Dalai Lama and Beijing’s 7th Round of Talks and China’s Stock Market Melt-down
External Podcast: Visit Digging-to-China.com to listen
Segment 1: Seventh Round of Talks between Dalai Lama and Beijing
Starting in March 2008, Buddhist monks and others took to the streets
in Tibetan areas in repeated protest against their treatment by Chinese
authorities. Large numbers of paramilitary police were mobilized to contain the unrest,
and large scale arrests and continued surveillance have restored a tense calm. On
July 1st, 2008, the Dalai Lama’s envoys began talks with Beijing. This is the seventh
round in a series of on-and-off formal negotiations that began in 2002. In a prepared
statement, the Tibetan envoys said they would press for tangible progress to alleviate
the difficult situation for Tibetans in their homeland.
Guest: Karmar Zurkhang, former President of Capitol Area Tibetan Association.
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