Where capitalism focuses on the creation of wealth, Marx’s approach focussed on equal distribution. Either way, no one wants everyone to remain poor.

His Holiness was invited to a private luncheon with members and guests of the American Enterprise Institute at which he as made warmly welcome. This was followed by a discussion of ‘Happiness, Free Enterprise and Human Flourishing’. Arthur Brooks opened by asking His Holiness how he defined happiness. He replied: “If you only think of happiness as pleasure, it’s very limited. For example, sometimes even suffering can bring satisfaction. That satisfaction can lead to inner peace and inner peace gives rise to a calm mind. We experience happiness and live a happy life not only on a physical level, but on an emotional and mental level too. When a doctor recommends that we relax, he or she doesn’t just mean we

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warns the government in Beijing that it should not rely on violence and economic development to cement its rule over its Tibetan population.

“It is significant that someone who has spent his whole life working with the Central government shows this kind of dissatisfaction with its policies,” said Bao Pu, the book’s publisher.

The critique comes from the guerilla leader who founded Tibet’s Communist Party in the 1940s before merging it with Mao Zedong’s in 1949. He assisted Mao in his early negotiations with the Dalai Lama but was incarcerated in 1958, a year before the Dalai Lama fled to India.

Phunwang was only rehabilitated after Mao’s death and Deng Xiaoping’s rise to power in 1978. He has since lived in Beijing.

Bao said Phunwang had been working on the book for three years. The book is in Chinese as the former guerilla leader’s health is deteriorating quickly. “He couldn’t proofread the book anymore, this is why we have to publish the full version of the book as it is,” the publisher said.

In 2006, three scholars published an English-language biographical account of Phunwang’s life under the title A Tibetan Revolutionary, which foreshadowed the scathing criticism of the current situation in his autobiography.

“The PRC considers itself a multiethnic state in which all groups have equal rights and power,” anthropologist Melvyn Goldstein wrote in the preface. “Phunwang suggests it really operates too much like a Han Chinese state.”

The Dalai Lama, 78, left Tibet after a failed uprising in 1959 and has since lived in exile, travelling the world campaigning for Tibetan spiritual autonomy. On Thursday, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate is expected lead the opening prayers at the US Senate.

China has blamed the spiritual leader and his government in-exile for inciting more than 120 self-immolations by Tibetans demonstrating against Chinese rule as ethnic tensions have continued to increase in recent years. A spokesperson for the Dalai Lama did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the autobiography.

We are not seeking separation, says the spiritual leader of Tibet

By Jane Cook: 21 February 2014

should physically relax but that we should also mentally relax; this means we need a calm mind.

“Our modern education tends to be a materialistic system. What we need is modern education that includes a sense of ethics. And as India shows by example, in a multi-religious, multi-cultural society, because ethics based on this or that religion would tend to be biased, ethics today should have a secular basis. And by secular I don’t mean to dismiss religion, but to express non-partisan respect for all religions and even those people who have none. Such a secularism is also backed by scientific findings. These reveal that self-centredness, which is limiting and confining, does us no good, whereas warm-heartedness, concern for others, is opening and expansive, conducive to inner peace and greater well-being. We need to consider our equality as human beings.”

Questions from the floor included who His Holiness considers his heroes. He mentioned Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King for their achievements through non-violence and among people he has actually met, Vaclav Havel and Pope John Paul II. Asked what books have most moved him, His Holiness explained about his Buddhist education and its origins in Buddhist scriptures and commentaries belonging to the tradition of the Nalanda University that flourished in North India. He spoke of memorizing root texts, studying the explanatory commentaries and debating what had been learned with others.

Answering questions from students and potential future leaders in a subsequent meeting, His Holiness referred again to happiness in relation to satisfaction.

“Satisfaction gives rise to inner strength and confidence.

We are social animals, we need friends. Friendship depends on trust and trust comes from genuine respect and affection for each other while conducting ourselves truthfully and honestly.”

Regarding anger and how to deal with it, His Holiness said it depends on the degree to which you have a calm mind. It is possible for destructive emotions like anger to come and go without disturbing your fundamentally calm mind. He also suggested that it is possible to observe your anger from one corner of your mind and assess whether it really has any value.

As to whether the global economic crisis has brought about a greater sense of responsibility, His Holiness said that the reality is that we now have a global economy.

Like it or not we have to approach it with a sense of global responsibility. He repeated that in a similar way, preservation of the environment and dealing with global climate change require that we put the global interest before local or national interest.

Arthur Brooks brought the meeting to an end with expressions of thanks and a summary for the audience of what His Holiness had said: “We are equal as members of the 7 billion human beings alive today. We should keep an open heart, open to others who are different from us. The principle of global brotherhood and sisterhood is in your hands.”

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President Hollande urged to meet the spiritual leader of Tibet

By Yeshe Choesang: 11 March 2014

Tibetans holding a rally on the 55th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day in Paris on 10 April 2014/Photo/OoT

Paris, 10 March, 2014: - Senator Andre Gattolin, a member of the Tibet Group in the French Senate urged the French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday to officially receive the spiritual leader of Tibet His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters marked the 55th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising of 10 March 1959 with a protest rally in Paris, the capital of France, the official website of Central Tibetan Administration ‘Tibet Net’ reported.

Under a bright sunny Monday, the Tibetan national flag fluttered throughout the course of over three hours of the event, with Tibetans and supporters chanting slogans

of freedom and fundamental human rights and calling on China to enter into dialogue with the Tibetans to find a lasting solution to the Tibet issue.

Mr. Ngodup Dorjee, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to EU and Maghreb based in Brussels, and Mr. Andre Gattolin, Senator and a member of the Tibet Group in the French Senate addressed the gathering represented also by many French Tibet support groups.

The Representative read out the Statement of Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay while the French version was read by the President of the Tibetan Community in France.

In his address, Senator Andre Gattolin reiterated on behalf of the Senate Tibet Group expressed his solidarity and sincere support to the Tibetan people’s plight and called on the French President Francois Hollande to officially receive His Holiness the Dalai Lama, like President Barak Obama did a couple of weeks ago.

10 March also observed in France by over 600 regional council and municipalities by flying Tibetan national flag as a mark of solidarity with Tibetan people.

Minnesota Tibetans storm Chinese office in Chicago

By Tendar Tsering: 11 March 2014

Minnesota: - Several hundred Tibetans from Minnesota on Tuesday stormed the Chinese consolutate in Chicago, marking the 55th Tibetan national uprising anniversary.

Waving colorful Tibetan flags in the air, the group shouted free Tibet slogans, forcing the Chinese officials to peep out from windows of the Chinese over sea office.

“Tibet belongs to Tibetans, China out of Tibet,” shouted the group.

The group of Tibetans from Minnesota were joined by other Tibetans residing in and around Chicago.

As the group stormed the Chinese office in Chicago, another group, around three hundred Tibetans who couldn’t join the protest in Chicago marched across Downtown Minneapolis in Minnesota calling for international intervention to end the ongoing Tibetan crisis in Tibet.

“Today is a historical day for Tibetans whole over the world as on this same day in 1959, thousands of Tibetans in Tibet rose up and revolted against the Chinese government in order to protect their leader (the Dalai Lama) and the Tibetan nation from the Chinese invation,” said Tsewang Rigzin, former head of the largest non-governmental Tibetan organisation, Tibetan Youth Congress.

“Until and unless, we success to protect our leader and our nation, it is the responsibility of all Tibetans to take part in the movement,” said the former head of Tibetan Youth Congress.

Sonam Tsering, a Tibetan immigrant in the United States who calls “Minnesota as his second homeland” expressed his solidarity with the plight of Tibetans inside Tibet.\ “We Tibetans are always peaceful. Tibetans in Tibet

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“But what the Chinese government do is put more security personels and more force leading to more arrest and more torture,” said Sonam.

On several occasions in the United States and in India in recent months, Tibetan Spiritual Leader the Dalai Lama has urged its people to be “careful” before holding any protest against the Chinese government.

The Dalai Lama told the Tibetans to think “twice” before holding any anti-China protest citing the consequences which he said would face by the Tibetans inside Tibet.

“We can shout in exile, but Tibetans inside Tibet are under China,” said the Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama who is also a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate last week held a meeting with a group of Chinese and Tibetan students in the Downton Minneapolis.

Under the patron of Tibetan spiritual leader, Tibetan Government in Exile had publically declared that Tibetans are willing to stay under the Chinese government if a “genuine autonomy” is given to the Tibetans.

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H.H. the Dalai Lama speaking to the audience at Minneapolis Convention Center. Photo: The Hill Post

Minnesota: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama applauded the Indian constitution while addressing a gathering of around 2500 people at the 26th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum anniversary in Minnesota, U.S.A today in the morning.

Speaking on the topic of “crossing boundarites to create commond ground” at the anniversary, the Dalai Lama praised his exile home India as the land of secular and religious harmony.

“India is the mother of many religions: theological religions and non-theological religions, and many more but all stay together peacefully because Modern Indian constitution is a secular based one,” said the Tibetan spiritual leader who often calls himself as a son of Indian rice and dal.

Refering to the series of gunshots in the west in recent years, His Holiness the Dalai Lama said

that some psychopathic people have “no cocern at all about others lives.”

And the spiritual leader blamed the education system in the country which he said is “material oriented.”

After addressing the gathering, the Dalai Lama took a chain of questions from the audience as well as from outside through Google Plus.

A question even came from the Mayor of Minnesotan city Minneapolis, Betsy Hodges.

Answering to Mayor’s question, the Dalai Lama said “many people say politics is dirty but it is not dirty from the beginning. It is made dirty by the politicians.”

“Usually those people are the ones who have not received much love and affection from the mother,” said the Dalai Lama signalling love and affection are the basic nature of human beings.

The anniversary event was organised by Nobel Peace Prize Forum and Augsburg college which is a leading college in the twin cities in the state.

Tomorrow the Tibetan spiritual leader will preside over the celebration of Tibetan new year at Augsburg college, and it is his first Losar (Tibetan new year) in the United States in last 55 years of his exile life.

Tendar Tsering is a freelance journalist based in Minnesota, U.S.A. Previously he worked with ibtimes.com, hngn.com, pagalguy.com, phayul.com and he also regularly blogs at www. tibettelegraph.com

Spiritual leader of Tibet to celebrate first Losar outside India

By Tendar Tsering: 27 February 2014

His Holiness the Dalai Lama receiving a traditional welcome on his arrival at the Tibetan Community Center in Richmond, California on February 23, 2014. Photo/Jeremy Russell

Minnesota February 27— The spiritual leader of Tibet His Holiness the Dalai Lama who is currently on a three-week visit to the United States will be celebrating the Tibetan New Year here in the state of Minnesota on March 2.

This will be the first time in history for the Dalai Lama to celebrate the Tibetan new year in U.S.A. and it is also the first time in his entire exile life to celebrate Losar, the Tibetan new year outside India.

Mark Dayton, governor of the state is said to have rejected the invitation to celebrate losar with the Dalai Lama according to reliable sources.

However, the newly elected Mayor of Minneapolis, Betsy Hodges has confirmed to accompany His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the Tibetan new year celebration.

According to the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota, the mayor is also going to read “the Tibet Day proclamation in honour of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibet” during the new year celebration.

“U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison, and Congresswoman Betty McCollum are also confirmed to attend the Tibetan new year celebration,” said Kalsang Phuntsok, one of the spokesmen of the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota.

A day before the Tibetan new year celebration, the Tibetan spiritual leader is scheduled to attend the 26th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum organized by the Nobel Peace Prize Forum and Augsburg college in St Paul, the capital city of Minnesota.

The Dalai Lama will also address, and take questions from a group of Chinese and Tibetan students in the state.

“As of now, 270 Chinese students are confirmed to attend the meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” said Ngawang Chime, one of the coreorganisers of the meeting with the Dalai Lama.

The Dalai Lama had publicly stated that he and his people are willing to be under China if Beijing accepts his demand for a genuine autonomy.

Since adopting the policy of fighting for autonomy in late 1980s, His Holiness the Dalai Lama believes building bridge with the Chinese public is the key to end the tragedy of people inside Tibet.

Chinese officials in Beijing often brand him a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” and his policy of “middle way approach” for a genuine autonomy as “independence in disguise”.

Saying that the Tibetan spiritual leader is trying to split Tibet from mainland China, Beijing urges world leaders not to meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. However, despite China’s criticism, President Barrack Obama last Friday welcomed the Tibetan spiritual leader to the White House, and the two spent almost an hour discussing a varity of issues including human rights issues in Tibet.

Tendar Tsering is a freelance journalist based in Minnesota, U.S.A. Previously he worked with ibtimes. com,hngn.com, pagalguy.com, phayul.com and he also regularly blogs at www.tibettelegraph.com ByOffice of His Holiness the Dalai Lama: 25 February 2014

San Francisco, CA, USA, 23 February 2014 - This morning, His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove from San Francisco out to Richmond, where the Tibetan community that has grown from a handful in the 1980s to about 1500 today had invited him to inaugurate their new Community Center.

Tibetans of all ages lined the street as he arrived to a traditional welcome.

Kunjo Tashi the community President escorted His Holiness into the building. He cut the ribbon across the doorway into the temple and scattered rice as he recited auspicious prayers. He inspected the labels on the volumes of the Kangyur before taking his seat on the throne. Tea and sweet rice were served and His Holiness spoke briefly about the need to preserve Tibetan identity and culture. He stressed that the Center should be useful.

Outside in the chill sunshine, the Tibetan community assembled to listen to the Mayor of Richmond, Gayle McLaughlin, formally welcome His Holiness to the city, following which he spoke too.

“It’s now nearly 55 years that we’ve been in exile.

I was a young man then. Those born after 1959 are now parents, so we are into the third generation in exile. In the life of an individual a generation seems quite a long time, but in the context of the greater Tibetan cause 50 years or so is not very long.

Tibetans in Tibet have placed their hopes in us.”

He sought to encourage his listeners about the value of their heritage: “We all want happiness, not suffering, and as a consequence we have to see if the mind can be transformed. Tibetan Buddhist culture is not just about prayers, reciting mantras and performing rituals, it involves explanations of the nature of reality. We Tibetans have the most comprehensive presentation of what the Buddha taught. We should not feel deprived, but proud of the knowledge we possess. What’s more we don’t need to rely on any other language to access this knowledge because it already exists in Tibetan.

Don’t waste your time getting drunk or gambling.

There’s no reason to feel low or demoralized; much better to be confident and optimistic.”

He said these days the Sikyong has taken on political

Minneapolis, MN, USA , 4 March 2014 – The 2nd of March, the first day of the Tibetan New Year, dawned bright and clear after a string of cloudy days.

As His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove to Augsburg College in for Losar celebrations organized by the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota, the sun shone brilliantly, reflecting off the snow piled along the road and catching the breath-like vapor trails of the cars.

His Holiness was accorded a full traditional Tibetan welcome on arrival. He participated in lighting a Tibetan butter lamp after which everyone stood at attention for a rendition of both the Tibetan and American national anthems.?The Tibetan Community President made a brief report and offered the mandala and three representations of the enlightened body, speech and mind to His Holiness.

This was followed by a Long Life Offering made to His Holiness.

In his welcome address, leader of the Minnesota Tibetans, Namgyal Dorjee acknowledged the distinguished guests, His Holiness, the Sikyong, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Congressman Keith Ellison, and Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges. He noted that this was the first time His Holiness had celebrated Losar in the West and that Minnesotan Tibetans considered it most auspicious that he was spending it with them.

Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay greeted all 2500 people present and expressed a prayer that all His Holiness’s wishes be fulfilled. He noted how opportune it had been that His Holiness had recently been able to meet with President Obama.

Congresswoman Betty McCollum concluded her speech with the declaration that it is time for Tibet to be free of violence and oppression.

Congressman Keith Ellison in turn stated that it was time for the Chinese government to show respect for religious and cultural differences. He said it should open up, specifically open up to a direct dialogue on the matter of a genuinely autonomous Tibet.

Mayor Betsy Hodges opened her speech with a resounding “Losar Tashi Delek”. She issued a proclamation to His Holiness naming today His Holiness the Dalai Lama Day of Peace in Minneapolis. Finally, Tashi Namgyal read a message from the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile which concluded with the prayer that His

Holiness’s wishes be fulfilled, a prayer that he lives long and that Tibetans may soon be united once more within Tibet.

Young Tibetans performed songs and dances that represented the Three Provinces of Tibet with vigor and joy. The time came for His Holiness to speak: “Democratically Elected Leader, Lobsang Sangay, Regional Tibetan Leaders, Congress Representatives, Lady Mayor, monastics and laypeople, our special guests of honor have come and spoken up for us - thank you. I’d like to start by greeting all Tibetans, not only those here, but all those outside and inside Tibet. Tibetans are not very numerous, but we have our own literature and language, which today is the most appropriate language in which to discuss Buddhism.

All religious traditions teach about love and compassion, tolerance, forgiveness and contentment.

The special emphasis in Buddhism is the use of reason. The Buddha taught a path leading to good rebirth and liberation. A thorough explanation of these teachings exists in Tibetan, an explanation more comprehensive that in any other language, which is something to be proud of.”

“When we first came into exile, the only thing we knew for certain was the earth and sky. Reaching Mussoorie we had no idea what would happen to us. As time went on, we survived by relying on non-violence and the power of truth. I was 24 then

and I’m nearly 79 now. In addition to the power of truth, we experience the power of compassion.

We’ve done our best and kept our peace of mind.”

His Holiness said that the most important thing is transforming the mind. He said that the generations were changing and yet the Tibetan spirit remained strong. He told those assembled that he was thinking of doing the ceremony for generating the awakening mind of bodhichitta as his gift to all present. He said it is not enough merely to recite the verse of taking refuge and generating the awakening mind, you have to understand that we take refuge with a view to ultimately attaining omniscience, which is Buddhahood. That intention to become a Buddha is based on an understanding of emptiness. We experience suffering because of ignorance and the Buddha showed a path to overcome that.

His Holiness led the assembly in reciting the verse for generating the awakening mind of bodhichitta.

He gave the transmission of several popular mantras and then called on everyone to join him in reciting Om mani padme hung for the benefit of their brothers and sisters in Tibet. At the end, he said: “That’s all; thank you. Be happy.”

Later that same afternoon, His Holiness drove to Macalester College, where he first met with a group of students from the Neuroscience Department who presented him with an appreciation of his interest and contribution to their discipline.

responsibility and the Tibetan spirit is robust.

Tibet has the support of many people around the world. The Middle Way Approach which does not seek separation from China has the support of Chinese people in China and abroad. To seek total independence undermines that support and any chance of opening a dialogue with the authorities.

“If we are granted the rights we deserve and which are guaranteed by the Chinese constitution it will do us good. So, the Middle Way Approach is beneficial. Meanwhile, reports I receive from Tibet about monasteries that have turned away from Dolgyal practice and are developing harmony and friendship with other monasteries in their region are encouraging. Be happy” An estimated 3300 people gathered in the nearby Berkeley Community Theatre to listen to His Holiness. At the very beginning Tibetan children sang the Tibetan and American anthems.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D) movingly and eloquently welcomed His Holiness to the 13th congressional district, which she declared is the most progressive district in the country. She praised him for his tireless work for peace and thanked him for coming to Berkeley. In response, he began: “Respected Congresswoman, brothers and sisters, we really need this sense of brotherhood and sisterhood. It is our self-centredness that is the cause of many of the world’s problems. We too are social animals like those ants and bees that have a sense of community and work together by nature without the guidance of religion or law. The environmental crisis makes us part of one world, as does the global economy. Our population is growing; natural disasters are increasing making ever clearer our need to acknowledge the oneness of humanity.”

His Holiness paused and asked his audience: “What do you feel, what is the best way to achieve happiness, is it through money and power? My eldest brother, Taktser Rinpoche, told me that while he was still in his monastery, he never gave a thought to money, but once he was out in the world he realized how important it is. But money only brings us physical comfort. Material values alone do not bring inner peace.

“Once in Barcelona I was introduced to a Catholic monk who wanted to meet me. He had spent five years in retreat deep in the mountains. A wonderful man, I asked him what kind of practice he did and he told me he meditated on love. And as he did so his eyes sparkled. He was very happy and yet he lived on bread and water with very little cooked food. Clearly genuine happiness doesn’t depend on material comfort.”

His Holiness explained that scientists are finding that more compassionate people are happier. A happy mind is conducive to physical health. He said we need friends, but asked how we find them?

Trust, transparency, truthfulness and honesty attract friends and create happy individuals, happy families, happy communities and a happier world.

His Holiness also drew attention to the work scientists are doing in the US to help promote secular ethics in secular education. Developing concern for others on the basis of the oneness of humanity is not necessarily a religious teaching. However, all religious traditions acknowledge that there are obstacles to this and teach tolerance and forgiveness. And because we are subject to the drawbacks of greed they also teach contentment and simplicity. Similarly, all the major religious traditions teach self-discipline, so they share common goals. For this reason His Holiness promotes inter-religious harmony. At the same time, scientific research shows that inner values bring real happiness into our lives.

Among the questions from the audience, His Holiness was asked to speak about death. He said that if you lead a meaningful life, helping others and avoiding dong them harm, you can be sure of a good after life.

He stressed that peace of mind is essential at the actual time of death, so the dying should not be disturbed.

From a Buddhist point of view it is useful to think about compassion and the nature of reality and perhaps do some visualizations, as many do in their daily practice.

The session concluded with a group of young children reciting a short prayer for His Holiness’s long life.

After lunch, back at his hotel in San Francisco, His Holiness was invited to attend a function to acknowledge and commend Unsung Heroes of Compassion, individuals from around the globe who work to alleviate the suffering of others without

expectation of reward. This is an organization launched by Dick Grace and the Grace Family Foundation and this is the fourth such event.

After Ngawang Khechog had brought peace to the occasion by playing his flute, the introductory speaker, 90 year old Grandmother Agnes of the Takelma tribe, meanderingly encouraged the audience to stop and think of the great gift of water as an essential part of creation. She called on everyone to join her in praying to the creator to protect and keep His Holiness and his people. When actor Peter Coyote invited His Holiness to speak, he acknowledged her in turn.

“We all come from our mothers and this old lady has showered affection on us like a mother does on her children. We are grateful, thank you.

“In our lives, my generation has seen the major part of the 20th century. I’m nearly 79 now and the killing and violence of that era still goes on in places like Syria. The question is whether such merciless killing is actually part of human nature. Our mothers give birth to us; we are brought up on mothers’ milk. Now scientists say that while anger and fear undermine it, warm-heartedness is actually good for our health. This suggests that in fact human nature is essentially kind.

“The reality is, as I’ve said before, that we are social animals and each of us depends on the community within which we live, so today the idea of war is out of date. In ancient times, destruction of your enemy was your victory. Now it’s as if we are all part of one body, so what happens to others affects us too.

We have to take care of each other.

“Usually I say that people younger than 30 belong to the 21st century. My generation belongs to the 20th century, an era that is over. We will not see the great changes to be made in this century. Those who are young today must work to create a better more peaceful world, and I often teasingly say that wherever I am I’ll be watching how you do.”

His Holiness praised Dick Grace for creating an organization that brings such wonderful individuals to wider attention. They each set examples that can only strengthen the younger generation. The Unsung Heroes of Compassion for 2014 each came up to the platform to be honoured and at the end the applause was loud and long.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama and over 3,000 audience members, including Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay attending Tibetan New Year’s Celebrations held at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 2, 2014. Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL

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Inter-Faith Event in Shillong, Meghalaya, India on February 5: His Holiness will participate in an inter-faith event in the afternoon at the State Central Library.

Public Talk in San Francisco, California, USA on February 22: His Holiness will give a public talk in the afternoon at Davies Symphony Hall.

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International 7 TPI NEWS US ambassador Locke urges Senior EU leader expresses strong support for Tibet’s cause Beijing to respect human rights 15 March 2014

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Outgoing U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke gestures as he speaks during a farewell press conference held at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Photo: United States Ambassador to China

Dharamshala: - Outgoing US ambassador to China Gary Locke on Thursday urged the Government of the People’s Republic of China to improve its human rights record, in parting remarks just days before he is to leave the country.

“United States support for fundamental human rights is an integral part of U.S. foreign policy, and in discussing the issue with China or any other country we start from the premise that all people are entitled to the protections contained in the universal declaration of human rights,” Locke said.

He said that “these are universal standards and they include the right to due process of law, to be able to speak freely, to associate openly, to pray in a manner that one chooses and to enjoy the benefits of a free and robust press.”

Rights are “universal” values that represent more than economic benefits, he said, speaking to journalists at the US embassy. We call on China to continue to improve its record in this area,” Locke was quoted as saying by AFP. “There’s been great prosperity and an increase in the quality of life and the standard of living here in China,” he said.

“But human rights is more than economic prosperity and the economic conditions of people, but also fundamental universal rights — freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, the ability to practice one’s own religion.

“The U.S. is deeply concerned over a recent pattern of harassment, arrests and prosecutions of good government advocates, of public interest lawyers, of activists, internet journalists, religious leaders, and others in China,” Locke added.

US Ambassador Locke said that “the United States calls on China to guarantee peaceful activists the protections and freedoms to which they’re entitled under China’s international human rights commitments.”

“We would also like to see better and more equitable treatment of foreign journalists in China, giving them the freedoms to report honestly and frankly good and bad about China, just as Chinese journalists enjoy these freedoms in America,” Locke added.

Ambassador Locke’s tenure is marked by his two visits to Tibet, which remained closed to foreign leaders and international media. He visited Tibetan areas in Ngaba in 2012, where majority of the self-immolation protests occurred, and capital Lhasa in 2013.

In his meetings with the authorities, Locke lobbied for opening access to Tibet to foreign diplomats, journalists and tourists and stressed the “importance of preserving the Tibetan people’s cultural heritage, including its unique linguistic, religious and cultural traditions.”

He has repeatedly urged the Chinese leadership to engage in constructive dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama or his representatives to resolve tensions in Tibet.

“As Ambassador, I have witnessed China’s rich diversity first hand. I have also seen cases where heavy-handed policies deny basic freedoms to ethnic and religious minorities, including ethnic Uighurs, Tibetans and Mongolians, undermining the trust that binds diverse societies,” he said in his 2013 International Human Rights Day statement on 10 December.

“The United States calls on the Chinese government to protect the fundamental freedoms of all its citizens without discrimination.

We also urge China’s leaders to engage in constructive dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives, as a means to reduce the tensions,” he said.

US senator Max Baucus, nominated as Washington’s next ambassador to China, said he would counsel the Chinese leadership to restart dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama without any preconditions to reduce the growing instability in Tibet.

Tibet issue not only ......

“The situation in Tibet at present is grim,” the Tibetan spiritual leader said, adding: “Tibetan culture remains under threat. Meanwhile, the Chinese authorities are relentless in their suppression of any sign of protest or dissent.

And yet, it seems the greater the suppression, the stronger is the Tibetan spirit of resistance.”

His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that “The only lasting solution will be when the Chinese Government addresses the Tibetan people’s aspirations so they can be resolved through equitable negotiations. On our part, the elected Tibetan leadership has reiterated its commitment to the Middle Way Approach of not seeking separation, but genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people,” His Holiness said in his message which was read out by Mr. Thomas Mann, President of the Tibet Intergroup in the European Parliament.”

“In recent times, the Chinese Communist Party has begun to focus on the needs of the rural population and the poor. Part of this involves the need to raise the functioning of the judicial system to international standards. People who know President Xi Jinping tell me that he works in a more open and realistic way. In fact, he seems to be taking some courageous steps to reduce corruption. I hope he will be able to bring about political reform in much the same way that Deng Xiaoping brought about the market reforms that have made China so economically powerful.”

“If China changes in a positive direction, we can hope for more transparency from

the leadership. This in turn will lead to trust and respect. Such a development will enable China to earn the respect of the international community, while also resolving issues like the Tibetan question for the benefit of everyone involved. I hope bodies like the European Parliament can find ways to encourage China in this direction,” His Holiness said in his message.”

According to the Central Tibetan Administration, the panel of speakers in the meeting include Mr. Kelsang Gyaltsen, the Special Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Europe, Mr. Matteo Meccaci, President of International Campaign for Tibet, Ven. Thupten Wangchen, member of Tibetan parliament, Mr. Alan Cantos, Director of Comite de Apoyo al Tibet and Dr. Jose Elias Esteve, lawyer for the ground breaking Tibet Lawsuit in Spain.

The speakers of the intergroup meeting spoke on a wide range of issues related to Tibet and the current situation inside Tibet.

Mr. Cantos and Dr. Esteve in particular spoke on the Tibet lawsuit in Spain and its background, and their endeavours in pursuing the case in the Spanish court of law. They also spoke on the political pressures to abandon the lawsuit, and how such pressures threaten to undermine democratic values of Spain as a country and the EU in general. They urged the Spanish political parties to launch a campaign to reverse the constitutional reform undertaken by the Spanish parliament to stifle the lawsuit against the former Chinese leaders.

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“I welcome President Obama’s strong endorsement of the Middle Way Approach policy and constructive dialogue without any precondition. This meeting sends a powerful message of hope to Tibetans in Tibet who are undergoing immense suffering. The meeting reflects the American government and people’s continued commitment to freedom and democracy,” Dr Sangay said after the meeting.

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over the past three decades have met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the White House.

Earlier Friday, China urged President Obama to call off the meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, claiming it a “gross interference in the internal affairs of China”. “It will seriously violate norms governing international relations and severely impair China-US relations,” said Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry in Beijing.

Dharamshala: - A delegation led by Mr Henri Malosse, the president of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) of the European Union today attended the 55th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day in Dharamshala.

Mr Malosse reiterated the EESC’s commitment to support the CTA’s Middle Way Approach and engage the Chinese government in dialogue with the Tibetan leadership to resolve the issue of Tibet.

Mr Henri Malosse said the delegation of the European Economic and Social Committee visited Dharamshala to show support to the case of Tibet, which he said is a universal issue of freedom, dignity and liberty of Tibet and the Tibetan people. “The Tibetan nation has been deprived of its dignity and freedom for a very long time. So, I came here to express my solidarity with the Tibetan people and other people oppressed by the Chinese government including the Chinese people,” he said.

He reiterated support for the Middle Way Approach as a pragmatic and realistic way forward proposed by the Tibetan people, based on the principle of interdependence, to seek genuine autonomy in Tibet through dialogue with the Chinese government. He said the Middle Way Approach will produce a result in the interest of both Tibetan and Chinese peoples.

The EESC president said its priority is to save the identity and culture of the Tibetan people which is being threatened under the repressive rule of the Chinese government.

Mr Malosse applauded the democratic governance of the Central Tibetan Administration as a model organisation and its effective welfare and education of the Tibetan refugees.

Later addressing a meet the press event, Mr Malosse spoke about his recent meeting with the Chinese ambassador to the EU, who told him not to interfere in China’s internal affair in view of his visit to Dharamsala. He told the Chinese Ambassador that the issue of Tibet is a global concern and dialogue on human rights in Tibet a part of EU-China Strategic Dialogue.

Mr Malosse said he has been invited by the Chinese

Mr. Henri Malosse, President of the European Economic and Social Committee, addressing the 55th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day in Dharamshala on 10 March 201. Photo: CTA/DIIR

government to visit Tibet and expressed hope that he would be able to visit soon.

Responding to questions, Mr Malosse said the EESC would make efforts to have a EU Special Coordinator for Tibet.

Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay said: “We express our profound gratitude to you for coming to Dharamsala and showing solidarity with the Tibetan people. In your position as the president of the European Economic and Social Committee and to partake in the 55th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day sends a strong message to the international community that freedom is universal and it sends a message of hope to the Tibetans inside Tibet that we have friends around the world who hear them and support them as well.”

“I thank your gesture for physically coming here to support Tibet and the Tibetan people despite pressure from the Chinese government. We appreciate your two specific reasons for coming to Dharamsala to support the Middle Way Approach as the realistic way forward which should be considered by the Chinese government to resolve the Tibet issue through dialogue. Secondly, your

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The actions are part of the campaign “Raise your Flag for Tibet” organized by Tibet Initiative Deutschland e.V. (TID). In Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich will be held protest rallies in front of the Chinese Consulates.

In Berlin TID and the Association of Tibetans in Germany (VTD) are organizing a demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy. Presented will be an installation with the portraits of the victims of the self-immolations.

Thousands of Tibetans and Tibet supporters will show their solidarity with Tibet. Also hundreds of cities, municipalities and administrative districts throughout Germany are raising the Tibetan flag on public buildings.

“By raising the Tibetan flag, the participating German cities -backed by thousands of German citizens - affirm the Tibetan people’s right to self-determination. They protest against the violations of human rights and the destruction of Tibetan culture, religion and national identity.

The campaign is a strong support for Tibetans living in Tibet, assuring them of our continuous support.

We call on the German government to clearly speak out against China’s Tibet policy. We call on the Chinese government to immediately stop the violence in Tibet”, TID-campaigner Anna Momburg-Vanderpool, says today.According to the CTA, delegation are Mr Steve Schroder, ICT Board Member and Ms Tsering Jampa, Executive Director, ICT Europe. The group met Mr. Penpa Tsering, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-inExile Tuesday, 11 Feb. The group met Kalon Dicki Chhoyang of the Department of Information and International Relations on Tuesaday. it said that ‘they exchanged views on how to strengthen and garner international support for the issue of Tibet. Also present at the meeting are secretaries of the DIIR, Mr Tashi Phuntsok and Mr Ngodup Dorjee.’

The report said that the group will also meet ‘Tibetan political leader Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay and have an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. They will also visit educational institutions and non-governmental organisations such as Tibetan Youth Congress, Gu-Chu-Sum, Tibetan Women’s Association, Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy and the Tibetan Children’s Village School.’

The UN communication further said, “According to the information received, on 6 July 2013, when monks from Nyitso monastery and nuns from Gedhen Choeling nunnery, as well as laypeople, gathered at the bottom of the Machen Pomra mountain in Dawu, Ganzi county, to celebrate the birthday of the Dalai Lama, security forces brutally dispersed the peaceful crowd, opening fire and using tear gas. It is reported that several individuals were critically injured, as well as arrested and detained.”

Chinese People’s Armed Police opened fire on a crowd of unarmed Tibetans who were celebrating the birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 6 July 2013 on the slopes of a mountain in the town of Tawu, Eastern Tibet. The shooting injured 11 Tibetans and two of them critically. 14 Tibetans were savagely beaten and detained, and were later released.

In two separate communications sent in June 2013, the UN Special Rapporteurs for Arbitrary detention; Freedom of expression; Freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and Human rights defenders expressed concern about the arrest and sentencing of Mr Wangchuk Dorje, a Tibetan student who had lead a peaceful protest in November 2012 calling for “freedom to study the Tibetan language, equality between nationalities, and the return of the Dalai Lama.”

On 9 November 2012, thousands of Tibetan students took to the streets in Malho prefecture’s Rebgong county demanding greater the right to use Tibetan as their language of instruction in the schools instead of Chinese.

Mr Wangchuk Dorje, a student of the Middle School of Nationalities, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment.

A recent report by Radio Free Asia said Mr Wangchuk Dorje was in poor health according to family members.

The communication also said “Mr Sangye Bum was sentenced to four years in prison; Messrs Kunsang Bum, Lhaten and Jampa Tsering were sentenced to three years and six months in prison; Messrs Wangyal Tsering and Choekyong Kyap were sentenced to three years and three months in prison; and Messrs Tsering Tashi and Dola were sentenced to three years in prison.”

The Gonghe County People’s Court sentenced the Tibetan students on 10 April 2013.

The special procedures of the Human Rights Council are independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective.

The system of Special Procedures is a central element of the United Nations human rights machinery and covers all human rights: civil, cultural, economic, political, and social. As of 1 October 2013 there are 37 thematic and 14 country mandates.

acknowledgement of the Central TibetanAdministration as a successful organisation or an entity which is taking care of the Tibetan refugees which could serve as an example for other marginalised people around the world. We take pride in saying that the CTAis functioning quite effectively for the last more than fifty years and have been quite successful not just in looking after the welfare of Tibetan refugees but also keeping our culture, identity alive and vibrant,” Sikyong said.

“We are pleased to welcome him again as the president of the European Economic and Social Committee to Dharamshala. It means a great deal to the Tibetan people that you have travelled this far with your colleagues to express solidarity with the plight of the Tibetan people on the 55th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising day,” said Kalon Dicki Chhoyang of the Department of Information and International Relations.

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They then received a warm welcome with traditional white scarves from the local Tibetan community at the monastery of the Tibetan colony, Majnu ka Tilla in Delhi at 7pm, where one of their member shared their expriences.

A group of 55 members from the TYC have concluded their 31-day March from Dharamshala to Delhi on March 10, the 55th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day at the Jantar Mantar, where they staged a rally joined by hundreds of Tibetans and Indian supporters.

TYC urged other nations to support and pressure China to respect the wishes and demands of the Tibetan people.

The five demands demands to the Chinese government are: 1. The Chinese government must positively respond to the demands of the self-immolators, who have called for, among many other things, the return of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Tibet.

2. Free all political prisoners, including 11th Panchen Lama Gendun Choekyi Nyima, Tulku Tenzin Delek and Rongye Adak who are in Chinese jails.

3. China must allow the world media and an independent international youth group into Tibet to find out the ground reality.

4. Immediately cease population transfer into Tibet and stop insidious ‘Patriotic re-education campaign’ that is being forced upon the Tibetan people.

5.Stopnucleartesting,excessivemininganddammingofrivers on theTibetan Plateau which impact millions of people inAsia.

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The resolution also reiterated to fly the Tibetan flag permanently in the town-hall.

Following the ceremony Tibet, le mensonge chinois ?

(Tibet : the Chinese lies ?) a documentary by Bernard Debord was screened along with an under-cover report from Lhasa by France24 TV reporter Cyril Payen titled “Seven days in Tibet”.

The Secretary of Bureau du Tibet, Tsering Dhondup spoke on the current situation inside Tibet and answered the questions posed by the audience. Central Tibetan Administration produced French version of What’s China doing in Tibet, a documentary on the series of selfimmolation protest against Chinese repression in Tibet was also screened during the occasion.

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“The armed police surrounded Tsering on his way to the monastery and he stabbed himself to death when they attempted to detain him,” Ven Lobsang said, citing sources in the region.

According to the sources, “the Chinese police detained 20 monks of Khanpalug Monastery.

They were detained on the suspicion of sharing His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s portraits on social networks and also for sending information abroad, but they were released after detaining for about a week from February 21, 2014.”Addthis

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Faith, Peace, Human Rights and Mutual Understanding Chinese supporters build sculpture in memory of Tibet’s self-immolators

By Jane Cook: 02 March 2014

Minneapolis, MN, USA, 1 March 2014 - The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, which inspires peacemaking by celebrating the work of Nobel Peace Prize winners, invited His Holiness to Minneapolis to give the Laureate address today on the first day of the event.

“Brothers and sisters,” he began, “wherever I go, wahoever I meet, I remember that we are all the same physically, mentally and emotionally. From my own experience when I was younger, I know that to focus on such differences as my being a Tibetan, a Buddhist and even the Dalai Lama creates anxiety. It can lead to pretentiousness and hypocrisy. Gradually I came to realise that on a basic level of reality we are all the same as human beings. When we focus on the secondary differences that distinguish us, we rapidly decline into a sense of ‘us’ and ‘them’, which easily leads to cheating, exploitation and even killing one another. Each one of the 7 billion human beings alive today depends on the rest of humanity. If humanity is happy and prosperous, each human being benefits.”

“We all come from our mothers and grow up under

the shelter of her affection, something each of us has enjoyed. Those who receive such affection grow up to be happy. Unfortunately, in the case of unwanted children who lack such affection, they tend to grow up hampered by suspicion, fear and insecurity. Experience suggests that while we’re still young we appreciate the need for loving-kindness, but as we grow older this fades. This is partly because our education system is oriented towards material rather than human values; our education is focused on material success. Modern society has developed a materialistic culture in which our good qualities become dormant.”

His Holiness has friends engaged in serious discussions about how to introduce ethics and human values into the modern education system. There are limits if this is based on a religious tradition. Although all religions convey a similar message of love, compassion, tolerance and forgiveness, because of their different philosophical views, no one of them can be universal.

What is required is a new secular system that is universally acceptable. He explained that different

philosophical views have arisen but their purpose is the same: to ensure the promotion of human values and the achievement of a happy life.

Inviting questions His Holiness was asked how he manages to overcome despair and replied that there is no choice, jokingly adding “If you want to die early, meditate on pessimism.” Another questioner wanted to know the hallmarks of compassion and he told her it was a genuine sense of concern for others’ well-being.

His Holiness remarked that people talk about dirty politics and yet politics by itself is not dirty. It only becomes so when practised by devious people, which is true of other activities too, even the practice of religion.

Asked how we can remain hopeful, His Holiness pointed out that whereas the 20th century had been a period of immense violence, the 21st century should be an era of dialogue. Pressed to describe the world today in one word, he said: “Complicated,” which evoked laughter from the audience. Finally, someone invited His Holiness to give his blessing and he replied that as a Buddhist he is sceptical about so-called blessings, feeling that real blessing is derived from our own good actions, our good motivation.

His Holiness met with members of the State Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans and took the opportunity to clarify his retirement from political responsibility.

Later he met with Chinese students and told them he always considers himself to be just another human being. “Human problems must be solved by taking a human approach,” he said, “and dialogue is a way to find an agreeable, mutually beneficial solution.”

His Holiness explained that the narrow mindedness of Chinese officials had led to the impression that Tibetans were against the Chinese and stated that the leaders need to adopt a broader point of view. He added, “You young Chinese shouldn’t just listen to what the government says. You have two eyes and two ears; make use of them. The 1.3 billion Chinese people have a right to know what’s really going on and have the ability to judge right from wrong. Therefore, censorship is morally and practically wrong.”

By Cameron Hickert: 10 March 2014

human rights abuses committed in Tibet throughout the past decades.

The Spanish legal team arguing on behalf of Tibetans is concerned with the legislation, and believes “this is a test case for Europe.” The TJC agrees on the importance of this case: “The Spanish government should not set a dangerous precedent that would affect the whole system of international law by allowing an authoritarian government, in this case China, to decide how it should be applied.”

Iona Liddell of the TJC believes the pressure China is exerting on Spain is part of a larger push for a more forceful Chinese line on European issues. She specifically cites the case of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to China, during which the regime made clear it would not ignore the UK’s comments about the Asian power. “The worry is that European democracies will choose trade with China over upholding democratic norms and human dignity, which is a very dangerous road to go down,” Ms Liddell argues.

The decision on universal jurisdiction is not without

further implications. Already the international community has seen what such a precedent can do, as Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon invoked the legal concept in 1998 to arrest the Chilean dictator General Pinochet while he was in Britain.

Regarding the future, the new legislation would weaken the Spanish Judiciary’s powers to a point where it would have to shelve ten further cases. The TJC notes that one of these cases applies to the United States’ actions in its Guantanamo Bay detention facility, which is notorious for harsh treatment of inmates.

The legal team arguing against the five Chinese leaders has appeared at several events and granted various interviews throughout the past month. These included talks focused around the Spanish case’s significance for international law, as well as its implications on the interplay between China and Tibet.

By participating in these events, the team is seeking to engage the public “to declare that the reforms to Spanish law would be counter to Spain’s constitution and international law,” reports the TJC.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the 26th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 1, 2014.

Photo/Stephen Geffre

By Jake Thomas: 11 March 2014

Qi Jia Zhen, who provided financial support for the sculpture made in memory of Tibetan self-immolators, speaking at the unveiling ceremony at the Tibet Museum in Dharamsala on 10 March 2014. Photo: CTA/DIIR

Dharamshala: - A sculpture, made by a Chinese artist based in America in memory of all those Tibetans who have set themselves on fire in protest against the repressive policies of the Chinese government, was unveiled at the Tibet Museum in Dharamshala on the 55th Tibetan National Uprising Day on 10 March.

The event was organised by the China Desk and Tibet Museum of the Department of Information & International Relations. The sculpture was made

by Chen Wei Ming with the financial support from Qi Jia Zhen, a supporter of Tibetan cause living in Australia, the official website of Central Tibetan Administration ‘Tibet Net’ reported.

Addressing the gathering during the unveiling ceremony, Qi Jia Zhen said the sculpture is a gesture of the Chinese people’s condolence and respect for all those Tibetans who have sacrificed their lives for the cause of Tibet through self-immolation.

“The unending protest and self-immolations in Tibet is a result of the Chinese government’s continued assault on Tibetans and their culture and religion since it invaded Tibet in 1949,” Qi said.

Qi said the self-immolators have demanded freedom for Tibetans and their actions have not caused

physical harm to other people. “We Chinese should learn from the culture and compassionate nature of Tibet and the Tibetan people,” she said.

Kalon Dicki Chhoyang of the Department of Information and International Relations, who unveiled the statue at the Tibet Museum, thanked the Chinese people for their support for the just cause of Tibet. She reiterated the Tibetan people’s firm commitment to non-violence and resolve the issue of Tibet through dialogue with the Chinese government based on the Middle Way Approach.

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Spain pressured by China to drop Tibet human rights cases Dharamshala: – Spanish legislation that will limit the concept of universal jurisdiction – a fundamental component of international law – is set to be formally approved in the Spanish government in the upcoming weeks, reports the Tibet Justice Center (TJC).

Universal jurisdiction is the idea that some crimes (such as state-sponsored torture) are so serious they are injurious to the entire global community, and thus should be tried by a judge, even if the alleged crimes occurred outside a judge’s formal jurisdiction. On February 11 the Spanish Parliament voted in support of a bill limiting the power of the Spanish judiciary to investigate human rights abuses that occur outside of Spain’s borders.

TJC, in a press release related to the incident, argued the Parliament’s decision arrived “in response to Chinese pressure over a high profile Tibet lawsuit that resulted in arrest warrants being issued for five Chinese leaders.”

These five leaders included former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, and they have been accused of serious

US university embroiled in controversy as Tibetans plan protest

Stanford,CA: - Stanford University recently announced that it would be hosting a cultural event dubbed the ‘Pan Asian Music Festival’ on February 22nd.

After investigation by Tibetan organizations, it was uncovered that the event is being directly sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Culture, Confucius Institute, Chinese Consulate of San Francisco, and the Chinese controlled local government in Tibet.

Activists say this is a publicity campaign to distract Americans from the current military crackdown in Tibet following a Self-Immolation against Chinese rule this past Thursday. The Festival also coincides with the visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Bay Area that same weekend. A large public protest has been planned on Stanford’s campus the day of the Festival with Tibetans and supporters living in the Bay Area expected to join in the hundreds.

“Tibetans become exoticised and portrayed as the ‘noble savage’. This event is nothing more than a Chinese government ‘soft power’ tactic to influence American opinion on Tibet and the Chinese Communist dictatorship,” said Michael Chen, spokesperson for Stanford Friends of Tibet. “Stanford would be allowing people to be brainwashed on its campus with no regard to the plight of Tibetan and Chinese refugees escaping persecution from China.

We call on the school administration to do the right thing and cancel the event.”

Many academic professionals in the US are

concerned that the Chinese government is using American schools for propaganda campaigns and slowly pressuring educators into changing their curriculum to portray China from an official point of view. There have been many documented cases of Confucius Institutes pressuring Stanford to selfcensor and not mention sensitive political topics, including Human Rights, Chinese dissent and Tibetan protests.

The NYTimes also recently reported on a scandal where Chinese professor Xia Yeliang, a former visiting teacher at Stanford, was fired from Beijing University for his political activities in the United States. As concerns about academic freedom in the US grow ,the Canadian Association of University Teachers has called on Universities and Colleges to sever their ties with the Confucius Institutes, because it ‘subsidized’ and ‘supervised’ by the authoritarian government of China.

Tibetans are also worried about the vetting process for the Tibetan Dance Troupe coming to Stanford for the event. Jingdong Cai, the acting director of the Pan Asian Festival spoke on this vetting process in the San Francisco Classical Voice. After traveling to Tibet, he selected Tibetan dancers that were only “permitted by the Chinese government to leave the country.”

Most Tibetans cannot leave Tibet unless they are able to vouch for their political loyalty to

By Yeshe Choesang: 20 February 2014

the CCP and agree to not to engage in political dissent or defect. “We are incredibly worried about the oversight of Chinese consular officials in San Francisco and the Tibetan dancers. It is incredibly dangerous for these dancers to have any contact with exile Tibetans in America or be seen to be sympathetic to His Holiness the Dalai Lama,” said Tibetan National Congress spokesperson, Gabriel Feinstein. “Stanford has become the litmus test for academic freedom and our exchanges with China, and right now this exchange is becoming poisonous.”

In the past, Stanford has also been the subject of intense scrutiny by the Federal government over industrial espionage and Chinese intelligence activities on its campus. Dr.James Mulvenon (Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis) testified before Congress’ US-China Economic and Security Review Commission in 2009 about Chinese students at Stanford acquiring American military technology for NORINCO, a Chinese arms manufacturer with ties to the CCP. In one particular case, a Chinese student was able to acquire 15,000 artillery blade fuse cutters during an official delegation visit to the school.

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