The Dalai Lama said that life for Tibetans under Chinese rule has been "hell on earth." The Dalai Lama said this attacking Beijing in a speech to mark 50 years since the failed uprising that forced him to exile.
"These 50 years have brought untold suffering to the land and people of Tibet," said a 73-year-old Buddhist spiritual leader.
Beijing accusses the Dalia Lama of tyring to split Tibet from China and also causing the recent violence. Beijing said that his speech was full of lies and it had underlined the development it had brought to the Himalayan plateau.
The Dalia Lama's speech was 30 minutes long and it was given in Dharmsala, two-street town next to the foothills of the Indian Himalayas where he set up his headquarters in exile, was a systematic indictment of Chinese rule in Tibet. He said, "Tibet's unique religion, culture, and language are nearing extintction." He talks about how even today Tibetans living in Tibet are in constant fear, and the Chinese authorites are always suspicious of them.
After Dalia Lama's speech young Tibetans tooks to the street chanting "China out, Tibet belongs to the Tibetans!" Other protests were held in South Korea, Switzerland, and Australia.
The words of the Dalia Lama were strong for a man known for his deeply pacifist beliefs, he also usged that any change come peacefully and supported the "Middle Way."
"I have no doubt that the justice of Tibetan cause will prevail if we continue to tread a path of truth and nonviolence."
~ The Dalia Lama
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