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China accuses Dalai Lama of `separatism' in anniversary speech
China News.Net
Thursday 11th March, 2010 (IANS)
China Thursday accused the Dalai Lama of showing 'his nature of separating the nation' in a speech to mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule.
In his own speech Wednesday, the Tibetan Buddhist leader and head of Tibet's government in exile expressed his 'solidarity' with the Uighur ethnic minority in China's far western region of Xinjiang and his sympathy for the 'great difficulties and increased oppression' they had experienced.
The Dalai Lama's support for the Uighurs 'shows his nature of separating the nation and damaging national unity', Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told reporters in Beijing.
Qin said the Dalai Lama 'twists the real situation in Tibet' and said Tibetans who protested outside Chinese embassies in Nepal and India Thursday were 'separatist forces'.
'We hope the Dalai Lama can review the wrongdoings and give up the position of independence or semi-independence and create the conditions for contacts and communications with the central government,' the spokesman said.
Although China has long accused the Dalai Lama of being a 'splittist', he has repeatedly said he is not seeking independence but greater autonomy for Tibet within China.
In his anniversary speech at his northern Indian home of Dharamsala, the Dalai Lama invited Tibetan officials working in China to visit exiled communities to understand their political aspirations.
The huge military presence and restrictions on travel in Tibet were evidence that there was a serious problem in Tibet whether China recognised it or not, the Dalai Lama said.
'It is good for neither party,' he said. 'We have to take every opportunity to solve it.'
Representatives of the Dalai Lama, who fled to India after a second uprising against Chinese rule in March 1959, have held several rounds of unsuccessful talks with Beijing.
'Judging by the attitude of the present Chinese leadership, there is little hope that a result will be achieved soon,' he said. 'Nevertheless, our stand to continue with the dialogue remains unchanged.'
The Chinese government said it had tightened security in Lhasa, the capital of its Tibet Autonomous Region, ahead of Wednesday's anniversary marking the start of the 1959 uprising.
Wednesday also marked the second anniversary of a memorial protest that escalated into ethnic violence and rioting in Lhasa, leaving at least 18 people dead, according to the government.  Email this story to a friend
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Anonymous
03-11-10, 10:07 AM |
China accuses Dalai Lama of `separatism' in anniversary speech
Dalai worked with CIA to destabilize China before and now he is still getting paid by the same people. Don’t he know those agressive people are the cause of killing and suffering all over the world for the last 50 years?
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kcyang8
03-11-10, 10:46 AM |
A puppet of CIA
The 1958 Rebellion’s orchesterated and spomsored by, and weapons,riffles supplied by CIA.
To prove he ain’t seperatist, he must first pass Mandarin language exam, asd a Chinese citizen.
Speak Indian accented English could only proved that he’s either an Indian or Englishman.
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kcyang8
03-11-10, 10:53 AM |
Tebet Buhdda's Never a mainstream religon
It’s never a major nor mainstream buhddaism in China.
The red-yellow robe was once considered as a sect or cult.
Chinese only believe in real Buhdda.
Dalai ain’t buhdda.
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Anonymous
03-11-10, 05:40 PM |
Dalai is being used
White supremacist use him to hold onto their ill gotten wealth. Indian use him to grap more land. British use him to ride on their high horse. French use him to get bargain from the Chinese. German use him to clear their sin in exterminate jews. Jews use him to divert attention in their genocide in Palestine. Hypocrite give awards to him to boost their scathe reputation. Media reporter write sensational piece to get attention. American use him to try default their debt. Holywood actor use him to get mentioned in the good book. Exile tibetan have to act stupid on the street to get scrap from the above for a living.
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