Mike, Nottm, UK

It takes two hands to clap. Any serious talk must be made by the two sides. If d DL was serious in wanting to resolve d Tibet issue he should have done so long ago not before this Olympics. Forcing the issue is rather stupid. And running to the West is not d way forward.
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Lim, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Tibet has only been ruled by China for the last 50 years.

Before that it was ruled for a thousand years by the Dalai Lamas.

Next year is the 50th anniversary of the Chinese Invasion.

Les Copeland, Los Angeles, USA

The Chinese government assertion that Tibet is part of China, just because a Tibetan king married a Chinese princess is like saying that England belongs to Germany just because Queen Victoria married a German prince. This is just plain ridiculous.

anoo, chicago, usa

Joe and Sazzy - Don't think I could evenif it were allowed (which I'll have to take your word for ie. that blogs like this are not available) as I don't write Chinese. So maybe its better on here as we all understand one another through the universal language of English spread by colonialism!

Glynn, Kingston,

Tsering, Hounslow East, UK

Agreed ,and serious talks too not just a gesture to keep the protestors quiet while the Olympics are on.

Mike, Nottm, UK

Today Tibet is part of People's Republic of China - this is the fact. Tibetans including party cadres have 100% unwavering faith to the Dalai Lama - this is the fact. China is spending millions of Yuans into Tibet; yet Tibetans are not happy - this is reality. Only Option - Beijing! Talk to HHDL.

Tsering, Hounslow East, UK

Mark, Connecticut, USA

What do you yourself know about Buddhism? Do you know what the monks do most of the time and how do they live?
If you don't then please don't tell others.

Lim, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Khechog, Calgary, Canada

Tibet is an inseparable part of China period. Why don't you ask d White people to leave Canada, Australia & New Zealand too? Surely in this present day, d natives will be able to run their respective countries well. China/Tibet =history. Britain/Others = colonizatization

Lim, Johor Bahru, MALAYSIA

Ran, York, UK

1) The temples where destroyed in the confusion and terror
of the cultural revolution. Mao and his policies where
responsible.

2) Then give the Tibetans some autonomy in their own land
come to an agreement with the Dalai while there is time.

Mike, Nottm, UK

To Ran:
The Chinese army laid waste to every Buddhist Monastery they passed in 1950 as they invaded the formerly independent Tibet. The Chinese government has enough parrots inside China. Think for yourself and take advantage of your freedom of information that you have in the West.

Mark, Connecticut, USA

One more thing. Tibet was never part of China in their history and there were no Chinese in Tibet. Beijing never had direct control of Tibet.

Old Tibet was never as bad as China says. Tibet was same as Bhutan with similar culture and religion. Bhutan is now becoming democratic with culture intact.

Khechog, Calgary, Canada

To those of you who are asking why the Chinese not leave Tibet, Tibet is part of China and the Chinese living in Tibet have all right to live in their own country. The Tibetans are ethic Chinese and they can live together with other ethic Chinese, Hans, Muslims, Qiangs, and Mongolians, in China.

Wayne, East Brunswick, USA

We are attempting to add a link to the Tibetan exile perspective at http://www.tibetanphotoproject.com

Please help Tibet today

Please note, that inside China, this discussion is not available online. Here anyone can freely post, but not inside China.

Joe and Sazzy , San Francisco, USA

To Mark, Connecticut, USA,
So what is their outcome? rice? cars? or financial service? China is an atheism country. Even the Pope, he may get his pensions now but if he didn't work in his 30s, he cannot get one piece of bread in China. There is no room for easy rider in Chinese history, never ever.

Ran, York, UK

Ran Uk

4. If China is out of Tibet and real territory of Tibet is unified including areas China stole and incorporated into Chinese provinces then due to the small Tibetan population their is plenty enough resources, minerals, water, lumber, etc so that all Tibetans can be free and prosperous.

Eddy, los Angeles, usa

Ran UK
5. Of course, this is exactly what China wants, Tibet's resources, space, land, minerals, water rights, lumber, and of course, strategic military location. China has removed far more wealth from Tibet than they have invested.

Eddy, los Angeles, usa

Ran Uk

6. What China has invested primarily benefits Han-Chinese and not Tibetans. In addition, Tibetans do not necessarily want the Chinese version of "progress" and "modernization".

Eddy, los Angeles, usa

Ran UK

7. What Tibetans want should be on their terms, at their pace and incorporated in a way where the Tibetan culture is not annihilated, as is now the case. Chinese are busy renaming streets in Chinese and erecting monuments in Tibet to tell their altered version of history.

Eddy, los Angeles, usa

The atrocities committed against Tibet by the PLA are well documented. Don't let history be re-written or forgotten. The Dalai Lama is a man of peace, and a man of vision. He certainly did not direct violent actions against Chinese rule. However, he is still the spiritual leader of most Tibetans.

Miguel Domingueq, california, usa

Ran,
Your RANts against the Buddhist monks demonstrates how ignorant you re of the religion. The monks ARE working. Just as Rabbis, Fathers and Imans, as well as Popes and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, work at their religion.

Mark, Connecticut, USA

ewald widiner:
There is a Riot or demonstration that turns violent almost daily in China. Go ahead and believe what you like but try not to spread the lies of the CPC. Tibet, Murdered teenager, collapsed schools, and many more all led to riots.

Mark, Connecticut, USA

Good point Mike.

Yeah, why not China just leave Tibet so that they don't have to spend billions to ingratitude people..

Tibet had no Chinese before the occupation, just as British did in their colonies say India. After Great Britain left India, most of the British people left.

Khechog, Calgary, Canada

To Mike, Nottm, UK,
1.Chinese army has never destroyed their temples on purpose
2.If China let Tibet go, all of the un-Tibetan people living there will be forced to move out of their homes according to Dalai Lama's 'big Tibet' plan listed on their website.

Ran, York, UK

People who commit criminal acts, whether monks or not, must be punished by the state if caught.

The recent uprising in Tibet and neighbouring Chinese provinces was largely orchestrated by monks. There exists photographic evidence of their involvement - they deserve to be punished.

Des, Edinburgh,

Well if the Chinese left its unwilling colony then it wouldn't have to support those dreadful lazy monks, so ungrateful of the Chinese Governments efforts to re-educate them or rebuild the temples that they destroyed in the first place would they!

Maybe it could find some more grateful colonies elsewhere. I hear some parts of Africa are pretty friendly!!!

Mike, Nottm, UK

To hgao, beijing,
I think the government should stop paying the monks monthly salary at once because most Chinese taxpayers are against that and it's unfair for other religions financially independent. To the lazy monks: No work, no bread, you are not GOD any more like what you've ever been!

Ran, York, UK

ewald widiner i feel sorry for you if you believe that repression and murder of its own people is right...you sad sad individual

william gibbons, chengdu, china

The government just agrees to offer the monks a big money to repair their temples. My parents,Chinese taxpayers, feel angery about that because Chinese government spent much money from hardworking Chinese on the monks who have never worked.Give the money to earthquake victims to rebuild their homes!

Ran, York, UK

-"the monks pay the army for food to be sent to them"?How do you think the monks live on? 80,000 Tibten monks live on the salary paid by government that is paid by hardworking Chinese many of whom are still in poverty. The all monks are even medical ensured. Shame on the good-for-nothing monks.

hgao, beijing,

I wish the chinese soldiers well to bring peace ,after all China is the most peacefull country on earth.
Thanks to the CPC and there leaders my children will have a more peacefull live in China then in London or Berlin

ewald widiner, shanghai/berlin/london, China/Germany/UK