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Sonam N Dagpo-Selling The Surrender of Tibet
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Having unilaterally abandoned the political hopes of its own people for a free and independent nation, the Tibetan Government in Exile (TGIE) is currently exploring further ways to appease communist China in a desperate attempt to rekindle what have proved to be failed negotiations. According to Sonam N. Dagpo, a government Secretary of the TGIE ,
“We have deliberated upon ways to break the impasse with the Chinese so that the dialogue process can come back on track,” .
Acknowledging the failures and difficulties which have characterised previous rounds of contact between representatives of the Dalai Lama and Chinese officials, in which the Tibetan side has offered a number of dangerous concessions, the TGIE representative informed reporters at Dharamsala, India, that further efforts were being made to reassure the communist Chinese government that the TGIE was sincere in its desire to find a solution
“Now, we (the task force) have prepared an explanatory note to clarify our stand on Tibet and issues raised in the memorandum submitted during the last talks. We are trying to dispel China’s doubts and misunderstandings about the memorandum.”
As ever ordinary Tibetans are denied full details of the compromises being offered in their name, it is clear however that their exiled Administration is close to capitulating entirely to Chinese demands, most notably in conceding Tibetans are not a distinct people and that issues are an internal affair of China (recognition that Tibet has no right to political and territorial independence)
“We want to settle the issue mutually and within the framework of the Chinese constitution, law and national regional autonomy. We do not hold any secret agenda.”.
In light of this humiliating determination to accomodate Beijing’s inflexible demands perhaps Mr Dagpo may care to review his nationality? albeit a small contribution towards efforts to encourage negotiations should he now describe himself as Chinese, or perhaps an ‘ethnic minority nationality of the great Motherland’?
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Nancy Pelosi
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Ms. Nancy Pelosi will depart shortly for China, returning on May 31, could a less publicized part of her climate and trade mission, involve an attempt to try and revitalize negotiations between the communist Chinese authorities and the exiled Tibetan government? The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is close to the exiled Tibetan leadership and one wonders if she has volunteered to impress upon China, that the Dalai Lama is committed and sincere, when insisting that he seeks a “minimal autonomy”, in accord with the constitution of communist China, and that he now concedes that Tibetans are not a seperate and distinct people but a Chinese minority group?
As she flies into Beijing will she give a thought to the political aspirations of Tibetans inside Tibet, who are struggling for an outcome very different to that hoped for by their exiled Administration. Perhaps she will have sufficient time upon the flight to realise that the issue of Tibet is not about the Dalai Lama, or her other Tibetan friend, Samdhong Rinpoche. It concerns, as formerly recognized by the Tibetan leader, the political wishes of the Tibetan people, whose courage, sacrifices and ongoing resistance against Chinese occupation has one common goal, independence for Tibet. When facing her smiling Chinese hosts will Nancy be able to promote a message that betrays that hope?
Kelsang Gyaltsen Regards His Own People as a Chinese Minority
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Efforts by the exiled Tibetan government to surrender Tibet’s rightful nationhood and independence continue. At a Tokyo press conference today (May 20th) Tibetan spokesman, Mr. Kelsang Gyaltsen informed journalists at Japan’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club that the Tibetan side is ready to resume negotiations with communist China. In an orchestrated effort to spread their message of appeasement a number of Tibetan envoys are visiting Asian countries on a mission to convince Beijing of a Tibetan willingness to accept Chinese rule. Mr. Kelsang Gyaltsen is one of a number of Tibetan officials who promote so-called ‘autonomy’ for Tibet and has met with communist Chinese leaders on a number of occasions.
Addressing the press conference Gyaltsen claimed that Tibet is asking for autonomy, not separation from communist China, he must not have witnessed the ongoing protests across his homeland in which Tibetans are sacrificing their freedom, lives and well being for Tibetan independence! Clearly not a supporter of an independent Tibet Gyaltsen insisted the drive for ‘autonomy’ was:
“So that the Tibetan people are able to preserve their own culture, religion, language and identity in their homeland,”.
As indicated by previous comments from Tibetan leaders, most noteably Samdhong Rinpcohe, the Exiled Tibetan Administration is now seeking nothing less than a form of autonomy, first promulgated in the infamous so-called 17 Point Peace Treaty of 1951, http://www.friends-of-tibet.org.nz/17-point-agreement.html which China imposed upon Tibet after illegally invading and occupying the region in 1950.
Gyaltsen claimed that the Tibetan Administration had engineered a ‘road map for self-government’. What he failed to make clear to the press was that such an objective would not afford Tibetans any genuine political, cultural or civil autonomy, as the proposal sought would conform to ‘autonomy’ as dictated by Beijing and its communist constitution. Not much progress there then! Tibetans, remember the name Kelsang Gyaltsen and take note of his comments:
“The right to original, national, autonomy is guaranteed in the constitution to the People’s Republic of China…. “It’s to minorities such as the Tibetan people.” Source VOA Bulletin May 20th http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-05-20-voa11.cfm?rss=politics
Given these treacherous and capitulating words it’s clear that officially the Tibetan Administration acknowledges its people as being a Chinese ‘minority’. While any future security of Tibetan society, will it hopes, be protected by the very same constitution which has for over fifty years supressed and eroded Tibetan culture. While this insane strategy is played out to appease Beijing, inside Tibet the Tibetan people continue their struggle for independence, makes anyone wonder whose side the Tibetan Administration is on?
Samdhong Rinpoche Exile Tibetan PM Asserts Tibet Is An Internal Issue of the PRC And Denies Support From Western Countries for Tibet!
According to a recent entry on Jamyang Norbu’s excellent Blog: Shadow Tibet
Samdhong Rinpoche, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government in exile, has extended an unreserved welcome to the offer, reportedly made by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, of holding more talks with the Dalai Lama’s representatives. This is something of a volte face for the Chinese leadership which had earlier launched an attack against Western countries which it asserted were exploiting the Dalai Lama.
Desperate for any sign of accomodation with Beijing Samdhong Rinpoche welcomed the reported offer of further talks:
“This is something which we need to welcome, and we are always ready to send His Holiness’ envoys at any time, and we have already given our inspiration [?] in writing in the last round of dialogue in November last year. Now, there is a set agenda. So, no problem to discuss with them.”
More controversially responding to Wen Jiabao accusing the West of exploiting the Dalai Lama] Samdhong replied:
“If there is any truth, they should establish with evidences. As far as the Tibet issue is concerned, we have nothing to do with Western countries. We consider this is an internal matter of the People’s Republic of China, and if the People’s Republic of China is willing to deal with us as an internal matter, we are absolutely ready.“
Confirmation of what has already been noted as may be seen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRJFe-e-txI .
As Jamyang Norbu rightly questions:
“If Rimpoche believes the Tibetan issue is the internal affairs of the PRC what is he doing heading a Tibetan government in exile in a foreign country with the aid of Western governments?”
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