The CCP’s strategy for consolidating control over Tibet centers on “sinicizing” Tibetan Buddhism.
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March 10, 2021
An exile Tibetan Buddhist nun wearing a face mask as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus walks past a prayer wheel in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020.
Credit: AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia
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The Tibetan freedom movement is at a critical juncture. The Dalai Lama will turn 90 in five years. In November and December, two poignant photos of His Holiness overlooking the snowclad Dhauladhar mountains, pointing his finger at the mountains in one and using binoculars in the other, were posted on his Instagram account. Looking at these photos metaphorically, His Holiness’ yearning to see his homeland is perceptible, like many other Tibetans who left their home behind decades ago. Unfortunately, the path home has not grown any shorter for Tibetans in exile.