China’s new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is presented by Beijing as a policy of development and equality. For Tibetans, it represents something very different.
In this episode, , joins host Dr Ruth Gamble to discuss what the law means in practice for Tibetan language, culture, and religious life — and why those things matter so much to understanding the Tibetan situation.
Dr Densal also discusses his research on the communities living along the disputed India-China border, the contested question of reincarnated Buddhist leaders, and what people outside the region most often misunderstand about Tibet.
Guest:
Dr Tenzin Densal (Senior Research Fellow, Tibet Policy Institute and Editor-in-Chief of the Tibet Policy Journal)
Host:
Dr Ruth Gamble (Director, La Trobe Asia)
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