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Cold War in Asia – Lesson. 2 – Communism Conquers Tibet

Tibet is the first victim of the spread of Communism to Asia

Red China took possession of Tibet or seized Tibet using her superior military power. Red China told a lie when she claimed about Peaceful Liberation of Tibet by People’s Liberation Army. Red China is an occupying force that faces eviction from Tibet when Peace, Freedom, and Justice will prevail again.

The Cold War in Asia. The Spread of Communism to Tibet.

The Cold War in Asia began in 1949 with the spread of Communism to mainland China. The spread of Communism has not stopped.

For Tibetans, there is no hope for “Meaningful Autonomy” if The Communist Party of China rules over their daily lives.

Red Dragon – Red China – Hegemonist

**Whole Hegemonist – The Future of Red China’s Expansionism – Beijing Doomed.**

Hegemony refers to dominance of one nation over others. Hegemonism is the policy or practice of a nation in aggressively expanding its influence over other countries.

Red China heralded her hegemonistic policy in 1949 when she announced to the world that she would use military force to occupy Tibet which declared full independence on February 13, 1913. In October 1950, Red China attacked Tibet overcoming weak Tibetan resistance and occupied 965, 000 square miles of Tibetan territory which now represents one quarter of Red China’s landmass. This Tibetan territory includes entire Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and regions found in Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Red China’s policy of Hegemonism is nothing new. Red China will prevail with her military aggression in South China Sea if Red China is not evicted from Tibet.

#1 You Don’t Need To Fight A War To Win A War

I submit that we need not always Fight a War to Win a War. At Special Frontier Force, I am known as ‘Doomsayer of Doom Dooma’. I am claiming that we will Win our War against Tibet’s military occupation without fighting a War with Red China for I predict ‘Beijing Is Doomed’ and Red China set herself on irreversible path of Self-Destruction.

Rudra Narasimham Rebbapragada
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-4162, USA
Special Frontier Force-Establishment 22-Vikas Regiment

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Game Theory: A New Twist To The South China Sea

**RED DRAGON – RED CHINA – DICTATORIAL REGIME. RED CHINA CREATED TERRITORIAL DISPUTES WITH ALL OF HER REGIONAL NEIGHBORS FOR SHE IS EVIL POWER.**

Posted By: BRINDA BANERJEE Posted date: August 20, 2015 03:15:04 PM

If you haven’t heard of “HEGEMON” and you’re a geostrategy enthusiast, you’re missing out on a very interesting experience. Developed by the Potomac Foundation, the multiplayer game allows users to take on the identities of different countries, complete with resources and political agendas.

Before you write it off as yet another game imitating life, consider this: Hegemon has quickly become a favorite with strategists and academicians who use the simulation to test different approaches and evaluate results.

Players can take on the roles of the United States, China and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region; from budgeting and strategizing to managing military and technological needs, the ‘game’ involves enacting real-world geopolitical relationships on-screen.
Perhaps the most interesting implication of the game is that it allows users to test the waters, so as to speak, on the South China Sea issue. And the revelations are rather edifying.

China could gain a hegemony on the South China Sea

As per an article first published in the Lowy Interpreter, China could gain and sustain a hegemony on the South China Sea without every actually having to resort to armed conflict. The South China Sea issue has been in the news frequently over the past year owing to a rise in hostile disputes over territory between the various claimants. China, most noticeably, has ‘reclaimed’ several territories and undertaken construction operations on the same, much to the chagrin of other stakeholders. As of this past month, the state has halted its actions in the region in keeping with an international effort to resolve the dispute peacefully. However, as the game has revealed, there are other ways in which the state could monopolize the region. Here are some possible outcomes to mull over.

#1 You Don’t Need To Fight A War To Win A War

A very big part of war strategy is avoiding war altogether. You must prepare to excel at the worst, but still keep it from happening at any cost. In the game, only 50% of the region takes to violence across a span of two decades. Instead, the more probable outcome is that countries turn to brokering agreements. It’s interesting to note that the matter of who plays the game affects what the outcome is: military personnel are more likely to opt for confrontational tactics while academics are more prone to choosing the non-combative options.

#2 The Role Of Russia

While Russia isn’t a claimant in the South China Sea issue, or even a regional stakeholder, the state does exert a considerable amount of influence on the area’s security and stability. Alliances and enmities with Russia can go a long way towards affecting the regional balance of power. History has proven that power in geopolitical conflicts is best consolidated through a formidable military presence in the region in question, and the fact that Russia is a significant contributor to the international weapons market all but guarantees Moscow a say-so in the South China Sea issue.

#3 What Would Vietnam Do?

Vietnam makes for a very interesting entry point into the South China Sea dispute because the state is a claimant in the territorial conflict and clearly opposed to Chinese monopoly in the greater South Asian region, but it still continues to be something of a wild card. The country has a land border in common with Beijing, so it serves Vietnam’s security interests to maintain peaceful ties with China. One probable outcome, as we see played out in Hegemon only too often, is that Hanoi is likely to forsake a portion of its stakes in the South China Sea issue in exchange for a decreased Chinese military presence at its borders.

#4 Diplomacy & Perseverance

Many real-world experts have argued that China will seek to avoid open confrontation simply because the costs of war are too high and the state has identified another means to the same end: diplomatic channels. China currently enjoys a position of enviable influence in the region. The current geopolitical landscape of South Asia is marked by an eagerness to either ally with China or, at the very least, avoid an armed conflict with the state. Analysts argue that by simply waiting it out China stands to gain more. As such, if China were to solidify its identity as the dominant regional power it would serve a severe blow to the United States’ ‘pivot to Asia’ strategy.

#5 Deterrence or Destruction?

Yet others argue that even if China were to persevere at the long game, there is no guarantee that other Asian states will concede to its hegemony in the region. China has a historical rival in Japan, and if things were to come to a head, the latter is most likely to align with the United States in an effort to maintain the status quo in Asia. In this case, the arms race and support gathering may result in a more pronounced divide than ever before, and scholars warn that the world might soon be looking at another iteration of the Cold War.

Interesting though it is to see how closely the game imitates real life and vice-versa, theorists will argue against basing actual strategy on gameplay simply because two crucial elements- the stakes involved and the time in hand- do not represent real-time situations accurately. Defeat in a game and defeat on a battlefield are two very different experiences indeed. And while overnight developments are not completely unheard of in military history, most issues develop gradually and decision-makers have months, even years, to chart the most preferred course of action.

So, while geostrategy buffs can definitely learn a thing or two about the South China Sea issue from Hegemon, and maybe even test-drive a few theories, the real world is, as they say, a totally different ballgame.

About the author

BRINDA BANERJEE

Brinda Banerjee is a researcher working on security, armed conflict and military policies. She holds a Bachelor’s in Journalism (with Honors), a Master’s in Peace and Conflict Studies and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in state responses to internal conflict. Brinda writes extensively about current events, conflict resolution and geopolitical dynamics in the modern world.

China cracks down on Tibet CPC officials over links with Dalai Lama

Clipped from: https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/china-cracks-down-on-tibet-cpc-officials-over-links-with-dalai-lama/723050.html

Beijing, February 2

China’s ruling Communist Party is cracking down on its officials who are taking part in religious activities violating party’s ideology of adhering to atheism and secretly maintaining contacts with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who has been branded as “separatist” by Beijing.

A video produced by the Tibetan provincial government has revealed cases in the region where local Communist Party of China (CPC) members violated the CPC regulations on religion, anti-separatism and anti-corruption, state-run Global Times reported on Saturday.

So far, three officials have been expelled from the party and 10 others received a warning, the report said.

The Tibetan authority attaches great importance to the party discipline consistent with a nationwide campaign to strengthen the party management. It regulated 46 violations by local CPC members, including religious beliefs, according to the video produced by the publicity department of the regional commission for discipline inspection of Tibet and Tibet television.

The video, part of a four-episode series featuring the region’s efforts on anti-corruption and regulating the party members, was aired from January 28 to 31 on Tibet television, the report said.

Buddhism is a widely popular religion in Tibet, which is governed by the CPC ever since China took control of it in 1950. Despite his exile in India since 1959, the Dalai Lama remains the most revered religious figure in the Himalayan region.

The CPC remains an atheist organization. Thus, CPC members are banned from religious beliefs, because they can only believe in Marxism and believing in other religions means betrayal of their chosen belief and it will shake their belief in Marxism and separate them from the party, Xiong Kunxin, an ethnic studies professor at Tibet University in Lhasa, told the Global Times. — PTI

Special Frontier Force – Establishment 22 – Vikas Regiment: This badge represents a military alliance/pact between India, Tibet, and the United States of America. Its first combat mission was in Chittagong Hill Tracts which unfolded on 03 November 1971. It was named Operation Eagle. It accomplished its mission of securing peace in the region that is now knownas Republic of Bangladesh.

Cold War in Asia – Lesson. 1 -The Birth of One-Party Governance in Peking poses threat to Democracy

From September 21, 1949 to September 24, 2026, The System of One-Party Governance in Peking remains as a Security Threat

On September 21, 1949 Mao Zedong revealed plan for One-Party Governance of mainland China establishing Single-Party System or Party-State. On September 24, 2026, the Communist Party of China continues to pose threat to Democracy, Freedom, Peace, and Justice in Asia.

On September 21, 1949, Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong revealed Plan for One-Party Governance of mainland China establishing Single-Party System or Party-State. On September 24, 2026, the Communist Party of China continues to pose threat to Democracy, Peace, and Justice in Asia.

Mao Zedong outlines the New Chinese Government – September 21, 1949

Clipped from: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mao-zedong-outlines-the-new-chinese-government?

Cold War

1949

At the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Peking, Mao Zedong announces that the new Chinese government will be “under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.”

The September 1949 conference in Peking was both a celebration of the communist victory in the long civil war against Nationalist Chinese forces and the unveiling of the communist regime that would henceforth rule over China. Mao and his communist supporters had been fighting against what they claimed was a corrupt and decadent Nationalist government in China since the 1920s. Despite massive U.S. support for the Nationalist regime, Mao’s forces were victorious in 1949 and drove the Nationalist government onto the island of Taiwan. In September, with cannons firing salutes and ceremonial flags waving, Mao announced the victory of communism in China and vowed to establish the constitutional and governmental framework to protect the “people’s revolution.”

In outlining the various committees and agencies to be established under the new regime, Mao announced that “Our state system of the People’s Democratic Dictatorship is a powerful weapon for safeguarding the fruits of victory of the people’s revolution and for opposing plots of foreign and domestic enemies to stage a comeback. We must firmly grasp this weapon.” He denounced those who opposed the communist government as “imperialistic and domestic reactionaries.” In the future, China would seek the friendship of “the Soviet Union and the new democratic countries.” Mao also claimed that communism would help end reputation as a lesser-developed country. “The era in which the Chinese were regarded as uncivilized is now over. We will emerge in the world as a highly civilized nation.” On October 1, 1949, the People’s Republic of China was formally announced, with Mao Zedong as its leader. He would remain in charge of the nation until his death in 1976.

Whole Karma – Chakrata Karma – Exploring the Doctrine of Predestination on September 22

Predestined – Who chooses the Yoke of Slavery?

**Chakrata Karma – Exploring the Doctrine of Predestination on September 22**

Yes Indeed, Life is Complicated. Willingly no one chooses the Yoke of Slavery. The complexity of Life is about the choices we make. Sometimes, the pursuit of Freedom can come with the trappings of Slavery. On September 22, I explore the doctrine of Predestination.

**Chakrata Karma – Exploring the Doctrine of Predestination on September 22**. My Living Experience of Pain, Humiliation, and Loss of Face is Predestined. On September 22, I explore the role of my Birth Star Moola, Sagittarius Constellation in the operation of the mechanisms of Predestination.

**Chakrata Karma – Exploring the Doctrine of Predestination on September 22. September 22–This Day in History–The Journey of Simon Cyrene from Freedom to the Yoke of Slavery**

Simon Cyrene was predestined to bear the burden of the Cross and follow Jesus Christ on His final journey at the conclusion of His earthly mission to deliver Peace and Freedom to the mankind.

On September 22, 1971, I was Taken on Strength (TOS) of Establishment No. 22, Vikas Regiment, Special Frontier Force, a military organization created in response to ‘The Cold War in Asia.’

On Tuesday, September 22, 2026, I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan to welcome the first day of Fall Season. Today, I claim that my Dream for Freedom in Occupied Tibet got transformed into an ordeal of Slavery in a nation which abolished Slavery with a presidential proclamation on September 22.

On September 22, 1971, I had the freedom to reject my posting to Establishment 22. I was given the choice to choose or decline rendering military service in support of Freedom in Occupied Tibet.

The choice to serve in Establishment 22 comes with risks for its military mission differs from the military mission of the Indian Army which I joined to defend India from attacks by foreign aggressors.

It may appear that I am making my own choices in accepting calculated risks to my life. On September 22, 2026, I am still struggling to reconcile with the choices I made in the past. Now, I must reconcile with the reality of my Slavery while living in a country which sponsored my quest for Freedom in Occupied Tibet.

On September 22, 2026, I have no hope that I may arrive at the final destination of my life at the conclusion of my earthly existence. Chakrata in Uttarakhand, India represents the struggle ahead, a struggle waiting for me before I can arrive at the final destination of my life. Jesus Christ cannot set me free for the Yoke of Slavery is predestined.

Simon Cyrene

September 22. This Day in History. What Happened on this Day?

Chakrata Karma – Exploring the Doctrine of Predestination on September 22. The Emancipation Proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln has failed to abolish the practice of Slavery, Involuntary Servitude, and Forced Labor. In 1996, these practices of Slavery got resurrected and are introduced into the Union territory by the secular laws enacted by the US Congress which violate the Principle of Equal Protection under Law.

On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million black slaves in the United States and recasts the Civil War as a fight against slavery.

When the Civil War broke out in 1861, shortly after Lincoln’s inauguration as America’s 16th president, he maintained that the war was about restoring the Union and not about slavery. He avoided issuing an anti-slavery proclamation immediately, despite the urgings of abolitionists and radical Republicans, as well as his personal belief that slavery was morally repugnant. Instead, Lincoln chose to move cautiously until he could gain wide support from the public for such a measure.

Chakrata Karma – Exploring the Doctrine of Predestination on September 22: Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln during September 1862. United States has officially abolished the practice of slavery. In 1996, the US institutionalized the practice of Servitude and the Union has transformed from a ‘Free State’ into a ‘Slave State.‘

In July 1862, Lincoln informed his cabinet that he would issue an emancipation proclamation but that it would exempt the so-called border states, which had slaveholders but remained loyal to the Union. His cabinet persuaded him not to make the announcement until after a Union victory. Lincoln’s opportunity came following the Union win at the Battle of Antietam in September 1862. On September 22, the president announced that slaves in areas still in rebellion within 100 days would be free.

On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the final Emancipation Proclamation, which declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebel states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” The proclamation also called for the recruitment and establishment of black military units among the Union forces. An estimated 180,000 African-Americans went on to serve in the army, while another 18,000 served in the navy.

After the Emancipation Proclamation, backing the Confederacy was seen as favoring slavery. It became impossible for anti-slavery nations such as Great Britain and France, who had been friendly to the Confederacy, to get involved on behalf of the South. The proclamation also unified and strengthened Lincoln’s party, the Republicans, helping them stay in power for the next two decades.

The proclamation was a presidential order and not a law passed by Congress, so Lincoln then pushed for an antislavery amendment to the U.S. Constitution to ensure its permanence. With the passage of the 13th Amendment in 1865, slavery was eliminated throughout America (although blacks would face another century of struggle before they truly began to gain equal rights).

Lincoln’s handwritten draft of the final Emancipation Proclamation was destroyed in the Chicago Fire of 1871. Today, the original official version of the document is housed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2026. MY PASSION FOR FREEDOM IN OCCUPIED TIBET WHICH BEGAN AT CHAKRATA DOES NOT RECONCILE WITH MY SLAVERY OF TODAY. THE SCENIC BEAUTY OF CHAKRATA PLAYED NO ROLE IN THE CHOICE I MADE ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1971.

Chakrata is not the final destination of my life. It is just the beginning of a struggle that remains ahead, both in terms of time and location. The quest for Freedom in Occupied Tibet traps me in Slavery. I live in the United Sates as a Slave; I live in a Free Nation that sponsored my Love for Freedom in Tibet.

Whole Secret – Whole Fantasy – Where is Tibet?

Where is Tibet? The US-China Fantasy Relationship

Whole Secret – Whole Fantasy: The US-China relationship is just a “Fantasy” for the adulterous relationship began without taking into consideration the fact of Tibet’s legitimate presence in the global community of nations.

In my analysis, the US-China relationship is just a ‘Fantasy’ for the adulterous relationship began without taking into consideration the fact of Tibet’s legitimate presence among the global community of nations.

Rudra Narasimham Rebbapragada

SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE

Where Does Tibet Fit Into the US-China Relationship? | The Diplomat

Clipped from: https://thediplomat.com/2019/05/where-does-tibet-fit-into-the-us-china-relationship/

Image Credit: Flickr/ Laika ac

With the U.S. ambassador’s visit, Tibet may again be poised to play a larger role in US-China relations.

Through May 25, U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad is on a rare visit to Tibet, the first by a U.S. envoy to the Chinese autonomous region since 2015. His trip includes official meetings and stops at religious and cultural sites in bid to raise concerns about religious freedom restrictions and cultural and linguistic preservation, according to the State Department.

Tibet, geographically on China’s western flank, is a gateway to South Asia, and has been a perennial source of political sensitivity for Beijing. China’s trepidation over foreign influence and the U.S. connection to Tibet is not completely unfounded. Prior to the normalization of China-U.S. relations, the CIA funneled funding to the Dalai Lama — an influential spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism now exiled in India — and the Tibetan community to support covert activities against China. The program was canceled as then-President Richard Nixon set off on his landmark trip to Beijing in 1972. Since then, U.S. ties to Tibet have been kept more at an arm’s length, with periodic calls for the upholding of individual rights broadly and the provision of aid to safeguard Tibetan identity. And over the past year, Beijing’s approach to Tibet has attracted less attention in the United States than the Chinese government’s expansive security policies in neighboring Xinjiang, another nominally autonomous ethnic region in China.

The ethno-religious identity and status of Tibetan Buddhists lies at the heart of tensions between central authorities, the local government, and the local population. While the region is administered by the People’s Republic of China, China’s sovereign claim is contested by some groups. Beijing traces is control back to the rule of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and of course a 1951 agreement that declared Tibet’s “peaceful liberation”; others hold that the People’s Liberation Army invaded and occupied the territory. Under Beijing’s administration, religious and other activities are restricted to quell and thwart dissent and uprisings. Although detention centers have been piloted in Xinjiang, Tibet is also subject to heightened cybersurveillance, a repertoire of surveillance and repression by authorities, and the promotion of Han Chinese migration and mixed marriages to the region to bolster “national unity.”

This week’s high-profile U.S. visit in Tibet may be appealing to both Beijing and Washington, albeit for different reasons. Certainly, both are looking to frame their relationship in terms that extend beyond trade disagreements as the latest round of bilateral negotiations crumbles. A successful trip in Beijing’s eyes will highlight the coexistence of Han Chinese and Tibetans, the modernization of Tibet, and initiatives to support Tibetan culture, language, and Buddhism; a stark contrast from Beijing’s policies toward Muslim communities in neighboring Xinjiang. Conversely, for Washington, this trip can be viewed as a move by the Trump administration to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to protecting human rights, a facet of Trump’s foreign policy that has been criticized, notably in the context of U.S.-China relations.

However, it may be hard to disentangle the actual motivations for the Tibet visit. Instead, the Trump administration, frustrated by the state of trade negotiations, may be taking a more instrumental position toward Tibet and using it to indirectly pressure Beijing over a political charged region. Even if the trip is motivated by a desire to raise rights awareness, one visit to Tibet by Branstad is unlikely to overturn criticisms that the Trump administration is reluctant to center human rights issues as a key component of the U.S.-China relationship. This criticism has been voiced both by international rights watchdogs, like Human Rights Watch, and from bipartisan members of the U.S. Congress, frustrated by the executive branch’s slowed actions. Washington, once a pioneer on these issues, has ceded its international leadership role under the current administration in favor of issuing human rights criticisms more selectively.

With respect to Tibet, some have expressed concern that China’s growing international power may have dampened support and narrowed the political space for the “Free Tibet” movement. Still, the United States passed the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act in late 2018, which would require the U.S. government to punish officials who restrict access to Tibet for U.S. diplomats, journalists, academics, and other citizens traveling to the region. Although the law may unintentionally lead to a dip in visits by Tibetan delegations to the United States, the ratcheting up of pressure may possibly nudge China to review the ways in which it accords access to Tibetan areas.

Nevertheless, it remains to be seen if Tibetans will stand to benefit from the temporary diplomatic spotlight brought by Branstad’s brief tour.

Whole Fantasy – America’s China Fantasy is destined to fail

**America’s China Fantasy from its very beginning in 1971-72 is destined to fail. Doomed American Fantasy – Read The Writing On The Made in China Label – Wake Up Call For America.**

I was serving in Doom Dooma, Tinsukia District, Assam, India and a witness to the foreign policy initiative of the US President Richard M. Nixon in 1971-72 with which the Americans began to chase the illusion called ‘China Fantasy’. The American plan is doomed from its very inception for it involved the backstabbing of Tibet and overlooking the evil actions of the Communist regime in China.

Rudra Narasimham Rebbapragada

Special Frontier Force-Establishment No.22-Vikas Regiment

***Doomed Gun of Doom Dooma: China Fantasy Doomed on February 21, 1972 with 37th US President Richard M Nixon’s Visit to Peking.***

**America’s China Fantasy from its very beginning in 1971-72 is destined to fail.**

China is our greatest foreign policy issue. But neither Trump nor Biden have it right.

Xi Jinping’s China is fundamentally different from the past. Neither Donald Trump’s nor Joe Biden’s approach fully responds to that new reality.

Robert Robb, Arizona Republic

The most important foreign policy issue for the next American president will undoubtedly be relations with China. Unfortunately, neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden have an approach grounded in reality, with a clear-eyed view of our national interests.

Ever since economic reforms were launched by Deng Xiaoping in the late 1980s, the bipartisan consensus was that the best approach to China was engagement. As China grew more prosperous and less insulated, the thinking went, economic liberalization could lead to political liberalization as well. Or, at a minimum, China could be a non-threatening participant in the world’s economy and affairs.

This was not as naive an expectation, or at least hope, as sometimes depicted today. There were examples of countries with authoritarian systems of state capitalism evolving into democracies with true market economies. South Korea is the most obvious example.

Indeed, a “peaceful rise” of China was one of Deng’s objectives. And that was the approach taken by his successors until current China strongman Xi Jinping.

Trump is using Biden’s support for China joining the World Trade Organization in 2001 against him. But, at the time, that was a prudent move and consistent with American interests as they were then perceived.

Xi’s China is different now

All this changed with Xi, who has jettisoned much of Deng’s approach to China’s development.

Deng believed in communal and rotating leadership. Xi has had himself appointed authoritarian-in-chief for life.

Xi is remaking China to return the Communist Party as the central focus of all life in the country. The government is to serve the party. And private businesses are to serve the government.

Markets are still used to allocate resources more efficiently than heavy-handed central planning. But there are no such things as truly private businesses in Xi’s China. Their ultimate purpose is to serve the interests of the party.

A “peaceful rise” has been abandoned. The purpose of trade is no longer principally to improve living standards. It is to increase the reach and leverage of the government and party. Militarily and diplomatically, China is seeking to dominate its region and intimidate other countries in the Asia-Pacific.

With Xi’s China, the expectations or hopes that underlay the engagement approach are a lost cause. External engagement isn’t going to change Xi’s China. Only domestic political upheaval that rejects Xi Thought will do that. And that doesn’t appear to be on the horizon.

The US should do 2 things differently

The reality of Xi’s China warrants an abandonment of the engagement approach. There should be two strategic objectives to a new approach to China.

►First, insulate the American economy from China to the maximum extent possible. Among foreign policy boffins, this is referred to as “decoupling.”

►Second, increase the military and diplomatic capacity of China’s neighbors, so every regional conflict involving China doesn’t automatically become a conflict with the United States. Our current role as the de facto security guarantor in the region isn’t in our best interests.

What Trump gets wrong on tariffs

Tariffs are one tool that could be used in decoupling. Trump has famously declared himself to be Tariff Man. And his administration currently has tariffs in place on roughly $370 billion worth of Chinese goods.

But decoupling isn’t the true strategic objective of Trump and his tariffs. Trump believes that the score between countries is kept by the balance of trade. The purpose of Trump’s tariffs is to serve as leverage to get China to purchase more American goods. Indeed, he reduced some tariffs and pulled the plug on others in exchange for a Chinese promise to do exactly that.

Biden gets engagement wrong

In an essay for Foreign Affairs magazine, Biden makes clear that he still believes in the engagement approach.

The principal problem with Trump’s approach, according to Biden, is that it is unilateral. Biden promises to create a coalition with allies to pressure China to change troublesome behavior in trade. But to continue cooperation with China on things where, as Biden puts it, “our interests converge.” He specifically mentions climate change, nonproliferation and global health security.

There is no such get-tough-on-China coalition to be had. There’s some spine in China’s neighbors. But none in the European Union, whose trade leverage would be necessary to get China’s full attention.

Trump’s instinct is to reduce the exposure of the U.S. to regional conflicts elsewhere. But he has no strategic vision about getting from here to there.

In his essay, Biden doubles down on the commitment to be the region’s security guarantor, a role whose risks vastly exceed the benefits to the United States.

Trump’s erraticism or Biden’s return to unproductive engagement. Sadly, that’s the choice.

Robert Robb is an editorial columnist for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, where this column originally appeared. Follow him on Twitter: @RJRobb

Whole Story – US Policy on Tibet is not Working

Whole Legacy – The US Policy on Tibet is not Working

**US President Donald Trump (2nd L) holds a bilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping (R) at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, US, on April 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters**

US Policy on Tibet is not working. It will not work until and unless the US revises US Policy on Communist China. If Communism remains the ruling doctrine of China, no US Policy on Tibet will work. United States has no choice other than that of containing, engaging, confronting, and opposing China’s Communism.

Rudra Narasimham Rebbapragada

Special Frontier Force-Establishment 22-Vikas Regiment

US Congressman Calls for New US Policy on Tibet

Clipped from: https://www.voanews.com/a/us-congressman-new-tibet-policy/3891693.html

**DOOMED AMERICAN CHINA FANTASY. US CONGRESSMAN JIM McGOVERN, D-Mass., CALLS FOR NEW US POLICY ON TIBET.**

FILE – Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 7, 2014. McGovern is calling for a new U.S. policy on Tibet.

WASHINGTON —

Congressman Jim McGovern is calling for a new U.S. policy on Tibet, saying “the status quo isn’t working” and urging U.S. businesses to raise the issue of human rights in Tibet with Chinese business partners.

“It’s important that the U.S. have a policy toward Tibet because the status quo isn’t working,” McGovern, a Democrat from Massachusetts, told VOA Mandarin. “The Chinese government is just getting worse on a whole range of issues — jailing more and more Tibetans in Tibet and in the Tibetan region, so I think we need to re-assess. … We need to start walking the walk.”

US Congressman Calls for New US Policy on Tibet

China says the Himalayan region has been part of its realm for more than seven centuries and considers the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, to be a dangerous separatist.

Many Tibetans insist they were essentially independent for most of that time and have protested what they regard as China’s heavy-handed rule since Chinese army units crossed the Yangtze River into eastern Tibet in 1950.

Congressional visit

Last month, McGovern traveled to Nepal and the north Indian hill town of Dharamsala, where the Dalai Lama has been in exile from Tibet for almost 60 years. The eight-person House delegation led by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, wanted to make China aware that they would not stand down in their campaign for human rights in Tibet.

Watch: US Congressman Calls for China to Show Flexibility on Tibet

The delegation, including a lone Republican, Wisconsin’s Jim Sensenbrenner, met with the Dalai Lama.

“His Holiness is not a separatist … but he wants to go home and so do his people,” McGovern said.

“China is one of the great powers of the world, they’re doing great things on climate change,” he said, adding he’s always puzzled that China “is paranoid over this monk, and paranoid over his message.”

McGovern is the sponsor of the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017. He introduced the bipartisan bill in the House in April with Congressman Randy Hultgren, a Republican from Illinois. Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, and Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Wisconsin, introduced a companion bill in the Senate.

US Congressman Poses Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act

Travel in US

McGovern described his bill as saying, “we will treat you like you treat us” in that it calls for restricting where Chinese can visit in the United States in the same way China restricts United States officials, journalists and other citizens in Tibetan areas of the People’s Republic of China.

“If China wants its citizens and officials to travel freely in the U.S., Americans must be able to travel freely in China, including Tibet,” McGovern echoes on his website.

He also wants the U.S. to “publicly call on the Chinese government to restart the direct dialog that used to exist between the Chinese government and the Tibetan people. That needs to be restarted.”

McGovern said he wants the United States to appoint a special coordinator on Tibet as soon as possible to help elevate these issues.

“We’ve also talked about working with other countries and establishing what we call A Group of Friends on Tibet who would meet regularly and publicly to assess the situation in Tibet, and whether there’s been progress or not,” he added.

US Congressman: US Firms Can Raise Issue of Tibet With Chinese Counterparts

McGovern, who is co-chair of the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, told VOA that while U.S. and Chinese companies profit from trading with each other, if U.S. companies “know what’s happening and you don’t say anything [about human rights in Tibet], then you’re complicit. China wants to do business with you. You want to do business with China but that doesn’t mean you can’t raise the issue of human rights.”

In the interview with VOA Mandarin, McGovern, who has been arrested three times protesting human rights violations in Sudan, said he is also concerned about human rights in Hong Kong, and China’s treatment of the ethnic minority group, the Uighurs.

‘We’re not perfect’

Listing hate crimes and attacks against members of the Muslim community, threats against Jewish community centers and hate crimes against the LGBTQ community, McGovern said he also worries about human rights in the United States, “so we’re not perfect.”

None of that, however, should lessen the attention paid to Tibet, McGovern said.

“I think the Chinese government thinks this issue will just go away. The Dalai Lama is in his 80s, and they think at some point he won’t be around and everybody will forget,” McGovern said.

But, he stressed, “we’re not going away, and this issue is not going away, and we’re going to keep on bringing it up over, and over, and over again until there’s some change.”

This story originated with VOA Mandarin.

**DOOMED AMERICAN CHINA FANTASY – US HOUSE REPRESENTATIVE JIM McGOVERN CALLS FOR NEW US POLICY ON TIBET.**

Whole Story – Whole Demand – Demanding Trump – Dalai Lama Meeting to Resolve Tibet-China Border Dispute

The Cold War in Asia – Resolve Tibet-China Border Dispute

***“The Story of America Makes Everyone Free.” Whole Story – Whole Demand – Demanding Trump – Dalai Lama Meeting to Resolve Tibet-China Border Dispute***

On behalf of Special Frontier Force, I demand Trump – Dalai Lama Meeting. It is “only logical” for we work together to uphold the doctrine of Democracy when it engages, contains, confronts, and opposes the doctrine of Communism. Tibet is the very first victim of the spread of Communism to Asia. Tibet-China Border Dispute is a mere symptom of the Cold War in Asia.

TIBET LEADER SAYS IT IS ‘ONLY LOGICAL’ TRUMP MEETS DALAI LAMA AFTER VISIT TO 3 MAJOR SACRED PLACES

Tibet’s PM in exile is disappointed that Trump did not visit the Buddhist monk despite touring the Vatican and Saudi Arabia.

BY NANDINI KRISHNAMOORTHY

May 25, 2017 07:06 BST

Donald Trump meets with Pope Francis in the Vatican. Reuters

After embarking on a visit to Muslim, Jewish and Christian lands during his first official overseas tour, it is now “logical “for US President Donald Trump to visit the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s prime minister in exile Lobsang Sangay has said.

Trump is scheduled to meet NATO leaders on Thursday (25 May). Earlier in the week, he visited Saudi Arabia, Israel and Palestine and met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday.

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“Donald Trump … has been to all three major sacred places of three major traditions,” Sangay said on Wednesday (24 May). “So, what is left is Buddhism and his holiness the Dalai Lama is the most prominent Buddhist leaders in the world,” Sangay.

The leader in exile is currently on a visit to Washington and was speaking at the Heritage Foundation think tank there, Reuters reports.

“If he [Trump] can meet with all leaders of major traditions, I think it’s just logical that he meets the most prominent Buddhist leader,” he said.

The Dalai Lama has met all the four previous US presidents, greatly angering China.

Beijing considers Tibet a breakaway province and has accused the Dalai Lama of promoting independence for Tibet from the rest of China. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk has been saying that he only wants a higher degree of freedom for his homeland Tibet. He fled his hometown after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959.

Although the Dalai Lama has not yet been invited to meet Trump, Sangay said: “We are Tibetans. We are perennially optimistic.”

If Trump were to meet the spiritual leader, it could put in jeopardy negotiations with Beijing as the US is relying on China to do more to rein in an increasingly belligerent North Korea and its pursuit of nuclear and missile programme. Because of this it would be premature to talk about a meeting between Trump and the Buddhist monk, a Trump administration official told Reuters this week.

The Dalai Lama has met all the four previous US presidents, greatly angering China. Reuters file photo

The Dalai Lama was reportedly planning to visit the US in April, but it was pushed to June because of a hectic schedule. Washington is still not part of the monk’s June itinerary, Sangay said earlier this month.

China had recently asked Washington to “carefully handle” the Tibetan issue after top US lawmakers, including Nancy Pelosi, visited the Dalai Lama at his headquarters in north India in a bid to draw attention to human rights in Tibet.

The lawmakers vowed to stand by the monk and not give up in their campaign to protect human rights in Tibet, much to the fury of Beijing.

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Whole Story – Whole Legacy – The Cold War in Asia will be Won with Patience and Perseverance

The Cold War in Asia will be Won with Patience and Perseverance

***Whole Story – Whole Legacy – The Cold War in Asia will be Won***

The Living Tibetan Spirits initiated Tibetan Resistance Movement during late 1950s with the hope of defeating military occupation of Tibet using Infantry Weapons of Warfare. Indeed, there was such a possibility of seriously degrading Enemy’s war machine during the Vietnam War. Unfortunately, due to Nixon-Kissinger treason, Vietnam War remains unfinished. From a military point of view, due to change in circumstances, ‘The Cold War in Asia’ may not be determined by tactics used in Infantry Warfare due to Enemy’s use of enhanced military capabilities.

Living Tibetan Spirits – The Cold War in Asia. Tibetan Resistance uses military tactic called patience and perseverance.

In my analysis, the outcome in any war is not always determined by relative military power and military tactics used by parties engaged in conflict. The Cold War in Asia will come to its natural conclusion when Nature exercises Force/Power to influence human behavior and actions.

Rudra Narasimham Rebbapragada

SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE

Living Tibetan Spirits – The Cold War in Asia. Chinese Stealth fighter jet at Yading airport, Tibet.

CHINA’S MILITARY IS WAGING A COLD WAR IN TIBET – THE NATIONAL INTEREST BLOG

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Living Tibetan Spirits – The Cold War in Asia.

In 2011, Beijing shelled out some 1.5 billion yuan (US$236 million) for the construction of an airport to serve the frigid wilderness of the Tibetan Plateau, saying it wanted to boost the local tourism industry.

Completed in 2013, Yading Airport has since handled no more than 150,000 passengers a year, equivalent to three or four daily flights carrying 400 travelers brave enough to enter the remote backwater. Little wonder: at elevation of 4,411 meters, the airport in southwestern Sichuan’s Daocheng county is the world’s highest, almost one kilometer above the gateway to Tibetan capital Lhasa.

With the air supply about 30% less than you would expect at sea level, it is said that oxygenators are one of the most vital pieces of equipment for airport ground staff to avoid medical complications such as acute mountain sickness. Aircraft flying into the rarefied air must also be equipped with oxygenators before each flight.

Yet this inhospitable airport’s location next to the Tibetan Autonomous Region does appeal to another group of travelers. The People’s Liberation Army has found a number of important roles for the facility, ranging from the testing of a new generation of jet-fighters to fending off missile threats from the Indian Ocean.

It is an open secret that Yading Airport was one of several testing grounds used for the locally built J-20 stealth fighter when it was plying the air route between Yading and Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, where the jets were manufactured.

Analysts say the alpine climate, steep terrain and high elevation of the airport and its surroundings are ideal for reliability tests on the J-20 and similar warplanes. This is the same reason that the F-22 Raptor, the spearhead of the US Air Force, was tested in Alaska.

But Yading Airport’s significance also lies in the tactical advantages offered by its location at the roof of the world. The Chinese military can observe every movement at Indian installations in the Bay of Bengal, 1,000 kilometers to the southwest, as there is no mountain range blocking the view from Yunnan province across Myanmar.

Hong Kong-based military commentator Leung Kwok-leung noted that the PLA must have installed long-range early warning radars at the airport and it could also host an anti-missile shield at an elevation that would be the envy of other military services.

Chinese observers are undoubtedly monitoring movements by US nuclear submarines in and around the Bay of Bengal, and New Delhi’s construction of a nuclear submarine base there. As a result, Beijing is getting antsy about threats lurking on its southwestern front.

Yading could be the location for the world’s highest mid-range anti-ballistic missile defense system: using the elevation and low latitude, interceptors launched from the plateau could “hitch a ride” on the centrifugal force of the Earth’s rotation.

Leung said this would mean that the PLA could use anti-ballistic missiles launched from Yading to put down Indian or US missiles fired either from bases onshore or from vessels in the Bay of Bengal area while they were still ascending, in a “blocked shot manner”.

This article originally appeared on Asia Times.

Image: Reuters

Living Tibetan Spirits – The Cold War in Asia. YADING, TIBET.

UNITED STATES – CHINA RELATIONS: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP CLAIMED THAT CHINA IS STEALING JOBS.

Whole Story – USA 250-America 250 Supports Tibet’s Whole Freedom

Whole Freedom or Purna Swaraj – United States Supports Tibet’s Whole Freedom: We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Indian people, as of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life, so that they may have full opportunities of growth.

We believe that it is the inalienable right of the Tibetan people, as of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life, so that they may have full opportunities of growth.

While the US has stated publicly that Tibet is a part of China, yet it supports “Tibet independence forces”, a senior Chinese official has said.

UNITED STATES SUPPORTS TIBET'S FREEDOM: FOR MAN IS BORN FREE, MAN HAS A NATURAL RIGHT TO FREEDOM. UNITED STATES OPPOSES MILITARY OCCUPATION THAT DESTROYED TIBET'S NATURAL FREEDOM. — UNITED STATES SUPPORTS TIBET’S FREEDOM: FOR MAN IS BORN FREE, MAN HAS A NATURAL RIGHT TO FREEDOM. UNITED STATES OPPOSES MILITARY OCCUPATION THAT DESTROYED TIBET’S NATURAL FREEDOM. While the US has stated publicly that Tibet is a part of China, yet it supports “Tibet independence forces”, a senior Chinese official has said.

On behalf of Special Frontier Force, I am pleased to respond to a statement issued by Chinese official, Lu Guangjin, Director of the Human Rights Affairs Bureau of the Department of State Council Information Office of China when he spoke to IANS (The Times of India) on July 06, 2015.

Chinese official Lu claimed that the United States recognized Tibet as part of China one hundred years ago. The national entity known as People’s Republic of China has never existed one hundred years ago. The United States is simply stating that Tibet was part of Manchu China Empire of Ch’ing or Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) that has fallen and no longer exists in the world.

Freedom is a natural condition and for man is born free, Freedom is man’s Natural Right. Yuan or Mongol Dynasty (1260-1368) founded by Kublai Khan invaded Tibet in 1279. Later, Tibet came under nominal protection of Manchu or Qing Dynasty and with its downfall in 1911, Tibet declared independence and maintained the same until 1950 when Red China invaded and illegally occupied Tibetan territory. Tibetans were not affected by these foreign conquests and for centuries Tibetans enjoyed their Natural Freedom and maintained their independent nature.

UNITED STATES SUPPORTS TIBET'S FREEDOM: UNITED STATES DECLARED HER INDEPENCE ON JULY 04, 1776 CLAIMING HER RIGHTS TO FREEDOM, EQUALITY, AND PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. Statue of Liberty seen from the Circle Line ferry, Manhattan, New York — UNITED STATES SUPPORTS TIBET’S FREEDOM: UNITED STATES DECLARED HER INDEPENDENCE ON JULY 04, 1776 CLAIMING HER RIGHTS TO FREEDOM, EQUALITY, AND PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. While the US has stated publicly that Tibet is a part of China, yet it supports “Tibet independence forces”, a senior Chinese official has said.

United States opposes military occupation of Tibet that destroyed Tibet’s Natural Freedom. United States supports Freedom, Democracy, and Peace as national values based upon which United States declared Independence on July 04, 1776. In this context, it can be said that India was part of British Empire but India is never a part of a national entity called Great Britain. To the same extent, Special Frontier Force states that Tibet was part of Mongol China, Manchu China, and later Red China, but Tibet is never a part of a national entity called People’s Republic of China.

**UNITED STATES SUPPORTS FREEDOM IN TIBET: SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE IS A MILITARY ORGANIZATION FUNDED BY UNITED STATES TO PROMOTE FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, AND PEACE IN OCCUPIED TIBET.** **While the US has stated publicly that Tibet is a part of China, yet it supports “Tibet independence forces”, a senior Chinese official has said.**

US SUPPORTS ‘INDEPENDENCE FORCES’ IN TIBET: CHINESE OFFICIAL – THE TIMES OF INDIA

US supports ‘independence forces’ in Tibet: Chinese
official
IANS | Jul 6, 2015, 08.34 PM IST

And in an apparent reference to Tibetan spiritual leader the
Dalai Lama, the official said that some people who fled China were now working “with some external forces to destabilize China.”

BEIJING: While the US has stated publicly that Tibet is a part of China, yet it supports “Tibet independence forces”, a senior Chinese official has said.

“Some 100 years ago the US had stated publicly that Tibet is part of China. Even now it admits thatTibet is inseparable from China,” Lu Guangjin, director of the Human Rights
Affairs Bureau of the Department of State Council Information Office of China, told IANS here.

“Yet the US supports Tibet independence forces,” he said, clearly hinting at the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the India-based government-in-exile once headed by the Dalai Lama.

The 55-year-old Chinese official was categorical in his hour-long interaction that “some people who ran away from China are now working together with some external forces to create destabilizing factors and obstruct people’s lives in China.

“As I understand it, there are some external forces that provoked a small group of monks,” Lu said.

He was asked to comment on the 140 people in Tibet who have self-immolated with the demand for the return of the Dalai Lama and for freedom for Tibetans.

“Such violence triggered international reaction. During that period (2008 Beijing Olympics) some Tibet independence forces attempted to obstruct the relay torch, causing anger among Chinese.”

The official said even now attempts were being made to stall
China’s bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

“Some people are creating trouble. There is an international website that supports Tibet’s independence
and it submitted material to the IOC (International Olympics Committee) saying China’s human rights violations, particularly in Tibet, don’t qualify it to host the Winter Olympics.”

On the celebration of the Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday, he said: “He is celebrating the birthday for a second time (July 6),
this time in the US. In this, you see the influence of external factors.

“He (the Dalai Lama) is a religious leader. I won’t comment on his religious doings. Yet he has a shallow political vision.

“Over the years he has always been committed to the so-called ‘grand cause’ of Tibet independence. For us, he’s naive,” added the official.

He reiterated Beijing’s official line that Tibet cannot be separated from China.

According to Lu, without the intervention of external forces, the China-India relationship and the Tibet-India relationship could have been much better.
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While the US has stated publicly that Tibet is a part of China, yet it supports “Tibet independence forces”, a senior Chinese official has said.

Whole Declaration – Whole People – Whole Freedom – The Story of America Makes Everyone Free

The Celebration of USA 250 – America 250 – The Call for Whole Freedom For Whole People

The statement “The story of America makes everyone free” encapsulates the nation’s founding ideals of liberty and equality, most notably marked during the Freedom 250 celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

America’s 250th birthday, marking the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence, culminates on July 4, 2026. The milestone is being marked by two parallel, competing planning organizations: the bipartisan congressional commission America250, and the Trump-aligned public-private initiative Freedom 250, featuring highly partisan events across the country.

The statement “The story of America makes everyone free” encapsulates the nation’s founding ideals of liberty and equality, most notably marked during the Freedom 250 celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

However, this concept is viewed in different ways:

The Vision of Universal Liberty: Many interpret the American story as a beacon of liberty. Proponents emphasize that the Declaration of Independence set a revolutionary precedent for human rights and self-government, establishing a framework that has been a driving force for freedom worldwide.

An Unfinished Struggle: Historians, civil rights advocates, and critics point out that the founding ideals did not immediately make everyone free, as they initially coexisted with the enslavement of millions, the displacement of Indigenous peoples, and restricted voting rights. They view the American story not as a finished reality, but as a continuous, often difficult struggle by generations of Americans to force the country to live up to its promise of equality.

Where is my Freedom? Free Will vs Predestination

Fourth of July is observed as the US Independence Day. This celebration calls for a study on the problem of Freedom in World, and the problem of Freedom in the individualistic human experience.

In my individualistic human experience, freedom is a myth, or an illusion. In my view, I find myself as a man who is fundamentally trapped inside the belly of a great fish prepared by God.

***Fourth of July, 2026 Celebration, America 250-USA 250. Jonah’s Plight inside the belly of a Big Fish.***

The biblical prophet Jonah represents the reality of my life’s journey. God has foreknowledge of my thoughts and actions and has prepared the place for my entrapment without giving me any further access to seek the freedom of movement. Just like Jonah, I am surprised to find myself alive in the body of a fish. Just like Jonah, I give thanks to God for keeping me alive. However, I do not share the hope and confidence of Jonah about the ultimate deliverance. Jonah fervently prayed and the fish vomited him onto the dry land after holding him captive for three days and three nights.

I do not pray for my freedom as I am not born free. The big fish values its own freedom of movement and declares itself to be the champion of freedom without any concern for the lack of my individualistic freedom and personal liberty. I may share Jonah’s sense of self-pride, self-centered egotism, without proper respect for God or love for my enemies. I want God to account for His own actions while I taste the bitter fruits borne out of my own actions.

India is my country of origin. I left India in January 1984 due to a concern about my freedom posed by threats emanating from my service rendered to an external intelligence agency in coordination with India’s external intelligence agency known as Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW); this has driven me to resign my job in the Indian Army Medical Corps.

SPECIAL FRONTIER FORCE: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY BEGAN ITS OPERATIONS IN TIBET DURING THE PRESIDENCY OF DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER AND VICE PRESIDENT RICHARD M NIXON, WAS FULLY AWARE OF THE TIBETAN RESISTANCE MOVEMENT TO FIGHT CHINA’S OCCUPATION OF TIBET.

I reached the United States during July 1986 to eventually experience that I have lost all freedom; I gave up freedom associated with my Indian citizenship and found that my existence is not dependent upon freedom but upon Divine Providence and Sovereign Grace.

Do I have a choice? Is freedom an entitlement? Is there freedom in Free World? Is Freedom self-determined or is it determined by external causes?

The word ‘freedom’ has many meanings – theological, metaphysical, psychological, moral, natural, and civil. Freedom may mean enjoyment of personal liberty, of not being a slave, nor a prisoner, and it speaks about the freedom in acting and choosing. Freedom may imply the state of not being subject to determining forces.

I arrived in the United States for I believe in the Motto of this Nation: “In God We Trust.” The New Testament Book, The Epistle of Apostle Paul to Ephesians, Chapter 2:19 speaks of my quest for freedom: “Consequently, you are no longer Foreigners and Aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household.”

I seek freedom to enter God’s household for I am not a foreigner, or alien. There is a promise in The New Testament Book, The Epistle of Apostle Paul to Romans, Chapter 9:25: As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people;”

“Free World” is a Cold War era term often used by the US to describe those countries that are not in the sphere of influence of Communist States like the Soviet Union, or the People’s Republic of China. United States is the Leader of the Free World, and it is the world’s Democratic Superpower.

In response to Communist China’s military occupation of sovereign nation of Tibet, the United States, to defend its own national interests and to combat the threat of Communist Expansionism, during the presidency of Truman and Eisenhower initiated programs in 1950s to render assistance to the Tibetan Resistance Movement to uphold the principles of Freedom and Democracy in the Land of Tibet. John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963) created a military alliance/pact between the US, India, and Tibet to contain the military threat posed by Communist China.

On completion of my military training, I joined the US, India, Tibet military alliance/pact and was posted to Headquarters Establishment No. 22, a military organization also known to public as Vikas Regiment and Special Frontier Force.

In September 1969, I made a deliberate choice to serve in the Indian Army Medical Corps to face the military challenge and threat posed by China after her brutal attack on India across the Himalayan frontier in 1962. On completion of my military training, I joined the US, India, Tibet military alliance/pact and was posted to Headquarters Establishment No. 22, a military organization also known to public as Vikas Regiment and Special Frontier Force. I view myself as very passionate defender of Freedom and Democracy. During the years spent in India, in my imagination, I had freedom to choose and act and deliberately expressed this sense of personal freedom when I got married in January 1973. This personal choice had its own consequences. It initiated a process of alienation and estrangement from my birth-related social community. The first blow to my sense of social identity and birth affiliation was delivered in May 1976 while I was at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. By year 1982, I fully recognized that I have no freedom to choose, or act without compromising my sense of self-respect, and self-dignity. For all practical purposes, in my estimate, I was transformed into a Foreigner or Alien while I was still serving my country as a Commissioned Officer of its Armed Forces. It undermined my ability to serve in the Armed Forces to defend Freedom of the Country while in my perception I existed as Foreigner or Alien. At that time, as the father of two young children, I felt that I have no choice other than that of leaving India to find a place in another part of Free World, a place prepared for me by God. Having stepped inside of the mouth of a big fish, I got easily swallowed by the force of the external circumstances. Now, I am conscious of the lack of freedom to make choices, or I may state that I am only free to make a choice that is foreordained or predetermined.

In the drama of human life and history, do we have capacity to choose our Life according to our Free Will? The issue of human freedom, and Freedom in World may have to be reconciled with God’s omniscience, and omnipotence. We must understand as to what extent the will of an individual can and does determine some of his acts. If man is entirely dependent upon God’s power, can man make bad, or evil choices? Do we need divine grace for both meritorious, and even terrible acts? How to define the problem of the universal supposition of responsibility for personal actions? Can there be Freedom in the absence of Divine Providence, and Sovereign Grace?

Determinism and Free Will:

The kid in the above photo image apparently has free will and can choose to get wet in the rain. He can also choose to remain under some shade and keep dry. This ability to choose is operated by an external contingency called rain. Does man have the natural ability to make choices in the face of all types of external contingencies? Plato held that actions are determined by the extent of a person’s understanding, or reasoning. The New Testament Book, The Epistle of Apostle Paul to Romans, Chapter 8, verses 28-30 describe the concept of “Predestination.” Verse. 30 reads: “Moreover, those He predestined, them He also called; those He called, them He also Justified; those He justified, them He also glorified.” I live in expectation of finding this ‘glory’ in the eyes of God.

The term free will refers to the power or capacity to choose among alternatives. It refers to the ability to act in certain situations independently of natural, social, or divine restraints. Will is the factor which turns human thought into human action and behavior. Existentialist thinkers like Jean Paul Sartre speak about the concept of a radical, perpetual, and frequently agonizing freedom of choice. Sartre claims that man is “condemned to be free” even though his situation may be wholly determined. Behavioral psychologists hold the view that human action and behavior is determined by the nature of an external environmental stimulus. Sigmund Freud held the view that human actions are determined by hidden mental causes which control their actions; “You have an illusion of a psychic freedom within you which you do not want to give up.” Freud recommends that this “deeply rooted belief in psychic freedom and choice” must be given up because it “is quite unscientific.” Man appears to be subject to the Law of Cause and Necessity or is governed by a doctrine of Determinism.

The Doctrine of Predestination

Saint Augustine (354-430), Doctor of the Church, founder of Christian theology followed the doctrine of predestination or divine grace that states God’s superintendence of the Whole Cosmos and everything in it.

Martin Luther (November 10, 1483, to February 18, 1546), German theologian, leader of the Protestant Reformation held the view that everything is determined by God from the beginning.

John Calvin (1509 – 1564), French Protestant theologian of the Reformation held the view that human free will is predetermined. While rejecting the role of free will, Calvinism maintains that God’s grace is irresistible.

Saint Thomas Aquinas held the view that God’s omnipotence does not include predetermination of human will. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that predestination is consistent with free will since God moves the soul according to its nature. Do I make my own choices while God foreordained my circumstances? Does God have foreknowledge of my reaction to His Choice? If God foreordained the circumstances, the choices, and the destiny of the person according to His Perfect Will, how to explain the exercise of free will? It appears to me that God may elect or predestinate the circumstances of a person and make a choice on His own initiative based on His knowing in advance the reactions of the person to His Will. Man’s free will is like the game of chess; man can make his moves while playing the game according to God’s plan while God is the second Player with whom man must contend.

The Hindu Temple, Malibu, Southern California. Is this the Temple in which I am destined to worship the LORD GOD? The New Testament Book, The Epistle of Apostle Paul to Ephesians, Chapter 2:21 reads: “In Him the Whole building is joined together and rises to become a Holy Temple in the LORD.” Why does this Temple in Malibu treats me as a Foreigner and Alien providing an external contingency that took away my Freedom?

Rudra Narasimham, Rebbapragada

Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.

Special Frontier Force-Establishment 22-Vikas Regiment