China tightens its grip on the Tibetan people after the resignation of the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso as their political leader. For those who live in the Tibet Autonomous Region, which is part of China, it promises a better future than today. No autonomy and no independence. No rights, their language has been removed from schools and their culture is increasingly being eradicated.
But the fate of Tibetan exiles in Nepal is not much better. Some 3,000 Tibetans flee China every year from the province. Of these, about 20,000 live permanently in scattered communities in the Himalayan country. They and their children born in Nepal live in a kind of legal limbo and do not have the status of refugees, although in effect they are.
According to international agreements should be a national of Nepal, and yet have no nationality. They can not leave, and if they do, may not be readmitted. After the uprising in Lhasa in 2008, newcomers receive constant threats of being sent back and are being denied their most basic rights, starting with the official status of refugee or the rights of citizens of Nepal.
Since last Friday the exiled Tibetans in Nepal are, if possible, even worse. It ended in Kathmandu in fact the official visit of General Chen Bingde, member of the Central Military Commission of China and head of the delegation of the Liberation Army, General Man Singh Chhatra Gurung, chief of the army of Nepal.
Gurung has expressed his appreciation for the visit of the Chinese general said that for decades, especially during the civil war that inflamed the country from 1996 to April 2006 and brought the Maoists to join government, China and Nepal have enjoyed a development of relations and exchanges at military level smoothly.
He greased the wheels of most interest to China and the true reason for the visit of Bingde: the Tibetan issue, one that most threatens to undermine the international credibility of the "harmonious development" of the great nation, a veritable pressure cooker policy could give the floodgates to a whole series of demands by civil society in China.
The general thanked the Nepalese Bingde for treatment on a par with Nepal and for the sincere assistance and expressed its "welcomed the prosperity (of China) and its peaceful development." It is said also in favor of a collective effort with the Chinese side to deepen the friendly relations between the two armies.
Recall that during years of civil war, the Maoists in Nepal have always stated the same position of Mao Zedong, even if in fact China has never intervened in the liberation struggle, at least officially. Indeed, on several occasions has distanced itself from the revolt which resulted in the war that has caused over 16,000 deaths in less than 10 years.
Also as part of the deepening of good relations between China and Nepal, General Gurung has also assured that the Nepali government will always support strongly "of the one China policy and reiterated its commitment to crack down on Tibetan separatists in the country. Those words, fighting for Tibet regain its full independence.
Nepal, he said, will not allow its territory any action which may lead to the division of China's territory. Tibet, in fact, China is considered an integral part of its territory was not invaded and annexed. The Chinese General Chen Bingde said the Sino-Nepalese friendship has withstood the test of changes in the international and internal changes in their respective countries, making it a treasure common to the two peoples.
And he insisted on regional security, saying that the good relations to ensure stability and security throughout the region. Nepal is of vital importance for China, despite its dire economic conditions and its uncertain political conditions - without a permanent constitution and a government leader who was appointed in February 2011 after a seven-month interval without the prime minister - for its strategic geopolitical position.
The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is bordered to the north on the long side of the territory with China and east, west and along the southern border with India. It is therefore to be a true buffer state sandwiched between two giants, and in fact declared its ambition, though for now the remote is to become "the Switzerland of Asia", was a very prosperous and politically neutral.
China has deepened its ties with other neighbors of India, namely Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, starting to build large infrastructure projects, in addition to maintaining the historic ties with Pakistan. This has alarmed New Delhi that sees expand and consolidate its sphere of influence of China in South Asia.
But despite this increase in regional foreign policy, the fear of China is that the new prime minister, who will be elected after the resignation of Tenzin Gyatso, who withdrew on March 10 for the office of chief of the Tibetan government in exile, not pursues a policy of peace, dialogue, persuasion and diplomatic action morality as its predecessor.
The Dalai Lama is not fighting for independence but advocated the path of autonomy and self-determination in the internal affairs within China, the so-called "middle way", leaving the defense and foreign affairs to the management of China. But after the uprising in Lhasa in 2008 between the Tibetan refugees are an increasing number of voices that criticize the policy of the Dalai Lama has resigned, who during 60 years of annexation of Tibet has not led to any substantial result.
Chen Bingde The septuagenarian, who led a delegation of 15 people, including Yang Jinshan, head of the Tibet Military Command, namely the head of security, held talks with President Ram Baran Yadav of Nepal, with the prime minister and the Jhalanath Khanal Defence Minister Bishnu Paudel.
He stated that the purpose of his visit is only to "strengthen friendship and cooperation between China and Nepal. "This cooperation," he continued, "you are not only our countries but also to world peace and the Asia Pacific region." The result of this meeting based on the good intentions of friendship and cooperation between the two countries beneficial to all the world was essentially a repeated assurance that Nepal would do anything to help China's policy of repression of Tibetans and the announcement of two economic agreements.
In exchange for loyalty to the Tibetan issue, the army of Nepal will receive 1.4 billion rupees, about $ 19 million for infrastructure development. Chen Bingde That was the first official visit by a Chinese military delegation in the Himalayan state in the last ten years. From March 25, when General Chen is broken down by Beijing, the Nepalese army is a bit 'stronger and more structured, and the Tibetans in exile will be even more repressed and threatened.
One wonders whether the repression of a people that has already been raised several times is really a means of strengthening peace and regional security. 
But the fate of Tibetan exiles in Nepal is not much better. Some 3,000 Tibetans flee China every year from the province. Of these, about 20,000 live permanently in scattered communities in the Himalayan country. They and their children born in Nepal live in a kind of legal limbo and do not have the status of refugees, although in effect they are.
According to international agreements should be a national of Nepal, and yet have no nationality. They can not leave, and if they do, may not be readmitted. After the uprising in Lhasa in 2008, newcomers receive constant threats of being sent back and are being denied their most basic rights, starting with the official status of refugee or the rights of citizens of Nepal.
Since last Friday the exiled Tibetans in Nepal are, if possible, even worse. It ended in Kathmandu in fact the official visit of General Chen Bingde, member of the Central Military Commission of China and head of the delegation of the Liberation Army, General Man Singh Chhatra Gurung, chief of the army of Nepal.
Gurung has expressed his appreciation for the visit of the Chinese general said that for decades, especially during the civil war that inflamed the country from 1996 to April 2006 and brought the Maoists to join government, China and Nepal have enjoyed a development of relations and exchanges at military level smoothly.
He greased the wheels of most interest to China and the true reason for the visit of Bingde: the Tibetan issue, one that most threatens to undermine the international credibility of the "harmonious development" of the great nation, a veritable pressure cooker policy could give the floodgates to a whole series of demands by civil society in China.
The general thanked the Nepalese Bingde for treatment on a par with Nepal and for the sincere assistance and expressed its "welcomed the prosperity (of China) and its peaceful development." It is said also in favor of a collective effort with the Chinese side to deepen the friendly relations between the two armies.
Recall that during years of civil war, the Maoists in Nepal have always stated the same position of Mao Zedong, even if in fact China has never intervened in the liberation struggle, at least officially. Indeed, on several occasions has distanced itself from the revolt which resulted in the war that has caused over 16,000 deaths in less than 10 years.
Also as part of the deepening of good relations between China and Nepal, General Gurung has also assured that the Nepali government will always support strongly "of the one China policy and reiterated its commitment to crack down on Tibetan separatists in the country. Those words, fighting for Tibet regain its full independence.
Nepal, he said, will not allow its territory any action which may lead to the division of China's territory. Tibet, in fact, China is considered an integral part of its territory was not invaded and annexed. The Chinese General Chen Bingde said the Sino-Nepalese friendship has withstood the test of changes in the international and internal changes in their respective countries, making it a treasure common to the two peoples.
And he insisted on regional security, saying that the good relations to ensure stability and security throughout the region. Nepal is of vital importance for China, despite its dire economic conditions and its uncertain political conditions - without a permanent constitution and a government leader who was appointed in February 2011 after a seven-month interval without the prime minister - for its strategic geopolitical position.
The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is bordered to the north on the long side of the territory with China and east, west and along the southern border with India. It is therefore to be a true buffer state sandwiched between two giants, and in fact declared its ambition, though for now the remote is to become "the Switzerland of Asia", was a very prosperous and politically neutral.
China has deepened its ties with other neighbors of India, namely Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, starting to build large infrastructure projects, in addition to maintaining the historic ties with Pakistan. This has alarmed New Delhi that sees expand and consolidate its sphere of influence of China in South Asia.
But despite this increase in regional foreign policy, the fear of China is that the new prime minister, who will be elected after the resignation of Tenzin Gyatso, who withdrew on March 10 for the office of chief of the Tibetan government in exile, not pursues a policy of peace, dialogue, persuasion and diplomatic action morality as its predecessor.
The Dalai Lama is not fighting for independence but advocated the path of autonomy and self-determination in the internal affairs within China, the so-called "middle way", leaving the defense and foreign affairs to the management of China. But after the uprising in Lhasa in 2008 between the Tibetan refugees are an increasing number of voices that criticize the policy of the Dalai Lama has resigned, who during 60 years of annexation of Tibet has not led to any substantial result.
Chen Bingde The septuagenarian, who led a delegation of 15 people, including Yang Jinshan, head of the Tibet Military Command, namely the head of security, held talks with President Ram Baran Yadav of Nepal, with the prime minister and the Jhalanath Khanal Defence Minister Bishnu Paudel.
He stated that the purpose of his visit is only to "strengthen friendship and cooperation between China and Nepal. "This cooperation," he continued, "you are not only our countries but also to world peace and the Asia Pacific region." The result of this meeting based on the good intentions of friendship and cooperation between the two countries beneficial to all the world was essentially a repeated assurance that Nepal would do anything to help China's policy of repression of Tibetans and the announcement of two economic agreements.
In exchange for loyalty to the Tibetan issue, the army of Nepal will receive 1.4 billion rupees, about $ 19 million for infrastructure development. Chen Bingde That was the first official visit by a Chinese military delegation in the Himalayan state in the last ten years. From March 25, when General Chen is broken down by Beijing, the Nepalese army is a bit 'stronger and more structured, and the Tibetans in exile will be even more repressed and threatened.
One wonders whether the repression of a people that has already been raised several times is really a means of strengthening peace and regional security.
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