What do Tibetans dream of in Chinese dream?(II)

2015-12-04 14:46:31 | From:China Tibet Online

On May 8, head of the Tibetan government-in-exile said to Voice of America that he hopes the dream of Tibetans are part of the "Chinese Dream" that President Xin Jinping has put forth, and the "Tibetans' dream" is to see "the Dalai Lama return to Tibet and the Tibetans get freedom."

Then we may ask: Can the exiled government represent the Tibetan people? What is the real "Tibetans’dream" in the "Chinese dream"?

According to the previous reports by the China Tibet Online, Luosang Jamca, chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region said at the Tibet People's Congress in January 2013 that the Tibetan people all share one dream,which is a happy life.

Wang Yongchun, a disabled youngster in Tibet Autonomous Region always holds his dream of riding a bicycle, which was the most enjoyable experience in his childhood.

Born in the Bayi Township of the Nyingchi Prefecture of southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region, Wang Yongchun became physically disabled due to a high fever when he was young. However, it didn't stop him from dreaming to develop his hobby. Whenever Wang Yongchun got on his bicycle, he hands and feet got agile. On May 1, Wang felt quite proud that he successfully finished the 12-kilometer bicycle ride within the time limit. And now he wishes he could achieve a bigger success like Lance Armstrong, a famous U.S. professional cyclist.

Lhamo, a 33-year-old Tibetan woman, is a pioneer to be engaged in family tourism business in the Tashigang Village of the Lunang Township in Nyingchi Prefecture ten years ago. Now every family in the Village lives on tourism thanks to her role model and the superb natural beauty of the area.

"My Chinese dream is the same as the dream of everyone else in my village. We all want to live a happy and comfortable life," said Lhamo.

Therefore, why did the head of the exiled Tibetan government proposed a totally different dream from that of the Tibetan people? Obviously, it is not the dream of the big majority of Tibetans, but that of a handful of separatists like him or innocent people instigated by his group. His claim to a Western media only showed his attempt to internationalize the "Tibet issue" and beg for support due to his own diffidence toward the scheme of "Tibet independence".

An article published on www.duoweinews.com on May 16 argued that the "Tibetans' dream" put forward by the head of the exiled Tibetan government is simply a new trick of the "Middle Way Approach", and rhetoric to internationalize the "Tibet issue", which is of no significance to the contact and talk between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama.

First, he repeated that the Chinese government didn't resolve the "Tibet issue" as it did to those of Hong Kong and Macao,with which it provided a constitutional and institutional mechanism. In other words, the exiled Tibetan government is pursuing a status with "high degree of autonomy". Obviously, it has obstructed the way to contact and talk between the Chinese central government and the Dalai Lama.

The system of the Regional Ethnic Autonomy has already existed under the framework of China's Constitution, and the system of "high degree of autonomy" of Hong Kong and Macao had been implemented to resolve the issues under the framework of "One county, two systems". However, the situation in Tibet is completely different from those of Hong Kong and Macao, in which China never has a problem of resuming its exercise of sovereignty. In addition, the status quo and historical condition in Tibet differ completely from those of Hong Kong and Macao because "there has never been a possibility of implementing another social system in Tibet". To the Chinese government, the "Middle Way Approach" is merely the first step for the Dalai Lama and his followers to resume their rule of Tibet under the old system.

Second, unlike the "Hong Kong issue", the Chinese government has never acknowledged the existence of the "Tibet issue", but only some problems in local governance as well as in ethnic and religious aspects.

Third, the area under the "genuine autonomy" mentioned by the head of the exiled Tibetan government includes not only the Tibet Autonomous Region, but also the whole Tibetan-inhabited area, taking up one fourth of China's total territory. And he also wished that the relationship between China and "the Greater Tibet region" "resume to the loose ties between the central dynasty and the local government of Tibet back in history", seemingly leading onto the track of federalism. Obviously, these appeals can only be regarded as  separatist assertions.

This "Tibetans'dream" will probably never become part of the "Chinese dream", according to Duowei.

The "Chinese dream" put forth by Chinese President Xi Jinping, however, is to build a moderately prosperous society and realize national rejuvenation, reported by China Daily on March 17, 2013. All Chinese hail this dream, and Tibetans, as members of the Chinese nation also share the same one.

Therefore, if the "Tibetans' dream" is established based on sacrificing their own life and seeking the "Middle Way Approach" incited by the exiled Tibetan government, and challenging China's central government, it could only end up with a nightmare, which will never bring a blessing to the whole Tibetan people.



 

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