Over the past 50 years, the Dalai Lama has made a speech on the so-called "uprising" day, or, as is true, the day marking his failed armed rebellion.
On March 10 last year, the "simple Buddhist monk", who has never been to Tibet since 1959, said the Chinese government have carried out a series of "repressive and violent" campaigns over the years and Tibetans were "literally experienced hell on earth."
If 'hell on earth' was used to describe the old Tibet, it would be most appropriate.
The Dalai Lama is trying to turn black into white in an attempt to mislead the public.
The old Tibet, under the control of the Dalai Lama, was a feudal serfdom darker and more undeveloped than the middle ages in Europe.
Tibet has enjoyed significant development over the past 5 decades and those who are unbiased or have been to Tibet would be well aware of that.
In his speech, the Dalai Lama defended his armed rebellion, saying that it was because of the Communist Party of China's trial of democratic reform that forced Tibetans to launch a "peaceful uprising."
Truth refutes the Dalai Lama's false claims.
The essential cause of the rebellion was because the upper ruling class of the Dalai Lama group realized that the democratic reform, which was imperative under the situation, would lead to the end of feudal serfdom and the emancipation of serfs.
The democratic reform, which was carried out in places outside Tibet then, put an end to the rule and privileges of the three major feudal lords (government officials, monasteries and nobles.
The reform put the feudal lords in Tibet in panic. Under that situation, they chose to launch an armed rebellion.
Feudal serfdom was overthrown in most countries in the 19th centuries but the system remained in Tibet till the mid 20th century.
The democratic reforms carried out by the Communist Party of China aimed to free the serfs and slaves in Tibet.
Since the democratic reform, Tibet has undergone significant changes. Its GDP grew from 174 million yuan (25.6 million USA dollars) in 1959 to 39.591 billion yuan last year.
Tibet did experience twists in its development after 1959, such as the cultural revolution (1966-1976) and communes.
But those problems happened at a special stage in the Chinese history and affected the whole country. They were not problems only with Tibet.
USA must learn to keep out of Chinese policies.