DALAI LAMA ASKS FOR A ZONE FO PEACE FOR TIBET

Tibet Should Remain with China . In a recent speech, the Spiritual Leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, announced that Tibet 's interest is to remain as a part of China . He asked India to play a role in achieving the goal to make the region a "zone of peace".

However, he went on to say that they are seeking political freedom to preserve the culture of the Tibetan people and their environment and are opposed to the cultural genocide being promoted by China due to increasing influx of the Han people and spread of Chinese language in Tibet .  He asked Beijing to downsize the military and stop shifting mainland Han Chinese to Tibet .

When it was pointed out to him that despite Tibet 's repeated requests, the West has not intervened to seek resolution of Tibet 's problem, the Dalai Lama quipped: "We do not have oil reserves."