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Dalai Lama's utter distortion of Tibet history

On March 10, 1959, the Dalai Lama and his supporters started an armed rebellion in a desperate attempt to preserve Tibet's feudal serfdom and split the region from China. On Tuesday, exactly 50 years later, the Dalai Lama claimed that Tibetans... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Mar 11 2009

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08 Apr 09 visit Article disproves Dalai Lama's historical views in March 31 speech  »  People's Daily An article published Tuesday under the byline of Yi Duo disproved the 14th Dalai Lama's views about Tibet's past, especially the 1959 rebellion and two conventions between Tibetan local government and British India. The 14th Dalai Lama talked...
16 Mar 09 visit Tibet Daily slams Dalai Lama's March 10 speech  »  People's Daily An editorial in Tibet Daily Monday refuted the Dalai Lama's speech on March 10, saying his label of "peaceful uprising" on the failed armed rebellion 50 years ago is a lie that cannot cover up the violence. The Dalai Lama delivered the speech at...
14 Mar 09 visit Three autograph letters by Dalai Lama reveals truth of"peaceful uprising"  »  People's Daily When the Dalai Lama on Tuesday lambasted the Chinese government over its policy in Tibet and labeled, as usual, the March 10 failed armed rebellion in 1959 as "a peaceful uprising," letters he wrote publicized 50 years ago may help people gain insight...
11 Mar 09 visit Visit to 14th Dalai Lama's last residence in Lhasa  »  People's Daily Norbu Lingka, in western Lhasa, was the last residence for the 14th Dalai Lama before he started his life in exile following a failed armed rebellion in 1959. Traces of the turmoil have faded over the past five decades in the fast-changing Tibet...
19 Jan 09 visit Legislator criticizes Dalai Lama group as Tibet sets "Serfs Emancipation Day"  »  People's Daily A senior legislator in Tibet criticized the associates of the Dalai Lama Monday for their alleged secessionist activities and attempts to restore feudal serfdom in the region. The remarks came just after the local legislature endorsed a bill to...

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