Who is to blame for the Tibet uprising

Zhang clarified his intentions during interviews in 2006, proclaiming a "life or death" battle against the Dalai Lama describing him as “a wolf in monk’s clothes, a devil with a human face”.

Other memorable racial harmony quotations included:

"those who do not love the motherland are not qualified to be human beings.”

"The Communist Party is like the parent to the Tibetan people, and it is always considerate about what the children need."

"China regarded the Tibetans as children who must be indoctrinated with a love of China, rather than a love of Buddhism."

"The Central Party Committee is the real Buddha for Tibetans."

Religion is State controlled in China. Christianity is restricted to state-controlled churches. Beijing appoints the Church hierarchy, overriding Holy See appointments and deliberately desecrated the pillar central to Buddhist belief.

Here is a recent Chinese law, effective September 1, 2007:

Living Buddha Reincarnation of the Tibetan Buddhist Management … Unless approved by the Government, the reincarnation of the living Buddha is illegal, null and void.

Beijing rejected international pressure and requests from the Dalai Lama for talks. The reason for rejection is simple. Beijing is waiting for the Dalai Lama to die. Beijing will then use the law to appoint a Dalai Lama of their choice to bring Tibetan Buddhism in line with official state policies.

Instruction in Tibetan was outlawed during the Cultural Revolution and replacing the Tibetan language with Chinese today is non negotiable. Beijing claims bilingual schools are widespread. On the ground it is very different. Chinese refuse to learn Tibetan and ignore Tibetan communication.

Researchers are inundated by a mass of glowing statistics suggesting outstanding success in racial harmony. Chinese aid built six universities, 118 secondary schools, seven intermediate schools and 880 elementary schools: 540,000 enrolments represent 96.5 per cent of the school age population. Sixty per cent of the population completed nine years of compulsory education.

Researchers on the ground however look beyond the statistics and see a different picture and Tibet. Enrolments are dominated by Chinese. Access to Tibetan schools without a Chinese minder is impossible. Researchers risk arrest and expulsion to learn the truth. Experience and a working knowledge of China's statistical methodology reveal a different set of numbers.

Tibetan resettlement programs deliberately isolate Tibetans from Chinese. Bilingual schools are "show case primaries" for visiting foreigners and dignitaries.

A Tibetan graduate will find no employment opportunities in Tibet and are forced to seek employment in China's industrialised centres.