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Article: Dalai Lama says Tibet is better off within China
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- October 19, 2004
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Tibet would be better off to remain within China rather than
regain its independence, the Dalai Lama has told an interviewer.
"Tibet is backward," the exiled spiritual leader said. "It's a big
land, rich in natural resources, but we lack the technology or
expertise [to exploit them]. So, if we remain in China, we might get
a greater benefit, provided it respects our culture and environment
and gives us some kind of guarantee."The Dalai Lama's remarks were
made to a journalist from Time magazine, just weeks after he sent a
delegation of envoys to Tibet to discuss his possible return. Western
diplomats believe there is a new opportunity for rapprochement under
the new Chinese leader, Hu ...