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Argument: Tibet has moved beyond the "Middle Way"
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- “Until the last Tibetan “, Tibet writes, Published April 2007 "Two statements emanating recently from Dharamsala seem to indicate a slight shift in its thinking with regard to the Middle Way approach. In January, Samdhong Rinpoche said: "In the past, we have asked the Tibetan people not to annoy the PRC [People’s Republic of China] by [engaging in] propaganda or campaigns against them. Unfortunately, since last year the PRC has not cared for our actions and they have attacked His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Under such circumstances, we are not able to ask the Tibetan people to keep quiet."
- This statement reflects a welcome retreat from Dharamsala’s earlier appeals to Tibetans and Tibet supporters not to hold demonstrations, particularly against visiting Chinese dignitaries, for fear of jeopardising the ’conducive atmosphere’ necessary to help the Middle Way approach make progress. It comes in recognition of the fact that efforts by Dharamsala to appease Beijing have only resulted in a stepped-up campaign of vilification aimed specifically at the Dalai Lama. One immediate consequence of this climb-down was the unexpectedly large (and loudly pro-independence) crowds that turned out across the world for this year’s 10 March demonstrations - evidence that Tibetans, especially the younger generation, need only the slightest encouragement to give expression to their desire to fight for an independent Tibet.
- More significantly, on 23 January, Prime Minister Rinpoche stated that Tibetans should, "Hope for the best - ie, to hope for a successful resolution of the Tibet problem within the lifetime of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama." At the same time, they should also, "Prepare for the worst - ie, to be prepared for the worst eventuality, whereby the Tibetan movement has to be sustained indefinitely, for centuries until the last Tibetan."
