On Mar 28, 12:51=A0pm, xi <xieu.l...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> A quick reply from an insignificant Chinese:
>
> If you call all Chinese as your brothers and your sisters and you
> really want to expect reciprocity, if you really love peace, if you
> really feel compassion for the victims (Tibetan, Hui, Han or of any
> other ethnicity), then shut up.
>
Does the DL feel compassion toward the Huis and the Hans and people of
other ethnicities? Of course, he talked about love and peace and
compassion all the time. He is a monk. Talking about love, peace, and
compassion is his professional talk. But he is also a leader. How do
these two sides of him go together? What is the real DL like? For
most people who do not belong to the DL's inner circle, the real DL is
difficult to fathom.
The Qinghai Anti-poverty project controversy, however, provides us an
op****tunity to see the political DL in action. Briefly, the Qinghai
Anti-Poverty project is a a program to move 58,000 Qinghai residents
from one part of Qinghai to another part of Qinghai. These people,
Hans, Huis and some Mongolians were dirt poor because the land they
were living on was poor land. So, the idea was that if they could be
moved to another part of Qinghai where the physical condition was more
accomodating, they would have better lives. The total project cost was
160 million USD. The project was co-sponsred by the World Bank. The
World Bank's role was to provide to the Chinese authority a 40
million dollar loan. The World Bank would also perform studies to
safeguard aginst potential environmental degradation as well negative
social and cultural impacts. During the second half of the 1999, the
project was at its final phase. The"Free Tibet" and the exiles jumped
out and accused the World Bank as well as China on trying to commit
cultural genocide by diluting the Tibetan population on resettlement
part of Qinghai. At first the World Bank defended itself on the ground
that it had done meticulous researches and all the studies indicated
that the project would not have negative social and cultural impact.
However, when the criticism kept piling on, the World Bank gave up.
The loan was not ap****ved after some tem****izing. The Chinese
government stepped in to provide the necessary funding. The internal
migration continued as planned.
The Dalai Lama was mostly silent during the whole episode. Toward the
end, he commented that the bank initiative ''would be a source of more
problems'' and that the project should not proceed. He also said
something like "too difficult" or "too hard" in another occassion. Of
course, every human acitivity can be construed as a source of more
problems. If this is the reason, nothing can ever been done. The
project should have evaluated on its intriinsic value. Were it
worthwhile to help these unlucky souls to get better lives? However,
according to the great DL, since these unlucky souls were not
Tibetans, they did not deserve compassion. Yes, helping them may also
be difficult. However, if everything is easy, who will need any
leader? In addition, China had promised these people, it would
resettle the people whether the World Bank approved the loan or not.
By objecting it, the DL was becoming a "liite man" unnecessarily. The
only thing achieved was to tag China with another "cultural genocide"
accusation. Of course, this episode also underscored the DL political
leader****p and influence. It is likely that he kept his slience
because he knew that his influence was limited. According to Patrick
French, (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/opinion/22french.html?)
"The International Campaign for Tibet, based in Wa****ngton, is now a
more powerful and effective force on global opinion than the Dalai
Lama's outfit in northern India. "
> Facts are facts, and what we have seen is not a misunderstanding, we
> understand very well what we have seen. We know now that your words
> produced that death, directly or indirectly. The victims are dead or
> injured, they and their families are not interested on the hidden wars
> for power and the sucession into the "exile". We just know that more
> words will produce more death. And the life of normal people is not to
> play such games.
>
> Whatever you want to tell to someone, tell to them directly, not
> through propaganda for the Chinese (Tibetan included). All Chinese,
> already have seen what we had to seen.
>
> With my true compassion for the victims, without any politic
> justification for the criminals, with my apreciation for those who
> have riskied their life to protect people from more death, and
> sometimes have lost their life while doing their job, with my thought
> for the families of the victims that doubtfully see any
> misunderstanding. Hoping that this insignificant Chinese will not
> listen more words on any Western media, on internet or through any
> other media,. Peace and best wishes.
>
> Xi
>
>
>
> Crazyyak wrote:
> >http://dalailama.com/news.220.htm
>
> > MARCH 28th 2008
> > -------------------------------------------
>
> > An Appeal to the Chinese People
>
> > Today, I extend heartfelt greetings to my Chinese brothers and sisters
> > around the world, particularly to those in the People's Republic of
> > China. =A0In the light of the recent developments in Tibet, I would
like=
> > to share with you my thoughts concerning relations between the Tibetan
> > and Chinese peoples, and make a personal appeal to all of you.
>
> > I am deeply saddened by the loss of life in the recent tragic events
> > in Tibet. I am aware that some Chinese have also died. I feel for the
> > victims and their families and pray for them. The recent unrest has
> > clearly demonstrated the gravity of the situation in Tibet and the
> > urgent need to seek a peaceful and mutually beneficial solution
> > through dialogue. Even at this juncture I have expressed my
> > willingness to the Chinese authorities to work together to bring about
> > peace and stability.
>
> > Chinese brothers and sisters, I assure you I have no desire to seek
> > Tibet's separation. Nor do I have any wish to drive a wedge between
> > the Tibetan and Chinese peoples. On the contrary my commitment has
> > always been to find a genuine solution to the problem of Tibet that
> > ensures the long-term interests of both Chinese and Tibetans. My
> > primary concern, as I have repeated time and again, is to ensure the
> > survival of the Tibetan people's distinctive culture, language and
> > identity. As a simple monk who strives to live his daily life
> > according to Buddhist precepts, I assure you of the sincerity of my
> > personal motivation.
>
> > I have appealed to the leader****p of the PRC to clearly understand my
> > position and work to resolve these problems by "seeking truth from
> > facts." I urge the Chinese leader****p to exercise wisdom and to
> > initiate a meaningful dialogue with the Tibetan people. I also appeal
> > to them to make sincere efforts to contribute to the stability and
> > harmony of the PRC and avoid creating rifts between the nationalities.
> > The state media's ****trayal of the recent events in Tibet, using
> > deceit and distorted images, could sow the seeds of racial tension
> > with unpredictable long-term consequences. This is of grave concern to
> > me. =A0Similarly, despite my repeated sup****t for the Beijing
Olympics,
> > the Chinese authorities, with the intention of creating a rift between
> > the Chinese people and myself, the Chinese authorities assert that I
> > am trying to sabotage the games. I am encouraged, however, that
> > several Chinese intellectuals and scholars have also expressed their
> > strong concern about the Chinese leader****p's actions and the
> > potential for adverse long-term consequences, particularly on
> > relations among different nationalities.
>
> > Since ancient times, Tibetan and Chinese peoples have lived as
> > neighbors. In the two thousand year old recorded history of our
> > peoples, we have at times developed friendly relations, even entering
> > into matrimonial alliances, while at others we fought each other.
> > However, since Buddhism flourished in China first before it arrived in
> > Tibet from India, we Tibetans have historically accorded the Chinese
> > people the respect and affection due to elder Dharma brothers and
> > sisters. This is something well known to members of the Chinese
> > community living outside China, some of whom have attended my Buddhist
> > lectures, as well as pilgrims from mainland China, whom I have had the
> > privilege to meet. I take heart from these meetings and feel they may
> > contribute to a better understanding between our two peoples.
>
> > The twentieth century witnessed enormous changes in many parts of the
> > world and Tibet too was caught up in this turbulence. Soon after the
> > founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the People's
> > Liberation Army entered Tibet finally resulting in the 17-point
> > Agreement concluded between China and Tibet in May 1951. When I was in
> > Beijing in 1954/55, attending the National People's Congress, I had
> > the op****tunity to meet and develop a personal friend****p with many
> > senior leaders, including Chairman Mao himself. In fact, Chairman Mao
> > gave me advice on numerous issues, as well as personal assurances with
> > regard to the future of Tibet. Encouraged by these assurances, and
> > inspired by the dedication of many of China's revolutionary leaders of
> > the time, I returned to Tibet full of confidence and optimism. Some
> > Tibetan members of the Chinese Communist Party also had such a hope.
> > After my return to Lhasa, I made every possible effort to seek genuine
> > regional autonomy for Tibet within the family of the People's Republic
> > of China (PRC). I believed that this would best serve the long-term
> > interests of both the Tibetan and Chinese peoples.
>
> > Unfortunately, tensions, which began to escalate in Tibet from around
> > 1956, eventually led to the peaceful uprising of March 10, 1959, in
> > Lhasa and my eventual escape into exile. Although many positive
> > developments have taken place in Tibet under the PRC's rule, these
> > developments, as the previous Panchen Lama pointed out in January
> > 1989, were overshadowed by immense suffering and extensive
> > destruction. Tibetans were compelled to live in a state of constant
> > fear, while the Chinese government remained suspicious of them.
> > However, instead of cultivating enmity towards the Chinese leaders
> > responsible for the ruthless suppression of the Tibetan people, I
> > prayed for them to become friends, which I expressed in the following
> > lines in a prayer I composed in 1960, a year after I arrived in India:
> > "May they attain the wisdom eye discerning right and wrong, And may
> > they abide in the glory of friend****p and love." Many Tibetans, school
> > children among them, recite these lines in their daily prayers.
>
> > In 1974, following serious discussions with my Kashag (cabinet), as
> > well as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the then Assembly of the
> > Tibetan People's Deputies, we decided to find a Middle Way that would
> > seek not to separate Tibet from China, but would facilitate the
> > peaceful development of Tibet. Although we had no contact at the time
> > with the PRC - which was in the midst of the Cultural Revolution - we
> > had already recognized that, sooner or later, we would have to resolve
> > the question of Tibet through negotiations. We also acknowledged that,
> > at least with regard to modernization and economic development, it
> > would greatly benefit Tibet if it remained within the PRC. Although
> > Tibet has a rich and ancient cultural heritage, it is materially
> > undeveloped.
>
> > Situated on the roof of the world, Tibet is the source of many of
> > Asia's major rivers; therefore, protection of the environment on the
> > Tibetan plateau is of supreme im****tance. Since our utmost concern is
> > to safeguard Tibetan Buddhist culture - rooted as it is in the values
> > of universal compassion - as well as the Tibetan language and the
> > unique Tibetan identity, we have worked whole-heartedly towards
> > achieving meaningful self-rule for all Tibetans. The PRC's
> > constitution provides the right for nationalities such as the Tibetans
> > to do this.
>
> > In 1979, the then Chinese paramount leader, Deng Xiaoping assured my
> > personal emissary that "except for the independence of Tibet, all
> > other questions can be negotiated." Since we had already formulated
> > our approach to seeking a solution to the Tibetan issue within the
> > constitution of the PRC, we found ourselves well placed to respond to
> > this new op****tunity. My representatives met many times with officials
> > of the PRC. Since renewing our contacts in 2002, we have had six
> > rounds of talks. However, on the fundamental issue, there has been no
> > concrete result at all. Nevertheless, as I have declared many times, I
> > remain firmly committed to the Middle Way approach and reiterate here
> > my willingness to continue to pursue the process of dialogue.
>
> > This year, the Chinese people are proudly and eagerly awaiting the
> > opening of the Olympic Games. I have, from the start, sup****ted
> > Beijing's being awarded the op****tunity to host the Games. My position
> > remains unchanged. China has the world's largest population, a long
> > history and an extremely rich civilization. Today, due to her
> > impressive economic progress, she is emerging as a great power. This
> > is certainly to be welcomed. But China also needs to earn the respect
> > and esteem of the global community through the establishment of an
> > open and harmonious society based on the principles
>
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