President Obama was in China last week. During his report on the video, he mentioned that Tibet no longer exists. The former country and all of it's people are owned by China. In 1959 chairman Mao and his troops invaded Tibet in full force and began occupation. The Dalai Lama fled on horseback and has lived in exile in India ever since. In 1966 Mao Zedong unleashed the "cultural revolution destroying monuments and over 4000 Buddhist monasteries. In 1996 the "Strike Hand and the "Patriotic Reeducation programs were introduced to diminish the influence of the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Buddhism and to eradicate the name TIBET and to merge the autonomous regions with China provinces. In 2008 Premier Wen Jiabao stated that Tibet and Taiwan are inseparable parts of China. Meanwhile the Chinese have begun military maneuvers in Arunachal Pradesh, India. The Chinese government believes that control of the past is the key to control of the future.
When you visit the Dalai Lama, the custom is to bring a white, silk scarf. He blesses it for you and you have a remembrance of the occaision. A few years ago at the Oscar presentations, many Hollywood movie stars wore white silk scarves to bring attention to the plight of the exiled Tibetan people, and the Buddhist monks; and yet, the Dalai Lama never says an unkind word about the Chinese. The U.S. looks to China to finance wars on several fronts and so our president must acquiesce to Chinese agression. The world will be at peace when all people feel compassion.
