Dalai Lama says China can learn a lot from Taiwan

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Dalai Lama says China can learn a lot from Taiwan
Relations between Beijing and Taipei 'delicate,' spiritual leader says

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama speaks from his home in India during an online press conference on Wednesday. (Screenshot from FCCJ Youtube)
ANDREW SHARP, Nikkei Asia deputy politics and economics editorNovember 10, 2021 16:50 JST

TOKYO -- The Dalai Lama said that China can learn a lot from Taiwan and described relations between Beijing and Taipei as "delicate."

Speaking in a sometimes rambling online press conference to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, the Buddhist monk mostly discussed spiritual matters but was steered by questions into political affairs.

When asked if Taiwan could become the next Tibet -- a Chinese territory since 1951 -- the 86-year-old said that the democratic island has a lot that China can learn from.

"I really find that the true Chinese heritage and traditions are in Taiwan. Taiwan has kept a 1,000-year-old Chinese tradition and culture," he said from his home in Dharamsala, India. "Economically, Taiwan gets a lot of help from Mainland China. But Chinese culture, including Buddhism, many Chinese brothers and sisters can learn a lot from Taiwanese brothers and sisters."

"I really pray that Taiwan and mainland China are unified peacefully," he said, without clarifying whether that should be under the government in Beijing or Taipei.

Tensions across the Taiwan Strait have grown increasingly fraught since President Tsai Ing-wen came to power in 2016. Beijing frequently flies warplanes near the island, and Taiwan's defense minister recently warned that China already has the ability to invade and will be capable of mounting a "full scale" invasion by 2025.

The Dalai Lama said he had no plans to visit Taiwan.

"The relations between Taiwan and China are quite delicate. I don't want to cause local political difficulties," he said. "I can communicate with people in Taiwan like I am talking to you now [online]."

The Dalai Lama has lived in exile in northern India since he fled his Chinese-ruled homeland in 1959. China considers him a separatist even though he long ago abandoned the goal of Tibetan independence in favor of it gaining greater autonomy.

At least 130,000 Tibetans live in exile, including 85,000 in India. But most of the world's 6 million Tibetans live in the autonomous Tibetan region of western China and regard the Dalai Lama as their spiritual leader.

Asked if he wanted to return to Tibet one day, the Dalai Lama said he is happy to remain in exile in India.

"I'm very happy in India. We see snow mountains, lakes, forests. I love this place," he said. "India has complete freedom and religious harmony... The followers of all religious traditions exist in India. It has very good harmony."

His word could be interpreted that the Dalai Lama wants Indian government of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to continue supporting Tibetan refugees. New Delhi has been offering citizenship to Tibetans in India instead of abandoning refugee status. In 2017, at the behest of the Indian government, the Tibetan government-in-exile changed the English name for its political leader from "prime minister" to "president."

The Dalai Lama said he was willing to travel to Beijing to meet with Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping.

"China itself is changing," he said. "[Chinese leaders] are sometimes too extreme. They try to control [people]."

On spiritual matters, the Dalai Lama said "religion is too politicized, that's a problem."

"Your enemy is your best teacher. With an enemy, you can practice patience. That is one of the important factors for peace of mind," he said. "Tibetans generally have a peaceful mind. Inside Tibet also, you can see they are very faithful and often have a smiling face."

[Meanmachine]

The more Dalai Lama speaks, the worse it can become, best is ' Not open his mouth ' ( CHINA  & TAIWAN not in good term )

[ER-3682]

Now you know why China hate Tibet...XJP hate Dalai Lama.

[inlinesix]

Why TS keep on posting Nikkei articles today?

 

[Jman888]

Dalai is so out dated.

[Thaiyotakamli]

37 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

Why TS keep on posting Nikkei articles today?

 

TS only read nikkei? Lol

[inlinesix]

7 hours ago, Jman888 said:

Dalai is so out dated.

Dalai is still Head of State for Tibet.

He want to stop his lineage.

[Fitvip]

Dalai Lama is another orang lama! He is not aware how progressive and advanced China is!

[inlinesix]

7 minutes ago, Fitvip said:

Dalai Lama is another orang lama! He is not aware how progressive and advanced China is!

A lot of Chinese traditions have been destroyed during Cultural Revolution.

[1fast1]

10 hours ago, inlinesix said:

Why TS keep on posting Nikkei articles today?

 

Yalor. Only post Jippun news is so biased. 

Must post news from the whole world to be fair and unbiased. Like the Global Times. It's from the whole Globe. It's even in the name, right? 😁

[Scion]

he' definitely has his good points but he cannot beat Father Time

it's brutal but CCP is just bidding time for him to die 

[Beregond]

9 minutes ago, Scion said:

he' definitely has his good points but he cannot beat Father Time

it's brutal but CCP is just bidding time for him to die 

ya.  CCP  waiting for his time to come only. his influence is waning even in tibet itself. 

saw some report, high chance he will be the last Dalai 

[Meanmachine]

@inlinesix Likely move on form Makan In Thailand, here the topic more exciting . . . awesome readership. Hahaha !😂

[Nolicense]

2 hours ago, Beregond said:

ya.  CCP  waiting for his time to come only. his influence is waning even in tibet itself. 

saw some report, high chance he will be the last Dalai 

there is a fight on who will choose the next reincarnate of the dalai lama. the west has already laid the ground work for him to be chosen from a western country.

traditionally all dalai lama are tibetans. and the senior tibetan monks do the searching.. so ccp will want it to be another tibetan. india will say he is born in india as they occupy part or tibet.

the cia will say the tibetan monks in exile will chose some ang mo... according to some ang mo movie of the new dalai lama.

if there is to be no more dalai lama, that will be good also. those who know how the tibetans live under the old ways know how bad life was. worse than the caste system

[Jamesc]

People just imagine what they want to see!

Even if the Dalai Lama dies he will just be reincarnated and he will come back again.

I am not sure the CCP has enough power to control the world of the dead and stop his reincarnation.

The real problem with Tibet is the young people of Tibet are stupid.

What they want is to be a equal citizen of China and to have a China passport so they go around the world.

Unfortunately young people in Tibet want technological and economic progress progress as they foolishly think that will be bring them happiness.

That's a problem even I have. We are so stupid we think a bigger car, a bigger house, more money will make us happy.

Look how many people with big cars and big houses and lots of money are so lonely and miserable and angry and unhappy.

[Jamesc]

Everyone knows the Dalai Lama

has to be full of peace and compassion and love and patience.

How to pick your own Dalai Lama and put your words into his mouth?

No one will listen to him.

[Jamesc]

To understand the Dalai Lama you have to understand Buddhism.

If people choose their own "Dalai Lama' and put words into his mouth

people will say that's not Buddhism and stop listening to him.

[Hamburger]

Lama focusing on wrong scriptures.

 

Edited November 13, 2021 by Hamburger