In the final analysis I think the proponents of the Middle Way are looking at developments in a glass half-empty and not in a glass half-full sort of way. They are making a big mistake by emphasizing only the “negotiation” and the “autonomy” component…
Rangzen: the Case for Independent Tibet (2008 Edition)
The military stranglehold on Lhasa by day is maintained with one chilling addition — snipers are installed on rooftops around the city’s most holy site, the Jokhang Temple, ready to train their guns on the hundreds of Tibetan pilgrims praying in Barkhor Square below.
Put Rangtsen Back on the agenda again
In the light of these pronouncements from China, the chance to reach at a negotiated settlement of the Tibet Issue has completely disappeared again. Given such developments, the Special Meeting of the Tibetans in the free world, where even some Tibetans from the occupied Tibet might be present, becomes really “historic”
Making The November Meeting Work
October has been a stressful month. First there was the news of His Holiness being taken to Ganga Ram hospital. I overheard it when my mother-in-law was listening to Radio Free Asia (RFA) in the kitchen.
Chinese oppression ‘uniting Tibetans’
I recently talked to a journalist in Beijing who wanted to know how Tibetans were reacting to China’s crackdown in Tibet and whether they were still defiant or were feeling dispirited because of the extreme …