USA To Pass A Bill For Existing Reincarnation Rules Pertaining To Dalai Lama ?
An American Senator of the Republican Party Senator Marco Rubio of Florida has sponsored the Senate version of the legislation, which has not been tabled for a vote yet. The bill needs to pass the Senate before US president formally signs it into law.
Earlier the Tibetan bill that was passed by the US House on Tuesday, which proposes sanctions on Chinese officials involved in the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. US House approved “The Tibet Policy and Support Act”, which was introduced by Massachusetts Democrat Jim McGovern. The bill claimed the succession of the 14th Dalai Lama should be decided solely by spiritual leaders without the “interference” of the Chinese government, and should take into consideration the 14th Dalai Lama’s “instruction.”
The US bill also threatened sanctions, if Chinese officials interfere in the process of recognizing a successor or reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, under the Global Magnitsky Act. This may include visa sanction and freezing the US assets of those sanctioned and suspension of business transactions between them and US citizens and companies. The bill also seeks the establishment of a US consulate in Lhasa.
The Chinese are laughing at the American Bill by pointing to the well known fact that as per Tibetan Buddhism history, from the Second Dalai Lama to the current 14th Dalai Lama, the process of the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama starts only after the death of the previous Dalai Lama. There cannot be any precedent of “instruction” and “designation” when the Dalai Lama is still alive.
Only the Dalai Lama himself can pass any instructions and he has already done so. Here the clever Chinese get caught in their own web. They themselves are trying to interfere in the freedom of the Tibetan People by stating that based on the history and practices of Tibetan Buddhism, after the death of the Dalai Lama, the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism and the Tibetan local government must report to the central government before they can start seeking and identifying the reincarnated soul boy.
By the word CENTRAL GOVERNMENT the Chinese mean the government at Beijing. This is a total lie and will not be tolerated by the Tibetan People. The Government of Tibet, in exile in India, will ensure the selection of the new Dalai Lama with full support of the people of India and the rest of the World.
Another religious scholar in China who requested anonymity has accepted that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama has never solely been a religious issue, but also a political issue for the Chinese Government.
The infuriated Chinese Government is already calling the bill a gross interference in China’s internal affairs under the disguise of religious freedom which will not have any substantial influence on China. They say the US’ move is an attempt at invigorating the Tibetan Freedom Fighters overseas, who are highly likely to hype the issue in the international stage. China always keeps claiming Tibet as its integral province which is totally opposed by the people of Tibet.
A train arrives at the freight depot of the Lhasa West Railway Station.
Chinese have pointed out that the US already has a consulate in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. According to the population distribution of Southwest China and the number of Americans in the region, the consulate in Chengdu is able to meet their needs of consular protection and services.
The real intention of the US to build a consulate in Lhasa is to further strengthen ties between the US and China’s Tibet to facilitate direct interference in Tibetan affairs.
The Tibetan Traditional Medical University in Lhasa holds a renaming ceremony in 2018.
Sun Hongnian, a researcher at the Institute of Chinese Borderland Studies, said that this year is the US presidential election year and both parties want to win more votes, so it is very likely for the Senate to pass and president to sign it.
He pointed out that in the last two years the US has passed several acts related to China’s Xinjiang, Taiwan and Hong Kong. It intends to use extreme pressure tactics while creating trade frictions with China, and use China ‘s internal affairs as leverage.
The US’ intention is to shake China’s stability and contain China’s peaceful development, Sun said, adding that the US’ move is doomed to fail. In case the bill is passed in the Senate, China can take countermeasures, such as reciprocal actions against relevant lawmakers who have proposed and supported the bill. China can stop issuing them visas, restricting or even freezing their personal and operating companies under Chinese jurisdictions, and prohibit their trade in China.
