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Tibetan exiles saddened by Obama's views | Tibetan exiles have expressed unhappiness over US President Barack Obama calling Tibet an integral part of China and calling for a resumption of a dialogue to resolve the Tibet crisis while on a visit to
Beijing. Chinese media reports stated that Obama had said that the US considers
Tibet an integral part of China and has called for resumption of dialogue with
the representatives of the Dalai Lama. Obama's statement shocked the entire Tibetan
community, said Tenzin Cheoying, the president of a voluntary Students for Free
Tibet. "I don't think there is a need to rethink the path of non-violence, but
definitely we need to rethink about the path of so-called dialogue with the Chinese
government. And, we should not let ourselves believe that the United States would
come forward and help us in solving the Tibetan issue or neither should we believe
that the European Union or any powerful countries could do that. For us, now,
what we firmly believe is that it is only up to the individual Tibetans, all the
Tibetans unitedly, we need to come out with new strategy," said Cheoying. Even
if the dialogue takes place, it has to be result oriented, said Dhondup Dorjee,
vice president of the Tibetan Youth Congress. "Whatever he (Obama) stated today,
of course, Tibetans in general we welcome his appeal to the Chinese leadership
in urging early resumption of dialogue, but a dialogue without any result, dialogue
with lots of pre-conditions from the Chinese government and with no intentions
to come to a solution, will reach us no where. So, we expect the President to
take up the Tibet issue at a higher level, not at the mere usual common stand
to encourage dialogue. And, what was the fate of the dialogue we have seen in
the 80's and even in the recent dialogue what happened," Dorjee said. The Tibetan
government-in-exile on Tuesday expressed its willingness to hold talks with China
after Obama called for a recommencement of dialogue to end the Tibet crisis. Earlier,
Chinese officials and messengers of Dalai Lama have held eight rounds of talks
that have not been successful. Riots and protests against the Chinese presence
had hit the roof last year over the Dalai Lama pronouncing that he is looking
for autonomy for Tibet. Obama is scheduled to meet the Dalai Lama after his return
to Washington, a meeting that China has strongly opposed. |
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