Chinese-Tibetan Friendship Associations in Australia and New Zealand Congratulate New Kalon Tripa[Monday, 2 May 2011, 3:07 p.m.]
The
Chinese democracy advocates and the Chinese-Tibetan Friendship
Associations in Australia and New Zealand have congratulated Dr Lobsang
Sangay on being elected as new Kalon Tripa by the Tibetan people. CANBERRA: In
a congratulatory message conveyed through the Office of Tibet based in
Canberra on 30 April, the group said: “The Chinese democracy advocates
and the Chinese-Tibetan Friendship Association in Australia and New
Zealand extend our hearty congratulations to Dr Lobsang Sangay for
being elected as the new Kalon Tripa by the Tibetans through democratic
elections.”They praised the election as a significant change
from hundreds of year old traditional system of governance and a
consistent advancing step towards democracy by the Tibetan people.It
also commended the great efforts made by the Tibetans on democracy,
human rights and in steering the Tibetan society towards a positive
future.Moreover, the strong support and appreciation earned by
His Holiness the Dalai Lama from the world leaders, parliamentarians
and democracy advocates have pushed the Central Tibetan Administration
towards a prominent position on the international platform and ushered
modern democracy in the exile community, they said.The Chinese
group also criticised the repression imposed by the Chinese government
on Tibet, including the recent crackdown on the Tibetan monks at Kirti
monastery in northeastern Tibet, is a strategy to suppress other
minority nationalities in China. Considering the issue of
Tibet as national issue of China, they said the problems faced by the
Tibetan and other minority nationalities would remain unsolved as long
as the authoritarian rule by the Chinese communists exists. Till then,
the Tibetan people would not able to see the light of freedom, human
rights and happiness, they said in the message.In the
congratulatory message, they spoke about the efforts being made by the
Chinese democracy advocates living in free countries in taking interest
in the issue of Tibet and in deepening cooperation with the office of
Tibet by establishing Chinese-Tibetan Friendship Associations.They
solemnly vowed to strengthen the activities of the friendship
associations and efforts towards to usher democracy in China and a
genuine harmony in Tibet.They offered prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s long and healthy life, and wish success for the new Kashag (cabinet).
