国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

National

Regional

Taiwan, HK, Macao

Special Coverage

Focus

Society

Profiles

'Forget politics, just rejoice'

By Xie Yu (China Daily)
Updated: 2009-02-26 07:42

The celebration of the Tibetan New Year should not be tied with political issues, Tibet experts in the mainland said yesterday.

Over the past fortnight, the Dalai Lama and his exiled government have been urging Tibetans not to celebrate the New Year, warning them of tension and conflicts in the near future, Lhorong Dradul, a researcher at the China Tibetology Research Center said at a press salon in Beijing.

Full coverage:  Tibet in 50 Years Related readings:  Tibet exhibition opens in Beijing  "Tibet: Past and Present" well received!  UK recognizes Tibet as Chinese

"I called home (Tibet) this morning and learned many of my relatives were making fried fruit, a traditional snack for the Tibetan New Year. The atmosphere is good. And people should not allow some politicians to take advantage of the celebrations to meet their own personal interests," he said.

Celebrating the New Year is the Tibetan way to bid farewell to old and bad things, according to Lhorong. "As far as I know, most of the Tibetans are happily celebrating the New Year. It's private, and should not be tied to politics," he said.

Topics ranging from the reasons of last year's March 14 riot to the latest Dalai-call for not celebrating the New year were discussed at the nearly two-hour long salon, held at the All-China Journalists' Association office in the capital.

More than 70 domestic and international journalists attended the session.

There were also discussions on the economic development of Tibet, ways to protect Tibet's ethnic culture, and opening up policies in the region.

Niklas, a Swedish correspondent, felt the salon helped him learn more about Tibet, especially from an academic perspective.