Re: March 10 statement of the Tibetan parliament-in-Exile.

How is your taiwan-hoo getting on?
Still lossing out to sing-huat? :):)

"Toranaga Sama" <toranaga@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Still sleeping well?

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:26:02 +0800, "AleXX"
<alexx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Still harping on the same old stateless and aimless fugitive lama?

"Peter Terpstra" <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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March 10 statement of the Tibetan parliament-in-Exile
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 18:35 The Tibet Post International

Dharamshala: While paying obeisance to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the
Spiritual and Temporal Leader of the Tibetan people and the Supreme
Leader
of World Peace for His august presence, I would like to convey the
Tibetan
Parliament-in-Exile's greetings to the Venerated Sangha, Former and
Serving
Dignitaries of the three organs of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and
the
Autonomous Bodies, Former and Serving of the Tibetan Government
officials,
President of Dharamsala Local Tibetan Assembly and Representative of
Tibetan
Welfare Office, President of Dharamsala Tibetan Freedom movement,
Leaders
and staffs of the Non-Governmental Organizations, Teachers and Students,
all
the Tibetan people in and outside Tibet, all supporters of the Tibetan
cause
and specially our Chinese and Foreign friends who have travelled a long
way
to be with us here today to observe the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan
National Uprising Day.
Driven by the evil designs of the Chinese communists, the Tibetan people
rose up in a popular uprising against them in 1959. Since then, the
Tibetan
inside Tibet have had no freedom whatsoever, and this state of affairs
continues even to this day. Besides their failure to take the ground
realities in account, the Chinese leaders-bye adopting an arrogant and
hardline approach-have pursued and are pursuing wrong policies and
programmes, These are not in agreement with the basic aspirations of the
Tibetan people. As a result, they have not been able to solve the
problem
that exists between the Tibetans and Chinese authorities for the past 51
years. All these years the issue of Tibet has, however, continued to
remain
on the international stage as an important issue that needs to be
resolved.
Moreover, it has become an issue that cannot be wished away by the
Chinese
government. This is due mainly to His Holiness the Dalai Lama's
meritorious
services throughout the world, and the courage and determination of the
Tibetans inside Tibet as well as the amount of support that we have been
receiving form the governments and individuals globally. I would like to
take this opportunity to express our deep sense of gratitude and thanks
to
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan People inside Tibet and our
international supporters. As per the resolution adopted by the Tibetan
Parliament-in Exile last year, a memorial stone in honour of all those
heroic men and women inside Tibet has been recently erected.

Even though His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Exile Tibetan
Administration
have been making sincere and great efforts, the Sino-Tibetan problem
remains
unresolved to this day, This is due to lack of political will on the
part
of
the Chinese leaders and also due to their arrogant and hardline attitude
rising from a sense that in today's global political situation virtually
no
powerful nation of the world can function in any field without appeasing
China-be it in politics, economy, environment, or security. This is
particularly clear when we see that there are some Chinese leaders who
believe that the issue of Tibet will cease to exist once His Holiness
the
Dalai Lama is no loner there and that the Tibetan voices can be
suppressed
by brute force.

On the basis of our experiences during the nine rounds of talks so far,
the
present Chinese leadership is trying to fool not only the Tibetans but
also
to confuse Chinese people and to deceive international community with
their
contradictory statements. It has become clear that their only aim is to
postpone and no have the real desire to resolve the Sino-Tibetan issue.
This
is clear from the fact that on one hand they engage in talks with envoys
of
His Holiness the Dali Lama about the Tibetan issue and on the other hand
they say that His Holiness does not legitimately represent the Tibetans.
There have been nice rounds of talks in the past eight years during
which
issues concerning the form and status of autonomy for the welfare of
Tibet
and the Tibetans were discussed. In accordance with their suggestions
the
envoys of His Holiness presented the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for
the
Tibetan People. The contents of the Memorandum were rejected in totality
at
that time and they announced that during the ninth round of talk the
envoys
did neither revised nor made any concession on the Memorandum. This is
stranger knowing clearly from the widespread peaceful protest in 2008
how
much respect and veneration the Tibetans have for His Holiness both
historically and in reality. In truth they say these only because of
their
inability to bear His Holiness' fame and achievements and not because
they
have the confidence and pride to hold a plebiscite for Tibetans inside
Tibetan monitored by a third party.

His Holiness has stated many times on various platforms, both in India
and
around the world, that he is not seeking independence. It is
particularly
mentioned clearly in the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan
People that the genuine autonomy should be achieved within the framework
of
the constitution of the People's Republic of China. Although the Chinese
leadership has acknowledge that His Holiness' stand is "welcome news"
during
the fourth round of talks, to this day they claim that His Holiness is a
separatist. Such contradictory talks are solely to confuse the Chinese
people and nothing else.

Though there is a wide gap between the Chinese Government and Central
Tibetan Administration's outlook on the real situation inside Tibet, the
demand to have a common investigation into the real situation is left
unanswered by the Chinese. We welcome the uniform policy and program to
be
carried out in whole of Tibet to develop the economy after the so-called
Fifth Work Forum on Tibet was held. However, Tibetans are being made to
build new houses irrespective of their wishes. Such actions are simply
aimed
to increase demands for Chinese goods when the demands are going down
due
to
global recession. If the programmes are meant to benefit the Tibetans
then
apart from building houses, they should clearly identify the aspirations
of
the Tibetan people. And then improvement should be made in the fields of
education, health and environmental protection in Tibet. Particularly,
Tibetans must be given the freedom of thoughts and promote opportunities
to
develop Tibet's unique culture, religion, language and to engage in
Buddhist
studies. Likewise, developmental projects in Tibet must suit the
aspirations
of the Tibetans and to develop human resources so that Tibetans are able
to
carry out these projects by themselves.

It is unfortunate that even today even a slight, the Tibetan people
inside
Tibet who exercise their human rights to peacefully express their views
and
dislike of the Government are made to suffer suppression, imprisonment
and
other inhuman treatments. Some even face execution. The Chinese
leadership
should clearly recognize that if this situation persists then it is
impossible to have cordial Sino-Tibet relationship. We urge Chinese
Government to immediately release all political prisoners who are
undergoing
suffering in Chinese prison and those already sentenced.

As His Holiness the Dalai Lama always states, the purpose of our meeting
with justice-loving people from other countries is because the Chinese
leadership has not properly responded to our overtures. If the Chinese
Government had accepted and responded properly to the mutually
beneficial
Memorandum forwarded to them, then we have no reason to appeal to them.
The
Chinese Government tries to prevent His Holiness the Dalai Lama from
meeting
with the world leaders and if at all such meetings take place then they
are
vehemently criticized. Such behaviors are not only childish but also
very
unbecoming of a powerful country. Therefore, if the Chinese leadership
is
able to resolve Sino-Tibet problem by recognizing the mutually
beneficial
approach and in accordance with the ground realities, then it will
benefit
both China and Tibet and improve relations between the two peoples.

Tibetans in Tibet demonstrates their sincerity and heroism in a very
intelligent manner. Therefore, we urge Tibetans in exile to be more
determined and sincere and to our international friends to continue
their
support to us. In essence, as per the wishes of His Holiness, we must
unitedly work hard towards a productive outcome.

Today we have some Chinese friends including democracy activist present
here
with us today to commemorate the Tibetan people peaceful uprising day of
March 10. We like to thank their offering of a souvenir with "Path to
freedom of the Tibetan people" inscribe on it to the exile Tibetan
Government as a symbol of their solidarity with the Tibetan people.
To conclude, we pray for the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
and
for the reunion of Tibetans inside and outside Tibet
Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
10 March 2010

http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/700-march-10-statement-of-
the-tibetan-parliament-in-exile

--
Amnesty International Report 2009 on China:
http://report2009.amnesty.org/en/regions/asia-pacific/china




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