Double face of Dalai Lama reprimanded

The talks between the Dalai Lama and central government have failed in the past because the Dalai Lama has been sticking to his stance of "Tibet independence", says an article in the New Zealand Chinese Herald.

As the piece points out, in his recent open letter, the Dalai Lama portrays himself as an exiled monk full of benevolence and restraint, but his previous stances and opinions tell us that he seeks an independent Tibet. His superficial appeal for "autonomy" instead of "independence" for Tibet is just political propaganda.

The Dalai Lama dreams of building a state solely composed of ethnic Tibetans and wants Chinese troops to withdraw from the region. It goes far beyond the request of autonomy and surely will not be accepted by the Chinese government.