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Exile Tibetans across the world commemorate 62nd Tibetan Uprising Day Share on twitter
Protestors in Dharamshala called out China for its continued and deteriorating oppression of Tibetans (Phayul photo/Kunsang Gashon)
By Choekyi Lhamo
DHARAMSHALA, Mar. 10: Tibetan diaspora across the world commemorated the 62
nd anniversary of Tibetan uprising day on Wednesday. The five Dharamshala-based NGOs marked the uprising by holding a massive demonstration with around 1000 protestors from all age groups and walks of life here today. The Tibetan government-in-exile, known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), marked the anniversary by holding an official event attended by President Lobsang Sangay, Speaker Pema Jungney and other CTA departmental heads.
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It would be of critical importance for India to bust the narrative and try to project the real narrative on Tibet.
Tibet was never part of China.
There is no legal basis on the occupation by the People s Republic of China (PRC) and it is solely on a ‘self-serving basis’.
India needs to actively counter the Chinese historical narrative, which is an integral part of China’s strategy on Tibet which is misleading the world. Not contesting this has made it significantly harder to challenge other narratives such as the one on the South China Sea. It would be of critical importance for India to bust the narrative and try to project the real narrative on Tibet. Tibet was never part of China. There is no legal basis on the occupation by the People s Republic of China (PRC) and it is solely on a ‘self-serving basis’. Tibet is an occupied country and the PRC doesn’t possess sovereignty over it.
Biden administration assures US support for Tibet Share on twitter
Antony Blinken speaks after his nomination for Secretary of State by the then President-elect Joe Biden on Nov 2020 (Photo- Reuters)
By Choekyi Lhamo
DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 4: The US State Department on Tuesday said that the Biden administration will continue to promote human rights for Tibetans living under Chinese rule, and that it will press Beijing for a dialogue with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama. “We urge Chinese authorities to respect the human rights of Tibetans, and the preservation of Tibet’s environment as well as the unique cultural, linguistic, and religious identity of Tibetan traditions,” a State Department spokesperson told RFA’s Tibetan Service.