Samdhong Rinpoche (centre), Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile based in northern India, after attending a special meeting in Dharamsala
Posted on 11/17/2008 8:47:35 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
November 17, 2008
Tibetans debate call for full independence from China
Samdhong Rinpoche (centre), Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile based in northern India, after attending a special meeting in Dharamsala |
Jeremy Page, South Asia Correspondent
Exiled Tibetan leaders began an unprecedented week-long conference today to discuss whether to stick to the Dalai Lama's non-violent quest for autonomy within China or re-launch a drive for outright independence.
More than 600 Tibetans from around the world are attending the meeting in Dharamsala, the north Indian hill station where the Dalai Lama set up his government-in-exile after fleeing Tibet in 1959.
The Dalai Lama called the meeting last month after stunning his followers by saying he had “given up" on his attempts, launched 20 years ago, to negotiate a “middle way" with China by asking for autonomy within its borders.
He said he wanted an open discussion about the future of the Tibetan movement in the light of the violent anti-China protests and riots that erupted across Tibet in March and the uncompromising Chinese response.
The only issue not up for negotiation is his policy of non-violence, according to his aides.
“I don't know what will happen," the Dalai Lama said earlier this month, as the latest round of talks between his envoys and Chinese officials ended in failure.
“Their minds should be open to explore all different options."
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Ping!
Good luck on that one.
Can’t see the PRC letting Tibet go at this point. The new railroad they put in figures prominently in their plans to promote tourism to this ‘semi-autonomous’ region. Tour packages featuring this trip are being heavily marketed and sold.
Non-violence is a good way to get yourself removed from the gene pool. Until Tibetans learn to fight, they’ll never be more than slaves to the Chicoms. And no one should bother helping them until then, either.
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