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- is seen as the living Buddha some one who has followed the path to enlightenment and has made it to the end to the final stage. -He has discovered his true being and was disciplined in emotions, and meditation -To his people he is their guide, inspiration and an object of love and devotion - "Up in the little hill station in the Himalayas, the place the Dalai Lama currently calls home, **every single time **   the Dalai Lama leaves or arrives in the town from one of his trips, all the Tibetans drop whatever it is that they are doing, grab a khata (white traditional offering scarf) and some incense and line the main street to greet him or wish him a safe journey. **Every single time for 50 years!!" **    -wants non-violence     · **__Describe the history of communist rule in China and how the country developed to its current global role. __**    Nationalists and communists struggled for control of China. The U.S. backed the nationalists in their fight against the communists. However the nationalists army was poorly paid and underfed, while the communist peasant army was highly disciplined. The communists ended up gaining power by 1949. There were lots of people supporting them. Mao, (the leader of the communists) preached a philosophy that appealed to China's poor. The communists wrote a new constitution. In practice China became a one-party dictatorship. While people grew iscontent with Mao's policies, they continued to honor him until he died in 1976. China's new leader, Deng X. came to power in the late 70s. He changed Chinas gov. to be less strict. This helped China develop all around and have a bigger global impact.  · **__Explain, from your perspective, China's stance on: __** DL: China violates the human rights of its citizens. They restrict freedoms of speech, movement, and religion of its citizens. Organizations such as the U.S. State Department, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch agree. US and China are economically intertwined as they are said to be financially dependent on each other China  needs to work more towards improving their air and water quality, which is low due to pollution. A new study has found that more than two million Chinese youth are dying each year due to indoor air pollution The **<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d9fff8; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Chinese government **   has relentlessly suppressed religious groups since achieving power in 1949. The rest of the world is most familiar with its oppression of non-registered Christian groups. However, the government has also persecuted many types of new religious and spiritual groups, including the Falun Gong. In fact, its suppression extends beyond such groups to include organizations that teach only simple meditation and gymnastic techniques. The government appears to fear any national group that is capable of organizing its followers into direct action. <span style="line-height: 12.75pt; margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo7; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"> · **__<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d9fff8; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">What efforts have you taken to interact with China? __**    <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffecfd; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">- the Dalai Lama wants to separate Tibet from China therefore China's foreign minister will not allow the Dalai Lama to visit their countries. Therefore interaction with China has been difficult. <span style="line-height: 12.75pt; margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo8; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"> · **__<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d9fff8; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">What success you have had on promoting a positive relationship with China? __**    <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffecfd; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">- We don’t have a positive relationship because they feel threaten by me because I believe in separating Tibet from China <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffecfd; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">- In Tibet they respect China for spiritual reasons <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffecfd; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-Tibet used <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffecfd; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">to be separate until   China   took them over when they became weak enough to be taken over <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd9fb; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">- wants to keep contact with Chinese government but wants to be its own country and stay its own religion and keep Buddhism alive <span style="line-height: 12.75pt; margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo9; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"> · **__<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d9fff8; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Discuss the intent your country has in promoting (or working against) the progress of China. __**    <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd9fb; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">- In Tibet China has gone in there to gather minerals, and cut down forests for logging, China is in control of Tibet just for their own economic reasons. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd9fb; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">- China claims they came into Tibet to help save them form slavery and hardship, but the people who lived back in that time period were happier then the people who now live in this generation <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd9fb; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">-Trying to discuss a compromise but right now it seems almost impossible to beat China <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd9fb; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">- Have been working against Chine’s Progress because they don't want one of the most sacred cities in the world taken over and abolished. <span style="line-height: 12.75pt; margin-left: .25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo10; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"> · **__<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d9fff8; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; 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But Tibet will never give their loyalty to China <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd9fb; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">- Once what was the most spiritually advanced civilization Tibet will be gone and China will take it over and all that will remain will be what was or is written in books <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffd9fb; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">The Tibetan Buddhism in china could disappear then causing it all over to disappear because the most spiritual place of Buddhism Tibet will be gone and conquered because their main place of teaching and spiritual   Buddhism   is gone. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffecfd; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Links: <span style="cursor: pointer !important;">[] <span style="cursor: pointer !important;">[]  <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffecfd; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">'near_extinction'/?page=entire <span style="cursor: pointer !important;">[] <span style="cursor: pointer !important;">[] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #d9fff8; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: black; cursor: auto; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">www.allacademic.com/meta/p70506_index.html <span style="cursor: pointer !important;">[] <span style="cursor: pointer !important;">[] <span style="cursor: pointer !important;">[] <span style="cursor: pointer !important;">[] <span style="cursor: pointer !important;">[]
 * __ Dalai Lama: aka Kundun __**
 * **__ Human Rights - Freedom of Speech __**
 * **__ Global Interdependence __** - Specific Focus on economic relationships
 * **__ Environment - Air and Water pollution __**
 * **__ Tolerance of Diversity - Acceptance and treatment of other groups (some who oppose the government) __**