ISBN 957-l3-2038-2 If you write a letter please enclose the cover of the Chinese version. The price of this book is US$ 9.50, the airmail fee is US$ 4.50, total price US$ 14.00.

The book “The View of Chinese Intellectuals Toward Tibet Question” is the first book written by Chinese writers, scholars and dissidents inside and outside China. All authors support self-determination and independence for Tibet.

Prof. James Seymour of Columbia University says in his introduction of this book that this is a turning point for Chinese view of Tibetan issue.

I just want to say,sometimes truth is not very obvious to be see.

This is nothing about human rights.It’s just the dirty politics.Tibet question is a chess between china and western coutries,They use it to bargain to each other.

I acknowledge our human rights situations are worse than yours.But you should know,for national minorities in china,their human rights situations are not worse than other chinese.They even have some priorities by law.And we don’t discriminate them.And china is a developing,I think it will be better and better.

Dalai Lama maybe a kind man.But in the other side,he is a idealist,a selfish idealist.He don’t really care about tibetan people,he care about his ideal more.He don’t know how to lead a country.If tibet become independent,they won’t be better than now.If he really care about tibetan people,he should give up this.

If I’m a tibetan,when I hear his beatiful promise.Maybe I will think about the independence for some while. If I meet someone protesting,I will support them.But soon I will realize, it’s too un real,it too far away. And then I will keep up my real life.I need to make money to get enough foods for my familiy,like all the other chinese.This is real.

Patriotism is not automatically a good thing. How can your patriotism for China be good if it is based on crushing the patriotism of the Tibetans?

China has not set an example of reality based thinking. China has set an example of sweeping anything inconvenient under the rug. Two words: ant farms.

You can see from those pictures.There are barely ordinary tibetans in the march.Most are foreigners and monks.

If you don’t belive me,you can come here yourself.

If USA don’t support dalai lama anymore,he will not do it anymore.

I know our goverment hide a lot of things from us.But Your goverment hide a lot from you,too.

I heard a rumour that he actually lifted a lot of his shtick for Western ears from another holy man, John Lennon.

Olympic sponsors include McDonnalds, VolksWagen, CocaCola, Lenova (watches,) Samsung, Adidas, Omega. I don’t know about you, but I will think of the Tibetans being repressed, beaten, tortured, and killed every time I consider purchasing a product produced by these companies. Every time.

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It is a horrid little backwater of China, which suffered under millenia of abuse at the hands of a fascist theocracy and which can barely feed itself. The Communists sweep in to “liberate” them. They feed and clothe the people, but also try to quash nationalist opposition within Tibet. The dictator abandons his people and runs to a neighboring country, where he foments opposition to the government doing a better job than he and his ilk ever did, all while claiming to essentially be God. He retains his title and forces his believers to make the dangerous trek to see him (dangers both natural and the bullet kind).

We never hear the Chinese side of the story in the West, so I encourage you to find an actual Chinese person and see what they think. No love from me for the Chinese government, but in all honesty, they’re the best government China has ever had, and the best Tibet has ever had.

I think any country that wants to be independent should be, but Tibet is not a special case, and isn’t even a terribly compelling case. The issue is a lot more complex than the guy at the headshop would lead you to believe.

If you don’t want to engage in debate, then don’t post. If you’re going to post in a blog that isn’t actively censored by a government, then don’t try to damn disagreement with your views by claiming things are equal when they are not. I am free to criticise my government and yours, you are free only to criticise others’. Can you even google the phrase “Great Firewall of China”?

Your comments on Tibet’s situation aren’t going to come off as reasonable if you surround them with the dismissive implication that everyone else interested in the topic is ignorant.

Tibet is no more a backwater of China than Mexico is a backwater of the US. Why all the rage?

Just sayin’

And what is this [they're the best government China has ever had, and the best Tibet has ever had]?

Do you honestly think this is the best we can do? Try not look down upon us so much. When westerns were still duking it out in the European forest, we’ve already had a state department.

Do you also happen to notice the government had imprisoned a 5-year old lama ever since 1980s? No one knows if he’s still alive. The crime he committed? He was claimed to be a god by another lama.

I have my national pride, I want Beijing to have a splendid Olympic. But I’ll be more proud of my nation if we can solve issues thru dialogs.

Someone want to clue me in on the appeal of this guy? It’s one thing to support Tibet’s right to self-government, but why do people like this religious whackjob again? (Granted he’s no Pope, but he still hates gay people…)

Takuan is negotiating with his people for a fresh statement on gay rights.

Boycott the chinese olympics, and save yourselves for the London 2012 spectacle, conveniently coinciding with The End Of The World.

And the goverment don’t force people to change their religious belives like that severely.

Some counties’goverment in world don’t want to see china becoming stronger and stronger.So they bribe some people,and overdraw somethings.They want split china.This is the truth under the surface.

Independence is not good for Tibetans!

You’re right. China would be better off with the Japanese running it again, too.

And he seemed like such a nice guy.

Do ALL religions have to be yucky?

As for the Tibetans not wanting independence; let all Chinese leave and see if they are invited back.

As I understand it, there are many educated and cultured Chinese that are interested in Tibetan buddhism and are sympathetic to the Dalai Lama.
I think they would speak up if they were not afraid of being killed.

perhaps he appeals because of what he says:

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
Dalai Lama

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Dalai Lama

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Dalai Lama

I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
Dalai Lama

If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.
Dalai Lama

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.
Dalai Lama

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
Dalai Lama

In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.
Dalai Lama

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.
Dalai Lama

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
Dalai Lama

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.
Dalai Lama

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.
Dalai Lama

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend – or a meaningful day.
Dalai Lama

Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
Dalai Lama

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.
Dalai Lama

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Dalai Lama

Sleep is the best meditation.
Dalai Lama

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
Dalai Lama

Spend some time alone every day.
Dalai Lama

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
Dalai Lama

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
Dalai Lama

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual’s own reason and critical analysis.
Dalai Lama

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
Dalai Lama

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.
Dalai Lama

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.
Dalai Lama

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
Dalai Lama

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate kindness and compassion.
Dalai Lama

With realization of one’s own potential and self-confidence in one’s ability, one can build a better world.
Dalai Lama