China says no independence or autonomy for Tibet

August 4th, 2009 Dalai Lama: growing support in China for TibetansLAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Dalai Lama said Tuesday that an estimated 4,000 people who were imprisoned during anti-Chinese riots in Tibet last year remain in custody, and he called for an international investigation of the violence. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said he remains encouraged by the growing solidarity and support Chinese people and intellectuals are showing for the Tibetan cause.

March 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Calling himself a son of India, the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of the Tibetan Buddhists, Tuesday praised the 'non-sectarian principles' of the country on the 50th anniversary of his escape from Tibet. 'The non-sectarian principles are very much alive in this country.

March 30th, 2009 BEIJING - China and the European Union plan to patch up recent turbulence over Tibet and deepen their cooperation this year to tackle global problems, a top EU diplomat said Monday. 'The moment has come to look forward,' EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said after talks with Chinese officials in Beijing.

March 14th, 2009 BEIJING/DHARAMSALA - Talks between China and the Dalai Lama may continue if the Tibetan leader is 'sincere', Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday. An aide of the Dalai Lama responded that the Tibetans were 'still open to have face-to-face dialogue'.

March 13th, 2009 BEIJING - Talks between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama over Tibet may continue if he is 'sincere', Premier Wen Jiabao said here Friday. 'Tibet is an inalienable part of China and issues related to Tibet are China's internal affairs which should not be interfered by foreign countries,' Wen told reporters at a press conference after the National People's Congress (NPC) closed its annual session.

March 10th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Tuesday that there were reasons to hope for a quick resolution of the Tibetan issue and he had 'full faith in the Chinese people' although the communist leaders had let the Chinese down. In a statement on the 50th anniversary of the March 10, 1959 Tibetan uprising, the Dalai Lama said he would continue to pursue the 'middle path' approach despite China's crackdown on Tibetans.

March 10th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The Tibetan cabinet-in-exile Tuesday challenged the leadership in China to test the popularity of the Dalai Lama in Tibet, saying he was the undisputed leader of all Tibetans. 'The Kashag would like to reiterate to the leadership of China that the Dalai Lama is the supreme leader and the sole spokesperson of the six million Tibetans,' the cabinet-in-exile said in a statement on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising Day.

March 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hundreds of Tibetans marched in the capital Tuesday shouting 'Free Tibet' slogans and a majority among them began a fast for 50 hours, 50 minutes and 50 seconds to mark the completion of five decades of the Tibetan uprising against China. With slogans such as 'Human Rights don't exist in Tibet' and 'Indian government, support us' ringing loud in the air, the Tibetans marched from Rajghat to Parliament Street about six kilometres away.

March 10th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Having lived in exile for half a century with thousands of his Tibetan followers, Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tuesday said leaving Tibet in March 1959 was the 'right decision'. Addressing the media at the Tsuglag Khang or main temple complex here on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the March 10, 1959 Tibetan uprising that was crushed by Chinese forces, forcing him to escape into India, the Dalai Lama said he did not ever think his decision was wrong.

March 9th, 2009 BEIJING - The question of Tibet's autonomy has been a bone of contention for decades. The following are important dates in modern Tibetan history: 1912 - Chinese troops expelled from Lhasa after the fall of the Qing Dynasty in Beijing.

March 8th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The aura around him mesmerizes you. He mingles with the high and mighty and the world's most populous nation China sees him as an enemy.

March 6th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - It has always been an important day in the lives of millions of Tibetans across the world - March 10. But this year it's more significant, marking the 50th anniversary of a failed uprising by Tibetans when their territory was taken over by Chinese forces.

March 4th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Hundreds of Tibetan Buddhist exiles will assemble in this north Indian hill town to hear their spiritual head, the Dalai Lama, deliver a crucial address March 10, the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising. All the 43 members of the Tibetan parliament in exile and nearly 30 exiled Tibetan leaders from across the globe will attend the function in this Himachal Pradesh town.

February 17th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The Tibetan government-in-exile has always been ready for restarting the dialogue process with China on the future of Tibet provided Beijing is sincere and ready to discuss the issue, a Tibetan official said here Tuesday. 'We (the government-in-exile) are ready to restart the negotiations with the Chinese...

January 1st, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Friday evening met Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at his official palace in Mcleodganj near here, officials of the government-in-exile said.