Spoken like someone who has never met a Tibetan.
There are Tibetans in government positions in Lhasa who will give you this line; and there are probably some Tibetans in Tibet who believe it. But again, for the vast majority of Tibetans, this is simply not part of the their experience. Get any Tibetan nomad, farmer, peasant, or monk a few hundred yards away from their local party cadre and the first thing they'll do is ask for a picture of the Dalai Lama; the second thing they'll do is ask you to help them free their country.
“Spoken like someone who has never met a Tibetan.”
You’re ASSumptions are incorrect. I’ve actually lived in China and know quite a few Tibetans from the Sichuan province.