KATHMANDU: Nepal’s inability to contain mounting pro-Dalai Lama protests has sparked concerns in China which is now lobbying for the closure of the Himalayan country’s open borders with India.
“China has cautiously expressed its concern over the existing 1,700 km open border between Nepal and India, accusing that Tibetans have been frequently crossing the border to launch free Tibet agitation in Nepal,” a Nepalese weekly reported.
“Tibetans fleeing from China come to Nepal on way to India through this open border,” officials in Beijing were quoted as saying by Nepal weekly.
Beijing is regarding the open border as a major factor that is fuelling the nearly three-month long protests sparked after Beijing’s crackdown on anti-China protests in Lhasa, the weekly said.
“There has been significant participation of Tibetans coming from India in free Tibet demonstrations being staged in Kathmandu,” Chinese officials claimed.
China, therefore, wants to either close down the Indo-Nepalese border or regulate it through certain mechanism, they said.
In order to control such pre-planned anti-China activities in the Nepalese land, it is essential to regulate or control the open international border between Nepal and India, the officials pointed out.
Interestingly, the Maoists, who are set to lead the next government in Nepal have too opposed the open border policy as one of their key demands is abrogating the Nepal-India Peace and Friendship treaty of 1950. There are over 20,000 Tibetans residing in Nepal at present.
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China wants a ‘Berlin wall’ along India Nepal border to contain fleeing Tibetan common people from Chinese atrocities and apartheid – India Daily
by Juhi Singhal
It is interesting to see the world’s worst human rights abuser call for a wall to stop people fleeing from their human rights abuse. “Tibetans fleeing from China come to Nepal on way to India through this open border,” officials in Beijing were quoted as saying by ”Nepal” weekly.
They want Nepal to stop the common people flee Tibet and take refuge under Dalai Lama in India.
But how about treating Tibetans like human beings? How about stopping illegal occupation of Tibet? How about allowing Tibetans worship their God and choose their leaders?
The Chinese occupation of Tibet must come to an end. Dalai Lama is the leader of Tibet. Tibet today suffers from Chinese atrocities, apartheid and blatant human rights abuse.
Tibetan people are fleeing in hundreds of thousands to India where they can worship freely and be blessed by their spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
There are over 25,000 Tibetans residing in Nepal at present. They are eager to make their case and push the Chinese back into Mainland China from Tibet. China cannot tolerate that. They want these Tibetans in Nepal thrown out and build a ‘Berlin wall’ along India Nepal border.
