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Not to Worry About Retirement

Obama Calls for Dialogue Between China and Tibet By YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post

Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, the prime minister of Tibetan government in exile. Photo: TPI/ Sangay

Dharamshala: Tibetans living inside Tibet should not worry about His Holiness the Dalai Lama's retirement plan said Thursday Prof Samdhong Rinpoche, the prime minister (Kalon Tripa ) of Tibetan government in exile, saying "His Holiness had clearly said he would continue to work for the cause of Tibet". According a report published by the Tibetan official media (Tibet Net), the prime minister was speaking to a large gathering of over 1,800 Continues on Page 3

Resettlement of Nomads in Tibet

Tibetan nomad family in summer pastures near Madoi, Qinghai Province, 15 December 2002. Photo: TPI

Dharamshala: Impulsed by the so called Grassland Law adopted in 1985, and then completed by a series of programs and various guidelines such as the "Tuimu Huancao" ("removing animals to grow grass") and the "Tuigeng Huanlin" ("returning Farmland to Forest") policies, the resettlement of millions of nomads in Tibet is not yet to end. According to the so called regional government, another 185 Continues on Page 5

Washington: US President Barack Obama during a press conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on Wednesday called his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao to have dialogue with the representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Tibet's political and spiritual leader, to resolve and address the concerns of the people of Tibet. "Even as we, the United States, recognise that Tibet is part of the People's Republic of China, the United States continues to support further dialogue between the government of China and the representatives of the Dalai Lama to resolve concerns and differences, including the preservation of the religious and cultural identity of the Tibetan people," Obama said on 19 January at a joint news conference with Hu at the White House. U.S. president Obama gave a long answer to a question about human rights only to find out that it had not been translated simultaneously. He appeared visibly frustrated while waiting for an interpreter to finish, and then Hu -- to the astonishment of U.S. journalists -- did not answer the part of the question that had been directed to him. When a second U.S. reporter followed up later, Hu said he had not heard the initial question and gave a prepared reply, glancing down at his podium at

President Barack Obama and China's President Hu Jintao take part in a joint news conference, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Photo: AP

times to read. White House spokesman Ben Chang said the human rights question had been been translated when it was first asked. Obama said differences on human rights were an "occasional source of tension between our two governments.'' As the two leaders stood side-by-

China Claims Tibet to Promote as a “World Tourism Destination”

side at a nationally televised news conference, he called on China to live up to human rights values that he said were enshrined in the Chinese Constitution, adding that Americans "have some core views as Americans about the universality of certain rights: freedom of speech, freedom of Continues on Page 4

Three Die in Egypt Revolt

Heavy tear gas used to disperse thousands of demonstrators in central Cairo after a day of protests against the government. Ajezera

A School for Tibetan Orphans

Dharamshala: At least three people have been killed in a rare anti-government protest in the Egyptian capital. The demonstrations, inspired by the recent revolt in Tunisia, drew thousands of people to the city centre as protesters in Tahrir Square vowed to See on Page 8

A Tibetan Gril Gets Indian Citizenship

His Holiness the The Dalai Lama asked a doctor in NYC to build a school for Tibetan orphans in India. Photo courtesy of Dr. Kazuko Tatsumura. By Ye-Rinne Park, The Tibet Post

Dharmshala: A Japanese-American holistic healer based in New-York will help build a school for Tibetan orphans in North India. Manjushree Orphanage, located in Tawang in the Himalayan heighs, counts around 180 children. The project has already been endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, whom she had met on many occasions before. Dr. Kazuko Tatsumura, has now the task to raise funds in the U.S. and Japan to build the Tibetan-designed school at a cost of $360,000. Tibet House U.S. has agreed to serve as fiscal sponsor in the U.S. for contributions. This is said to be the first joint project between the U.S. and Japan Tibet House, under the auspices of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Japan.

The red fort called Potala palace viewed from Jokhang temple in Lhasa city, the capital of Tibet. Photo: TPI By Ye-Rinne Park, The Tibet Post

Dharamshala: China claimed that it wants to double the annual number of tourists visiting Tibet by the year 2015. According to a state media, more than 20 millions of tourists, among which 1 million of foreigners, have visited the region during the past five years. The number of visits has increased by 30,6% every year since 2006. The local office of tourism announced it will continue to develop its infrastructures and services to fulfill those ambitions. The central government has already spent 53 millions of dollars between 2001 and 2005 to boost tourism in Tibet.

The region hopes to double its income from tourism thanks to this dynamism, with annual receipts of around 2,5 billions of dollars by 2015. According to the report, more than 300 000 jobs will be created in this sector. The rural areas of Tibet are also included in the project, as the government announced it wants to promote tourism in the entire region and wants "all the people" living there to "get rich" from this activity. However, many Tibetans living under Chinese rule believe that all the investments and development projects mostly benefit Han Chinese migrants and state-owned companies, which dominate the economy.

Tibetan women from Dehradun settlement, Dehradun, India performing traditional opera. Photo: TPI By YC. Dhardhowa, The Tibet Post

Chandigarh: — Thousands of Tibetans born in India between 1950 and 1986 may have a reason to cheer. They can now become Indian citizens under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 1986, according to a report in the Times of India. Continues on Page 6


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