Last year, the Dalai Lama declared he would “retire” from “political activities” and turn power over to an “elected” “government in exile” in order to more freely manipulate behind the scenes and seek international support. This move immediately set off a power struggle within the Dalai Lama clique, and some factions rushed to instigate incidents within China for the purpose of ingratiating themselves with the Dalai Lama and consolidating their position, with the result that separatist activities became more extreme and more violent. The new head of the “government in exile” is very ambitious but of limited talent. Shortly after assuming his new position he revealed the Dalai Lama’s position to the world in a speech, saying “’Tibet independence’ is our principled objective; ‘Tibetan autonomy’ is our practical objective.” This left the Dalai Lama with no room to maneuver. In an interview with news media on January 21, he further claimed, “After the Dalai Lama turns political power over to me, I will be the political leader of the Tibetan people,” as if he already completely disregarded everyone else in the clique. In order to show off his political accomplishments, this individual made political statements in the name of the “government in exile” on numerous occasions, held Buddhist ceremonies to bless the so-called victims, made a public statement on the first day of the Tibetan New Year, asked Tibetans in China and abroad “not to celebrate Tibetan New Year this year, but instead go to temples to pray for the victims in China,” and took every opportunity available to encourage Tibetans to immolate themselves. He also asserted “self-immolation will make the outside world aware of the Tibetan people’s suffering”; “Tibetans want a more direct, faster and more effective method”; and “We need to remember the aspirations of the people who immolated themselves, and take bringing their aspirations to reality as our goal in a lifelong struggle.”

It is interesting that in an interview with the Associated Press on February 14, this individual candidly revealed his delusions, saying “It’s quite possible that on February 22, Tibetan New Year, Tibetans will take to the streets and launch a rebellion on the scale of the March 10, 1959, rebellion.” February 22 has already come and gone, and I don’t know if this Harvard graduate is still indulging in this fantasy.

Some Western forces openly support

the Dalai Lama clique’s inclination to violence

The Dalai Lama fled abroad several decades ago, and ever since he has relied on the support of forces in the United States and other Western countries. If he did not provide a pretext for them to undermine the stability of Tibet, interfere in China’s internal affairs and hinder China’s development, they would not give him any money and the Dalai Lama clique would have no means to survive. For this reason, the Dalai Lama clique has recently intensified its lobbying to get the West to “pay more attention to the tense situation in Tibet.” The new head of the Tibetan “government in exile” made an impassioned plea during an interview with Australian media for “the Australian government or the American government to send a delegation to Tibet to investigate the situation there.” In its Tibetan New Year’s statement, the “government in exile” set forth “seven urgent appeals,” the first two of which were for “China to remove its troops from Tibetan areas” and “to allow independent individuals to go to Tibetan regions to investigate the situation.”