Dalai Lama Fears More Suppression Of Tibet

Renews Call For Autonomy, Refutes China's Claims That He Instigated Violent Protests

(AP)  The Dalai Lama said Sunday Tibet cannot make any more concessions to China, but he remains committed to pursuing Tibet's right to autonomy, and called for a reduction of Chinese aggression in his former homeland.

At a news conference, the Dalai Lama said the Chinese mantra now has evolved to calling him a "splitist," but repeated that he has never called for a split from China.

"The whole world knows that the Dalai Lama is not seeking independence, nor separation," said the Dalai Lama, who is visiting Seattle for a five-day conference on compassion. "I fully committed to middle approach; further more concessions, I don't know."

The Tibetan spiritual leader acknowledged that some sympathizers to the Tibetan cause do not agree with his approach.

He told journalists gathered at a downtown Seattle hotel Sunday morning that there have been some talks between representatives from his government-in-exile and Chinese officials, but he did not elaborate.

The round-table talks with Chinese officials date back to 2002 and some progress was made, but by July 2007, talks had deteriorated, he said.

Recent protests in Tibet against five decades of Chinese rule have fueled protests that have disrupted the global torch relay for this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing. The protest is due to pass through India, where hundreds of thousands of Tibetans live, and Tibet in the next few weeks.

"Our struggle is with a few in the leadership of the People's Republic of China and not with the Chinese people," the Dalai Lama said in a statement released after the press conference. "If the present situation in Tibet continues, I am very much concerned that the Chinese government will unleash more force and increase the suppression of Tibetan people."

He added that if the Chinese stop aggression, he will advise all Tibetans to stop their protests.

The Dalai Lama continued to plead for nonviolent protest around the Olympic torch. He advocated for the Chinese government to allow foreign journalists and tourists back into Tibet. And he called for the release of those arrested.

The Chinese government has blamed the Tibetan leader of orchestrating the recent turmoil. The Dalai Lama again refuted that claim and called on the Chinese government to let an international body investigate.

"If the People's Republic of China has any basis and proof of evidence to back their allegations, they need to disclose these to the world," he said.

His address provided a window into the personal toll the recent turmoil has had on the Dalai Lama. He said he has felt anxiety and helpless at times, but he continues to try to find inner peace.

[globalsmart]

The Dalai Lama doesn''t call for a theocracy at all!
Here are the facts:

In January 1992, the Dalai Lama announced the Guidelines for future Tibet''s Polity and the Basic Features of its Constitution, wherein he stated that he would not "play any role in the future government of Tibet, let alone seek the Dalai Lama''s traditional political position." The future government of Tibet, the Dalai Lama said, would be elected by the people on the basis of adult franchise. The Dalai Lama also announced that during the transition period, between withdrawal of the repressive Chinese troops from Tibet and the final promulgation of the Constitution, the administrative responsibilities of the state will be entrusted to the Tibetan functionaries presently working in Tibet. During this transitional period, an interim president will be appointed to whom the Dalai Lama will delegate all his political powers and responsibilities. The Tibetan Government-in- Exile will ipso facto cease to exist.

[pugster]

What they don''t tell you is that the Dalai Lama just want to turn Tibet into a Theocracy. Any country with a law separating church and state would never allow that to happen.

[globalsmart]

Tibetans have consistently been denied the most basic
human rights. Having just a picture of the Dalai Lama easily results in humiliation, torture and jail time.

http://www.tchrd.org/publications/topical_reports/drapchi_prison-2001/

Besides, the efforts of the PRC propaganda apparatus, more and more Chinese are now finding out that they are not alone in their fight for freedom. It is only but a question of time before many more Chinese wake up to the true nature of their government and reclaim the right to decide their destiny.

[pugster]

The Dalai Lama is a CIA''s Lackey. He has been on the CIA''s payroll to try to overthrow Tibet from China 40 years ago. Now the CIA want to install the Dalai Lama as a religious zealout making political decisions.

[globalsmart]

So, if The PRC desire so much to crush Chinese minorities in mass, as it has been done since decades, and doing so without any outside interferences into their "internal problems"; then it seems fair that it renounces all its pretentions of greatness or world domination.

[globalsmart]

The reason that all of us should care about what is going on in China is that since it aspire to a predominant role in the world, their laws and ways may become more of the norm beyond their borders (as seen in Tibet...) We owe it to our own children, even far away from Beijing not to accept the kind of things there which we won''t tolerate at home.

[fjinnw]

Tibet belong to China, the facts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKSYvRmKIyU

[nicolsarkozy]

I am nicolas sarkozy ...

I want to say something. Everyone should boycot the Peking olympics. IOC should immediately rewarded the olympic games to France right now. The democratic French people demand the games.

Do you know why French should be the better host for the olympic games. ''Cause French respect human rights. See, French peace loving people extinguish the torch, because it is a chinese torch that made
in China. It is Chinese. Not civilize like us
French. French like high priced LV torch, China
made torch is not allowed into French soil. When we French see this we got to take it down by all means. When democratic French people see things
they don''t like, for freedom & democracy, we French must make a scene. The Chinese are learning the true lesson of French cultivated mannerism at last.

Now, by doing all those clowning monkey acts, for dala mama sack, it doesn''t matter, the city of Paris huge deficits deserve those olympic money, like, right now.

[fjinnw]

Why are you people so concern about Tibet? You american should solve your own problem first, leave Tibet to China.
"As of April 5, a total of 36,082 members of the U.S. military have been wounded in action and killed in Iraq, since the beginning of the war in March 2003, and in Afghanistan, where the war there began in October 2001. The 36,082 number breaks down to 4,492 deaths and 31,590 wounded."

[globalsmart]

Many PRC fans (often successfully brainwashed or on PRC gov payroll) denounce western media as being biased, yet their post, often defamatory, are still making it for all to see. This definitely would never happen in China where information is tightly controlled and censured! It is time that Chinese people start enjoying true freedom and democracy and for the one party system to end. To the great Chinese people: this is your time to show your government that you will not stay servile and submitted to endless tyranny! They really are afraid of you, and this is their greatest secret.

[moonface6]

There are 111,170 Tibetans in exile. India 85,000; Nepal 14,000; Bhutan 1,600; Switzerland 1,540; Rest of Europe 640; Scandinavia 110; USA and Canada 7,000; Japan 60; Taiwan 1,000; Australia and New Zealand 220;
-- Source http://www.tibet.com/exileglance.html

Compared with the 2.4 million Tibetans still living in Tibet, now you know who is the crying baby.

We should give milk to the crying baby, but the quiet babies as well.

[moonface6]

There are 2.4 million Tibetans still living in Tibet. When the media or politicians talk about democracy or freedom of Tibet, how come the silent majority supposed to be freed is totally ignored? What do they think, or what do they want?

If we don''t answer this fundamental question, we really look stupid.

[eshaneua]

Bill Clinton Foundation Tied To Firm Assisting China In Tibet Crackdown
LA Times | Stephen Braun | April 13, 2008 10:15 AM


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As Chinese authorities have clamped down on unrest in Tibet and jailed dissidents in advance of the 2008 Olympics, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has taken a strong public stance, calling for restraint in Tibet and urging President Bush to boycott the Olympics opening ceremonies in Beijing.

But her recent stern comments on China''s internal crackdown collide with former President Bill Clinton''s fundraising relationship with a Chinese Internet company accused of collaborating with the mainland government''s censorship of the Web. Last month, the firm, Alibaba Inc., carried a government-issued "most wanted" posting on its Yahoo China homepage, urging viewers to provide information on Tibetan activists suspected of stirring recent riots.

Read the whole story here.

[philo1963]

Who are we to judge the Tibetan situation? Haven%u2019t we rampaged through so many Native American lands, rounded up so many of their people and shipped them to reservations, and leave them high and dry.

For every single Dalai Lama, I see a dozen men or women from the Native American communities, who rival Dalai Lama%u2019s spirituality and compassion. But will they be covered by the media live, and clamored to such a degree? Where are the media in these cases? Do we really want to be honor compassion, or do we just want to good fashion show.

I don%u2019t question the faith of some of the celebrities(like Mr. Richard Gere), who held highest regards for Dalai Lama; and I don%u2019t question the sincerity of folks like Nancy Pelosi, who paid tribute to Dalai Lama. But to say that living in a society ruled by clergymen is kind of like living in Shangri-La, you better bite your tongue. It never was, and it never will be. Look at the medieval time, which equals %u201CDark Ages%u201D in our terminology, and the Al-Qaide and the like in the middle-east. So don%u2019t be misled.

Of course, it always feels good to be an honored guest of Dalai Lama, or introducing a dignitary like him to the public, which I don%u2019t have any problem with. But don%u2019t go out to say that you would like yourself, your children, or anyone you know to be a slave by birth, and go through a grueling life, like an average Tibetan person for so many generations under the rule of the monks.

[philo1963]

Who are we to judge the Tibetan situation? Haven%u2019t we rampaged through so many Native American lands, rounded up so many of their people and shipped them to reservations, and leave them high and dry.

For every single Dalai Lama, I see a dozen men or women from the Native American communities, who rival Dalai Lama%u2019s spirituality and compassion. But will they be covered by the media live, and clamored to such a degree? Where are the media in these cases? Do we really want to be honor compassion, or do we just want to good fashion show.

I don%u2019t question the faith of some of the celebrities(like Mr. Richard Gere), who held great admiration for Dalai Lama; and I don%u2019t question the sincerity of folks like Nancy Pelosi, who paid tribute to Dalai Lama. But to say that living in a society ruled by clergymen is kind of like living in Shangri-La, you better bite your tongue. It never was, and it never will be. Look at the medieval time, which equals %u201CDark Ages%u201D in our terminology, and the Al-Qaide and the like in the middle-east. So don%u2019t be misled.

Of course, it always feels good to be an honored guest of Dalai Lama, or introducing a dignitary like him to the public, which I don%u2019t have any problem with. But don%u2019t go out to say that you would like yourself, your children, or anyone you know to be a slave by birth, and go through a grueling life, like the average Tibetan people of so many generations under the rule of the monks.

[philo1963]

Who are we to judge the Tibetan situation? Haven%u2019t we rampaged through so many Native American lands, rounded up so many of their people and shipped them to reservations, and leave them high and dry.

For every single Dalai Lama, I see a dozen men or women from the Native American communities, who rival Dalai Lama%u2019s spirituality and compassion. But will they be covered by the media live, and clamored to such a degree? Where are the media in these cases? Do we really want to be honor compassion, or do we just want to good fashion show.

I don%u2019t question the faith of some of the celebrities(like Mr. Richard Gere), who held great admiration for Dalai Lama; and I don%u2019t question the sincerity of folks like Nancy Pelosi, who paid tribute to Dalai Lama. But to say that living in a society ruled by clergymen is kind of like living in Shangri-La, you better bite your tongue. It never was, and it never will be. Look at the medieval time, which equals %u201CDark Ages%u201D in our terminology, and the Al-Qaide and the like in the middle-east. So don%u2019t be misled.

Of course, it always feels good to be an honored guest of Dalai Lama, or introducing a dignitary like him to the public, which I don%u2019t have any problem with. But don%u2019t go out to say that you would like yourself, your children, or anyone you know to be a slave by birth, and go through a grueling life, like the average Tibetan people of so many generations under the rule of the monks.

[philo1963]

Who are we to judge the Tibetan situation? Haven%u2019t we rampaged through so many Native American lands, rounded up so many of their people and shipped them to reservations, and leave them high and dry.

For every single Dalai Lama, I see a dozen men or women from the Native American communities, who rival Dalai Lama%u2019s spirituality and compassion. But will they be covered by the media live, and clamored to such a degree? Where are the media in these cases? Do we really want to be honor compassion, or do we just want to good fashion show.

I don%u2019t question the faith of some of the celebrities(like Mr. Richard Gere), who held great admiration for Dalai Lama; and I don%u2019t question the sincerity of folks like Nancy Pelosi, who paid tribute to Dalai Lama. But to say that living in a society ruled by clergymen is kind of like living in Shangri-La, you better bite your tongue. It never was, and it never will be. Look at the medieval time, which equals %u201CDark Ages%u201D in our terminology, and the Al-Qaide and the like in the middle-east. So don%u2019t be misled.

Of course, it always feels good to be an honored guest of Dalai Lama, or introducing a dignitary like him to the public, which I don%u2019t have any problem with. But don%u2019t go out to say that you would like yourself, your children, or anyone you know to be a slave by birth, and go through a grueling life, like the average Tibetan people of so many generations under the rule of the monks.

[pugster]

He said in an msnbc article: "He said that if the Chinese stop such suppression and withdraw armed police and troops, he would advise all Tibetans to stop their protests." Recently I saw an youtube article of an ''free tibet'' protest in NYC where these protesters crossed protest line and ran in front of the UN. These guys got billy clubbed and arrested by the NYPD. So what these gun toting, billing clubbing NYPD officers did is wrong? Gimme a break.

[pugster]

Freedom of religion is one thing. But religion should not have any influence over the laws of China or any other democratic country. By the Dalai lama making influences over the laws of how Tibet should dictate is the reason why China reject it.

[aheadofcrowd]

Freedom of religion is as basic and necessary as freedom of thought. No one has a corner on the creation of life and this universe so let everyone have their own opinions and beliefs on it.