China to Dalai Lama: No, Again
Some more information has come out about the ninth eighth round of talks between the Dalai Lama's representatives and Beijing officials, which finished late last week. According to wire service reports a paper proposing "genuine independence" was presented by the Tibetans along with some detailed proposals about removal of Chinese troops and what sounded like a sort of affirmative action program that would favor ethnic Tibetans over other races. It was presumably one last effort to see if Beijing was willing to make any compromise at all. No surprise that the Chinese answer was a flat 'no." Now attention shifts to the big meeting of exiled Tibetans in Dharamsala on the 17th. From the tone of his remarks recently it sounds as though the Dalai Lama is ready to do something drastic. Resign? Propose elections for his successor? I'm not sure how much difference these moves would make, but as the alternative is to give up completely, he doesn't have much option.
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Love this. Tibetans are calling Beijing's bluff too!!!
There is this nice picture demonstrating how desperate CIA is. It is making up pictures of Chinese students lining up in a job fair. We all know that Chinese economy is booming. There are plenty of jobs for everyone, especially young college grads. Jobs are going unfilled because there is not enough people to do all the work. Why would anyone be at a job fair at all. All these people must be paid to post for the photo.
http://www.chinasmack.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/2008-shenzhen-china-job-fair-01.jpeg
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Dalai has few bargin chips. what can he do? if exiled Tibetans become Taliban, things will be easier for China Gov.
tons of critical things need China Gov to resolve, Tibet is not the most urgent one.
Dalai only is an exiled slave holder. -
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Finally things are getting clearer. The future is still bright. History will move on. I have the DL has fun in his upcoming retreat.
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Oh good. What is the exiled Tibetan Government thinking? Do they think they hold ANY chips at all?
1. Remove Chinese troops: what, so the rioters can burn more Chinese people in 'accidents'?
2. Favouring Tibetans over Chinese: we've already given them both free education, subsidised health care and tax cuts. Do they want their very own llamas too?
Is the Dalai Lama trying to attract attention, hoping that the West will save them from China calling out their bluff? Too bad, there's an economic crisis going on, and no one cares anymore about your monks in saffron. Please, do go do something drastic, hopeuflly making a fool of yourself.
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Oh and Tibetan-only regions? This is brilliant.
I'm sorry Mr. Dalai Lama, but it's not the civil war anymore.
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