"Enlarged Tibet autonomous region" pursued by Dalai not exists: article

The so-called "enlarged Tibet autonomous region" pursued by Dalai Lama does not exist and runs counter to the law that governs the development of various ethnic groups in China, says an article published on the website of China Tibet Information Center recently.

The signed article, written by Yedor, has analyzed the "middle way", advocated by Dalai Lama in recent years, pointing out there is no ground for the establishment of an "enlarged Tibet".

Dalai Lama persists in bringing together the areas where people of the Tibetan ethnic group live to form an "enlarged Tibet autonomous region" which would cover one-fourth of Chinese territory, the article says.

People with knowledge of Chinese history know that, the Tibetan-inhabited areas outside Tibet had never been put under the rule of the local government of Tibet, the article says.

Dalai Lama admitted in recent years the fact that the former government of Tibet had never ruled the Tibetan-inhabited areas outside today's Tibet Autonomous Region.

However, he argued that "it is hard to retain the features of the Tibetan race if there are people of the Tibetan ethnic group living outside Tibet".

He then declared the need to establish "a Tibetan entity where all people of the Tibetan ethnic group live".

The article says it is the fact that one ethnic group in China may be found in different administrative regions and one administrative region may be home to several ethnic groups. This is the result of historical changes and constitutes a salient feature of the relations between different ethnic groups in China.

While people of the Tibetan ethnic group living in various Tibetan-inhabited areas in China retain the same Tibetan characteristics and maintain close ties especially in religion and culture, they speak different languages and have different habits. In the meantime, they maintain close ties politically, economically and culturally, the article said.

If all of the 55 ethnic minorities in China founded their own unified autonomous areas, there would be conflicts between various ethnic groups and social disorder in China. All these would be a bane for the economic and cultural development of these ethnic groups, says the article.

One can not see much relations between the "enlarged Tibet autonomous region" and efforts to protect the Tibetan features. However, it is easy for one to see Dalai Lama's ulterior motive: eventually seeking Tibetan independence, the article stresses.