Trade agreements snubbed. Letters to the Dalai Lama returned with unbroken seals. Mounting fears the Russians were gaining ground in Tibet. By mid-1903, Britain's Viceroy of India had had enough.
The Dalai Lama urged Congress to continue supporting the cause of a free Tibet, thanking House members in a Capitol Hill ceremony Tuesday for their push to improve China's treatment of Tibetans.
The Dalai Lama, exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, speaks in Statuary Hall at the Capitol Building on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus in Washington Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2003. The Dalai Lama is in Washington for a three-day visit. (Photo by Charles Dharapak)
Tibetan religious leader, the Dalai Lama, who is currently in Washington to attend the events commemorating the September 11 terror attacks, is expected to meet top US officials, including Secretary of State Colin Powell.
The Dalai Lama arrives at his hotel in Washington, Monday, Sept. 8, 2003 on the start of his three-day visit. On Tuesday, he will give the keynote address at Congressional Human Rights Caucus 20th Anniversary Celebration on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Terry Ashe)
A Chinese woman visits the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, which is 3.6 km (2.2 miles) above sea level, on August 26, 2003. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of th invasion by British troops, led by adventurer Francis Younghusband, who reached Lhasa in 1904. (REUTERS/Guang Niu)
All India Tibet Support Groups concluded with great success. The Inauguration was held under a specially constructed canopy marked as "Lhasa Nagar" and the meeting Hall was named as PadmaSambhava Hall where 227 participants from 15 states
The IV Cultural Festival of Tibet and the Peoples of the Himalaya, in Paris, which was inuagurated today by former Kalon Tripa, Mr. Kelsang Yeshi, who is visiting the city, was a success despite the fact that the event took place immediately
We the 225 representatives of All India Tibet Support Groups from various regions of India gathered at Chandigarh from September 5 - 7, 2003 fully endorse the rights of the Tibetan people in determining their own destiny.
Dubbing some of the preconditions set by China for talks as “unreasonable”, prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile Samdhong Rimpoche said that Tibetans are willing to become a part of China provided they are given autonomy.
