Author: Tibet Express Newsdesk

By Khedroob Thondup

When Richard Nixon stepped off the plane in Beijing in 1972, the world hailed it as a masterstroke of diplomacy. The United States, locked in Cold War rivalry with the Soviet Union, had opened a new channel with Mao Zedong’s China. Yet for Tibetans, that handshake marked the beginning of a long betrayal. Tibet was quietly sacrificed on the altar of geopolitics, and successive U.S. administrations have continued the pattern—choosing silence over principle, accommodation over advocacy.

By Khedroob Thondup

Taiwan is already an independent country in practice—democratic, self‑governing, and globally integrated. The question is not whether Taiwan wants independence, but why it will never willingly surrender it to Beijing. The answer lies in Tibet’s tragic example: once promised autonomy, Tibet instead became a cautionary tale of repression, assimilation, and broken promises under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

By Khedroob Thondup

When His Holiness the Dalai Lama proposed the Middle Way Approach, it was an act of visionary pragmatism. By renouncing independence and seeking “genuine autonomy” within the People’s Republic of China, he offered Beijing a compromise: sovereignty for China, cultural survival for Tibetans. The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) embraced this path, presenting it as a moderate, nonviolent solution that could win international sympathy and open dialogue with Beijing.