Commentary: "Dalai Lama´s high-degree autonomy for Tibet" means overthrowing China´s social system

Last year, a scholar named Yiduo published an article titled "My view on Dalai Lama's ‘Middle Road'" and explained in detail the "mystery" of Dalai Lama's attempts. All of us might as well read his article. The article pointed out that the essence of Dalai Lama's so-called "middle road" is to change Tibet's socialist system and restore the feudal serfdom in old Tibet; to change the ethnic regional autonomous system, which has been practiced for more than 40 years in Tibet, in an attempt to pursue the so-called "high degree of autonomy." This means that the Central Government is in charge of the foreign affairs and national defense only, that the relationship between Tibet and the Central Government is defined as that of a so-called "union" and that Tibet should be made an "international peace zone." But in fact, the Central Government's powers in foreign affairs and national defense exist in name only. So, the "middle road" attempts to overthrow the leading position of the Communist Party of China and to enable his so-called "exile government" to return home and take over Tibet. This many people in the world see very clearly. In his book "Dalai Lama and China – the Solution to the Tibet Issue," Melvyn Goldstein, a U.S. expert on Tibet, said, "Dharamsala has found they are in an awkward situation. Obviously, Beijing will never allow Tibet to practice a different political system, let alone independence." "China's uncompromising attitude makes them feel angry and frustrated. Besides, at the bottom of their hearts, they cannot believe that they can live under rule of the Communist Party of China." "In fact, the communist party's rule is unquestionable."

The barrier between the Dalai Lama and the Central Government cannot be removed easily if both sides take a step back, as hoped for by some kind people. The socialist system and ethnic regional autonomous system are the historic choice made by the Tibetan people. They constitute the system guarantee for Tibet's development and progress, and have taken root in land in Tibet and among the people of all ethnic groups residing there. If the Dalai Lama does not want to change his position, he would probably have no choice but to waste the rest of his life in Dharamsala.

Editor:Du Xiaodan