DALAI LAMA’S SUCCESSOR: THE LEAST AND THE MOST CONCERNED

His Holiness the Dalai Lama reiterated many times that the reincarnation of Dalai Lama will leave it to the Tibetan people to choose. Whether the institution of Dalai Lama will remain or not will be ultimately decided by the Tibetan people. However, Chinese government has already instituted a law for approving a reincarnated lamas of Tibetan Buddhism and are eager to choose their own Dalai Lama. The Athiest government of Communist China is somehow putting it seriously as it matters the unity of montherland.

The Question is whether China be able to live up to the aspiration of the Tibetan people. China’s appointed Panchen Lama is the classic example of the dejection of the Tibetan People, who is not at all considered as the real Panchen reincarnation. The Dalai Lama’s appointed Panchen Lama and his parents are still kidnapped by the Chinese government and no where to be seen. Taking Panchen Lama into consideration, the Chinese plan of recognizing the future Dalai Lama shall not succeed even if PRC tried rigorously.

BUSH WLECOMES DALAI LAMA

Courtesy: 2007-10-18, www.koreatimes.co.kr

DECLINE IN DIASPORIC POPULATION?

The survey found that the total population of Tibetans outside of Tibet as on 12 April 2009 stood at 127,935, comprising of 70,556 males and 57,379 females, as compared to 111,020 recorded during the 1998 survey.

EAST MEETS WEST

Courtesy: JIANPING FAN, GUANGZHOU, CHINA  –  12/27/2008, www.politicalcartoons.com

OBAMA DRAGON FLIGHT

Courtesy: Stephane Peray, Politicalcartoons.com

YEAR OF RAT: SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE

Courtesy: May 14 2008 Jeff Darcy, The Plain Dealer newspaper and text from www.visualeditors.com

Zhiqiang Gao, president of the Chinese Professionals and Entrepreneurs Association in Cleveland, responded with a letter to the editor:

The cartoon demonstrates a degree of insensitivity toward human suffering that is beyond our comprehension. Does it have no shame in politicizing human tragedy?

We understand that cartoonist Jeff Darcy played on the fact that this is the year of rat in the Chinese zodiac. But when Jeff wrote “CHINA” across the body of the big, ugly, menacing rat he drew, it is no wonder that his cartoon is taken by many as smearing of an entire nation. He should offer an apology.

And, in fact, the Plain Dealer did just that: Apologize. On Tuesday:

RINGS OF HUMILIATION

Courtesy: March 20, 2008 Zapiro, www.mg.co.za

TINTIN AND TUTU IN TIBET

Courtesy: Zapiro, May 23 2006 www.mg.co.za

TIBET IN LONDON OLYMPICS

Courtesy: alexhughescartoons.co.uk

STILL TORTURING

Courtesy: Ten, www.lefttoonlane.com