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Dalai Lama 'will resign' if Tibet violence worsens The Dalai Lama says he will resign as leader of Tibet's government-in-exile if violence in his homeland spreads out of control. "If violence becomes out of control then my only option is to resign," the Buddhist spiritual leader said at a news conference in Seattle. "If the majority of people commit violence, then I resign." The Chinese Government has accused the Dalai Lama of orchestrating last month's deadly riots in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, and the unrest that followed in other ethnic Tibetan areas, as part of a bid for independence and to ruin the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing. The Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in India in 1959, would retain his post as spiritual leader of Tibet if he were to step down as the head of state, a threat he also made last month. The 72-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate was recognised as the reincarnation of the previous Dalai Lama at the age of two. The Dalai Lamas are believed to be manifestations of the patron saint of Tibet, according to the Dalai Lama's website. China's official Xinhua news agency earlier on Sunday denounced the Dalai Lama as a sham. China has gone on the offensive in the face of mounting international criticism of its handling of the riots, wider unrest and a subsequent crackdown in the run-up to the Olympics. The Dalai Lama said he supported the games and he was saddened by recent anti-Chinese protests that marred the traditional torch relay through the streets of London, Paris and San Francisco. He reiterated comments that he was not pushing for a separate state, saying that Tibet should be "a happy citizen" of China. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stori ... 4.htm?section=world 达赖在西雅图召开新闻发布会声称如果暴力不停止他将辞去西藏流亡政府领袖，他对在西藏的暴力失去控制担忧，表示如果大多数人不停止暴力他就辞职。 同时达赖再次表示支持北京奥运，并对在伦敦巴黎及旧金山发生的针对火炬接力的反华活动表示遗憾，最后他强调自己并不想分裂中国，他说藏人应该高兴作为一个中国公民。 |
