In order to help the people in Yushu pass winter, the local government of Qinghai Province decided to distribute cotton tents to Tibetans in quake-hit Yushu.

The "genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people" advocated by the Dalai Lama is another term for "Tibet independence," said a signed commentary published in Monday's Global Times, a major Chinese newspaper.

Dalai Lama and his clique's clamor for cultural autonomy of Tibet is essentially a political conspiracy to restore theocratic rule, which is bound to fail, said a white paper issued by the Information Office of the State Council on Thursday.

Following is the full text of an article titled "'Dalai Lama's high-degree autonomy for Tibet' means overthrowing China's social system" by Hua Zi:

The Chairman of TAR said that the "high-degree autonomy for Tibet" advocated by the Dalai Lama goes against not only the aspiration of the people in Tibet, but also the Constitution of China and the basic system currently in place.

Perhaps no one could have a better understanding of this Buddhism teaching than the Dalai Lama:"The sea of bitterness has no bounds; repent, and the shore is at hand."

The Dalai Lama has, in recent years, been telling the world he has stopped seeking "Tibetan independence" and turned towards a "middle way". It sounds reasonable but in fact, it is only old wine in a new bottle.

"I am a simple Buddhist monk — no more, no less," the 14th Dalai Lama said in an interview with The New York Times. Is he telling the truth? In the past days of 2011, he has visited many countries in the name of Buddha. You can see a map and a table showing countries c...