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Chinese official talks with EU representatives on Tibet issues
2011-12-29 20:28:00
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From: China Tibet Online
The EU: According to your experience of conducting several meetings with the envoys of the Dalai Lama, would you please tell us the latest development and future movement?
Zhu Weiqun: China's central government has arranged 10 rounds of talks with the private representatives of the Dalai Lama since 2002. Yet no results have been achieved by far.
The Chinese central government and representatives of the Dalai Lama had "sharply divergent" views. There are two basic reasons: The first lies in that the Dalai Clique declares that this is a talk between the “two separate governments” -"Tibet government-in-exile” and China’s central government.
It is acknowledged that the “Tibet government-in-exile” is illegal, it is only a continuation of rebel groups. Therefore, the talk we will consider is only that between the Chinese central government and the private envoys of the Dalai Lama. However, the interference of the new boss of the “exiled government” makes it even more difficult to rearrange such talks.
Secondly, the two parties disagree on the contents of the talks. We firmly hold the position that the Dalai Lama should first comply with the central government in terms of the following basic principles. For example, Tibet is an inalienable part of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. The Dalai Lama should cease his separatist activities before we would continue to discuss about his future.
However, the so-called issues of “Tibet’s political status”, "Greater Tibet" and "High degree of autonomy" raised by the Dalai Lama ask only for the whole Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with 25-million hectares under the control of his clique. This is out of the question.
After his selfish request was refused, he stopped the talk twice in 1993 and 2008. Even though, the central government did not give up the talks and wanted to "give the Dalai Lama a chance to correct his mistakes".
Recently, Dalai Lama claimed that what needed to be discussed were not his own future , but the “future of the six million Tibetans”, and "the position of Tibet”. In terms of these two problems, the central government has already settled with no possibility of changes in its position.
Dalai’s rigid and arrogant attitude creates obstacles to contact and talks. How did the Dalai Lama come out with such ridiculous demand without any power to compete with the central government? I assume that he owns the support of some western countries.
I suggest those western countries would persuade this 77-year-old old man to abandon his unrealistic ambition and restart talking with the central government about his future. Or else, he will end up with a poor ending. The EU: Many Europeans hold opinions towards Chairman Ashton, so what do you think about the EU leaders? In addition, what do you think about the “Tibet Issue” and “Taiwan Question”? Are there any common points and differences between them?
Zhu Weiqun: I didn’t pay much attention to the EU leaders, nor would I judge them. The judgment should be made by EU countries and people from all countries.
If you want to compare Tibet with Taiwan, there is indeed a common point: both of them are inalienable parts of China. The difference is that the unification with Taiwan hasn’t been realized, and we tend to unify Taiwan with the policy of “one country, two systems”.
Tibet, however, was and is a region under China’s sovereignty with national autonomy. China practices the same administration policies in Tibet as those in other provinces. The central government did offer some more preferential polices in Tibet, as its economy lags far behind than that of other regions.
Therefore, the “Tibet issue” never exists. The socialist system has been established in Tibet for over half a century. We will give full play to the system so that more Tibetans can benefit from it and lead a relatively comfortable life.
The EU: your name is widely known in China, what do you think about Tibetan people’s feelings when your name is mentioned? Are they going to be happy or scared?
Zhu Weiqun: My name is not so well-known in China, for there are many more capable cadres in China. I was given the job to handle the Dalai Lama issue due to being less capable.
I have many friends in Tibet, including top Tibetan leaders, ordinary Tibetan farmers and herders, and Tibetan seniors. I hold no doubt that Tibetans are satisfied with my work, as I have always received heartfelt welcome wherever I arrived in Tibet. I also have no doubt that some people, especially those in the Dalai Lama clique hate my guts. Nevertheless, I feel it is honored to be hated by the splitting forces which engage in sabotaging Tibet’s stability. And it may be the greatest achievement in my life. If the Dalai Lama and his followers, including those who incited self-immolations like me, it would mean I did something wrong.
Zhu Weiqun: China's central government has arranged 10 rounds of talks with the private representatives of the Dalai Lama since 2002. Yet no results have been achieved by far.
The Chinese central government and representatives of the Dalai Lama had "sharply divergent" views. There are two basic reasons: The first lies in that the Dalai Clique declares that this is a talk between the “two separate governments” -"Tibet government-in-exile” and China’s central government.
It is acknowledged that the “Tibet government-in-exile” is illegal, it is only a continuation of rebel groups. Therefore, the talk we will consider is only that between the Chinese central government and the private envoys of the Dalai Lama. However, the interference of the new boss of the “exiled government” makes it even more difficult to rearrange such talks.
Secondly, the two parties disagree on the contents of the talks. We firmly hold the position that the Dalai Lama should first comply with the central government in terms of the following basic principles. For example, Tibet is an inalienable part of China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. The Dalai Lama should cease his separatist activities before we would continue to discuss about his future.
However, the so-called issues of “Tibet’s political status”, "Greater Tibet" and "High degree of autonomy" raised by the Dalai Lama ask only for the whole Qinghai-Tibet Plateau with 25-million hectares under the control of his clique. This is out of the question.
After his selfish request was refused, he stopped the talk twice in 1993 and 2008. Even though, the central government did not give up the talks and wanted to "give the Dalai Lama a chance to correct his mistakes".
Recently, Dalai Lama claimed that what needed to be discussed were not his own future , but the “future of the six million Tibetans”, and "the position of Tibet”. In terms of these two problems, the central government has already settled with no possibility of changes in its position.
Dalai’s rigid and arrogant attitude creates obstacles to contact and talks. How did the Dalai Lama come out with such ridiculous demand without any power to compete with the central government? I assume that he owns the support of some western countries.
I suggest those western countries would persuade this 77-year-old old man to abandon his unrealistic ambition and restart talking with the central government about his future. Or else, he will end up with a poor ending. The EU: Many Europeans hold opinions towards Chairman Ashton, so what do you think about the EU leaders? In addition, what do you think about the “Tibet Issue” and “Taiwan Question”? Are there any common points and differences between them?
Zhu Weiqun: I didn’t pay much attention to the EU leaders, nor would I judge them. The judgment should be made by EU countries and people from all countries.
If you want to compare Tibet with Taiwan, there is indeed a common point: both of them are inalienable parts of China. The difference is that the unification with Taiwan hasn’t been realized, and we tend to unify Taiwan with the policy of “one country, two systems”.
Tibet, however, was and is a region under China’s sovereignty with national autonomy. China practices the same administration policies in Tibet as those in other provinces. The central government did offer some more preferential polices in Tibet, as its economy lags far behind than that of other regions.
Therefore, the “Tibet issue” never exists. The socialist system has been established in Tibet for over half a century. We will give full play to the system so that more Tibetans can benefit from it and lead a relatively comfortable life.
The EU: your name is widely known in China, what do you think about Tibetan people’s feelings when your name is mentioned? Are they going to be happy or scared?
Zhu Weiqun: My name is not so well-known in China, for there are many more capable cadres in China. I was given the job to handle the Dalai Lama issue due to being less capable.
I have many friends in Tibet, including top Tibetan leaders, ordinary Tibetan farmers and herders, and Tibetan seniors. I hold no doubt that Tibetans are satisfied with my work, as I have always received heartfelt welcome wherever I arrived in Tibet. I also have no doubt that some people, especially those in the Dalai Lama clique hate my guts. Nevertheless, I feel it is honored to be hated by the splitting forces which engage in sabotaging Tibet’s stability. And it may be the greatest achievement in my life. If the Dalai Lama and his followers, including those who incited self-immolations like me, it would mean I did something wrong.
