TIBETAN ULLETI Volume 12, Issue 4 july-august 2008 FOCUS CTA’ S RESPONSES TO C HINESE GOVERNMENT ALLEGATIONS p 4 DOCUMENTATION KALON T RIPA’S S TATEMENT ON ‘FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR T IBET’ p15 STATEMENT BY SPECIAL E NVOY OF HIS H OLINESS THE DALAI LAMA p23 INTERVIEW DIIR KALON, KESANG Y. T AKLA p33 ‘Tibet’s Journey in Exile’ Unveiled The Tibet Museum, DIIIR 2008 It vividly chronicles the rehabilitation It highlights the ongoing efforts of His Vee Enn Print -O-Pac, New Delhi and reconstruction of cultural, monastic Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Central Pages 136, Rs. 250 and educational institutions of Tibet in Tibetan Administration in finding a exile, followed by Tibetan people’s mutually beneficial solution of Tibet ‘Tibet’s Journey in Exile’, a pictorial efforts in preserving and promoting under the Middle-Way Approach. book, compiled by the Tibet Museum what the Chinese authorities have of the Department of Information and destroyed in Tibet. The pictorial book on Tibet aims to re- International Relations, showcases connect young Tibetans to their Tibet’s ancient cultural heritage and Establishment of schools, monasteries homeland and serve as a basic how its rich culture survives and is and cultural institutions have provided introduction to non-Tibetans to the sustained in exile. renewed opportunities for new land and people of Tibet. generations of Tibetans to study Kalon Tripa Samdhong Rinpoche Tibetan medicine and other disciplines To order the book contact: launched the book on the 73rd birthday of Tibet’s cultural and spiritual heritage Ms Tenzin Sangmo of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 6 July . Tibet Museum 2008. The rebuilding works followed a Department of Information and gradual progress to the inception of a International Relations The book provides account of how cohesive democratic and functioning CTA, Gangchen Kyishong Tibetan culture flourished on the roof community that is able to look after all Dharamshala, India of the world for thousands of years and the needs of the Tibetan refugees, Tel: 91 (1892) 222510, 222457 became greatly enriched when including providing educational Buddhism was introduced to Tibet opportunities to coming generations of starting from the 7th century. Tibetans. CONTENTS www.tibet.net/en/tibbul FOCUS 4 CTA’s response to Chinese government allegations Part-I TIBETAN 7 CTA’s response to Chinese government allegations Part-II BULLETIN Tibetan Bulletin is an official bi-monthly journal of the Central NEWS BRIEF Tibetan Administration of His 13 London Metropolitan University Denies Apology to Chinese Holiness the Dalai Lama. Authorities 14 His Holiness Exchanges Views on Tibet with Chinese Scholars 14 UN seeks whereabouts of the Panchen Lama and Tibetan detainees DOCUMENTATION 15 Kalon Tripa’s Statement on ‘Future Prospects for Tibet’ rd 21 The Kashag’s statement on His Holiness’ 73 Birthday Signed articles or quotations do not necessarily reflect the views of the 23 Statement by Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kasur Central Tibetan Administration. Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari Contributions are welcome and may be addressed to the editor, Tibetan 24 His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibet Issue Bulletin. However, the publisher regrets its inability to return unused articles unless they are accompanied by SPECIAL FEATURE: JULY EVENTS IN TIBET a self-addressed envelope with adequate 25 Chronological Details of Recent Events in Tibet postage. Tibetan Bulletin is distributed free of Source: Tibetan Solidarity Committee (www.stoptibetcrisis.org) charge. To subscribe please email the circulation manager or see page 31. ENVIRONMENT Guest Editor 31 Climate Change in Tibet and Its Consequences Tenzin Dickyi (Dhela) - Chokyi Layout & Design Dorje Tsering INTERVIEW Circulation Manager Wangyal Lama 33 Interview with DIIR Kalon, Kesang Y. Takla Email: [email protected] Tibetan Bulletin is published by: Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan REGULARS Administration, Dharamshala- 176 215, ‘Tibet’s Journey in Exile’ Unveiled............................................2 H.P., India Tel: +91-1892-222510 / 222457 Contacts .......................................................................................35 Vol. 12, Issue 4 July - August 2008 The Phurbu Dolma (Mrs.) Memorial Scholarship ......................36 FOCUS CTA’s Response to Chinese Government Allegations: Part One 15 May 2008 Ever since peaceful protests erupted by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to our handling of the Tibet issue. This has in Tibet, starting from 10 March, the Chinese brothers and sisters are his forced Beijing to make an attempt, Chinese government used the full attempt to “stir up more unrest in however feeble, to explain its actions force of its state media to fling a series Tibet.” The Chinese authorities said and policies to its own people. of allegations against the “Dalai on 9 April that “the Dalai Clique’s Clique”. These allegations range from statements also attempted to stir up The term TIBET here means the whole His Holiness the Dalai Lama hostility between ethnic groups in of Tibet known as Cholka-Sum (U- masterminding the recent Tibet protest Tibet and internationalize the so-called Tsang, Kham and Amdo). It includes to His Holiness the Dalai Lama making Tibet issue.” the present-day Chinese attempts to restore feudalism in Tibet. administrative areas of the so-called In fact, the war of words is so intense Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai This is the first in a series of responses from the Chinese side that they have Province, two Tibetan Autonomous by the Central Tibetan Administration already published a book called Lies Prefectures and one Tibetan (CTA) to these accusations. and Truth. The lies are all on the Autonomous County in Sichuan Tibetan side and the truth is with Province, one Tibetan Autonomous The Chinese translation of this Beijing. The book was launched on 4 Prefecture and one Tibetan response is available at: April in Beijing by Sanlian, a unit of Autonomous County in Gansu the China Publishing Group. The Province and one Tibetan www.xizang-zhiye.org publishers claim the publication of Lies Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan and Truth is the fastest ever in Province. The Tibetan translation is available at: publishing history. The book was www.tibet.net/tb/ Who Is Behind the Unrest in Tibet? commissioned on 27 March and Chinese Government’s Blaming and published on 3 April. The publisher of The Chinese government’s ongoing Shaming Game: PART ONE Sanlian, Zhang Weimin told China’s accusation that His Holiness the Dalai Lama organised the recent unrest in Since 10 March a series of massive CCTV that “We had to frame a Tibet is nothing new. Ever since the demonstrations rocked all over Tibet response to demonstrate our position. People’s Republic of China was 1. Beijing made several allegations. We worked to show the true state of established in 1949, the Chinese leaders Beijing accused “the Dalai clique of things to those unaware of the truth, developed a rich and well-known masterminding” these demonstrations. and to rebut the axe-grinding, tradition of blaming others for the Beijing said these demonstrations were misleading reports of the western disastrous consequences of their “violent” and organised by media.” wrong policies. In a democratic society, “terrorists,” and these demonstrations The book consists of previously wrong policies can always be checked were aimed at “splitting Tibet from the published articles. It regurgitates all and corrected by the ballot box. In motherland.” Premier Wen Jiabao told the official allegations of Beijing that China, because of the Chinese the international media on 18 March the “Dalai clique” is behind the current Communist Party’s monopoly of 2008 that his government had “ample unrest in Tibet. Lies and Truth is an political power, this is not possible. In facts and plenty of evidence to prove attempt to refute “the distortions” of order to maintain a semblance of that the recent riot in Lhasa was the western media in its reporting of legitimacy, the leaders of the day always organised, premeditated, masterminded the current problems in Tibet. The find a scapegoat. Not being able to find and incited by the Dalai Lama clique.” book contains a large section a scapegoat is to admit your failed Chinese officials claims these explaining the “major achievements in policies. Lord Action once commented demonstrations prove His Holiness the economic, cultural and social on the “undying penalty which history Dalai Lama’s advocacy of non-violence development” in Tibet. has the power to inflict on the wrong.” is just a lip service. China says It comes as no surprise that the Chinese Ultimately Lies and Truth is aimed at Dharamsala has become “the epicenter Communist Party believes, as Jasper the Chinese people. The sweep of the of lies” and “the government-in-exile Becker says, “its control over the past western media and the breadth of its has churned out groundless is the key to its future” and on its ability coverage of China’s Tibet headache fabrication since the riot in Lhasa.” to cover-up mistakes however big, have shaken the Chinese people’s faith depends on its survival. China claims that the appeals issued in their own government and its 4 TIBETAN BULLETIN JULY - AUGUST 2008 FOCUS Take the case of the greatest famine in Not Mao, but the Gang of Four, which from the post of the prime minister and China that took place between 1958 included his wife. Jiang Qing, Mao’s was kept under tight house arrest. But and 1961. About 30 million Chinese wife, during her trials, said, “I was the real victim of the brutal crackdown died of starvation during this period. Chairman Mao’s dog. Whoever he told was the Chinese people who deserve At the time, not a word of this man- me to bite, I bit.” Mao, as usual, went so much more than their leaders are made disaster was heard in the rest of unscathed.