“We cannot rewrite history but together we can determine the future.”

- His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Best Wishes,
Racheal

in 2004, the Chinese government issued White Paper on the Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet that Tibetans are entitled to the following rights: full political right of autonomy; full decision-making power in economic and social development undertakings; freedom to inherit and develop their traditional culture and to practice their religious belief; and freedom to administer, protect and be the first to use their natural resources, and to independently develop their educational and cultural undertakings.

Best Wishes,
Racheal

I am assuming you know what His Holiness had proposed during Strasbourg Proposal in 1988. The reason why today’s charasmatic leaders has been urging China to have dialogue with His Holiness or his envoys is because such points in the Proposal is clearly something that is under Chinese Constitution under Regional Autonomy. I think His Holiness and Tibetan Government in exile India had made carely analysis of Chinese constitution. Thus far, I don’t think they are asking for something more or less. After all, its about the small Tibetan population and preservation of its unique culture and religion.
As far as protest ["riot"] is concern, the harsh crackdown didn’t begin until March 14. I have been repeatedly saying this for the past few months that the Chinese government knew that they is going to be protest [in Lhasa mostly] because Tibetans across the world has been doing since the failed Uprising of 1959. It is not something that the Chinese leaders weren’t expecting. However, the protest began in Lhasa on March 10 of this year, where the Chinese PSB & PAP officials starting arresting them for participating in such act. Then, the protest widespread across the Tibetan Plateau, people demanding for the release of those protesters who were detained for no apparent reason. Evidently, confrontation rose between the Chinese officials and Tibetan protesters, which spontaneously turned the protest of March 14 [am] into some sort of “riot” as Xinhua calls it.
On that note, I beleive if His Holiness asked his people in Tibet to stop protesting, I am so sure they would. However, this would not happen because right from the beginning, His Holiness and the Tibetan Government in Exile India is and was fully committed to democracy. As His Holiness has said when he arrived here [US] after the crackdown that he can’t tell his people to “shut up.” He says that he does not have the moral right to do so. Anyhow, I hope you research more on this on your own from all sources rather than CCP’s controlled media. It is still vague that protesters are really “rioting.”
Last thing I wanted to say that it is fine if China do not want to negotiate. However, I feel that it is in their own interest to do so because the Chinese leaders are only dealing with one person on behalf of the rest of Tibetans to negotiate about Tibetan nation. Resentments of younger generation Tibetans will remain no matter what happens to His Holiness. I don’t think China would want to negotiate with those younger Tibetans who are quite extreme in demanding for independence. As one of the hard-core activist say “it takes two to shake hand, but only one to throw a punch.” Granted that Tibetans are Buddhist, but it does not mean that they are not human being. They get hurt, frustrated, and angry just like we all do. Hence, I think it is the interest of both Chinese and Tibetan leaders to negotiate while His Holiness in still alive. Things will get “out of control” and resentment will remain no matter how many are killed or suppressed. No justification of such prediction is needed.

George, His Holiness knew that demonstration would go “out of control.” This is why he warned the Chinese leaders that resentment will remain no matter how badly they treat Tibetans. It was Chinese leaders who thought such protest of March 10 would remain same as every other years in the past. They underestimated the power of truth and determination. Thus far, the Chinese leaders ordered to act without without, which didn’t do any good to them either. The world saw the true face of China.
Another point in your following comment, you talked about all three provinces being part of greater Tibetan is impossible of history. Lets not deny that history from both sides [China & Tibet] is quite complex. Both has its flaws. However, lets go beyond history because we want to try to figure out best possible solution that serves the interest of both side. If we get stuck in arguing about whats in history, trust me, we are not going to get anywhere.

Best Wishes,
Racheal

He want a free elected parliament in Tibet. He want to restrict Chinese Immigration to Tibet. Will US ALLOW HAWAII TO BE OFF LIMIT? I called that Independent in all but the name It will never happened NOT until the earth frozen. Come what may

“I’ll also remind you that while there was a brutal crackdown, that brutal crackdown was mainly aimed at violent rioters – the peaceful protesters were largely caught in the crossfire.”
How can you make that statement? Were you in Tibet at the time? Or are you in Tibet now witnessing the ongoing crackdown as reported in different media?

“Peaceful protesters in Iraq wouldn’t be tolerated either, with violent bombers on the loose.”
In fact, NO protests AT ALL have been tolerated in Tibet for decades.
So why do you compare it to Iraq?

“However, there’s two possibilities. Either the Tibetans are rioting despite his call for not using violence, or he is actually lying about his non-violence.”
Now, that is certainly a very simplistic argument.
The Dalai Lama is in fact the most outspoken supporter of a solution within the existing political framework of the PRC. It is the Tibetan youth – and not the youth only – that is fed up with the repressive policies of the Chinese government and wants nothing less than complete independence from the Han.
It is not in the power of the Dalai Lama to deny them their own aspirations nor does he want to do so.
He once said that only upon arrival in exile in India he learnt what real freedom of opinion was. Although the Indian government did not support the Tibetans aspiration for independence, it still provided asylum for thousands – by now more than a hundred thousand – Tibetan refugees.
In India they have been allowed to sustain their language and culture and to rebuild the monasteries that were destroyed in Tibet.

He should know better that demonstration will go out of control

I’ll also remind you that while there was a brutal crackdown, that brutal crackdown was mainly aimed at violent rioters – the peaceful protesters were largely caught in the crossfire. Peaceful protesters in Iraq wouldn’t be tolerated either, with violent bombers on the loose.

And let’s immediately make it clear that I don’t think that the Dalai Lama incited those riots. However, there’s two possibilities. Either the Tibetans are rioting despite his call for not using violence, or he is actually lying about his non-violence. In the first case, China would gain nothing by negotiating with him: the rioters would continue, for the Dalai Lama would have no power over them. In the second case, China would not want to negotiate with him.

Look up who Danhong is. By the way, Chinese government is actually rambling about her, really in this era.

This nonsense of “incite riot” does not make credible sense. There is no proof. China accused His Holiness the Dalai Lama of “masterminding” the so called “riot.” His Holiness and Tibetan Exile Government demanded for proof. They said China can come to Dharamsala to look for any proof, go through files and all, but China didn’t respond. They are still making nonsense accusation just like you are. I guess you are following their lead. I don’t blame you for such mentality.

Best Wishes,
Racheal

ps. I haven’t seen you here for awhile. Welcome back :-O)

They are made hard-line policies that are imposed on Tibetans that are aimed at undermining Tibetan culture and religion. I don’t think I have to list and explain all of them for your convinience because I think you should know them already before trying to make any point.

Anyhow, “Patriotic Re-education” campaign, which was introduced in 1996. Because of such policy, which force Tibetans to denounce their spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibetans across the Tibetan plateau protested since March 10 of this year, marking the 49th anniversary of failed Uprising of 1959. Instead of listening to the demands of these Tibetans, which was mainly to immediately cease such policy that are forcing them to denounce someone who they are dying to see and praise, the Chinese leaders re-emphasized this campaign and it was made harsher. Now, such campaign is being runned in schools, monastic institutions, and many other.

Why is it so important for Chinese leaders to make this their top priority? Especially after the brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters?

As Ms. Danghong, han Chinese, has rhetorically questioned:
“For anyone who has been to Tibet, it should not be strange to see the “common Tibetan scene”: Is there any Tibetan who does not worship him (the Dalai Lama)? Is there any Tibetan unwilling to hang up his photo in his own shrine? (These photos are smuggled back in from abroad, secretly copied and enlarged, not like those Mao portraits printed by the government that we Han Chinese once had to hang up.) Is there any Tibetan who wants to verbally disrepect the Dalai Lama? Is there a Tibetan who does not want to see him? Is there any Tibetan who does not want to present Hada [white welcoming scarf] to him?”

Chinese leaders, knowing such fact how much His Holiness the Dalai Lama means to Tibetans, reinforce such policy, marking their brutal method to undermine Tibetan culture and religion.

They are many hard-line policies, which are of same purpose of exterminating Tibetan culture and religion.

Best Wishes,
Racheal