2 definitions by Dalai Lama
by Dalai Lama July 13, 2005
What You Need To Know About China's Occupation of Tibet
Genocide and human rights
Since 1950, an estimated 1.2 million Tibetans have been killed by the Chinese.
China has ratified a number of UN conventions, including those related to
torture and racial discrimination, and yet has repeatedly violated these in
China and Tibet.
Education
Chinese has replaced Tibetan as the official language. Young Tibetans are being
re-educated about their cultural past, with references to an independent Tibet
being omitted.
Lack of religious freedom
The 1982 Constitution of the People's Republic of China guarantees freedom of
religious belief, but China seeks to restrict the numbers of monks and nuns
entering monasteries and to discredit the religious authority of Dalai Lama.
The child recognised as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama was rejected and
the Chinese installed their own candidate.
Resource exploitation
China's predominant interest in Tibet is no longer ideological, but is based
on resource extraction and land for Chinese colonists.
Mining and mineral extraction is the largest economic activity in both U'Tsang
and Amdo and at least one-half of Tibet's natural forest has gone since Chinese
occupation.
Chinese migration
Long-term Chinese settlement in Tibet has been deliberately encouraged, with the
result that Tibetans are in the minority in many areas.
Independent research puts the number of Chinese in the TAR at 5 - 5.5 million
versus 4.5 million Tibetans; in Kham and Amdo, Chinese outnumber Tibetans many
times over.
Chinese traders are favoured by lower tax assessments and the dominant position
of Chinese in government administration.
Genocide and human rights
Since 1950, an estimated 1.2 million Tibetans have been killed by the Chinese.
China has ratified a number of UN conventions, including those related to
torture and racial discrimination, and yet has repeatedly violated these in
China and Tibet.
Education
Chinese has replaced Tibetan as the official language. Young Tibetans are being
re-educated about their cultural past, with references to an independent Tibet
being omitted.
Lack of religious freedom
The 1982 Constitution of the People's Republic of China guarantees freedom of
religious belief, but China seeks to restrict the numbers of monks and nuns
entering monasteries and to discredit the religious authority of Dalai Lama.
The child recognised as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama was rejected and
the Chinese installed their own candidate.
Resource exploitation
China's predominant interest in Tibet is no longer ideological, but is based
on resource extraction and land for Chinese colonists.
Mining and mineral extraction is the largest economic activity in both U'Tsang
and Amdo and at least one-half of Tibet's natural forest has gone since Chinese
occupation.
Chinese migration
Long-term Chinese settlement in Tibet has been deliberately encouraged, with the
result that Tibetans are in the minority in many areas.
Independent research puts the number of Chinese in the TAR at 5 - 5.5 million
versus 4.5 million Tibetans; in Kham and Amdo, Chinese outnumber Tibetans many
times over.
Chinese traders are favoured by lower tax assessments and the dominant position
of Chinese in government administration.
by Dalai Lama August 21, 2005