Sichuan-Tibet Highway is Military Infrastructure and not a symbol of progress and development
TROUBLE IN TIBET – SICHUAN-TIBET HIGHWAY SYMPTOM OF COLONIZATION AND NOT SYMBOL OF PROGRESS OR DEVELOPMENT.
For there is ‘Trouble in Tibet’, Sichuan-Tibet Highway is Symptom of Tibet’s Colonization and not Symbol of Progress or Development.
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Photo Friday: Sichuan–Tibet Highway
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The Sichuan–Tibet Highway is known as China’s most dangerous highway. The highway begins in Chengdu, the capital of southwestern China’s Sichuan province, and ends in Lhasa, the capital City of Tibet. The highway spans 2,142 km, or 1331 miles, over 14 mountains (some with glaciers), runs through ancient forests, and crosses many rivers.
Because of the steep inclines of the landscape, the road was constructed with many curves and zigzags. Running through valleys, up and down mountains, and across or along rapid rivers, the route is made even more perilous by the fact that it is not fully paved with proper roads in some places.
Originally called the Kangding-Tibet Highway, this lengthy road will take the most dedicated traveler 44 hours to drive, but can take up to 15 days for someone who wants to stop and see all the sights (like a glacier or two) along the way.
Trouble in Tibet – Sichuan-Tibet Highway Symptom of Colonization and not Symbol of Progress or Development. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain near Lijiang in Yunnan Province.Trouble in Tibet. Sichuan-Tibet Highway Symptom of Colonization and not Symbol of Progress or Development. Map of Route.Trouble in Tibet. Sichuan-Tibet Highway Symptom of Colonization and not Symbol of Progress or Development. Aerial View of Route.Trouble in Tibet. Sichuan-Tibet Highway Symptom of Colonization and not Symbol of Progress or Development. Friendship Highway(G318) after Lhakpa La Pass.Trouble in Tibet. Sichuan-Tibet Highway Symptom of Colonization and not Symbol of Progress or Development. Highway with hairpin turns.
A group of adventurous drivers took 11 sports cars on a journey along the famously perilous Sichuan–Tibet Highway, six of which didn’t even make it halfway. The disastrous results from the ill-advised adventure include a Ferrari and a Maserati with damages like broken axles and sheared tires.
Trouble in Tibet. Sichuan-Tibet, Chengdu to Lhasa Tibet Highway Symptom of Colonization and not Symbol of Progress or Development. Highway is military infrastructure.
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Trouble in Tibet – Red China’s Divide and Rule Policy
TROUBLE IN TIBET – RED CHINA’S DIVIDE AND RULE POLICY.
Imperialism is a major colonizing force. Under Red China’s military occupation, Tibet exists as a Colony and population of Tibet is subdued by brutal force in an attempt to assimilate Tibetans to the Colonizer’s way of life. Red China’s colonization of Tibet is defacing every aspect of the Land of Tibet. Now, reports indicate that Red China is deliberately pitching different sects of Tibetan Buddhism against each other to undermine the influence of Dalai Lama on Tibetan cultural institutions that traditionally recognize and respect Tibetan Institution of Governance called Ganden Phodrang.
TROUBLE IN TIBET – RED CHINA’S DIVIDE AND RULE POLICY. HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA, THE SUPREME RULER OF TIBET. HE BELONGS TO THE GELUG OR YELLOW HAT TRADITION OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM.Trouble in Tibet – Red China’s Divide and Rule Policy.
HINDUSTAN TIMES
CHINA SIGNALS POLICY SHIFT ON DALAI LAMA
Tibet Awareness – Supreme Ruler of Tibet forced to live in exile. The 14th Dalai Lama fleeing from Tibet to India across the Himalayas, following a failed uprising against the Chinese occupation, in 1959. He is riding a white pony, third from the right (Getty Images)
Jayadeva Ranade| Updated: Apr 05, 2016 13:51 IST
A discernible shift in Beijing’s policy towards the Dalai Lama was seen at the 4th plenary session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s version of a parliament, which concluded on March 15, 2016. China utilised the Chinese People’s Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and NPC sessions – popularly called the ‘Big Two’ — to drive a wedge between the Dalai Lama and the various Tibetan Buddhist sects in a bid to undermine and isolate him.
An indication of the shift in the Chinese government’s stance towards the Dalai Lama was the remark by Padma Choling, deputy party secretary in the Tibet Autonomous Region. He told journalists during the NPC session that the Dalai Lama “was no longer a religious leader after he defected his country and betrayed its people. If the Dalai Lama wants to return to China, he must give up ‘Tibet independence,’ and must publicly acknowledge Tibet and Taiwan are inseparable parts of China and that the People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government.” Choling’s remarks are significant as they show, in the words of an analyst, that “the legitimacy of the Dalai Lama’s status as a religious leader was no longer acknowledged by the central government as he has failed to fulfil his obligation to inherit and spread Buddhism and continued his separatist activities.”
The policy shift follows the declaration by the Politburo Standing Committee after a week-long closed-door conclave in 2015 that Beijing has the final say in recognition of the Dalai Lama. The official news agency, Xinhua, asserted that “all confirmations of the Dalai Lama have required approval by the central Chinese government, which has deemed the process an important issue concerning sovereignty and national security.” An anonymous source cited by AsiaNews quoted Xi Jinping as saying at the meeting that the Chinese Communist Party would pick “the next Dalai Lama, period! If things do not go well, we are ready to take corrective action.”
In recent deliberations there was a deliberate effort to to single out the Dalai Lama for criticism. For instance, three Chinese singers and actors had visited Bodh Gaya last month to commemorate the 92nd birth anniversary of the late predecessor of the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa. But the Deputy Party Secretary of TAR, Wu Yingjie, chose to raise the issue during the NPC session. Speaking to reporters, he criticised renowned Chinese singer Faye Wong, actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai and actor Hu Jun for attending the event. He said, “We hope the celebrities take the responsibility for their own deeds. We firmly oppose all celebrities, however influential they are, and whatever purpose they have, to make any contact with the 14th Dalai clique, or even help him spread his ideas.” Notably while the Dalai Lama and his “clique” were singled out for criticism and visitors warned to avoid contact with them, any critical reference to the Gyalwa Karmapa, who heads the Karma Kargyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism, was carefully avoided. Beijing is trying to undermine the Dalai Lama and draw a distinction between him and other Tibetan Buddhist religious leaders.
Jayadeva Ranade is president, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy. The views expressed are personal
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Trouble in Tibet – Tibetan Way of Life under Constant Surveillance
TROUBLE IN TIBET – YOKE OF OCCUPATION. RED CHINA IMPOSES CONSTRAINTS ON TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONASTERIES. Chinese surveillance unit operating inside Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Police inside keep an eye on monks day and night, says a source.
Tibet is not part of Red China. Tibet is yoked with Red China by her military occupation. This yoking describes subjection, bondage, servitude, enslavement, hardship, burden, trouble, pain, suffering, and sorrow of Tibetan people.
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CHINESE AUTHORITIES SLAP NEW CONSTRAINTS ON TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONASTERIES
RFA Wednesday 30th March, 2016
TROUBLE IN TIBET – YOKE OF OCCUPATION. RED CHINA SLAPS NEW CONSTRAINTS ON TIBETAN BUDDHIST MONASTERIES. Chinese surveillance unit operating inside Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Police inside keep an eye on monks day and night, says a source.
Chinese authorities in Tibet have imposed new restrictions on monasteries in a county in northwestern China’s Qinghai province, intensifying an existing ban on displaying photos of exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, Tibetan sources in the region and in exile said.
The restrictions pertain to Rongwo and other monasteries in Rebgong (in Chinese, Tongren) county, Malho (Huangnan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in northwestern China’s Qinghai province, a native of Rebgong who lives in exile in Europe said.
“During the month of March this year, the Chinese authorities imposed unprecedented restrictions on the display of the Dalai Lama’s photo in Rebgong’s Rongwo monastery and in other monasteries,” he told RFA’s Tibetan Service.
Authorities issued four restrictions to be implemented at Rongwo monastery, which was founded in the 14th century and is located 124 kilometers (77 miles) from the provincial capital Xining, and other Tibetan Buddhist institutions in the county, he said.
The first mandate requires monasteries to strictly follow the leadership of local management committees in implementing rules and regulations, he said.
Chinese authorities set up the management committees in early 2012 in most Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, placing them under the direct control of government officials who are permanently installed in the lamaseries.
The policy was enacted to ensure that monks and nuns do not participate in activities calling for an independent Tibet or disturb the social order through protests or self-immolations.
“The permanent posting of government or party officials inside monasteries is unprecedented in Tibet, let alone at such a senior level,” Human Rights Watch said in a March 2012 statement after the policy was established.
Under a previous policy, Tibetan monasteries had been administered by so-called democratic management committees whose members were nominated and selected by government and local Communist Party officials, although the body itself was comprised of monks elected by their own communities.
OTHER DIRECTIVES
The second requirement specifies that the custodians of shrines and temples should sign off on the management committee instructions to hold them responsible for the policy, the source said.
The third directive mandates that monks in charge of temples and shrines should oversee the safety of all statues and other property and prevent their fellow monks from participating in any activities that could bring disgrace to the monasteries, he said. Such activities include putting up posters against Chinese policy in Tibet and being involved in self-immolation protests.
There have been 144 self-immolations by Tibetans living in China since a wave of fiery protests began in 2009. Most protests feature demands for Tibetan freedom and the return of the 14th Dalai Lama, although a handful of self-immolation protests have occurred over local land or property disputes.
The last directive requires that all statues and photos of the Dalai Lama be removed from shrines and temples, the source said. If anyone is discovered violating this rule, he will be expelled from the monastery and could be handed over to authorities for prosecution.
“Shrines and temples that refuse to follow the instructions could be closed,” he said. “All these restrictions were imposed just this year, but they were planned more than a year ago.” In monasteries in Rebgong, a local government staff member is assigned to one to two monks to educate them on official rules and policy on regular basis as detailed in a government-issued instruction booklet, he said.
The officials are held responsible for the activities of the monks they instruct in the event that they commit an offense against Chinese rule and policy, a source from inside Tibet said.
The 80-year-old Dalai Lama, whose photos are banned by Chinese authorities in Tibetan areas, fled Tibet into exile in India in 1959 and is reviled by Chinese leaders as a dangerous separatist who seeks to split the formerly self-governing region from Beijing’s rule.
The Dalai Lama, however, says he seeks only “meaningful autonomy” for Tibet as a part of China with protections for the region’s language, religion, and culture.
Reported by Sonam Wangdu and Dorjee Tso for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Karma Dorjee. Written in English by Roseanne Gerin.
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Trouble in Tibet – Yoke of Occupation. Red China controls all aspects of Tibetan Buddhism. Buddhist monks and other worshippers gather on the premises of the Palyul Thartang Gonchen Monastery in the Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, western China’s Qinghai province, in an undated photo. Chinese surveillance unit operating inside Tibetan Buddhist monastery. Police inside keep an eye on monks day and night, says a source.
Trouble in Tibet – How to defeat the Red Revolution?
Whole Trouble – Tibet needs Blonde Revolution to defeat the Red Revolution. PAINTING BY FERDINAND VICTOR EUGENE DELACROIX GIVES ME HOPE. “LIBERTY” WILL LEAD BLONDE REVOLUTION TO CAST AWAY EVIL FORCES OF RED REVOLUTION FROM TIBET.
Red Revolution of October 1949 heralded birth of People’s Republic of China and Tibetans experienced different kind of pain and anxiety when Red China’s Founding Father and Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong proclaimed his political doctrine of Expansionism. Ever since 1950, Tibet is in Trouble because of Red Revolution.
Supreme Ruler of Tibet, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama proclaimed that there is a chance that he may reincarnate as “Mischievous Blond Girl.”
In 1830, Eugene Delacroix painted ‘Liberty Leading The People’ to commemorate the French Revolution. His painting depicts events of July 28, 1830. ‘Liberty’ is the symbol of French Republic, also known as Marianne. I am hoping for ‘Blonde Revolution’ in Tibet to wipe out the Evil Forces of Red Revolution from the Land of Tibet ushering in a New Era of Liberty.
TROUBLE IN TIBET – HOPING FOR “BLONDE REVOLUTION.” DALAI LAMA MAY REINCARNATE AS BLONDE WOMAN CALLED “LIBERTY” DEPICTED IN FERDINAND VICTOR EUGENE DELACROIX PAINTING OF 1830.
China official says Dalai Lama ‘making a fool’ of Buddhism
BEN BLANCHARD Mar 28th 2016 9:23AM
BEIJING/DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) — Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is “making a fool” of Tibetan Buddhism with suggestions he may not reincarnate, or reincarnate as something inappropriate, and the faithful are not buying it, a Chinese official wrote on Monday.
The comments came as early election results put the leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, on course for a second term, part of a strategy to sustain a decades-old struggle for greater autonomy for its Chinese-ruled homeland.
China says the Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in India after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959, is a violent separatist. He denies espousing violence and says he only wants genuine autonomy for Tibet.
China says the tradition must continue and its officially atheist Communist leaders have the right to approve the Dalai Lama’s successor, as a right inherited from China’s emperors.
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk has suggested his title could end when he dies. China accuses him of betraying, and being disrespectful towards, the Tibetan religion by saying there might be no more reincarnations.
Writing in the state-run Global Times, Zhu Weiqun, chairman of the ethnic and religious affairs committee of the top advisory body to China’s parliament, said the Dalai Lama had to respect tradition.
“The Dalai Lama continues to proclaim his reincarnation is a ‘purely religious matter’ and something only he can decide, but he has no way to compel admiration from the faithful,” wrote Zhu, known for his hardline stance on Tibet.
“He’s been proclaiming he’ll reincarnate as a foreigner, as a bee, as a ‘mischievous blond girl’, or even proposing a living reincarnation or an end to reincarnation,” he added.
“All of this, quite apart from making a fool of Tibetan Buddhism, is completely useless when it comes to extricating him from the difficulty of reincarnation,” wrote Zhu, who was involved in the past in Beijing’s failed efforts to talk to the Dalai Lama’s representatives.
A senior aide to the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Taklha, said there was “no way” Tibetans would accept a successor appointed by China. “The Chinese are following an absurd agenda and we continue to reject it,” he said.
In 2011, the Dalai Lama called on exiled Tibetans to nominate an elected leader, or “Sikyong,” to lead the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). Sangay was on track to win re-election with over 65 percent backing in the March 20 vote.
“I hope to do much better. Both on political terms, by holding dialog with the Chinese, and working on welfare issues in the next five years,” he told Reuters.
China does not recognize the CTA, which is based in India’s Himalayan town of Dharamsala and represents nearly 100,000 exiled Tibetans living in 30 countries including India, Nepal, Canada and the United States.
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Trouble in Tibet – Red China Fools All People All the Time
TROUBLE IN TIBET – RED CHINA FOOLS ALL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME.
“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” – Abraham Lincoln. Red China is an exception to this rule about fooling people for she tries to fool all people all the time.
TROUBLE IN TIBET – RED CHINA FOOLS ALL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. I AM PRAYING FOR THE DESCENT OF A SWARM OF TRILLIONS OF HONEY BEES TO STING AND TO DRIVE AWAY PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY FROM OCCUPIED TIBETAN TERRITORY.
Red China claims that Dalai Lama is fooling people by suggesting that he may reincarnate as Honey Bee. In my prayer, I am seeking descent of a swarm of trillions of Honey Bees to sting People’s Liberation Army and force their retreat from Occupied Tibetan territory.
DAILY MAIL.COM
High ranking Chinese official says Dalai Lama is ‘making a fool’ of Buddhism after he suggested he may be reincarnated ‘as a bee or mischievous blond girl’
China’s ethnic and religious affairs chairman takes a swipe at Dalai Lama Claims he is failing Tibetan Buddhists with comments on reincarnation. The Dalai Lama said he may reincarnate as ‘a bee or mischievous blond girl’.
By EUAN McLELLAND for MailOnLine
Published: 10:16 EST, 28 March 2016 | Updated: 10:16 EST, 28 March 2016
A top Chinese official has blasted the Dalai Lama claiming he is ‘making a fool’ of Buddhism by suggesting he may not reincarnate when he dies. Zhu Weiqun, chairman of the ethnic and religious affairs committee of the top advisory body to China’s parliament, said the Dalai Lama had to respect tradition.
Tibetan Buddhism believes that the soul of a senior lama is reincarnated in the body of a child on his death.
TROUBLE IN TIBET – RED CHINA FOOLS ALL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. PRAYING FOR THE DESCENT OF A SWARM OF TRILLIONS OF HONEY BEES TO DRIVE AWAY PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY FROM TIBET.
The Dalai Lama – who fled into exile in India after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959 – is being accused of adopting a ‘useless’ approach by suggesting he may be reincarnated as an animal or ‘something entirely inappropriate’
Writing in the state-run Global Times, Mr Weiqun wrote: ‘The Dalai Lama continues to proclaim his reincarnation is a “purely religious matter” and something only he can decide, but he has no way to compel admiration from the faithful.
‘He’s been proclaiming he’ll reincarnate as a foreigner, as a bee, as a “mischievous blond girl”, or even proposing a living reincarnation or an end to reincarnation.
‘All of this, quite apart from making a fool of Tibetan Buddhism, is completely useless when it comes to extricating him from the difficulty of reincarnation,’ wrote Zhu, who was involved in the past in Beijing’s failed efforts to talk to the Dalai Lama’s representatives.’ The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is considered a violent separatist by China.
He denies espousing violence and insists he only wants genuine autonomy for Tibet.
The comments against him come as early election results put the leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, on course for a second term, part of a strategy to sustain a decades-old struggle for greater autonomy for its Chinese-ruled homeland.
TROUBLE IN TIBET – RED CHINA FOOLS ALL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. I AM PRAYING FOR THE DESCENT OF A SWARM OF TRILLIONS OF HONEY BEES TO FORCE PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY TO WITHDRAW FROM OCCUPIED TIBET.
Tibetan Buddhism believes that the soul of a senior lama is reincarnated in the body of a child on his death.
China says the tradition must continue and its officially atheist Communist leaders have the right to approve the Dalai Lama’s successor, as a right inherited from China’s emperors. A senior aide to the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Taklha, said there was ‘no way’ Tibetans would accept a successor appointed by China. ‘The Chinese are following an absurd agenda and we continue to reject it,’ he said. In 2011, the Dalai Lama called on exiled Tibetans to nominate an elected leader, or ‘Sikyong’, to lead the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA). Sangay was on track to win re-election with over 65 percent backing in the March 20 vote. ‘I hope to do much better. Both on political terms, by holding dialogue with the Chinese, and working on welfare issues in the next five years,’ he told Reuters. China does not recognize the CTA, which is based in India’s Himalayan town of Dharamsala and represents nearly 100,000 exiled Tibetans living in 30 countries including India, Nepal, Canada and the United States.
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Trouble in Tibet. Red China Fools All People All The Time. Red China is a Liar.TROUBLE IN TIBET – RED CHINA FOOLS ALL PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. I AM PRAYING FOR THE DESCENT OF A SWARM OF TRILLIONS OF HONEY BEES TO STING AND TO DRIVE AWAY PEOPLE’S LIBERATION ARMY FROM OCCUPIED TIBETAN TERRITORY.
The enormity of ‘Trouble in Tibet’ becomes apparent when we remember more than 1.2 million dead under oppressive rule of Red China.
TIBET’S MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION DEAD REMEMBERED AS 57th UPRISING ANNIVERSARY MARKED
March 12, 2016 1:10 pm
Tibetans across the free world, joined by their supporters, marked on Mar 10 the 57th anniversary of their uprising against the Chinese occupation of their homeland with protest rallies, flying of Tibetan national flags from prominent public buildings and private homes, and speeches.
(TibetanReview.net, Mar12’16) – Tibetans across the free world, joined by their supporters, marked on Mar 10 the 57th anniversary of their uprising against the Chinese occupation of their homeland with protest rallies, flying of Tibetan national flags from prominent public buildings and private homes, and speeches. They condemned the continued policy of violent repression of the Tibetan people and called on China to resolve the decades-old political issue through dialogue. The day was also marked as Tibetan Martyr’s Day, for the more than 1.2 million Tibetans who died since China began its invasion of Tibet in late 1949, especially the more than 400 who have self-immolated since Feb 2009. In Dharamshala, India, both the executive head of the exile Tibetan administration, Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, and Speaker Penpa Tsering of the Tibetan Parliament in exile, addressed thousands of people at the official function held on the Tsuglakhang courtyard, recounting 57 years of horror endured by Tibetans under China’s subjugation and emphasizing that resolving the issue through dialogue and granting an ethnically contiguous Tibetan territory autonomy under Chinese sovereignty would be mutually beneficial. The official function concluded with a large rally of Tibetans snaking its way to the downtown district court complex area where speeches were delivered. The rally was jointly organized by the National Democratic Party of Tibet, Tibetan Youth Congress, Students for a Free Tibet, GuChuSum Movement and Tibetan Women’s Association. Other commemorative events were held by Tibetans and supporters in cities across the world. In India’s capital New Delhi, dozens of activists of the Tibetan Youth Congress were detained after they protested outside the Chinese embassy. Many had faces painted with Tibetan national flags, which they also carried in their hands, dressed in black. They shouted slogans such as “China go out” (of Tibet) and “Please support us” before being subdued and taken away in police buses, reported laprensasa.com Mar 10. A much larger protest rally was held at Jantar Mantar, near Connaught Place, with the participation of a large number of Indian supporters as well. In the south Indian IT hub of Bangaluru, around 600 Tibetans held a peace march on the eve of the uprising anniversary, said the laprensasa.com report. Commemoration and protest rallies were also held in numerous other towns and cities in India, both by Tibetans and Indian supporters. * * * A number of online reports also spoke about commemoration functions and protest rallies held in a number of US cities. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Representative Jim McGovern published an op-ed in the USA Today on Mar 10. Describing their experiences in Tibet which they visited as members of a US congressional delegation in Nov 2015, they called on Chinese authorities to engage the Dalai Lama in dialogue as part of what they describe as a “narrow but real” opportunity for the Chinese government to re-evaluate its policy toward Tibet. In downtown Santa Fe, in New Mexico State, dozens of Tibetans marched from the Tibetan Association of Santa Fe’s center to the state Capitol on Paseo de Peralta where a commemoration function was held, followed by a rally through the streets. There were also media reports of similar events held in Utah, downtown Minneapolis (over 400 people), Ithaca, and numerous other places. * * * In Canada, dozens of people were reported to have gathered in front of Calgary’s city hall on Mar 10 to mark the Tibetan National Uprising Day. Waving the Tibetan flag and holding signs with slogans such as “Human rights in Tibet,” “Allow media in Tibet,” and “Stop torture in Tibet,” the group was reported to have finished their march in front of the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China. * * * In Australia, a number of Tibetans had their heads shaved to pay tribute to 18-year-old Kalsang Wangdu and 16-year-old Dorjee Tsering, who had self-immolated the week before in Tibet and in India while commemorating the event in Sydney. * * * In Brussels, more than 250 Tibetans and European friends gathered in Schuman Square next to the European Commission and Council to commemorate the uprising day. Mr Thomas Mann, a German member of the European Parliament and chair of the Tibet Interest Group, a cross-party group of European Parliamentarians, issued a statement for the occasion. The crowd later marched to the Chinese Embassy, shouting slogans. * * * In UK, protesters gathered opposite the Chinese embassy in London and later marched through central London to the Westminster Cathedral Hall where later in the evening a Tibetan cultural event was held. Tibet Society, UK, called on Prime Minister David Cameron to meet with the Dalai Lama and urged governments to work multi-laterally to solve the Tibet crisis. * * * In France, the Mayor of the 2nd district of Paris, Mr Jacques Boutault, raised the Tibetan national flag in front of the city hall at a commemoration event attended by more than 400 Tibetans and supporters. Senator Andre Gattolin, Vice President of the Tibet Group in the French Senate, was among those who addressed the gathering. The crowd later marched to the Chinese embassy, shouting slogans. * * * In the Czech capital Prague, on a proposal by the Culture Minister Mr Daniel Herman (Christian Democrats, KDU-CSL), the Chamber of Deputies observed a moment of silence in commemoration of the victims of the Chinese invasion and occupation of Tibet. Later in the day, a crowd of about 150 rallied under the theme of Voice for Tibet with playing of Tibetan music and anthem outside the Chinese embassy. One of the banners carried by the protesters said “Czechs Support Tibet”; it featured a portrait of former president Vaclav Havel flanked by Tibetan Dalai Lama, reported praguemonitor.com Mar 11. * * * Members of Parliament of the three Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania joined Tibet supporters in issuing a joint statement, deploring the current situation in Tibet and calling on China to begin immediate and meaningful dialogue with the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan administration in exile, given the fact that both were only seeking meaningful autonomy for Tibet within the People’s Republic of China. * * * In Japan, around 80 Tibetans and Japanese supporters gathered on Mar 6 at Shibuya Miyashita Koen (Park) to commemorate the uprising day. Their marching route was otherwise no available for Mar 10. As the march entered the intersection in front of Shibuya station, famously known as ‘The Scramble’ and referred as the world’s busiest, a statement on the current situation in Tibet and appealing for global intervention there was loudly read out many times. Mr Makino Sensei, former MP and Tibet supporter was among those who addressed the gathering.
Whole Trouble – Red China’s Propaganda Warfare to suppress Tibetan Identity
Red China uses Propaganda Warfare to deny basic human rights to Tibetans living under her subjugation. Modern technology provides vast array of tools to conduct effective Propaganda Warfare but no type of Warfare is a substitute for principles such as Freedom, Peace, Justice, Democracy, and Human Rights.
Whole Trouble – Red China’s Propaganda Warfare to suppress Tibetan Identity
PROPAGANDA MACHINE IN DICTATOR MAO’S CHINA FAILS ITS CAMPAIGN ON TIBET
Wednesday, 09 March 2016 16:43 Yeshe Choesang, Tibet Post International
PROPAGANDA MACHINE IN DICTATOR MAO’S CHINA FAILS ITS CAMPAIGN ON TIBET
Dharamshala — China’s iron-fisted policy has bestowed to Tibet occupation, colonization, political repression, cultural assimilation, and environmental destruction among other factors for more than half a century making the conflict in Tibet one of the long-standing global issues. There is no visible difference, whether they call it China’s third era, the end of reform, growth, or stability. What the people of Tibet know is that China wants Tibet, but not the Tibetan people. The situation in the homeland of Tibetan people has only become worse with time. In the last eight years, over 150 Tibetans have set themselves on fire in protest of repressive Chinese policies that stifle basic freedoms including expression, faith and language. The Chinese government has left no stone unturned in systematically attempting to eradicate Tibetans’ cultural way of life and belief. The international community must first understand that Chinese government is still a regime of authoritarian founded by Mao Zedong, known as the greatest mass murderer in world history, violating not only the rights of people of Tibet but also its own citizens— strengthening its terrorism suppression against the dissidents, human rights lawyers, and all kinds of religious and faith groups. It also strengthened its extreme acts of greed against freedom of expression, including blockade and control of the Internet, broadcasting, and print media. China is one of the top ten worst nations in the world for decades, with pervasive and increased regime control on the freedom of press whether in form of censorship or with new surveillance tactics, is limiting freedom of expression and amplifying self-censorship among the internet users in the country. Leading Chinese state-run media initially had very few news articles about the Tibetans who set themselves on fire, only reporting that it was due to family or personal issues. Later China used its leading propaganda machines and shifted the blame to Tibetans in exile, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama for Tibetan self-immolation protests, without a single piece of evidence, claiming they have incited the “extreme acts” against Chinese rule. However, the Central Tibetan government immediately responded, saying the fundamental reasons for the increasing number of self-immolations in Tibet, lies solely in China’s massive policy failure over the course of the more than 60 year rule, driving so many young Tibetans to self-immolation. These immolations, which in reality have been caused by political repression, cultural assimilation, social discrimination, economic marginalization and environmental destruction, have been widely covered in the domestic and international media and in social media. People care deeply about the values on which their nations were created: freedom, democracy and justice. Many nations in the world won their independence through a freedom struggle by different rebellions. However, India won based on the principles of nonviolence, non-cooperation and civil disobedience. This legacy of resistance has been a source of inspiration for independence struggles all over the world, and continues to motivate the people of Tibet in their freedom struggle. Tibet and India have shared a peaceful border for many centuries, owing to close cultural and spiritual ties. Following the illegal occupation of Tibet by China, the new Indo-Tibet border became one of the most highly militarized in the world. The United Nations Security Council Resolutions No 1368 (UNSC, 2001a) and No 1373 (UNSC, 2001b) were passed in the days following the attacks on World Trade Centre and Pentagon. Both opened up new approaches to stop and prevent political violence. One direct result of the global efforts by states to fight “terrorism” is an expansion of the definition and use of the term “acts of terror”. Due to lack of consensus on what constitute “acts of terror” or who are “terrorist” these resolutions left it to each state to come up with their own definitions and use of such labels. In many cases, the definitions fail to draw up clear boundaries between “terrorists” and “freedom fighters”. This ambiguity became an important opportunity for the Chinese regime’s efforts to delegitimize opponents by making ordinary political actions illegal and labeling them “terrorism.” Most of China’s recent new laws include tougher punishment, less rigorous civil rights, and that the burden of proof is less strict than otherwise. Party support is huge for a tough policy against anyone labeled ‘terrorist’ in China, particularly in Tibet and other occupied territories. No matter whether they are freedom fighters or dissidents, China went to the extreme to label oppositional voices as terrorists. However, China must know that many UN members have strongly expressed that human rights and the provision of fundamental freedoms must be ensured while speaking about fighting terrorism. “The main principles of international law, especially international humanitarian and human rights law, should be respected.” When the Tibetans in exile decided to have their first democratic elections for their political leader in 2011, cam just after the devolution of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s political responsibilities to the democratically elected Tibetan leaders, the Chinese propaganda got a lot of governmental support for their criminalization of Tibetan people exercising their right to participate in elections. Similarly, a so called People Daily editor Li Hongmei, unhappy with the success of exile Tibetan democratic election, wrote an article four years ago titled, “Terrorist poised to rule “Tibetan government in-exile” labeling Dr Lobsang Sangay Tibetan Prime Minister-elect a terrorist for once serving as an executive member in the pro-independence Tibetan Youth Congress. It drew sharp reactions from international media, reminding the international community that Tibetan people continue to engage in peaceful and non-violent forms of resistance and have openly and defiantly expressed their reverence and faith in His Holiness the Dalai Lama. China has completely failed in its efforts in labeling Tibetan people as terrorist. No one in the world calls the Tibetan people terrorists, or the Tibetan government a terrorist group. Instead, the world formally recognizes the people of Tibet as peace loving and non-violent people and their struggle for freedom and justice as a symbol of nonviolent and peaceful movement. As a result, there has been significant disagreement between the Chinese government and international community. Today, China is still a communist country. It is therefore logical for observers to simply understand its true nature as a monolithic communist authoritarian state or a totalitarian regime. Starting in 1949, Tibet was invaded by 35,000 Chinese troops who systematically raped, tortured and murdered an estimated 1.2 million Tibetans, one-fifth of the country’s population. Since then over 6000 monasteries have been destroyed, and thousands of Tibetans have been imprisoned. It is estimated that up to 260,000 people died in prisons and labor camps between 1950 and 1984. China has also lost its international reputation and any remaining right to moral leadership by defending their failed policies with an iron fist in the past six decades. Chinese people must know that historically Tibet and China were two different entities as enshrined in the Treaty of 821-822, which states that “Tibetans shall be happy in the land of Tibet and Chinese will be happy in the land of China.” Leading communist propaganda, particularly “Xinhua,” is considered to be one of the biggest news agency in China, but in hurry to discredit a proper historical background, claims “the titles of Dalai Lama and Panchen Erdini were conferred by the Central Government of the Qing Dynasty”, which later proved to be false. It drew sharp reactions from international media for several days. The simple historical fact accounts that the title “Dalai Lama” was offered by the Mongol Price Altan Khan to Sonam Gyatso in 1578, who became known as the Third Dalai Lama, while his two previous recognized incarnations came to be referred to retrospectively as the first and second Dalai Lamas. The other claim that the Qing Dynasty originally conferred the title “Panchen” is similarly untrue. The title “Panchen” came to be accorded to the abbots of Tashilhunpo Monastery in the following way. Gedun Drup, who was retrospectively recognized as the First Dalai Lama, founded Tashilhunpo Monastery in 1447. When he met Panchen Choglay Namgyal, another erudite contemporary, Gedun Drup answered all the spiritual questions the great master put to him. Deeply impressed, Panchen Choglay Namgyal bestowed on him the title “All-knowing”. Subsequently, Gedun Drup came to be known by the titles “All-knowing” and “Panchen”. The word Panchen is made up of the first syllables of two words, “Pandita”, a Sanskrit word meaning scholar, and “Chenpo”, a Tibetan word meaning great. In 1731 Manchu Emperor Kiang-shi offered the title Erdini to the Fifth Panchen Lama, Lobsang Yeshi. Erdini is a Mongol word meaning “Precious Jewel” and is merely a complimentary title shared with many Mongolian lamas. If respect for Tibetan Buddhist tradition and customary methods are the criteria for the legality and validity of the search and recognition of the reincarnation of the Tibetan Lamas, there are no grounds for opposing His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s decision. The Chinese state-controlled propaganda of the longest-lasting repressive regime in Modern history continue to claim that Tibetans are happy in Tibet and enjoying a “socialist paradise.” In the past six decades, they have depicted happy smiling Tibetans in posters and propaganda as living in a “Maoist socialist paradise” where all their needs have been taken care of by the benevolent communist party. They took away our freedom and our country in the name of “liberation” and “development.” Which has been unacceptable to people of Tibet – as it has legally, historically and politically been independent. When China invaded Tibet, started from 1949, it promised the Tibetan people a “socialist paradise.” First, roads were built and, along these roads, Tibet’s untapped and abundant mineral and other natural resources were carted to China. Forests were logged. Countless and priceless statues and cultural artifacts housed in destroyed monasteries and temples made their way to China. In reality, the “socialist paradise” the Tibetans were promised turned into colonialism, with Tibet’s resources used to fuel China’s development. The Tibetan people resisted this development with determination but the resistance was crushed with military might. This is the Tibetan experience of China’s “Socialist paradise.” In criteria of being unbiased, none of the state-run newspapers and channels fare well. During Barack Obama’s Presidential inauguration in 2009, the CCTV ran news censoring President Barack Obama’s inaugural speech, cutting references to “communism” and “dissent” from transcripts even as the speech was being broadcast. Some but not all, of the major news websites quickly followed suit, posting the full transcript of the speech but with offending words removed. Similarly on US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech calling for China to lift their restrictions on citizens’ use of the internet, most of Chinese media dismissed the call, but the critical Chinese reports were then cut from websites. The media in China has no history, which have been part of a long-lasting campaign of propaganda elaborated by the state-run press. In China, authoritarianism has reached a completely new level. Political analysts have used terms like “brainwashing” and “propaganda” to describe the main reasons explaining the survival of this autocratic system. While observing this, can’t we then see the reasons behind violent acts? By that criteria, every violent act by non-Chinese will be a terrorism and every confrontation between minority and Chinese a racial act. More shameful is the fact that Chinese media labels the guilty even before police registration. To the peace-loving international community and the people of Tibet, the Western media has performed their every possible corresponding duties to the best of their efforts. It is the Chinese propaganda machines who have made obvious errors, especially in their coverage of the widespread peaceful protests in Tibet. For Tibetans, Chinese state-run media is the most dangerous propaganda group in the world. It is true that the Chinese media has received widespread international criticism in their biased coverage. So many western and Tibetan media have done excellent analyses of the true nature of Chinese media in recent years, which focuses attention on the misleading, advertisements portraying Tibetan families before 1940s with other recent well-dressed family photos including a nice house with a big television, aiming to prove the improvements made in Tibet made by the Chinese government. We the people of Tibet clearly know that Western media sympathize with the Tibetan side and not the Chinese government. This is no longer just an issue of Tibet, but an issue of free nations needing to uphold principles of democracy, peace, freedom and human rights. The Western media has made unavoidable errors in reporting news about Tibet. But, it is important to look at the reason for these errors. Had the Chinese government had not barred them from reporting, or even entering, areas in Tibet, they could have offered a completed information about the 2008 widespread peaceful protests against China’s rule, and could continue to report accurate news. We all are now well aware of the harshest censorship in Tibet in history. Thanks to the information technology that has brought a new kind of revolution in journalism in most of parts of the world. However we understand that we are talking about a very dangerous and extremely effective propaganda machine which has existed for many decades, since dictator Mao era. Authorities in China have too long controlled the news that flows, however slightly, from within Tibet. In a hurry to change news angle in their own favor, they ignore the principles we value in democratic societies and the importance of independent media, making China the best example of the greatest enemy to press freedom.
Trouble in Tibet – Changing Mind vs Military Oppression
Whole Trouble – Change Your Mind, Change the World of military oppression in Tibet: Change Your Mind, Change the World. Great Masters of Nalanda, Atisha.Whole Trouble – Change Your Mind, Change the World of military oppression in Tibet
Finding ‘Inner Peace’ through mental practices like ‘Meditation’ entirely depends upon the precise, geographical location where the Subject practices Meditation. Prayer and Meditation are useful tools, but they have practical limitations. Mental practices by themselves do not change or alter external reality. At the most, the mental practitioner may develop tolerance and cope with external reality that remains unchanged. If the purpose of mental practice is that of resisting external reality, practices such as Prayer and Meditation can bring benefits like Patience and Perseverance that sustain mental resistance to unchanging external circumstances. Tibetans living under Subjugation have to cultivate an attitude of Patience and Perseverance for they have no other Choice. Oppressive Military Regimes must not be tolerated and to resist military occupation is the right thing to do.
Whole Trouble – Change Your Mind, Change the World of military oppression in Tibet
MADISON MAGAZINE
There’s Something About the Dalai Lama | Lifestyle – Madison Magazine There’s Something About the Dalai Lama
Author: BRENNAN NARDI, MADISON MAGAZINE
Published On: May 16 2013 07:32:00 PM CDT
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His Holiness made a swing through town this week to headline the “Change Your Mind Change The World” conference hosted by his old friend Richie Davidson of the UW’s Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center and his new friend Jonathan Patz of the UW Global Health Institute. A star-studded affair, the daylong event featured heavy hitters Arianna Huffington (The Huffington Post) and Daniel Goleman (author of Emotional Intelligence) as moderators along with a high-end cast of thinkers and doers who could only be upstaged by someone like the Dalai Lama.
I attended the afternoon session, “Conversations on Science, Happiness and Well-being,” with His Holiness, Huffington, Davidson, Patz and renowned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, who has participated in Davidson’s research on the effects of meditation on the brain. To set the mood of this momentous occasion, UW Chancellor David Ward told the audience, “There is likely no other topic that has greater impact on the world than that of sustainable well-being.” Huffington concurred in her own words: “There is no more important conversation going on on the planet.” She went on to describe a perfect storm that’s brewing on earth right now:
After plugging Huff Post’s new stress-reducer app “GPS for the Soul,” she shared her recipe for changing the world: strength, serenity, and wisdom … “We all have this,” she said. “Most of us are not there.”
The next hour-and-a-half was a reflecting exercise of sorts—each of the three panelists (Davidson, Patz and Ricard) held forth on their own body of knowledge and research interests, and then Huffington asked the Dalai Lama to respond.
Davidson laid out five facts of well-being and cited studies that prove the extraordinary—and relatively new—findings on how little we know about or respect well-being’s effect on our health, both physical and emotional. According to one study, after just two weeks of training in compassion, a study cohort’s brains changed to become more cooperative and altruistic. Another study, this one on infants, found there is an innate disposition toward well-being and generosity.
The Dalai Lama’s curiosity piqued when Davidson explained a mind-wandering study revealing that forty-seven percent of the time the average American is not actually paying attention to what he or she is doing, and is feeling unhappy while doing so. At which point the Dalai Lama leaned over and began speaking with his interpreter, who eventually asked, “Can you explain what mind wandering is?” The Overture Hall crowd erupted in laughter, finding collective humor in the notion that a great practitioner of mindfulness would have a difficult time understanding the concept of distraction. It took a couple minutes for His Holiness to wrap his uncluttered mind around the idea and respond, “That is why it is so important to focus, to practice simple point of mind.”
After Davidson’s presentation on well-being, Huffington wrapped it up by asking the Dalai Lama: “What can we do to help these tools become more widespread?” His reply was a recurring theme throughout the session: education. “That’s the only way.” He also talked about the media’s obligation to inform the public about the positive, not just the negative, as well as his own commitment “to promote secular ethics, harmony.” Human nature is gentle, he explained, but that good nature becomes dormant due to our social environment and the deeply instilled values of money, greed and competition.
UW professor Jonathan Patz, who was among a United Nations panel that shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore in 2007, was up next. He opened with the sobering news of late that the earth has for the first time exceeded 400 parts per million of carbon dioxide, which is not good. “Grappling with climate change is a golden opportunity for human health and well-being,” Patz said before exploring the concept of the interdependence of our human species with the survival of the natural world. He did so by telling the story of a third-world village that eradicated malaria with a pesticide, only to weaken the food chain and unleash an epidemic of typhus. The lesson? “The importance of being mindful of the interdependence of life because unintended consequences outnumber our good intentions.” Other topics Patz and the Dalai Lama reflected on were measuring a country’s gross domestic product by more than financial capital—factoring in socio-political and environmental capital as well. Patz also shared with His Holiness that more than population growth, per-person consumption of natural resources is a threat to, well, natural resources and a clear link to climate change and worst-case scenarios.
Scary serious stuff, and the Dalai Lama himself seemed temporarily uncertain about whether humans have the capacity to overcome these challenges until Arianna Huffington asked a doozy of a question: “Is there a connection between burned out humans and burning out the planet?”
Matthieu Ricard’s comments were wide-ranging, from ideas like “voluntary simplicity” and “gross national happiness” to how greed has reduced human qualities to a single dimension. His answer to Huffington’s powerful doomsday question was, in the spirit of Buddhism and the Dalai Lama himself, quite simple: altruism. His Holiness agreed, but framed it quite differently. The opposite of altruism, or selflessness, is selfishness, and he told us there are two kinds of selfish: wise selfish and foolish selfish. If you think more about others’ well-being, he suggested, you will get the ultimate benefit.
At the end of the session, the speakers lined up and joined hands as the audience stood and clapped. But the Dalai Lama decided he wasn’t quite done yet. In an unscripted encore, he looked out on the crowd and began speaking about the masters of teaching in all of human history. Like Davidson and Patz’s modern scientific work, those teachings spread and multiply. “That’s the only way to change humanity’s way of thinking,” he told us. The previous century was marked by violence, “brilliant brains used for destruction,” he continued. “This century should not be that way … so, it is our responsibility.”
As he walked off stage, the Dalai Lama waved, then lingered, then walked toward the crowd and shook hands with several lucky front-row seat holders as John Lennon’s “Imagine” floated through the air.
I left feeling conflicted about whether the answers were this simple, but also moved simply by being in the Dalai Lama’s presence, an experience shared by many. There’s just something about a person whose real and tangible world power doesn’t rest in the hands of the government or the military but in his human capacity for kindness and compassion. There’s something about the Dalai Lama.
Brennan Nardi is editor of Madison Magazine.
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Trouble in Tibet – 1001 Manifestations of Trouble. KFC invasion of Tibet
TROUBLE IN TIBET – 1,001 MANIFESTATIONS OF TROUBLE. KFC INVASION OF TIBET.
‘Trouble in Tibet’ has over 1,001 Manifestations. Each time, I can describe one face of ‘Trouble in Tibet’. Now, Trouble arrived in Lhasa, Tibet in the form of ‘Colonel’s Army’ carrying ‘KFC’ Banner. The underlying cause for all these varied manifestations of Trouble is the same. Red China’s Dictatorial Regime exercises power suppressing the views of Tibetans. Red China uses authority in accord only with her own will or desire dominating every aspect of Tibetan way of life.
Trouble in Tibet – 1,001 Manifestations of Trouble – KFC Invasion of Tibet.
RIGHTS GROUPS WARN KFC OVER FIRST TIBET OPENING
By Rebecca DAVIS
Trouble in Tibet – 1,001 Manifestations of Trouble – KFC Invasion of Tibet.
KFC entered China in 1987, and now has just over 5,000 outlets in more than 1,100 locations across the country, most of them company-owned (AFP Photo/Jean-Francois Monier)
Beijing (AFP) – Campaign groups warned US fast food giant KFC Wednesday over the opening of its first restaurant in Tibet, more than a decade after the chain’s first attempt to establish a foothold ended in controversy.
The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader and Nobel laureate, condemned the idea when it was first mooted, and critics said the firm needed to address human rights and environmental concerns.
Pictures of the red carpet opening posted online showed long lines at the restaurant, at a shopping mall in the regional capital Lhasa. “As a diehard fan of KFC I waited in line for ages, and felt like crying when I took my first lick of my ice cream cone,” said one elated social media user.
China, which has controlled Tibet since the 1950s, has been accused of political and religious repression in the mainly Buddhist region, and more than 140 ethnic Tibetans have set themselves on fire in recent years to protest its rule according to rights groups and reports, most of them dying.
But Beijing insists Tibetans enjoy extensive freedoms and that it has brought economic growth to the area.
Alistair Currie, of London-based Free Tibet, told AFP: “Tibet is an occupied country and Tibetans have been squeezed out of business and economic development by Han Chinese immigration and China’s imposition of Mandarin as the language of education, business and government.”
KFC’s parent company Yum Brands needed to ensure Tibetans were hired and promoted fairly in the restaurant, and that the Tibetan language was used, he said.
The International Campaign for Tibet said it was asking Yum how it was complying with the US Tibet Policy Act, which requires investments to protect Tibetan culture and livelihoods, and its own pledges of corporate social responsibility.
“It is hard to see how they will be able to implement those principles given the political climate in Lhasa today,” said its president Matteo Macacci. “Tibetans are largely marginalised, economically disadvantaged and subject to a social and economic agenda imposed from the top down in order to ensure the control of the Chinese Communist Party over Tibet.”
‘TOKENISTIC AND SUPERFICIAL’
KFC first entered China in 1987, and now has just over 5,000 outlets in more than 1,100 locations across the country, most of them company-owned, Yum Brands says on its website. The Lhasa KFC opened Tuesday, a woman from the Shenli Shidai shopping centre property rental department confirmed to AFP.
Yum declined to comment on the opening, but the company previously said it would “provide employment opportunities and support the development of the regional supply chain”. Images of the interior posted online showed a large image of the Potala Palace, the historic residence of the Dalai Lamas, and triangle motifs labelled with Tibetan mountain names in English, including Qomolangma, the local name for Everest.
Such design elements “may play well with Chinese and foreign tourists who want a little fast culture with their fast food but the onus is on Yum to show that its commitment to the community is not tokenistic and superficial”, said Currie of Free Tibet.
KFC had plans to enter region as early as 2004, but pulled the plug on the idea, saying it was not yet economically feasible. The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, wrote a letter of protest to Yum at the time, declaring that the cruel treatment endured by chickens raised and killed for KFC “violates Tibetan values”.
In December, Xinhua reported that KFC also plans to build a 4.67-hectare frozen storage facility in Lhasa’s suburbs “to prepare for further expansion in the region”.
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Trouble in Tibet – The importance of Tibetan Well-Being
Trouble in Tibet – Problem of Tibetan Well-Being. It is easy to discuss Importance of Well-Being in General Terms. Can Dr. Richard J. Davidson Deconstruct Red China’s Evil Mind to secure Well-Being of Tibetans living under Chinese Repressive Rule?
I am asking for a Discussion About Importance of Tibetan Well-Being for there is Trouble in Tibet. I ask as to Who, When and Where will discuss Problem of Tibetan Well-Being. General discussions about Importance of Well-Being may have no material impact on Well-Being of Specific Communities who live under Occupation by repressive regimes. How to Deconstruct Red China’s Evil-Mindedness?
The Trouble in Tibet originates from Red China – Evil One. Her use of deception, craftiness, cunning, deceitful and wicked practices are ruining lives of innocent Tibetans without reason. Red China’s military occupation is detrimental to Tibetan Well-Being. Red China is Evil-Minded, and Evil-Hearted because of her malicious nature and she does Evil habitually. Is it possible to take ‘Evil’ out of Evil-Minded Red China?
DALAI LAMA AND OTHER LEADERS IN LIVESTREAM DISCUSSION ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF WELL-BEING
Posted by AMY BUCCI of National Geographic Staff on March 8, 2016
Trouble in Tibet. Red China Fools All People All The Time. Praying for descent of Swarm of Trillions of Honey Bees to sting and defeat People’s Liberation Army and force their withdrawal from occupied Tibet.
How might the world look 15 years from now if we choose well-being today? While economic prosperity has generally increased, why haven’t happiness and well-being? How can we decrease the costs related to depression and stress-related disorders that are projected to double to U.S. $6 trillion by 2030? How can we learn to be happy, to be kind, and to be grateful?
TROUBLE IN TIBET – PROBLEM OF TIBETAN WELL-BEING. DISCUSSION ABOUT IMPORTANCE OF WELL-BEING AT CAPITOL THEATER, MADISON, WISCONSIN
Along with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin is gathering world leaders in science, health care and media to alter humanity’s course by sharing how we can cultivate well-being in ourselves, our communities and the world.
You’re invited to “The World We Make” live-stream event on Wednesday, March 9 at 1:30 p.m. CST with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The live-stream is brought to you by the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the National Geographic Society and the Mind & Life Institute.
The event will be moderated by ABC News correspondent Dan Harris.
What does well-being mean to you? How do you make the world a kinder, wiser, more compassionate place? Tell us using the hashtag #maketheworld on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and your post may be featured live at the event.
Please come back at 1:30PM CST/2:30PM EST on Wednesday, March 9 to view the livestream below.
HINDUSTAN TIMES Dalai Lama to discuss global well-being with experts at US meet today
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi Updated: Mar 09, 2016 12:50 IST
His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the presenters of the morning session of the discussion “The World We Make” in Madison, WI, USA on March 9, 2016. Photo/Jeremy Russell/OHHDL
The Dalai Lama, who is a regular at the university, has espoused concepts such as secular ethics – which states that all humans, regardless of religion or background, should treat each other with compassion.
The Centre for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and a panel of experts at a live-streamed event aimed at promoting global well-being on Wednesday.
The event, The World We Make, will be held in the Capitol Theatre at the Overture Centre for the Arts in Madison, Wisconsin, at 1.30 pm central time. The panel, moderated by ABC News anchor Dan Harris, will focus on how the world will look if the concept of well-being is put into practice. The event will be broadcast internationally through live streaming, thanks to a partnership with the National Geographic Society and the Mind and Life Institute.
“The science we are doing at UW–Madison is providing crucial evidence to support the idea that simple, secular mental practices can help people cultivate well-being,” says Davidson. “However, scientific research is not sufficient in itself. We need partnerships with global thought leaders like His Holiness the Dalai Lama to catalyse these conversations about well-being and inspire people to view it as a skill that can be learned.”
Concepts such as secular ethics — which states that all humans, regardless of religion or background, should treat each other with compassion — has been espoused by the Dalai Lama, who is a regular at the university. The other panelists at the event include:
Richard Davidson: The founder of the Center for Healthy Minds, he is best known for his groundbreaking research on emotion and the human brain.
Sona Dimidjian: An associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder, his research addresses issues regarding the treatment and prevention of depression – with emphasis on the mental health of women during pregnancy and postpartum.
Soma Stout: She is the executive external lead for health improvement of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the executive lead of 100 Million Healthier Lives, which brings together hundreds of partners across global communities to ensure healthier lives for over 100 million people by 2020.
Dan Harris: A correspondent of ABC News, he is the co-anchor for the weekend edition of ‘Good Morning America’, and a regular contributor to shows such as ‘Nightline’, ‘20/20’ and ‘World News Tonight’.
The sponsors of the event include PwC, a multinational professional services network; Steelcase, a professional firm; and ambassador sponsors Chade-Meng Tan, Jeffrey C Walker and Ready Set Productions.
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