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Himalayans have Duty to PreserveBuddhism: His Holiness

Dharamshala: As chair of a debate on Buddhistphilosophy at a school yesterday in the NubraValley, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, His Holinessthe 14th Dalai Lama emphasised the importancefor laypersons, as well as monks and nuns, toactively engage with the religious tradition.Describing Buddhism as a symbol of theHimalayan people, he spoke of the duty of hisaudience to make use of their freedom to expresstheir beliefs, a right that his followers in Tibet havebeen denied.Arriving in the region on 20th July, His Holinessthe Dalai Lama was greeted by hundreds offollowers who gathered on the roadside for hisjourney from Thoise Airport to SamtanlingMonastery holding flower garlands, ceremonialwhite scarves and incense.Yesterday's debate was organised by SamgonJamtse Thosamling School in Sumur, a remotehamlet in Ladakh's Nubra valley established in1998, where there are currently 45 studentslearning Buddhist philosophy as well a modernskills such as computing. Discussions werefollowed by questions to His Holiness on how tobecome a genuine Buddhist in this modern era,and how religious traditions can be best upheldin the Himalayan regions.Geshe Yeshi Gyaltsen, a teacher at the school,explained that the occasion was organized in directresponse to His Holiness the Dalai Lama'sinsistence on the responsibility of the Himalayanpeople to preserve Buddhist tradition, particularlyin light of the difficulties faced by those in Tibetfor attempting to do the same. Expressing hope

First Khampa TV Channel Opens

Chinese military operations in Tibet. Photo: File

No Stage to Exiled Tibetans

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Tibetans protest against Chinese government Act,Dharamshala, India. Photo: TPI

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama accompanied by His Eminence the Gaden Tripa visited Samgon Jamtse Thosam School,which is a branch of Central Institute of Buddhist Studies. Photo: Northern Voice

Google's Censorship Row with China

British Foreign Secretary William Hague, left, andChinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, right, answerquestions from media on their meeting at Chinese

Foreign Ministry in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 14,2010. Photo: AP

By Megan Davis, The Tibet Post

By L. Molier, The Tibet Post

Dharamshala: Tibet is in a state of unrest afterthousands of Han Chinese migrants, includingworkers, investors, merchants, teachers andsoldiers, have poured into a remote part of thecountry. According to The New York Post, Chineseleaders see development, along with an enhancedsecurity presence, as the key to pacifying theBuddhist dominant region.Beijing invested three billion dollars in the TibetAutonomous Region in 2009, a 31 percent increaseover 2008. Tibet's gross domestic product is

Dharamshala: At the end of the day, thepracticality of doing business with one-fifth ofhumanity prompted Google Inc. to back down ona months-long threat to pull out of China overInternet censorship. The gaint web-company's rowwith Chinese media regulators has provendetrimental whilst rival Baidu Inc., China's mostpopular online search engine, see share prices soar.Since renewing their license with China early thismonth, Google seem to be falling well behind Baidu,who have reported that their profits have sincedoubled.Despite taking a stand against demands to limitaccess to sites considered politically sensitive,the 6th July saw the multinational prioritisebusiness over principles, as they backed down toensure a new deal with China.A loss in market shares was expected as a result ofthe dispute; however a catch up seems unlikely inlight of the record number of customers their rivalsBaidu have accumulated in the last three months.It seems that taking a moral stand was not goodfor business!

Dharamshala: On Wednesday, ChineseForeign Minister Yang Jiechi warned all thecountries not to provide stage for "Tibetanseparatists." He claimed that, "Tibet-relatedissues are purely China's internal affairs. He

Dhasa: 87 members from 35 regional chapters inIndia and Nepal on Friday have converged atManali, India for a 5-day Working CommitteeMeeting. Chief Guest of Honor Rongchen TenpeyDonmey commenced the TWA 10th WorkingCommittee Meeting held at Ram Park ForestAuditorium, Manali.The first two days will be met with brief cohort on

Dharamshala: British Foreign Secretary WilliamHague, during a meeting with his Chinesecounterpart Yang Jiechi in Beijing onWednesday 14th July, called for "autonomy and

that their event would set an example, he said "...the religious debate organised today was meantto be followed in other schools in [the] future".Increasing measures of discipline imposed on theTibetan Government-in-exile by the Indiangovernment sparked concern that the trip wouldbe cancelled due to the close proximity of theregion to the so-called People's Republic of China.However, permission was granted along with awarning against the Tibetan spiritual leader about

going to far in his criticisms of the Chinese regime.His Holiness traveled to Yarma Gonpo Monasteryyesterday evening, after the day's events.

Photo shows archors in a studio for Tibetan news recording. (Xinhua Photo)

Dhasa: On Wednesday, the local Chineseauthorities said that, the first satellite televisionbroadcast in Khampa dialect with 2.4 millionviewers in Tibetans was officially launches at theso called Sichuan Province in Southwest China.Head of Sichuan Provincial Radio, Film andTelevision Bureau He Daxin said, "After the officiallaunch, the channel will have more programs,including a new program in both Khampa dialect

and Mandarin in order to help those who want tolearn Mandarin".The channel was on a trial run since October 2009after it was approved by the State Administrationof Radio, Film and Television in May 2009.Khampa is one of the three main Tibetan dialects,besides U-Tsang and Amdho. The other twodialects are also made available on satellitechannels in Tibet Autonomous Region andQinghai Province.

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made the remark at a pressconference after his talks with hisBritish counterpart William Hague.Yang also shamelessly exaggeratedthat, the international communitywidely recognized that Tibet hasalways been an inalienable part ofChinese territory since ancienttimes."His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibet'sexiled spir i tual leader, hasoccasionally condemned China's"rule of terror" in Tibet and criticizedit as "cultural genocide". "Somerespected international organizationcan investigate the situation is inTibet and the underlying cause," theTibetan leader told reporters inDharamshala, after deadlycrackdowns taking place in all partsof Tibet in 2008 caused the deathsof more than 200 Tibetans.Yang claimed more saying, accordingto China's Constitution and Law onRegional Autonomy for China'sMinority, Tibet adopted the systemof ethnic regional autonomy. InMarch 1959, the Chinesegovernment dissolved thearistocratic local government ofTibet and liberated more than 1mill ion serfs. And, since thedemocratic reforms, Tibet has maderemarkable achievements in manyfields that includes poli t ical ,economic and culture.

He further claimed that, Tibetans haveenjoyed comprehensive socialprogress and standard of living withproper preservation of culturalheri tage. And, they have fullyenjoyed freedom of speech and allrights endowed in the laws. The Tibetissue bears on China's sovereigntyand territorial integrity and its' coreinterests, and is an internal affair ofChina.During the talks and the pressbriefing, Yang also called on Chinaand Britain to properly handle theirdifferences and work together intackling global and regionalchallenges. He also enhancedmaintaining and furthering Sino-British relationship conforms onfundamental interests of both thecountries.However, between 1949-1959 morethan 1.2 millions Tibetans, includingwomen and children, were killed ormurdered in Tibet, particularly duringthe so called 10 year CulturalRevolution (1966-1976), which sawthe mass destruction of Tibetanbuildings and religious artifacts.More than 6,000 monasteries weredestroyed, many of them used astarget practice by Chinese artillery. Athousand years' worth of pricelessBuddhist l i terature, rel igiouspaintings and artifacts were eitherdestroyed, burnt and stolen.

China Warned the World Not to

Give Stage to Exiled Tibetans

His Holiness Visits Nubra Valley

Dharamsala: His Holiness the 14thDalai Lama continued his nine-day visitto the Nubra Valley, in the Ladakh regionof Jammu and Kashmir, this weekend.Last Friday saw his arrival at the remoteBuddhist hamlet of the Yarma GonboMonastery, 65 km from SamtanlingMonastery, where he inaugurated anewly built Phodrang (palace of HisHoliness).It was the first time he had ever visitedthis monastery, and in doing so hefulfilled the long-held dreams of over7000 Buddhist devotees, to whom heorally transmitted the 'The DiamondSutra' (dorje chotpa), a short and well-known Maha-ya-na su-tra withemphasis on non-abidance (avoiding

mental constructs during daily life).The Dalai Lama continued on to attenda ceremony at Ladakh's oldest DekyiGonpa monastery, on Sunday, where heconsecrated a newly established 100foot high statue of Matreya.The highly revered Buddhist teacherThiksey Rinpoche spoke of thesignificance of the statue, which costapproximately Rs. 2 chores. He said thatas well as being installed in order tospread the teachings of Buddha, it alsofunctioned to ward off misfortune andensure His Holiness a long life. TheDalai Lama praised those involved inerecting the statue and also used theopportunity to speak of theresponsibility of environmentpreservation in the Himalayas.

His Holiness inaugurates newly built phodrang at Yarma Gonbo Monatery. photo Tibetonline TV


India Declines Karmapa US TourDhasa: The Indian government hasrefused Gyalwa Karmapa OgyenTrinley Dorje, to fulfill his plans of atwo-week religious tour of the UnitedStates later this month, Times of Indiareported on Saturday. No reasons werecited as to why permission has beendenied to 25 year old leader of theKarma Kagyu School, one of the foursects of Buddhism. After His Holinessthe Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama he isthe most respected leader amongstTibetans."The Karmapa was scheduled to attendprayer sessions being organised byKarma Triyana Dharamchakra centre inWoodstock in New York that beganyesterday (Wednesday), but Indianauthorities refused to grant himpermission to visit there," GompaTsering, Karmapa's secretary, hasrevealed.Despite the purely religious nature ofthe tour, the Karmapa office in GyotoTantric Monastery, the temporary

residence of Dorje, was informed by theTibetan government-in-exile aboutDelhi's refusal to permit the foreign visit.The office of the Ministry of ExternalAffairs has refused to comment.

Scheduled trips to Europe in May werealso cancelled due to unforeseen refusalof permission from India, who cited thatthat the tour was too long, according toa Tibetan official.

The 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Rinpoche attending the 75th birthday ceremony of His Holinessthe Dalai lama in Dharamshala, India on 6 July 201. Photo: TPI


the various activities spearheaded overthe past 16 months from the WorkingCommittee Meeting, Executives fromthe Central and Regional chapters.Adhere to transparency andaccountability principlesrepresentatives will disclose theirproject and financial activities and openthe floor to questions from their peers.The meeting attendees will also reviewand evaluate the progress ofresolutions tabled during the 9thGeneral Body Meeting (GBM). The lastthree days of the WCM will be spentvisioning and planning, discuss theagendas that the central TWA haveprocured and passing new resolutionsto be implemented for the next 20months of their tenureTWA's president Kirti Dolkar Lhamostated, "The Executive members of theregional chapters in India and Nepal hasexhibited overwhelming commitmentstowards organizational efficiency and

strength." She also lamented saying, "Itis unfortunate that our eight chaptersin the USA, Europe, Australia andTaiwan could not participate in thismeeting, but in an inclusive effort, wewill convene an online minutes with themupon our return from Manali."The WCM will also focus on Tibetanprime ministerial election campaign. TheExecutive members of regional chaptersof TWA have brought the sealed ballotsof the mass ("Mock Election" for theKalon Tripa, held on July 6th in 40regions across six countries) to the 10thWCM of TWA. On July 22nd theExecutive members will make anaggregate and a transparent countingof the votes in presence of the prominentmembers from other organizations. Thecentral TWA will analyse the voterturnout and construct the needfulassessment for the eligible voters fromJuly 6th Mock Election.The TWA will produce a ground-

TWA's 10th Working Committee Meetingbreaking short documentary film thatwill portray the status and preparednessof the Tibetan electorate accompaniedby a detail report entitled "MockElection and its Findings". Thisdocumentary is expected to break downthe results of voter participation,signifying its implications for theupcoming final election of (the KalonTripa). The report will also profile all thenames of the winning candidates electedfrom the Mock Election. The reports andthe film will be launched on September10th 2010, on the occasion of the 26thanniversary of TWA's re-founding inexile.The first WCM took place inDharamshala in 1985, a year later afterthe reestablishment of the TWA in exileIndia. The Guest of Honor emphasized,"Tibetan women have innate leadershipqualities in them and therefore shouldcontinue to be the architects of a strongand empowering Tibetan society."

PM Visits Tibetan Settlements in Shimla

Dharamsala: Professor SamdhongRinpoche, Prime Minister of theTibetan Government in Exile, iscurrently visiting exile communitiesin Himachal Pradesh, Northern India,in order to educate Tibetan peopleon policies of the Central TibetanAdministration. Information on thegovernment's financial position andthe upcoming elections is beinggiven during these public audiences.He began the nine day tour in Shimla,the capital of Himachal State on 19thJuly and has since been to Dholanjiand Mandi to inform Tibetans on theMiddle-Way Approach held by thegovernment with regards to Tibet'sfuture. Rather than seeking completeIndependence, Tibetan officials seek'genuine autonomy'; a moderateagenda for peaceful co-existence.Samdhong Rinpoche has also

expressed the importance ofacademic specialization during talkswith schoolchildren at the CentralSchool for Tibetans in Shimla and

Dholanji.The Prime Minister has yet to visitChauntara, Bir and Tashi Jong in theforthcoming days.

Professor Samdhong Rinpoche, Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government in Exile.Photo: TPI


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His Holiness Tweets toChinese Netizens

Dhasa: His Holiness the 14th DalaiLama has become an unlikely advocateof the latest social networking craze,Twitter, through which he is makingdirect contact with interested Tibetanand Chinese followers. With the help ofWang Lixiong, one of China's mostoutspoken dissident writers anddemocracy activists who now residesin the US, the Dalai Lama answers‘netizens' questions and offers his dailythoughts on the blog.With the help of advisers, His Holinessselects 10 questions from the hundredssubmitted and provides answers duringsessions held periodically. Queries suchas his stance on Tibetan ‘autonomy' arepopular, to which he has answered: "Theterm ‘autonomy by Tibetans' shouldrefer to having Tibetans as the majority

and other ethnic groups as the minority[of the Tibet Autonomous Region]. Ifthe situation were in reverse, then theword ‘autonomy' would bemeaningless."Chinese authorities have not yetblocked access to the Tibetan spiritualleader's Tweets, despite expectationsthat they would be perceived as asupposed threat to national security. Itis believed that out of his estimated 5000followers, it is the Tibetan audience thatcauses the most concern for ChineseGovernment, despite not yet havingacted upon this.Daily blogs, such as ‘Universal concernis essential in solving global problems'(July 24th), provide insight into HisHoliness' philosophical and spiritualoutlook on life.

His Holiness Tweets to Chinese and Tibetan Netizens. Photo: Designed by TPI


His Holiness Schedules in Brief for theNext few Weeks

Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader,His Holiness Dalai Lama’s scheduledto visit Kargil has been postponed by acouple of days, rescheduled for July 20-22, but the topic of his sermon is yet tobe decided. As a Buddhist-dominatedarea he will there inaugurate a newly-built Buddhist statue. There is no visitto Leh or Zanskar planned for 2010.July, 2010. His Holiness Dalai Lama willvisit Nubra Valley to sermon atSamstanling Monastery in Sumur,followed by a bestowal of the oraltransmission of "The Diamond Sutra"(dorje chotpa) at Yarma GonboMonastery. Dalai Lama is later expectedto lead the blessing ceremony Rabneyof the new Maitreya Statue at DisketMonastery in Nubra Valley before a visitto Disket Phodran, where he will delivera sermon on Geshe Langri Thangpa'sthe Eight Verses of Training the Mind(lojong tsik gyema) and Tsongkhapa'sThe Three Principal Paths (lamtsonamsum).August, 2010. His Holiness will visitJaspa, Himachal Pradesh, to giveteachings on Atisha's Lamp for the Pathto Enlightenment (jangchup lamdron).On the following day he will presentthe Heruka (dechok) followed by talk aon the Avalokiteshvera (chenresig). Ahalf day visit to Manali will include asermon on Gyalsey Thokme Sangpo's37 Practices of a Boddhisattva (laklen

sodunma). A the end of the month, atthe request of a group of Koreans, hewill visit Dharamshala, of the sameregion, to give a two-day teaching onThe Diamond Sutra (dorjee chotpa).September, 2010. His Holiness willaddress the 33rd World congress of theInternational Association for ReligiousFreedom at the Catholic Renewal Centre,Ernakulam, in Kochi, Kerala. This willbe followed by the deliverance of a threeday teaching on the Heart Sutra (SherabNyingpo) and Gyalsey Thokme

Sangpo's 37 Practics of Bodhisattva(gyalsey Laken Sodunma) inDharamshala following a request of agroup of Southeast Asians. In midSeptember he will be in Kargil, Ladakh,Jammu and Kashmir, to sermon at anevent organized by the KargilCommunity. On September 18th theDalai Lama will be in Budapest, Hungaryfor two days to deliver a sermon on AnIntroduction to Tibetan Buddhism apublic sermon on Compassion, The Artof Happiness and Avalokiteshvera.

His Holiness Pointing at a large banner depicting great episodes from his life -- as a childfrom Kubhum county of Amdho of eastern Tibet, as a young monk, as a spiritual and

political leader, as the exiled holy-man who has come to symbolize world peace, humanvalues, religious harmony and the Tibetan freedom struggle -- he said: Photo:TPI


Special Gifts to the US Libraryof Congress

Dhasa: Special Envoy of His Holinessthe Dalai Lami, Lodi Gyari Rinpoche,has given three gifts to The Library ofCongress in Washington, D.C., on HisHoliness' behalf. An 18th centuryThangka of the Buddha from the PaksamTrishing collection, a Mandala offeringset, and a golden butter lamp werepresented to Dr.James Billington, theLibrarian, at an event on Saturday 17July.During a visit to the library in Februaryearlier this year, His Holiness expresseda wish to contribute to its collection.Gyari Rinpoche referred to the giftsgiven by the 13th Dalai Lama to thelibrary 102 years ago, and spoke of how

the current presents were a means tostrengthen the relationship between theDalai Lama and the United States.Dr. Billington spoke of his thanks forthe gifts and the honour he felt inreceiving them, asking Gyari Rinpocheto relay his gratitude to His Holinessand to tell him he is always welcome tovisit again and again. Billington saidthat the duty of the Library was toprovide ‘the light of wisdom' to theworld through access to its vastcollections of knowledge, and that HisHoliness's gifts symbolicallyrepresented this mission. The Library'sTibetan collection consists of nearly13,000 volumes.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet attending his 75th Birthday ceremony held inDharamshala, India on 6 July 2010. Photo: TPI


Middle-Way Approach will Come True

Dharamshala: In an exclusive interviewwith Malaysia's national Bernama newsagency on Friday, His Holiness said thathis "Middle-Way-Approach will sucessto seek genuine autonomy for allTibetan people, and he also restatedthat he is not seeking Tibet indepence."You know, I have my mantra, we arenot seeking independence, and theChinese have their own mantra, Tibet ispart of China," he jibed in his usualcheery mood but instilled optimism ofhis long-cherished dream of a "middle

way" approach."I believe middle path will come true.Last 60 years, the same one partysystem has changed, the obvious bigchange today is Chinese communist haschanged to capitalist communist."Thinking is changing, great possibilityour middle way approach will come true.But very gradually, very slowly, If Iremain alive for the next 10 to 15 years,I can see, if I die tomorrow, I can't seethe change" he said."Tibetan is not an issue of Dalai Lamainstitution, it's about the well-being of

six million Tibetan people and theirrights. "So long as these rights do notmaterialise, then this movement willremain, whether I am alive or not.Important is Buddhism and Tibetanculture, not the institution of DalaiLama," he said.He said a notable success of the Tibetanmovement in exile was the preservationof the 13th century Buddhismteachings, Tibet's ancient culture andits language -- which remained as pillarfor the survival of the entire Tibetancommunity outside Tibet.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama attending to his 75th birthday Ceremony held in Dharamshala, India on 6 July 2010. Photo: TPI

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human rights in Tibet". This being hisvirgin trip to China since assuminghis position, he seized theopportunity to voice what are,allegedly, his long-held concerns overthe frequent abuses of human rightsin Tibet. After making conciliatoryovertures to Jiechi towardsestablishing a closer workingrelationship between their respectivenations, Hague said, "We want to seelong-term stability for Tibet, which inour view implies work on human rightsand greater autonomy." An objectionto Chinese state tyranny was,therefore, couched tactfully in termsof China's national interest, with astress laid on the "stability" thatremains crucial to such a vast, diversenation undergoing rapid social andeconomic changes.Hague's demand sits awkwardly uponthe controversial statement of hispredecessor, David Miliband - "Likeevery other EU member state, and theUnited States, we regard Tibet as partof the People's Republic of China,"Miliband said in a written ministerialstatement issued on October 29th2008, backing the One China policyadhered to by many of the world'smost powerful democracies includingAmerica and, the host of the TibetanGovernment-in-Exile, India. This wasan historic about-turn for Britain onTibet, an abandonment of a position

held for 94 years - its colonial rootsbeing in British India's concern for anindependent Tibet to act as a bufferstate against their Chinese andRussian enemies - which recognisedChina's "special position" and"suzerainty" in Tibet, but not Chinesesovereignty, and was entrenched ininternational law, with the UN SecurityCouncil recognising it as distinct fromother "provinces" of China. Miliband,however, declared this distinction andthe very notion of "suzerainty" to beoutdated.Miliband's statement received hugecriticism from a broad coalition ofacademics, Free Tibet activist groupsand the Tibetan Government-in-Exile,who asked what Faustian prize Chinaoffered in return. Thubten Samphel, thelatter 's spokesman, said hisgovernment was "greatlydisappointed. For the BritishGovernment to change its position atthis stage to us seems counter-productive." The Free Tibet Campaignclaimed the British government was"rewriting history". Robbie Barnett, aBritish-born historian of Tibet atColumbia University, said thatMiliband's statement gave away theonly leverage the outside world hadto influence events in Tibet. Milibanddid, however, pledge his firm supporttowards His Holiness the Dalai Lama'smission for greater regional autonomy

British FS's Plea for Human Rights and Autonomy inTibet During his Chinese Visit

By Ben Dunant, The Tibet Post

within China, and strongly backedtalks between the ChineseCommunist Party and envoys of HisHoliness, the latest round of whichhad just wound up in Beijing - talkswhich later proved to be abortive,with China conceding nothing.It would appear that, despite loudsupport for a free Tibet among theircitizens, the governments of Europeand America have alignedthemselves with His Holiness theDalai Lama's Middle Way approach:under this pragmatic, concessionaryproposal, the Chinese governmentwould retain control of diplomacyand defence, but allow Tibet to begoverned by an elected body.However, with substantial businessinterests in and an increasing financialdependency on the rocketingeconomy of China, it is naïve to expectmore from these governments that theodd principled statement, like thatfrom Hague, with no concrete politicalor economic pressure to follow; thesanctions declared frequently againstthe Burmese military junta are veryunlikely to be repeated here. Such isthe reality of a global power shift fromWest to East, in which the ‘moralauthority' of Euroamerica becomesincreasingly impotent and risingstates like China become ever lessaccountable to international law.Tibet, it often seems, is on its own.

German Chancellor Merkel's VisitChina to Enhance Economy

Dharamshala: German ChancellorAngela Merkel has arrived in Chinafor a four day official visit and to marka new camaraderie between the twocountries. China finally erased thesour gnaw for Germany, when Germanwelcomed His Holiness Dalai Lama toBerlin Chancellery in 2007. AdrienneWoltersdorf, head of Deutsche Welle'sChinese Service quote, "The relationsbetween China and Germany haven'tbeen that stable in the last two years".But, this visit to Beijing is expected tobolster economic knot between the

two countries. She was received withmilitary honor before the talk andexpected to meet Chinese President HuJintao.Germany is the biggest Europeantrading company for China, summingup to more than a quarter of the tradebetween China and the European Unionaccording to 2009 Chinese statistics.Now, the two countries have linked tencooperation agreements in Beijing toestablish joint venture on Trucks andLorries. The joint ventures involve asum of $938 Million USD (6.35 billionYuan). Angela Merkel also marked that,

"China has shown it's faith in the Euroand we are committed to strengthenthe currency". At present, China isplanning to go green, and Germansare the most advance in these fields.They also planned to carry out newcooperation on electric vehicles, windenergy and solar energy, not only tobenefit the two but recover thecurrent global economy.

The economic scheme might roar, butthe two countries differed on Humanrights values. German believes inpromoting human rights, protectionof minorities, freedom of opinion, thepress and religion freedom. Germanfaced many criticisms from China overthe differences in Human Rights Issuein the past years. Angela Merkel ismuch appreciated in German for hervalues and practice of Human rights.She mentioned about Tibet issue,when Chinese Prime Minister WenJiabao stopped in Berlin on hisEuropean tour in 2009. GermanChancellor was inevitable to mentionon human rights to avoidcondemnation from Germanparliament and the Civil Society inGermany even this time. Sheexpressed that German has vitalinterest in helping China in solvingChinas' problem areas i.e. Tibet,although her main focus of the touris to promote economic interestbetween the two.

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and China's Premier Wen Jiabao address membersof a German-Chinese dialogue forum in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing July 16,

2010. photo: Reuters


Further Crackdown onPress Freedom in China

Dharamshala: Reporters WithoutBorders have expressed concern over therecent regulations imposed on Chinesenews media by the governmentPropaganda Department. Newrestrictions prohibit the exchange ofarticles between newspapers inneighbouring regions and also forbidmetropolitan based media to report onnational or international stories,according to Chinese journalists.The Paris-based NGO that advocatesfreedom of press are fearful of the impactthese new guidelines will have on theLiberal press, particularly in light of theban on modifying any official mediacoverage."[T]he accumulation ofdraconian regulations [in China] hasgradually created a legislative straitjacketfor the media," the organisation hasstated. "These new rules add to the lawson state secrets and subversion thathave been used by the authorities manytimes to punish journalists."According to the Hong Kong-baseddaily Ming Pao, the new regulations havebeen in place since 1st July 2010 and arean extension of the laws imposed againstinterregional reporting in 2004. The main

liberal local news agencies based inBeijing, Guangdong, and Shandonghave surrendered to the regulations,publishing only the official mediacoverage in their international newssections.The new directives have the potential to"kill all reports that are the least bitnegative in the provincial newspapers",an investigative reporter from Beijingtold the freedom press NGO. Silencingnews from other regions gives free reignfor politically supported official newsagency Xinhua to increase theirinternational presence and impose the"Chinese version" of events.Reporters Without Borders have alsobeen informed by local journalists thatofficials intend to put an end to reportingon police activity and judicial matters.Heightened control over news mediacomes as the latest in a succession ofcensorship modifications in China, suchas restrictions over internet access,particularly to social networking sitessuch as Facebook and internationalsearch engines. Anxiety is mountingover the consequences of theserestrictions for freedom of expression, afundamental human right

Further Crackdown on Press Freedom in China. Photo: File


British GovT. Warned overStance on Tibet

Dhasa: The newly elected BritishConservative Government has beenheavily criticized by the Chinese mediafor its about-turn change in attitude onthe issue of Tibet. British ForeignSecretary, William Hague, raised hisconcerns over human rights abusestargeted at the Tibetan population at ameeting with his Chinese counterpart,Yang Jiechi, in Beijing on 14th July.Chinese newspaper China Daily havewarned that ‘raising the Tibet issue toupset the Chinese government is a lose-lose strategy' and that ‘the British side

will have to pay a dear price for this.'Hague's predecessor, David Miliband, ofthe Labour Government publiclysupported the One China policy,regarding Tibet as part of the People'sRepublic of China; a stance that was heldfor 94 years. At the meeting earlier thismonth, Jiechi and other officials lecturedHague on Britain's controversial newposition, arguing defensively thatChina's sovereignty and territorialintegrity was very sensitive to the issueof Tibet and that the human rightssituation is currently at its historical best.The agenda for the meeting was toestablish a political and economicalliance between Beijing and London'snew coalition government; however theexchange seems to have unsettled bothaspects of this relationship, the ChinaDaily warns. They suggest, in athreatening manner, that pointing thefinger and providing a stage for‘separatists' may have dyerconsequences for future Chinese-Britishrelations.

Further Crackdown on Press Freedom inChina. Photo: File


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Witnesses Unveil Yet More Brutalityfrom China’s Security Forces

Dharamshala: Eyewitness accounts, ina Human Rights Watch report releasedtoday, have confirmed long-heldconvictions that Chinese state securityforces exercised disproportionate, brutalmeasures in repressing the Tibetanprotests starting on March 10, 2008.Disappearances, wrongful convictionsand imprisonment, the targeting ofTibetans suspected of ‘separatist'sympathies and the persecution of theirfamilies featured in the 73 page report, "ISaw It with My Own Eyes: Abuses by

Security Forces in Tibet, 2008-2010".Based on more than 200 interviews withTibetan refugees and visitorsconducted immediately after they leftChina, alongside fresh, previouslyunreported, official Chinese sources, itdetails firsthand accounts of excessiveforce used in breaking up protests,proceeding to large-scale arbitraryarrests, brutalizing detainees, andtorturing suspects in custody -atrocities that took place both duringand after the protests."Dozens of eyewitness testimonies and

the government's own sources showclearly the official willingness to uselethal force against unarmed protestors,"said Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacydirector at Human Rights Watch. "Thisreport decisively refutes the Chinesegovernment's claim that it handled theprotests in line with internationalstandards and domestic laws."The report furthermore suggests that,contrary to government claims, securityforces opened fire indiscriminately ondemonstrators in at least four separateincidents, including one in downtownLhasa on March 14th. That such thingshave only come to light recently is downto the efforts of the Chinese governmentto pre-empt external scrutiny: at the timeof the protests and some while after, theentire Tibetan plateau was effectivelyclosed down with a heavy distributionof troops, all foreign visitors andjournalists were expelled, travel to andwithin the region was restricted,telecommunications and the internetwere either cut or monitored, and anyonesuspected of reporting the incidentswere arrested. China has rejected all callsfor independent investigations into theevents, not least those from the UnitedNations High Commissioner for HumanRights."The need for an internationalinvestigation into the situation in Tibetis a great as ever," Richardson said."Abuses by security forces are unlikelyto quell, and may even aggravate, thelongstanding grievances that promptedthe protests in the first place."

Armed Chinese paramilitary police stand guard along the street at the old Tibetan quarterin Lhasa, Tibet June 28, 2010. China can maintain its grip on Tibet "forever", a senior

official said on Tuesday, but conceded that a heavy security presence was still neededto ensure order in Lhasa two years after deadly riots. Picture taken June 28, 2010.

Photo: TPI


Rongpo Monastery is a Criminal,Declares China

Dharamshala: April this year, a group ofChinese officials visited Rongpomonastery of Sog county, Nagchuregion, eastern Tibet to 'educate' themonks on the virtues of loving one'sreligion and, more importantly, one'sgovernment - for an entire month. Later,on 17th May, communications in themonastery were cut, Mr Ngawang Tharpatold The Tibet Post International.Recently Dawa Rinpoche was arrestedin the Tibetan capital Lhasa; he wasaccused of recognising the 5threincarnation of Rongpo Choeje, andlater contacting the Dalai Lama about thediscovery. Simultaneously three othermonks were arrested: Dongpo, Ngawang

Jangchup and Ngawang Thokme -alongside a layman, Tashi Dhondup.One by one there were released, exceptNgawang Thokme (35 years old), whowas found to have kept photographs ofHis Holiness the Dalai Lama in hisdormitory, and was sentenced for twoyears.Around that time 50 Chinese officialsand 150 soldiers came to the monasteryand interrogated the monks: they wereall commanded to state their oppositionto both the His Holiness the Dalai Lamaand the Dawa Rinpoche. And from thatday, any further communication with theDawa Rinpoche was forbidden, who wasfurthermore de-recognised as a lama - a

Rongpo County of Nagchu region, eastern Tibet. Photo: e6photo.com

By Sangay and Ben Dunant, TPI

prohibition that would extend to anyreincarnations. Each monk had to sign awritten declaration condemning theDawa Rinpoche. During the process, onemonk, Jampa, fell unconscious. Anothermonastery official, politically appointed,by the name of Tashi Tensang, becamementally unwell and lost his position inthe monastery, having to return to hisfamily home.The monastery was forced to temporarilyclose, due to ongoing disputes betweenmonks and Chinese officials. Later amonk called Nagwang Gyatso, at 17 yearsof age, committed suicide on 20th May,on account of the stresses of the eventsso far described. He was said to havebeen well respected among his immediatecommunity. Before his death he wrote aletter - swiftly stolen by the Chineseauthorities; the contents are so farunknown. The Chinese furthermoredenied that he committed suicide,claiming illness instead - and anyonecaught uttering the word 'suicide' was tobe arrested.Dawa Rinpoche was released after amonth, but was disallowed from takingup any further monastic positions; hewas forbidden from entering anymonastery, and had to stay put firmlywithin the vicinity of his home town; andhe was prohibited from contacting anyof his former monk colleagues. He iscurrently 75 years old and his health isfailing. The Chinese authorities haveplaced him under permanentsurveillance; his activities are still closelymonitored.

Rongpo monastery has since re-openedand Ngawang Lobsang and 17 othermonks have demanded from the Chinesegovernment that contact be permittedbetween them and the Dawa Rinpoche,and that they be allowed to express theirsupport for both him and His Holinessthe Dalai Lama. All demands wererefused, and so they left the monasteryon 17th July. Weekly they have to reportto state authorities, and for two yearsthey are forbidden from travelling longdistances. Their future, and that of the'criminal' monastery of Rongpo, remainsuncertain.

China Says Tibetans LeadUndeniable Happy Lives

Tibetans Detained After Anti-Mining Protest in Shigatse” central Tibet on 21st May 2010.Photo: RFA


Bejing: Qin Gang, spokesperson forMinistry of Foreign Affairs said on 15July, "Facts speak louder than words.....Tibet's economy and socialundertakings have continued toadvance and Human Rights for Tibetansare fully guaranteed and people fromdifferent ethnic groups are leading asecure happy life". He further addedthat, Human Rights for Tibetans arefully guaranteed. The Chinese foreignministry recently organized someforeign reporters to visit Tibet, to whichQin added that, "as to the foreignreporters' visit to Tibet, since they areliving and working in China, the mostbasic rule is to abide by China's lawsand regulations".In the recent years, Tibet and the worldhave noticed massive development inTibet; development of heavyindustries, electricity, township etc. But,is this the need of the Tibetans? Ontalking with Communist China, wealways hear that, Human Rights isGuaranteed to Tibetan people, butunder which category. UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights Article 5:No one shall be subject to torture or tocruel, inhuman or degrading treatmentor punishment. Article 9 writes: No oneshall be subjected to arbitrary arrest,detention or exile. Article 18: right tofreedom of thought, conscience andreligion and article 19: right to freedomof opinion and expression.The recent report says, two Polishjournalists were blacklisted and arebanned from entering China. Wouldthat government guarantee HumanRight to Tibetan people? TheCommunist China has killed 1.3 millionpeople in Tibet, under the act ofprotection, where is the value of HumanRights? China plan to construct damsin the Himalayan Mountains in Tibet,

Human Rights does not talk about hugeconstruction and snatching individualrights to live a full life. Tibet Massacrein 2008 resulted in killing of 500 Tibetanprotester including monks and morethan 10,000 injured. And, in respond tothis, the Chinese official claim only 10people death. The Chinese governmentused live ammunition and tear gas, andfired at the crowd. The Chinesegovernment is also engaged in housingright violation in occupied Tibet whichthreatens the last remnants of theTibetans.Universal Declaration of Human RightsArticle 9 talks freedom from arbitraryarrest, detention or exile. A report says,in less than a year, Chinese policearrested, tortured and sentenced toprison or to "re-education-through-labor" three brothers and three cousinsfrom the same Tibetan family. And, thereare thousands of Tibetan people whoare locked behind bars without any trailsin court. Gunning of women and childrenin Tibet by the Communist China is aserious issue that needs immediateattention. An estimate of 150,000Tibetans live in exile all over the worldand jeopardizing of any of the articleunder the declaration is a violation ofHuman Rights, and there is no escape.Do we really need the high Chinesesecurity system in Lhasa, the capital ofTibet? It shuns the freedom ofmovement for Tibetans including touristand reporters. Why would China stillpunish and torture Tibetans whoworship His Holiness Dalai Lama? Whyis there a situation in Tibet that forcespeople to live in veil?Qin Gang, spokesperson for Ministryof Foreign Affairs said, "a few words tothe reporters; hope they may coverTiber based on reality rather thanimagination". On a routine pressconference held by Qin, a reporterasked, "The Chinese foreign ministryrecently organized some foreignreporters to visit Tibet, but some wrotereports, which stated that local Tibetansare 'under oppression.' How do yourespond to these reports? The worldwaits for the respond, and the writingshould be based on reality and not onimagination. It's time, the CommunistChina reconsider their Human Rightsframe and work towards a better and freeTibet and stop considering the Tibetansas minorities and stop subjecting themfrom all possible angle and abide withthe values of Human Rights. As QinGang quoted "Let the fact speak louderthan word".

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growing at a 12 percent annual rate,faster than China's average. Althoughthe influx of money and people hasushered new prosperity, it has alsodeepened resentment among manyTibetans.Many world experts say that economicdevelopment in urban Tibet is verymuch a reality, however, it poses thequestion: for whose sake has thisdevelopment taken place and on whoseterms?According to a 1990s census, outsideof the traditional Tibetan "Bharkor"market there are around 3,500 to 4,000shops and restaurants in Lhasa, butTibetans own only 400-450 of them,leaving the remaining 85% under non-Tibetan (usually Han Chinese)ownership. As a result, Tibetans havebeen economically marginalized anddeprived of their own fair share.Chinese

officials have claimed "Tibetans makeup more than 95 percent of the region's2.9 million people," but refuse to giveestimates on Han migrants, who are notregistered residents.As stated earlier, one of the primarytargets of subsidies is urbanization. Likeother towns, the city of Lhasa hasexpanded and the population hasincreased from 30,000 in 1950s to 200,000in 1998. Though these figures seemimpressive, it is again necessary to lookat the finer details of the statistics tounderstand who, in fact, is benefitingfrom this urbanization. It is estimated thatas much as 60-70% of the population inLhasa is now Chinese. Not only do theydominate private businesses, but theyalso occupy most government-relatedemployment. "Approximately 95 percentof official Chinese immigrants areemployed" in state- owned enterprises.

Han Chinese Migrants KillingTibet's Way of Life

By YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post

TPI VARIETYMy Reincarnation will be in aFree Country: His Holiness

Dharamshala: His Holiness the 14thDalai Lama has said that he believeshis next reincarnation will be in a ‘freecountry', in light of continuing unrestin Tibet today. The search for the DalaiLama has usually been limitedhistorically to Tibet, although the 3rdtulku (a particular high-ranking lama)was born in Mongolia. Tenzin Gyatso,the spiritual leader of the Tibetanpeople, has announced that he will notbe reborn in a country occupied by theChinese Communist Party."If I die as a refugee and the Tibetansituation remains like this, then

logically, my reincarnation will appearin a free country, because the verypurpose of reincarnation is to carry onthe work which began in my previouslife', His Holiness told Bernama.comduring a recent interview inDharamshala. He said that a ‘truereincarnation' would be that whichallowed him to fulfill work started in aprevious life.In response to questions of whether thenext reincarnation could be a woman,the Nobel Peace Prize laureate answeredthat "[if] circumstances are such thatfemale reincarnation is more effective

Tibetan leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama atteding his 75th birthday in Dharamshala, Indiaon 6 July 2010. Photo: TPI


Chinese and Tibetan Friendship Society

Community representives from Chinese and Tibetan Friendship Society. Photo: TPI

Dhasa: In response to His Holiness theDalai Lama's continuous request forTibetan and Chinese people to establisha more trusting and responsiverelationship, on 23rd June 1010 theChinese and Tibetan Friendship Societyof Europe was created. Theorganization, which is active inGermany, Belgium and the Netherlands,is headed by Tibetans and Chinese ofequal numbers who now reside in theserespective countries, their aim being toreestablish faith and trust between thetwo communities. Such a relationship isseen as vital to secure the future rightsof both populations.Following in the footsteps of similarassociations around the world, theEuropean contingent furtheremphasizes the potential for future peaceamongst China and Tibet, which restson the organization of joint activitiesand information exchange. The societyplans an annual commemoration of theanniversary of the 4th June TiananmenSquare protests in Beijing (1989), as wellas celebrating His Holiness the DalaiLama's birthday, who growing numbers

of Chinese now support.CTFSE posit that the oppressiveChinese government is no longer justan issue for Tibet, but one that alsoaffects the human rights of the Chinesepopulation as awareness is growingamongst those with access to the truth.Access to unbiased media is

increasingly difficult under the Chinesecommunist regime and CTFSE strive toprovide access to the facts. Celebrationsfor both Chinese and Tibetan New Yearare also on the agenda as a means todevelop an appreciation andunderstanding of each other's culturaltraditions.


Tibetan Songstress Destinedfor Stardom

to people, then, logically it should befemale". Despite the historicalprominence of male leadership in theTibetan Buddhist tradition, the DalaiLama assured the online newspaper thatwomen held an equally importantposition in Buddhism and that thereexists no prejudice against them.

Dhasa: Tibetan singingsensation Alan Dawa Dalma willplay at the Shibuya BunkamuraOrchard Hall in Tokyo, Japan,fulfilling a life long dream of

hers. Known simply as Alan inJapan, the 22 year old was bornin Dhartsedho county, easternTibet and sings in her native

ethnic Khampa dialectic, as wellas Chinese. Since moving toTokyo in 2006 following herdiscovery by Avex Trax, a

Japanese record label, Dalma haswowed crowds with her powerful

voice.Her shows involve an eclectic

mix of Japanese pop, ballads andtraditional songs and she admitsthat her biggest fear is mixing up

the languages duringperformances. International

interest is growing and manyexpect great things in the future

for the young Tibetanentertainer.

Following the Tibetan tradition,she was bestowed with her

name, which means "a heavenlymaiden of the moon" by a Lama

(Buddhist teacher) at birth.

Alan Dolma Tibetan singer. Photo: FIle


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