Tibetan democracy feted in Taipei at legislature eventBy Yang Cheng-yu and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerTaiwan and Tibet share a democratic way of governance, and China’s oppression cannot make Tibetans abandon their belief in democracy, the Central Tibetan Administration’s Sikyong Penpa Tsering said in a pre-recorded message at an event yesterday marking the 62nd anniversary of the founding of Tibet’s government-in-exile. Tsering’s pre-recorded comments were played at an event at the legislature in Taipei jointly held by the Taiwan Tibetan Welfare Association, the Dalai Lama’s Tibet Education Foundation and the Taiwan Parliament Group for Tibet to mark the founding of the Tibetan parliament in exile. People sing the Tibetan anthem yesterday during an event at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei to mark the 62nd anniversary of the founding of Tibet’s government-in-exile. Independent Legislator Freddy Lim (林昶佐) said at the event that the Tibetan efforts over the past two decades had not been wasted, citing the first democratic election of the Central Tibetan Administration’s sikyong Lobsang Sangay in 2012. Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Michelle Lin (林楚茵) said that many support a democratic Tibetan government, adding that she hopes Tibetans continue their fight against the tyranny of the Chinese.

Source: Taipei Times September 02, 2022 22:13 UTC