Tibetans in Exile Accuse the CCP of Destroying Their Identity in Tibet Under Its Rule

Published on December 11, 2023

DHARAMSHALA, India—The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile on Sunday accused the Chinese communist regime of denying the most fundamental human rights to people in Tibet and vigorously carrying out the extermination of the Tibetan identity. Penpa Tsering, in a statement marking Human Rights Day, also took exception to the Chinese regime last month releasing a “white paper”—or policy document—on Tibet. The report extolled progress in economic development, social stability, and environmental protection under Communist Party rule. Tsering said the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was “forging a strong sense of the Chinese national as one single community, promoting the Chinese language, the Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism and developing socialist values.”...