Dalai should seize chance provided by talks

• Source: Global Times
• [01:04 January 28 2010]
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To further dispel any skepticism on this score, it is necessary to boost prosperity further in the region and enable greater opening of Tibet.

It is self-evident that since the abolition of feudal serfdom, there has been a steady improvement in Tibetan people's quality of life, while most of the over 100,000 Tibetans exiled in India have lived the life of refugees. And, the tourism boom has brought in a flood of Western tourists who have witnessed the ethnic unity, religious freedom and social progress enjoyed by all people in Tibet.

It is said that during their earlier visits, the Dalai Lama's envoys were taken to various places in China, including Tibet, to see the great changes that have come about in the past five decades.

In recognition of the prosperity that territorial integrity and ethnic unity have brought to Tibet, should the fresh talks bear any fruit, the Dalai Lama needs to act forthwith to abandon "Tibetan independence."

Any unrealistic request from the Dalai Lama could only further delay his desire to end the 51-year exile and return to the motherland.