Others were arrested, killed or escaped.
Tsering still justified an armed struggle for his homeland and said he would be ready to put his “life on the line” were there an opportunity.
“It takes two to shake hands, but the Chinese found no need to shake hands with a bunch of helpless refugees,” he said, adding as an afterthought: “It takes only one to deliver a punch.”
Tsering said the exiled Tibetans have been confused and frustrated with talks with China because their movement lacks clarity of purpose. Frustration has also grown after the lack of progress after 50 years of exile following the flight of the Dalai Lama from Tibet on March 17, 1959.
Mentioning that Tibetans in Tibet were sacrificing their lives for independence, Tsering pointed toward the residence of the Dalai Lama and said: “If only the holy one would restore clarity of purpose and return to the cause of freedom.”
“He is our spiritual leader, and Tibetans are not in a position where they can question His Holiness, but to force Tibetans to choose between freedom and faith is not right,” Tsering said.
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