Feb 14, 2007

Tibet: Protest Chinese Visit


Tibetan Youth Congress protested the recent visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister to India with concerns agreements detrimental to Tibet would be made.

Below is an article published by Phayul:

Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has never remained calm whenever the Chinese delegates and representatives visited India. Like they have earlier expressed their strong determination to continue such protests until the justice is fully served to the Tibetans inside Tibet as well as in Exile, today Tibetans from Regional Tibetan Youth Congress Majnuka Tilla and Rohini gathered here at Jantar Mantar to take part in a procession organized by Tibetan Youth Congress.

The procession was staged to condemn the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing to India from 11th to 14th February 2007 to attend the high level political exchanges. Along with Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok (member of the Tibetan Parliament) and Gyakpon Phuntsok Rinchen of Samyeling (MT), the protesters marched from Jantar Mantar till the Parliament Street trying to interrupt the high level political exchange and in general displaying their rage against the injustice of the Chinese government towards Tibetans.

According to TYC, any agreement between India and China at the cost of the interest of the six million Tibetans can never be accepted by the Tibetan people and will clearly lack the legitimacy for the lasting solution.

Mr. Tsultrim Dorjee, General Secretary of CENTREX Tibetan Youth Congress highlighted the recent attack on the Nangpa Pass, where a 17 year old nun was killed by the Chinese Border Patrol and 33 of which are still under detention. He said that these killing of unarmed Tibetan refugees expose yet again that the reality of China’s rule in Tibet is far different from that of the picture painted by the Chinese.

He further adds that through the light of such protests, we request the world’s sports fraternity to boycott the Beijing 2008 Olympic and demand that IOC should withdraw from giving Olympic host status to China until there is marked improvement in human rights situation in Tibet and China.

The protest demonstration eventually concluded with a hope that the Government of India, while dealing with Chinese delegates will not tale any measure that may go against the historical truth and the aspiration of the six million Tibetans living in and out of Tibet.