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Visiting Tibetan teacher warns of persistent Tibet–China tensions, discusses exile community and U.S. resettlement trade-offs
Summary
Geshe la told a Missoula audience that Tibet-related tensions with China remain unresolved, described the risks of rising frustration among Tibetan youth and discussed the economic and cultural challenges facing Tibetan exile communities and resettlement programs to the West.
Geshe la told the Missoula audience that Tibet–China relations remain unresolved and warned that failure to negotiate with Tibetan leaders could produce instability after the Dalai Lama’s generation.
He said the Dalai Lama has long favored dialogue and accommodation as China rose in global power, and that asking for "total freedom" became less practical over several decades. "As China is emerging into super…
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