Oct 7, 2008
Sponsor: NED
New York Democracy Forum
Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari
"For Tibet and China, The Clock Is Ticking"
As the eighth round of talks between Tibetan envoys and the Chinese government drew near, Tibet's Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, Special Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, expressed his hope in conversation with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof that the Chinese would be "wise enough not to miss this opportunity" for substantive progress on the China-Tibet relationship.
Tactfully addressing the Dalai Lama's age, Gyari reflected that without His Holiness there will be no equivalent figure who can reach out to the Chinese government to resolve Tibet's status. He emphasized that one of China's most serious challenges in Tibet is its lack of legitimacy and that "only one person can help gain that legitmacy," citing the Dalai Lama's "historical and moral authority."
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