“Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gestures as he delivers religious teachings at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Life for Tibetans under Chinese rule has been ‘hell on earth,’ the Dalai Lama said Tuesday, attacking Beijing in a speech to mark 50 years since the failed uprising that forced him into exile.” Photo by Ashwini Bhatia for the Associated Press.
Here are the Tibet-related headlines today, the day after the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising:
The Agence France-Presse reports that the House of Representatives voted 422 to 1 to approve a resolution that urges China to “cease its repression of the Tibetan people, and to lift immediately the harsh policies imposed on Tibetans.”
Reuters reports that His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the day after the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising, has said, “Now, hopefully, the Chinese leadership should use more commonsense rather than emotion. I think the future is bright. Of course this moment we are passing through difficult period, but this is impermanent.”
The Associated Press reports that the Chinese government today “pilloried the Dalai Lama on Wednesday and criticized the United States for suggesting Beijing talk to the exiled Tibetan leader.”
The AP also writes about Chengdu, Sichuan Province’s capital, where “police with rifles and machine guns guard checkpoints at every entrance to the Tibetan quarter in this city of 10 million.”
Over at the Tricycle Editors’ Blog, the great Phil Ryan ponders the possible role Chas Freeman’s position on Tibet played in his name being withdrawn from consideration to head the National Intelligence Council.
Finally, both the Times Online and the AP offer new reflections on His Holiness the Karmapa.
“Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gestures as he delivers religious teachings at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, March 11, 2009. Life for Tibetans under Chinese rule has been ‘hell on earth,’ the Dalai Lama said Tuesday, attacking Beijing in a speech to mark 50 years since the failed uprising that forced him into exile.” Photo by Ashwini Bhatia for the Associated Press.
