This should not be too difficult because the wise Shugden masters, who are friendly with China – Gangchen Rinpoche,Yongyal Rinpoche, Lama Thubten Purba,101st Gaden Trisur and others , have paved the way for this to happen. They have won the trust of the Chinese Government. All that is needed is for Dalai Lama and CTA to let go of their confrontational approach toward the Chinese government over the cause of Tibet’s freedom.

They should also give up their pipe dream of gaining Western backing and support against China in favor of Tibet’s independence. The winds of change are now blowing through the corridors of power. Almost every Western country sees China as the rising world power and needs its financial and economic support. They will surely not want to antagonize China, if they can help it.

As for the view that the Dalai Lama, by backing the same candidate as China for the Karmapa seat, is trying to gain support from China himself, I disagree. It does not gel with the other actions of the Dalai Lama, such as his tacitly condoning the more than 100 cases of self-immolation of Tibetans (including monks) in support of the Free Tibet cause. In fact, the self-immolations may have done more harm than good for the Free Tibet cause, as it has set the Chinese Government against the Dalai Lama even more.

The way forward for the Dalai Lama and CTA to secure some freedom for Tibet is the way of peace, securing for Tibet an autonomous status -along the lines of Hong Kong:acquiring a Chinese Special Administrative status like Hong Kong.. There is no other choice. I agree that getting CIA support may not work in the interest of Tibet’s freedom. It could backfire, and the Tibet issue may be used as a “tool to keep China ‘in check’ and maintain a poitical upper hand” over China.

It is of vital importance that the Tibetan culture be preservedand it can be done, if peaceful means are employed to engage with China over the issue of Tibet’s autonomy.
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