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Dear friends around the world,

I was in the planning stages and preparation for my retirement these few weeks when I was given this incredible news that that His Holiness the Dalai Lama is planning a private visit to China! A few weeks ago we saw in ‘The Wire’ stating Samdhong Rinpoche (Envoy of Dalai Lama) was visiting China. I quote from The Wire:

“Within this rapidly-unfolding scenario, the Dalai Lama appears to have sent Samdong on a discreet visit to Kunming (China)” by P. Stobdan on December 4th, 2017.

It was again ‘reconfirmed’ that Samdhong Rinpoche visited China discreetly sent by His Holiness in ‘Tibetan Journal’ published December 5th, 2017. So two media platforms are relaying the events that Samdhong Rinpoche has visited Kunming quietly as sent by the Dalai Lama and this can only be to negotiate a visit by the Dalai Lama to China or possibly Tibet eventually. I concluded that it must be to negotiate a visit of the Dalai Lama to China and eventually Tibet which I welcomed very much and what else can it be?

Dorje Shugden had taken trance of the oracle and told me personally that in the future there will be big political changes in way of positive benefits. The changes would be big and to look for it. If this comes true, this could be the political change Dorje Shugden told me clearly and precisely in February 2017. Today I get news that His Holiness is planning a visit to China! Stunning news indeed. Published December 15, 2017 in ‘The Tribune’* that His Holiness is planning a private trip to China! Just a few weeks after Samdhong Rinpoche’s published ‘discreet’ visit to China, now we hear His Holiness is planning a trip to China also. This is just the best news I’ve had in decades I must say.

In order for this to happen, the cold relations between Beijing and the Dalai Lama must be thawing out. At the same time, before Samdhong Rinpoche can even negotiate a potential visit for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to China, a green light must have been given by the generous Indian government. It is only courteous and proper that His Holiness would ask the Indian government’s opinion of a private visit to China because it can have major ramifications for many parties including Sino-Indian relations as well as Tibet and her six million people. The current president of the USA has refused to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama unlike his predecessors and this might also be a factor in which the Dalai Lama is starting to open up to China. After all it was for decades the USA has supported financially the Dalai Lama and his Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in Dharamsala, North India. The name Central Tibetan Administration was downgraded from Tibetan government-in-exile as requested by the Indian government. It does seem strange to have an exiled government of Tibet on the sovereign Indian soil and to add, India does adhere to the fact that Tibet is a part of China.

Personally I am overjoyed to hear this potential visit to China by His Holiness the Dalai Lama after 58 years of exile counting from 1959 when he left Tibet. There are millions of Tibetans in Tibet who wish very much to see His Holiness and a visit would definitely be such huge news for them. I personally feel it is excellent for His Holiness the Dalai Lama to visit China and there are some good results that would follow:

China’s policies on Tibet would radically change . Many things that the people working under the Dalai Lama in CTA complain about would change in regards to governance of Tibet by China. As His Holiness the Dalai Lama is allowed to visit China, he will definitely know how to negotiate as he is a seasoned politician and spiritual leader on a visit or return to Tibet. This visit to China will eventually lead to a visit to Tibet. After all, there is nothing for His Holiness the Dalai Lama in China besides a visit. Many countries that do not allow His Holiness the Dalai Lama to visit due to deference to China, will be more open to him visiting . The six million people in Tibet will be overjoyed . Many of the older generation have passed away but there are many that are around the age of the Dalai Lama who have not seen him for 58 years and it would be a joyful reunion. For the last 58 years, His Holiness has a ‘protectorate of India’ travelling document which means he is a guest of India (refugee) but not a citizen. His Holiness has never taken Indian citizenship in hopes he can return to Tibet and perhaps live there again. So now he can become a ‘Tibetan’ citizen again. His Holiness the Dalai Lama would be overjoyed to see the places where he grew up, received his education, his palace, perhaps relatives and his beloved Tibet. After all who would not be happy to return to the land of their birth if all is alright. Perhaps the 150,000 Tibetans in India can also return to Tibet for visits without much red tape and if the Dalai Lama eventually stays in Tibet permanently, then can they migrate back also . It has always been a splinter in the foot for India’s relation with China as they have the Dalai Lama and Tibetans in India as their ‘guests’ for nearly six decades. With this warming up of relation between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and China, there is a potential the relation between India and China improves. Perhaps finally the Sino-Indian border issue can be resolved . His Holiness the Dalai Lama is now 82 years old and for normal mortals like us that is getting up there in the years. He has been living outside of Tibet longer than he has been in Tibet and it has been his personal wish to visit and return. He has mentioned this many times. It would be beautiful if his personal wish can come true after serving sentient beings for most of this life. He has worked very hard. It would be nice, if His Holiness the Dalai Lama can have his fondest wish come true. Much negative rhetoric true or false in regards to Tibet will reduce towards China once Dalai Lama visits. People cannot accuse Dorje Shugden practitioners of colluding with China or being paid by China to defame the Dalai Lama which for me is not true. All negative attacks on Dorje Shugden practitioners of colluding with China should in fact cease immediately. After all even while in planning stages of Dalai Lama’s potential visit, we should stop the rhetoric against China and make the path smooth so His Holiness can visit China and eventually Tibet. After visiting China, His Holiness himself will be working closely with China I am sure and as Tibetans we must follow suit.

There are many benefits to a visit to China by His Holiness the Dalai Lama but these are just a few. There are Tibetans who accuse Dorje Shugden practitioners such as myself of colluding with China to defame His Holiness the Dalai Lama which is not true at all. I have never said anything disrespectful to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and I respect him very much. I have never colluded with anyone or any governments to ‘work against’ His Holiness. I have not agreed with the Tibetan leadership to discriminate against Dorje Shugden as a spiritual faith or their practitioners. Because when you discriminate against a group of persons for their faith, it can open the doors to much more discrimination based on color, gender, sexual orientation and so on. This is not correct.

No spiritual or secular leader of the 21st century should ‘advise’ against anyone’s religion. Whether a person is in the ‘right’ religion or not is up to the individual and not any leaders. To divide and segregate anyone based on religion is dangerous and creates much sufferings. Also it will not look good for the political or spiritual leaders to be seen ‘advising’ against anyone’s faith. It makes them look narrow, intolerant, undemocratic and taking away religious freedom. Powerful spiritual leaders like His Holiness the Dalai Lama ‘advising’ against Dorje Shugden would lead his followers to ostracize and insult those who practice Dorje Shugden and other forms of segregation in order to please him which is what is happening.

Ironically China does allow the freedom to choose your religion as I have friends and relatives in Tibet and Xinjiang who are practicing Buddhists and so on. There is no issue of the practice of Dorje Shugden in China or Tibet from the side of the government. I would assume if His Holiness the Dalai Lama sits down with the leaders of China on his visit they would advise him to not speak for or against Dorje Shugden’s practice for the sake of harmony and peace in Tibet and the Chinese nation. In this way the 400 year old practice of Dorje Shugden would be free to be followed by its adherents without further prejudice, ostracization and segregation. China has repaired the 400 year-old historical chapel dedicated to Dorje Shugden called Trode Khangsar in Lhasa itself. This chapel was built by the 5th Dalai Lama in dedication to Dorje Shugden.

This would be a great event and I sincerely from the bottom of my heart wish His Holiness the Dalai Lama can visit China and eventually Tibet. I know he would be so happy and I would sincerely be happy for him. It is important for Tibetans outside of Tibet and their supporters to not berate China any further. We must do our best that the wishes of His Holiness the Dalai Lama will come true. On social media I have said many times that we Tibetans should not bombast and call China all types of derogatory names if we wish to fulfill His Holiness’s wishes. We must be civil and create the causes so that His Holiness the Dalai Lama can visit China and then finally Tibet. I wish the best for His Holiness the Dalai Lama always.

Sincerely,

Tsem Rinpoche

致世界各地的朋友们，

正当我在策划和准备退休的这几周内，我收到了这则惊人的消息，那就是达赖喇嘛尊者正在计划着私底下访问中国！在几周前，我们在“The Wire”中读到桑东仁波切（达赖喇嘛的使者）已经访问中国。由P. Stobdan于2017年12月4日撰写的“The Wire”文章中提到“在这变换迅速的事件中，看来达赖喇嘛已经指示桑东仁波切私底下访问昆明（中国）。之后，于2017年12月5日在“Tibetan Journal”发表的文章也证实了此事。因为，有两家媒体几乎同时间报导了桑东仁波切秘密访问昆明一事，那只能是为了协商有关达赖喇嘛拜访中国甚至西藏的事宜。我很欢迎此事，否则的话还有可能是什么其他的事呢？多杰雄登护法曾经通过神谕降神然后亲口告诉我，在未来的政治局面将会有很大的正面转变，该转变将会很大，所以要关注。如果此事成真，那就可能是多杰雄登于2017年2月中清楚和准确地告诉我的政局大转变。今天我收到消息说达赖喇嘛在计划着访问中国！这是非常震撼的一则新闻。于2017年12月15日在“The Tribune”（注）发表的文章说达赖喇嘛正在计划着私底下访问中国！在几周前发表有关桑东仁波切秘密访问中国的新闻后，现在我们听到达赖喇嘛也在计划着访问中国。我敢说这是几十年以来我得到的最好的消息。

为了促成此事，北京和达赖喇嘛之间的关系应该破冰了。与此同时，在桑东仁波切未能替达赖喇嘛协商访问中国一事之前，应该是有得到大方的印度政府点头同意的。在达赖喇嘛拜访中国之前这样做，在礼貌和礼仪上是正确的做法，因为此事将对很多方面带来重大影响，包括中国和印度之间的关系，还有西藏和六百万藏人。和前任总统们不一样，这一任的美国总统拒绝与达赖喇嘛会面，这也可能是促成达赖喇嘛开始倾向中国的原因之一。在这之前，美国已经在过去的几十年中在经济上支持达赖喇嘛和位于北印度达兰萨拉的藏人行政中心（CTA）了。CTA这个名字是从“藏人流亡政府”在印度政府的要求下降级而得来的。在印度的主权国土内有个西藏流亡政府是很奇怪的一件事，更何况印度是承认西藏是中国的一部份的。

对于达赖喇嘛能够在他在1959离开西藏开始流亡生涯的58年后可能拜访中国，我是感到雀跃万分的。在西藏有几百万藏人非常渴望能够见到达赖尊者，因此达赖尊者的到访对他们将是天大的消息。我个人非常赞同达赖喇嘛访问中国，其中的几个正面的效果是：

中国对西藏的政策将有巨大的转变。在达赖喇嘛之下服务的藏人行政中心的人们所投诉的种种事情将在中国管辖西藏这方面有所改变。 当中国允许达赖喇嘛的访问后，达赖喇嘛将懂得如何协商，因为他是访问或者回归中国的资深的政治家和精神领袖。访问中国将促成最终的访问西藏。除了访问之外，达赖喇嘛也没有其他的意图。 很多之前不允许达赖喇嘛访问的国家将出于对中国的尊敬而接受达赖喇嘛访问他们国家。 在西藏的六百万藏人将会无比欢喜。很多老一辈的人都去世了，但还是有很多和达赖喇嘛相当岁数的人们有58年没见到达赖喇嘛了，那将会是个欢喜的大团圆。 在过去的58年里，达赖尊者持有受印度庇护的旅行证件，也就说明他是印度的客人（难民）而非公民。达赖喇嘛之所以从来没有成为印度公民，是因为他希望有朝一日还能够回去西藏，甚至在那里常住。所以现在达赖喇嘛就能够再度成为西藏的居民了。 达赖喇嘛将会因见到他长大的地方，受教育的地方，他的皇宫，亲人和他热爱的西藏而无比欢喜。无论如何，如果情况允许的话，每个人都想回到自己的出生之地。 也许在印度的150,000藏人也能在没有旅游限制的情况下访问西藏，如果达赖喇嘛最终回到西藏常住的话，他们也能移民回去。 在过去的近60年里，在印度作客的达赖喇嘛和藏人一直都是中印关系之间的一根刺。随着这次达赖喇嘛和中国关系的破冰，很有可能也会缓和中印关系，也许最终中印边界问题也能获得妥善解决。 达赖尊者现在已经82岁了，年事已高。他在西藏之外的日子多过在西藏的日子，因此返回西藏是他个人的愿望，这个他已经提过很多次了。如果他在用了大半人生为众生服务之后能够达成个人愿望，那将是很美好的。他一直都非常努力。如果他能够圆满他最终的梦想，将是非常美好的。 关于针对中国在西藏问题上的种种指责，无论是对是错，一旦达赖喇嘛访问中国后，将会大幅度平息下来。人们再也不能指责多杰雄登修持者们与中国串通，或者被中国收买来诋毁达赖喇嘛了，我从头到尾都知道那不是事实。所有针对多杰雄登修持者们与中国串通的负面攻击应该马上停止。因为即使在目前的策划阶段，所有对中国的指责也应该停止，好让达赖喇嘛访问中国和最终访问西藏的过程能够顺利进行。在访问中国后，我相信达赖喇嘛将与中国紧密合作，所以我们身为藏人的也应该跟随。

达赖喇嘛访问中国有很多正面效果，以上只是其中几个。有很多藏人指责包括我在内的多杰雄登修持者们与中国串通来诋毁达赖喇嘛，这根本是无稽之谈。我从来没有对达赖喇嘛说过任何不敬的话，我是很尊敬达赖喇嘛的。我从来没有与任何人或政府串通来与达赖喇嘛对抗。我不同意藏人领导们对多杰雄登这个法门和它的修持者们歧视的作法。因为一旦你对某组人的信仰展开歧视，你将打开对其他方面如肤色、性别、性向等的歧视大门。这是错误的。没有任何21世纪的世俗或宗教领袖应该对某人的信仰进行反对的“劝告”。一个人是否信仰“对”的宗教是他的个人选择，而领袖们不该干预。因一个人的信仰而对他进行排挤和隔离是很危险的，那将制造很多痛苦。而且一个世俗或宗教领袖“劝”人不要修持某个信仰也将为该领袖留下负面印象。那些领袖们将被视为是狭隘、不容异己、不民主和剥削宗教自由的人。影响力强大的精神领袖如达赖喇嘛“劝告”不要修持多杰雄登，将促使他的追随者们排挤和诋毁修持多杰雄登的人们， 还有使用各种排挤隔离的手段来取悦达赖喇嘛，而这正是目前真正发生的事情。讽刺的是，中国反而允许宗教自由，我在西藏和新疆都有自由信奉佛教的亲朋戚友们。在中国政府方面，在中国或西藏修持多杰雄登根本不是问题。我认为当达赖喇嘛在访问中国，并与中国领袖们坐下来协商时，中国领袖们将劝他为了中国与西藏地区的和谐与和平，不要再发表针对多杰雄登正面或负面的言论。这样的话，多杰雄登修持者们将能自由信奉有着400年历史的多杰雄登法门，并不再受到歧视，排挤和隔离。中国已经修缮了有着400年历史的位于拉萨的布旦康萨古殿，那是第五世达赖喇嘛专门为多杰雄登而建的。

这将是很美好的一件大事，我由衷地希望达赖喇嘛能够访问中国，而最终访问西藏。我知道他将非常欣喜，我也真的会为他而高兴。在西藏境外的藏人和他们的支持者们应该停止批评中国了，这是很重要的。我们应该尽我们所能来确保达赖喇嘛的愿望能实现。在社交媒体上我呼吁了无数次，如果我们要完成达赖喇嘛的心愿的话，我们藏人就不应该攻击中国和以各种下流的字眼诋毁中国。我们应该以文明的方式制造因缘让达赖喇嘛能够访问中国和最终的西藏。我永远祝福达赖喇嘛尊者。

詹杜固仁波切 虔诚合十

Original Articles ／ 原文

Updated Addendum (December 16, 2017)

Phayul.com is a news media that is one of the mouthpieces of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) regime located in Dharamsala. It serves the English speaking Tibetans and supporters for news on Dalai Lama, Tibetan diaspora and anything Tibetan that is leaning more towards politics. It has a milder stance of writing because free speech writing exposing the foibles, mistakes and failures of the Tibetan government in exile or CTA is frowned upon and it can get you closed down as it did to other free speech Tibetan medias in Dharamsala. There are a few points in this article that are very interesting, titled “Cautious Sangay says Samdhong Rinpoche made a ‘private visit’ to China”.

It quotes from an article in “The Wire” dated December 4, 2017 by Stobdan, a former ambassador of India, that Samdhong Rinpoche has made a personal trip to Kunming, China to meet with a Chinese official named You Quan. It is interesting that no Tibetans are allowed to go to China and if they do, it is through a long process of checks and approvals, they are called derogatory names and are accused of colluding with China against the Dalai Lama. Even if you have relatives and friends in Chinese provinces and if you are ‘caught’ contacting them, you are accused of working with the Chinese to defame Dalai Lama. CTA and their cronies are very expert in saying things without saying it directly to infer someone is connected to China and get the crowd to condemn and CTA will step back to look innocent. Within the Tibetan society, if you are connected to China, you are automatically branded as working against the Dalai Lama. This is how CTA keeps their people in line by fear and ‘united’. When a Tibetan does not agree with the policies of CTA, the preferred method is to accuse the person of colluding with China which automatically brands you as a traitor and therefore ‘qualifies’ you to be verbally attacked, ostracised and segregated. The reason to segregate you is to force you to fall in line with their opinions and rules. This is how it’s done in Tibetan society or under the governance of CTA in Dharamsala. So people like myself who have been practising Dorje Shugden for 34 years (since 1982) when I was 18 are segregated and encouraged to be insulted on social media alluding that Dorje Shugden people should be removed from the mainstream Tibetan society. This is outright segregation, discrimination and prejudice based on religion. Getting back to the point, Samdhong Rinpoche, one of the highest and closest officials of the Dalai Lama did go to China. Where he met the officials in China does not matter but he did go. How is it that he is allowed to go? The fact is from “The Wire”, “Tibetan Journal”, “Phayul” and “The Tribune” media all state Samdhong Rinpoche went to China. Head of CTA Lobsang Sangay never denied Samdhong Rinpoche went to China to meet officials. He does not deny it was to meet officials and at the same time he says it is a personal visit. What personal visit is there if you are meeting officials? The fact is Samdhong Rinpoche went to China and it has never been denied is suspicious. The lack of clarity as the reason why he went to China leads to speculation it can only be for the purpose of the Dalai Lama and the Tibet situation. It is typical of the CTA to say something then recant or be unclear or keep you in the dark, yet you have to support them. The way they govern is not very professional or inspire faith in their methods. Furthermore, if Samdhong Rinpoche can simply go to China, then Lobsang Sangay, Penpa Tsering and the rest can also simply go into China/Tibet anytime. This shows how liberal China is. Then what are the restrictions for ordinary people like us to go to China? Miss Anastasia Lin, Miss World Canada 2015 who is of Chinese decent, was banned from China for criticising their policies. Just think, this representative of Canada who spoke against China just once was barred from entering China to attend the 65th annual Ms. World pageant in Hainan, China. People in the Central Tibetan Administration of Dharamsala such as Lobsang Sangay, Samdhong Rinpoche, Penpa Tsering and so forth have been criticising and defaming China for decades. Suddenly Samdhong Rinpoche is allowed to go on a private visit to Shanxi province according to Lobsang Sangay as quoted in Phayul December 15, 2017. On a private visit? How is this possible? China will bar those who are against their policies or seen to create instability in their country as they want stability. Just like how USA has strict rules for people of Muslim decent to enter the U.S. these days, which is too bad. How is it possible Samdhong Rinpoche can be allowed to visit China on a private excursion to enjoy himself at a Buddhist holy site Wutai-Shan mountains in Shanxi? Whether he visited Kunming or Shanxi is not the point. Samdhong Rinpoche would be travelling on an Indian protectorate passport which clearly states he is a Tibetan refugee and there is no way he can get past China’s immigration. Such a high profile person as Samdhong Rinpoche can enter China so easily which leads us to believe he is on a mission on behalf of the Dalai Lama and obviously has the approval of the Chinese government to enter China. For this approval, it must be for official purposes as it is unlikely the Chinese leadership will simply allow such a high profile Tibetan exile who is anti-China to enter China. Since he has the permission from Chinese authorities to enter China, it must be Samdhong Rinpoche and China have prior communications and China likes what they have heard. “The Wire” broke this news and it has been nearly two weeks and his visit to China has not been ‘corrected’ by CTA in print. Which means he has really gone to China and the purpose is not clear also. What other purpose can it be but to negotiate with China for the Dalai Lama’s eventual return? All other negotiations by the Dalai Lama’s officials failed for decades now and Samdhong Rinpoche is touted to be very close to the Dalai Lama and a seasoned politician monk. “The Wire” published on December 4, 2017 stated that Samdhong Rinpoche is going to China to meet Chinese officials and alluded to the fact Samdhong Rinpoche is negotiating for the Dalai Lama to enter China/Tibet. CTA had nearly two weeks to correct this but has not till now. Everything leads you to believe Samdhong Rinpoche went to China to negotiate for the visit/return of the Dalai Lama. CTA’s Tibet.net official FB page weakly ‘corrected’ this statement suddenly because most likely Tibetans believe if you let known your intentions for a big project before fruitioning, it will be jinxed. It is more likely that they would not want the negotiations to be jeopardised through being highlighted by the press. Envoy Samdhong Rinpoche’s visit to speak to Chinese leaders on Tibet and Dalai Lama definitely would have the permission of the Indian government, Chinese government and the Dalai Lama himself. Someone of his prominence simply going to China has many ramifications and cannot simply be a private holiday or visit as Tibet.net would like us to believe. Tibetans around the world suspect the same.

Whatever the case may be, Samdhong Rinpoche did go to China as the envoy of the Dalai Lama. The fact China allowed an envoy of Dalai Lama to meet in China is good news. What can an envoy of the Dalai Lama be meeting Chinese officials for except the question of autonomy of Tibet and the visit of the Dalai Lama to China and possibly Tibet? Anything to do with Dalai Lama and his envoy with China will automatically be regarding the status of Tibet and his visit. After all Tibet is interconnected with the Dalai Lama.

On December 15, 2017, Tibet.net’s Facebook page ‘clarifies’ that Lobsang Sangay says Samdhong Rinpoche went to China and not the Dalai Lama that is going. We all know the Dalai Lama has not gone to Tibet. In “The Tribune” on December 15, 2017, the title of the article was ‘corrected’ to say “Former Tibetan government head visited China recently” by Ajay Banerjee. So obviously the CTA has asked the “The Tribune” to correct their ‘mistake’ of titling the article as “Dalai Lama headed to China on pvt visit?”. Whatever the title or the changes are, the fact remains that the Dalai Lama’s personal envoy Samdhong Rinpoche has visited China to meet with officials. The meeting whether labelled private or official has to be regarding the Tibet issue and the Dalai Lama’s return. This we can conclude as mentioned in “The Wire”, “Phayul”, “Tibetan Journal” and “The Tribune” media. The CTA being unclear and going back and forth on this is typical of their mishandling and unprofessional methods of dealing with the public. Tibetans are used to this type of governance. We can still hope that there are negotiations between Samdhong Rinpoche and the Chinese government on-going for the Dalai Lama’s eventual visit. I do not believe that the negotiations will not continue. The primary function of the Tibetan government-in-exile which is the CTA is to secure Tibet for Tibetans most likely under autonomy as this is the wish of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Dalai Lama has expressed he is ageing and wishes to visit Tibet soon.

更新附录（2017年12月16日）

Phayul.com是藏人行政中心（CTA）政权位于印度达兰萨拉的其中一个喉舌媒体 ，其主要读者对象是懂英语的藏人和支持者们，通常报导有关达赖喇嘛，流亡藏人和与西藏有关并偏向于政治的新闻。它的报导风格偏于温和，因为揭露西藏流亡政府（CTA）的腐败，失误与失败的绝对言论自由是不能被接受的，它甚至会致使你被关闭，就像一些在达兰萨拉坚持言论自由的西藏媒体一样。在这篇标题为《谨慎的森格说桑东仁波切私底下访问中国》有几个耐人寻味的要点：

无论如何，桑东仁波切确实以达赖喇嘛使者身份去了中国。中国允许达赖喇嘛的使者去中国会晤已经是件好事。达赖喇嘛的使者会晤中国官员，除了商榷西藏自治，达赖喇嘛访问中国和西藏事宜外，还会是什么其他的事情呢？ 任何跟达赖喇嘛与他的使者有关的，自然会是关于西藏情况与达赖喇嘛到访一事。无论如何，达赖喇嘛和西藏的关系是分不开的。

于2017年12月15日，Tibet.net在脸书上“澄清”洛桑森格指的是桑东仁波切已访问中国，而并非是达赖喇嘛尊者即将去中国。我们都知道达赖喇嘛还未回到西藏。在“The Tribune” 于2017年12月15日所发表的文章，其标题已被“修正”为《前藏人流亡政府领袖的近期中国访问》，由Ajay Banerjee所撰写。显然，藏人行政中心已指示“The Tribune”改正他们的“错误”标题，从《达赖喇嘛即将私访中国？》改成《前藏人流亡政府领袖的近期中国访问》。无论在标题或内容里做了什么修正，事实是达赖喇嘛的私人使者桑东仁波切确实是在中国与中国官员会晤了。不论是私访或者是正式的访问，毋庸置疑它只能是有关西藏和达赖喇嘛回归西藏的事宜。我们可以如此下定论，因为“The Wire”，“Phayul”，“Tibetan Journal”和“The Tribune”这些媒体也都做出了相同的结论。藏人行政中心的含糊其辞和反复无常是他们典型的处事风格，在处理公众事宜方面即不妥当也不专业。藏人也已经习惯了这种管理方式。我们还是可以期待桑东仁波切和中国政府为了达赖喇嘛的最终访问而持续进行协商。我不相信他们之间的协商会就此中断。西藏流亡政府，即藏人行政中心的主要任务就是替藏人保有西藏，并且很可能是在自治的情况下达成，因为这也是达赖喇嘛尊者的愿望。达赖喇嘛曾表示他年事已高，并且希望能够早日访问西藏。

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Updated Addendum (December 22, 2017)

In a strange turn of events, Samdhong Rinpoche has clarified that he in fact did NOT go to China, contrary to what was confirmed by Sikyong Lobsang Sangay. This situation comes across as strange and very contradictory since both figures are His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s two most trusted politicians. You would think that they would know each other’s movements and political dealings. However, this is obviously not the case.

What Lobsang Sangay and Samdhong Rinpoche have effectively done is falsely raise the hopes of the Tibetan people, before unceremoniously squashing it. It reflects nothing but hurtful, disrespectful treatment of the Tibetans who are now confused about what the real story is. Did Samdhong Rinpoche go or not? If he went to China, it would give them hope that after so long, there was at least some form of progress with China. Now it seems he did not go, contrary to what Lobsang Sangay confirmed. How can the two men appointed as the Dalai Lama’s trusted envoys be so uncoordinated in their information?

What is more, it is not a small issue that they have contradicted each other on. After 60 years of being in exile, the Tibetans are always hopeful for any small indications that they might soon return to Tibet. So to contradict one another on such a significant issue is serious. Not only is it unbecoming of two so-called leaders to bicker openly in the media when it concerns vital information, but Samdhong Rinpoche and Lobsang Sangay should actually be working together to be a potential force to unite everyone. Instead of toying with the Tibetan people’s emotions and hopes for the future, they should forget their differences and strategise for the Tibetan people’s welfare, to create the circumstances in which the Dalai Lama and his people can one day return to Tibet.

The fact is that before Samdhong Rinpoche denied he went to China1, Lobsang Sangay corrected the media, telling them Samdhong Rinpoche did go, but it was a private visit and people should not read too much into it2. And whether or not Samdhong Rinpoche actually went, here is the problem – one of the Dalai Lama’s envoys is not telling the truth to the Tibetan public. If Lobsang Sangay is telling the truth, and Samdhong Rinpoche did go to China, then Samdhong Rinpoche is lying when he denies the visit. If Samdhong Rinpoche is telling the truth and he did not go to China, then Lobsang Sangay was lying when he confirmed Samdhong Rinpoche had travelled there.

Now, if Samdhong Rinpoche did in fact go to China, what is interesting is HOW he got there. Samdhong Rinpoche is very well known for having criticised the Chinese government for decades so how did someone like him gain entry? Even if he was going there for a private visit, would China simply grant entry to someone who has been so outspoken against China? China is very watchful of who she lets through her borders, because her leadership is careful about who might cause instability for the Chinese people. And rightly so, as this is a concern for all sovereign nations, especially one as vast as China. So for someone as high profile as Samdhong Rinpoche, with a history of anti-Chinese rhetoric, how could he have made it to China so easily? Even Rinpoches and Buddhist monks who are not involved in politics at all have previously been stopped from entering places like Beijing even if they wear lay clothes.

So the Chinese can make it almost impossible for someone with a high religious or political rank, like Samdhong Rinpoche, to travel to China without prior approval, a set itinerary and concrete reason for visiting. Therefore his entrance into China was cleared either because he has connections with the Chinese leadership, or because his trip was actually for official purposes and so he received clearance. On balance, it would appear the latter is more likely because why would a senior monk of his age and stature go to China on a private visit to, for example, visit his family and do nothing else? And why would the Chinese leadership clear such a prominent anti-Chinese politician for entry into China, if it is just for a private visit?

Throughout this confusion, one thing remains very clear – the open tussle between the two leaders is based on their assumption that their people are gullible enough to believe in whatever information their leadership feeds them. But Lobsang Sangay and Samdhong Rinpoche underestimate the Tibetan people. Lobsang Sangay says that Samdhong Rinpoche went to China, while Samdhong Rinpoche says that he did not. How can anyone NOT notice and question something as contradictory as that? That is akin to the US President Donald Trump saying that he can enter China, but the Secretary of State Rex Tillerson saying that Trump cannot enter. Then two weeks later, a newspaper says that Trump can enter but another newspaper says that Tillerson states he cannot enter. This creates a whole lot of unnecessary confusion, and it does not speak highly of the governing body if their senior leaders are engaged in something as petty as an argument based on personal differences, or something as serious as misleading their own people.

The question also remains that Samdhong Rinpoche took a very long time to issue his retraction. If he did not go to China, why did it take him two weeks to reply and clarify the situation? For information as seriously inaccurate as the Dalai Lama’s envoy visiting China, that plays to the emotions and hopes of the Tibetan people, it should have been corrected in 1-2 days at the most. Why was the misinformation allowed to drag on and permeate for so long, before the situation was clarified? So the question here is why did it take Samdhong Rinpoche two weeks to notice that Lobsang Sangay had made a mistake in his comment to issue his own clarifying statement? Is it that Samdhong Rinpoche was actually in China behind their internet firewall, and did not learn of the statement by Lobsang Sangay until he left China so he was unable to retract it in time? Or did Samdhong Rinpoche not realise the ramifications of Lobsang Sangay’s statement, so he allowed it to go unretracted until he saw it an as-yet unrevealed impact on Sino-Tibetan relations?

Either way, this debacle reflects on the fact that the Tibetan government is disorganised and there is a lack of communication…incredible considering the exiled Tibetan leadership, which is based in Dharamsala, is not even that big or in occupying that large of a building that it would be difficult to contact one another to coordinate information! As small as they are now, living in exile, they are this confused and inefficient. One can only imagine how the leadership would operate if they were actually able to return to Tibet, with Tibet being so vast and there being so many more people to govern.

If they cannot handle 150,000 people in exile, and offer clear information to them, how will they be able to handle it if they become responsible for millions? Or will they continue to manipulate the emotions of their people? If they really want to govern an entire country, they need to change how they operate and make the change now so that they are prepared for the future.

更新附录（2017年12月22日）

事情出现了奇怪的转折，桑东仁波切澄清他事实上并未访问中国，这跟洛桑森格所说的相违背。由于这两个人都是达赖尊者的最亲近的政治人物，使得整件事更显得十分吊诡，也极为矛盾。人们认为他们理应对彼此的动态和政治决定都了如指掌，但事实显然并非如此。

洛桑森格和桑东仁波切先给藏人带来假希望，再毫不留情地摧毁它。这对目前因完全被蒙在鼓里而感到极度困惑的藏人而言，无疑只会构成伤害和不敬。桑东仁波切究竟有没有访问中国？如果他真的去了，无疑会给藏人带来希望。毕竟在经过了那么多年之后，这至少是西藏跟中国之间所取得的一些进展。然而目前看来他其实并没有去，跟洛桑森格所确认的有所出入。在这重大事件上出现矛盾，其实是一件极为严重的事。桑东仁波切和洛桑森格这两个所谓的领导人不仅不该在媒体前明争暗斗，反而更该联手作为团结每一个人的重要推力。与其玩弄西藏人的情绪和对未来的展望，不如放下彼此之间对藏人福利问题上的看法和政见上的差异，共同创造一个让达赖尊者和西藏人有朝一日能重返西藏的条件。

事实上，在桑东仁波切否认他访问中国之前1，洛桑森格曾纠正媒体，并证实桑东仁波切的确去了中国，但那纯属一次私人访问，人们不应该有太多揣测2。 然而，桑东仁波切是否真的去了中国并非重点，真正的问题在于达赖喇嘛的其中一个使者并没有向西藏人民说实话。 如果洛桑森格说的是实话，桑东仁波切也真的去了中国，那桑东仁波切的否认之说就是谎言。 如果桑东仁波切说的是实话，他实际上并没有访问中国，那么洛桑森格证实桑东仁波切曾访问中国之说 就是一个谎言。

如果桑东仁波切真的曾访问中国，令人最感兴趣的，莫过于他究竟透过什么管道入境。众所周知，桑东仁波切几十年来都在批评中国政府。像他这样的一个人，究竟如何获准入境中国？即便只是进行私人访问，中国怎会轻易允许像他这么一个公开批评中国的人士入境？中国政府对入境人士的审核向来十分谨慎，中国领导对那些可能导致中国人民不稳定的人士更是高度防范。实际上，这是每一个主权国家的顾虑，尤其是像中国这样的大国。所以，拥有高调反中背景的人士如桑东仁波切，怎么可能那么轻易就入境中国？实际上，即便是完全不涉及政治，且身穿便服的仁波切和僧人们都曾被阻止进入北京这种地方。

由此可见，一个具有身份地位的宗教或政治人物如桑东仁波切，想要在没有事先呈交一套具体行程和访问理由，并事先取得批准的情况下入境中国，几乎是完全不可能的。因此，他之所以获准入境，若不是他跟中国领导层有交情，就是因为他这趟行程实际上是为了官方目的。总而言之，后者的可能性是更大的，不然，以他这种年纪和地位的资深僧人，为何要到中国进行私人访问，难道纯粹只是探访家人而什么都不做？如果纯属私人访问，为什么中国领导会允许一个著名的反中政客进入中国？

在一片混乱中，有一点倒是十分清楚的，那就是两个领导人之间的公开斗争都建立在他们的假设上，他们认定西藏人民会轻易相信领导层所提供的任何资讯。然而，洛桑森格和桑东仁波切显然低估了西藏人民。洛桑森格说桑东仁波切曾访问中国，而桑东仁波切却予以否认。这么明显的矛盾，人们怎么可能没发现或提出质疑？这就好比美国总统特朗普说他能入境中国，而国务卿雷克斯·蒂勒森却说特朗普不能入境一样。两周之后，一家报章说特朗普可以入境，而另一家报章却说蒂勒森表示特朗普不能入境。这不仅将会造成许多不必要的困扰 ，而一个国家的资深领导若基于个人不和这种微不足道的小事，或因涉及误导人民这种大事而发生争执，对任何政治体系而言，都不是一件光彩的事。

另一个问题是，桑东仁波切为什么在那么久之后才发出否认声明？如果他真的到中国去，为何会在长达两周之后才做出回应和澄清？针对达赖尊者的使者是否访问中国这等重大事件的错误消息，势必对西藏人民的希望和情绪构成影响，最迟也应该在一两天之内就必须澄清，怎能让这种错误消息拖延和散播了那么久，才做出澄清？所以，现在的问题变成桑东仁波切为何在两周之后才发现洛桑森格发表了错误声明，继而才出面澄清？难道是因为桑东仁波切当时人在中国，基于网络防火墙，所以没有发现洛桑森格的声明，直至他离开中国后才发现，因此才无法及时做出澄清？又或者是桑东仁波切并没意识到洛桑森格之言论所会构成的后果，所以才不出面澄清，直至他最终意识到这件事可能对中藏关系所可能构成的潜在影响？

无论如何，此次的失败反映了一个事实，即是西藏政府不仅混乱无序，且缺乏沟通……这实在令人难以想象，毕竟以达兰萨拉为据点的西藏流亡政府，规模并不庞大，其所在的建筑物也并非巨大至足以造成联络和资讯协调上的困难。即便规模那么小的流亡政府，都已经如此混乱和无效率，试想象若他们有朝一日真有机会返回西藏，这些领导人又该如何管理那么广阔的土地和那么多的人口？

如果他们无法管理15万流亡人口，给人民提供准确清晰的讯息，若有朝一日让他们负责管理上百万人口，他们又怎么可能办得到？还是他们将会继续玩弄人民的情绪？如果他们真的想要管理整个西藏地区，就必须改变运作的方式，而且现在就必须做出改变，好为将来做好准备。

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December 19, 2017. Here the Tibetan Journal publishes further clarification stating that neither Samdhong Rinpoche nor the Dalai Lama went to China. The Tibetan Journal themselves now look as disorganised as the CTA themselves. And how come Phayul previously reported that Lobsang Sangay confirmed Samdhong Rinpoche’s visit, when now everyone is saying that Samdhong Rinpoche never visited at all? Was Phayul, the de facto CTA mouthpiece also wrong when they quoted Lobsang Sangay confirming Samdhong Rinpoche’s visit? How come Lobsang Sangay cannot get clear confirmation of his counterpart’s whereabouts? Aren’t these two men supposed to be the Dalai Lama’s trusted envoys? How can these two men allow the public to be so confused about who is doing what where and when? It does not reflect a mature political governance and democracy. Source / 来源: http://www.tibetanjournal.com/index.php/2017/12/19/dalai-lama-samdhong-planning-china-visit/. Click on image to enlarge / 2017年12月19日，《Tibetan Journal》刊登进一步的澄清，声明桑东仁波切和达赖尊者都没有访问中国。看来《Tibetan Journal》目前也跟藏人行政中央一样混乱无序。为什么Phayul网站较早前刊登洛桑森格确认桑东仁波切访中消息，现在大家却异口同声说完全没有这回事？难道作为藏人行政中央喉舌媒体的Phayul网站在引述洛桑森格确认桑东仁波切访中消息上也出现错误？洛桑森格怎么会无从取得同僚去向的确切消息？这两个人难道不是达赖尊者所信任的使者吗？为什么两人竟然会让人民对他们的动态和去向感到如此混淆？这并不能反映一个成熟的政府和真正的民主精神。点击以放大。

December 20, 2017. Now people are questioning whether Lobsang Sangay intentionally lied about Samdhong Rinpoche visiting China. In denying his visit to China, Samdhong Rinpoche undermined Lobsang Sangay’s confirmation. This article is evidence that the two leaders’ inability to provide clear statements has not escaped the notice of the Tibetan people. All this confusion has led to a loss of confidence in the Tibetan leadership. Source / 来源: http://www.tibetanjournal.com/index.php/2017/12/20/president-sangay-misinform-samdhong-rinpoche-visited-china/. Click on image to enlarge / 2017年12月20日，目前人们开始质疑洛桑森格是否针对桑东仁波切访中一事刻意撒谎。桑东仁波切否认访中，等于是推翻洛桑森格的言论。这篇文章证实了两个领导人无法提供准确的声明这件事，实际上瞒不过西藏人的眼睛。这一切混乱已经导致人民对西藏领导失去信心。点击以放大。

December 20, 2017. His Holiness the Dalai Lama was recently quoted as saying that he wants Tibet to be under Chinese leadership and that Tibetans should aim for Umaylam (autonomy). His Holiness also said that Tibetans want development and this development will come from China. However, in this article, it is stated the Dalai Lama now wishes Tibet to stay with India. How is it possible for Tibet to stay with India when the Dalai Lama also wants Tibet to be under China? How come the Tibetan leadership are giving so many mixed signals and sending confusing messages? It seems that top Tibetan leadership have a tendency to confuse the public. Source / 来源: http://www.tibetanjournal.com/index.php/2017/12/20/india-always-stood-tibetans-tibet-stay-india/. Click on image to enlarge / 2017年12月20日，达赖尊者近期曾被引述，表示他希望西藏归中国管辖，而藏人也该寻求中间道路（自治）。尊者也说藏人想要发展，而这个发展将来自中国。然而，这篇报道却表示达赖尊者希望西藏归印度管理。若达赖尊者希望西藏归中国管辖，西藏怎么可能同时又归印度管理？为什么西藏领导会发出那么多自相矛盾、令人混淆的消息？看来西藏最高领导层的确有混淆视听的倾向。点击以放大。

Updated Addendum (January 7, 2018)

Yet another publication confirms Samdhong Rinpoche’s recent visit to China, although Samdhong Rinpoche himself denied the visit a full two weeks after the first reports emerged. It is unlikely that so many publications, as well as senior Indian officials, could make such a grave error regarding the movements of one of the top leaders of the Tibetan administration. This article also makes reference to China’s development of the Tibetans and how it may put a strain on the China-India relationship.

January 7, 2018, this article on rediff.com highlights Samdhong Rinpoche's possible contact with the officials of United Front Work Department, the first acknowledged contact between an envoy of the Dalai Lama and Chinese Communist officials since negotiations between the two sides were suspended in 2010. This visit and other recent developments have huge implications for India. Source / 来源: http://rediff.com/news/column/tibet-developments-may-put-pressure-on-india/20180107.htm/. Click on image to enlarge / 2018年1月7日，这篇刊登在 rediff.com 的文章凸显了桑东仁波可能与中共中央统战部官员会面的事件。这是达赖尊者的特使与中国共产党官员自2010年终止谈判后，首次进行交涉。这次的访谈及其他最近事态的发展对印度有着巨大的含义。点击以放大。



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