The essential intent of "middle way" advocated by the Dalai Lama group is to split China, says a white paper issued on Wednesday.
The claims of the "middle way" can be summarized into five major points, says the white paper titled "Tibet's Path of Development Is Driven by an Irresistible Historical Tide" issued by the Information Office of the State Council.
First, it denies the fact that Tibet has been an integral part of China since ancient times; instead it claims that Tibet was "an independent state" which was "occupied by China in 1951," and that "Tibetans have the right to independence from a historic perspective," says the white paper.
Second, it seeks to establish a "Greater Tibet" that has never existed at any time in history, claiming that the "Tibet issue" concerns 6 million Tibetans and that Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, Qinghai and other areas that Tibetans and people of other ethnic minorities inhabit in compact communities should be incorporated into a unified administrative region.
Third, it demands "a high degree of autonomy" that is not subject to any constraint whatsoever from the central government, denies the leadership of the central government and Tibet's present social and political systems, and proposes to establish an "autonomous government" under which "Tibetans" (in truth the Dalai party) take full charge of all affairs other than diplomacy and national defense.
Fourth, it opposes the central government to garrison troops in Tibet and, despite its superficial agreement that the central government holds the authority over national defense, it demands that the central government "withdraws all Chinese troops" to turn Tibet into an "international zone of peace."
And fifth, in total disregard of the fact that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has been a multi-ethnic region since ancient times, it denies the access of other ethnic groups to "Greater Tibet" and drives them out of regions where they have lived for generations.
Under the "middle way," the Dalai group feigns acceptance of China's sovereignty in Tibet to seize the reins of power and set up a semi-independent political regime under the control of the "Tibetan independence" forces, and ultimately seek full sovereignty and achieve "Tibetan independence" when its governing power is consolidated, according to the white paper.
"As a political strategy for achieving independence through a series of steps, the 'middle way' does not tally with China's history, national reality, state Constitution, laws and basic systems," it says.
"Neither does it conform to Tibet's history, reality and ethnic relations," it adds. "Moreover, it runs counter to the fundamental interests of all the people of China, including the Tibetans."
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