China said it would “resolutely strike” against the “Dalai Lama clique’s separatist activities” as protesters planned demonstrations in major world cities on Friday to mark the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. Che Dalha, Tibet’s governor, said the government would “hold a clear-cut stand against separatism, resolutely strike against the Dalai clique’s damaging and separatist activities”. China views the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s Buddhist spiritual leader who fled into exile in India after the failed uprising, as a dangerous separatist. International human rights groups and exiles routinely condemn what they say is China’s oppressive rule in Tibetan areas. “Tibet is always a part of China in our history,” said Cao, adding that the Chinese government had helped Tibet develop.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 10, 2017 11:25 UTC