Tagged: Dalai Lama

6:25am

Tue April 17, 2012
The Two-Way

Fear Drives China's Oppressive Rule In Tibet, Dalai Lama Says

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  • Renee Montagne speaks to the Dalai Lama

China's leaders continue to impose oppressive policies on the people of Tibet out of fear, the Dalai Lama said earlier today on Morning Edition.

They fear what might happen if Tibetans were allowed to live freely and others under Chinese rule started to demand more respect for their rights. That has meant, he said, that "they ignore ... reality and they impose their rules. ... That's the problem."

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