The Special Meeting called by the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India closed with a strong endorsement of the ‘Middle Way’ approach, which seeks a genuine autonomy within the framework of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), but also clearly stated that exile Tibetans might take a position seeking independence if results of engagement were not evident “in the near future”.

Links to Australian media coverage of the summit currently underway in Dharamsala, India, where Tibetans are meeting to decide their future direction.

Last week, amidst the excitement of the US election, a top Chinese official with direct responsibility for the Chinese Communist Party’s attacks on Tibetan culture slipped in and out of Australia almost unnoticed.

Zhou Yongkang, China’s former Minister for Public Security, spent around five days in Australia including a brief meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith. Stephen Smith was reported to have raised his concerns over the deteriorating situation in Tibet during the meeting.

The Australia Tibet Council is excited to be hosting internationally acclaimed expert on China-Tibet issues, Dr. Lobsang Sangay of Harvard University, for three days in early December. Dr. Sangay will be coming to Australia direct from the emergency summit in India to decide on a future course for the Tibet movement.

Click here details of the Melbourne & Sydney free public talks and Dr Sangay’s bio