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Dharamshala [India], August 8 (ANI): As the Chinese Communist Party gears up for grand celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the so-called “Tibet Autonomous Region" (TAR) on September 9, Tibetan advocacy groups have sharply criticised the move, calling it a facade that masks decades of repression, forced assimilation, and cultural destruction in Tibet, according to Phayul.
In a statement released on August 6, the Washington-based International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) denounced the anniversary, stating that Tibetans have endured 60 years of “calamity" under Chinese rule. “Instead of forcing Tibetans to put on a performance of gratitude, China must change course and put the interests of the Tibetan people ahead of their own compulsive need for power and control," said ICT President Tencho Gyatso, as quoted by Phayul.
The so-called TAR, established in 1965, comprises less than half of Tibet’s traditional territory and includes only parts of the histo...
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