(TibetanReview.net, Feb11’25) –China has responded with a dismissive reiteration of its position on talks with the Dalai Lama when asked about the death on Feb 8 of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s elder brother Gyalo Thondup, his key interlocutor with it since 1950. Gyalo Thondup had no known contacts with the current crop of top Chinese leaders headed by Xi Jinping.
China has expressed what it has called its “hopes” that the Dalai Lama can “return to the right path,” while claiming to be open to discussions about “his future” as long as certain conditions are met.
The Dalai Lama needs to openly recognise that Tibet and Taiwan are inalienable parts of Chin...





