Sigh

The recognition now being given to the Dalai Lama is well deserved. Unfortunately, China considers him to be a pariah. There's no question in my mind that were he permitted to return to Tibet, he would help to reconcile the Chinese and the Tibetan people far more than the Chinese are able to do without him. Of course, they may not want reconciliation with what they consider a backward, inferior people. They may just want to steal the land and destroy the Tibetan culture altogether. It's most unfortunate.

If you have a chance, I recommend you see the flick "Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion." What's left of the Tibetan culture may not last much longer.