China not enemy:Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama, who has pushed without success for more autonomy for Tibet for decades, said on Thursday that China is not his enemy but that some hard-line Communists are. When asked if China was the enemy, the Tibetan spiritual leader demurred. “Not China. Some hard-liner Communists. They really brought a lot of suffering,” he said. Beijing reviles the Dalai Lama and frequently denounces him, alleging that he wants independence for Tibet.

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Dalai Lama does not venture into China but he is one of the world's most intense China watchers. He has seen a distinct rise in the number and volume of voices calling for freedom:

"Now voice[s] about change, the necessity of change, now quite often you can hear, including Prime Minister Wen Jiabao," he told the Herald.

"Now more voice[s] for democracy, freedom and openness and even PM also has spoken of these things."

It reached the point where Beijing felt compelled to crack down, but the Dalai Lama said this would prove temporary: "This kind of attitude cannot remain forever. People are more educated, more independent about outside world, more and more people enjoy individual freedom.

"Naturally, even animals want freedom. So therefore human beings naturally have desire of individual freedom. No force can stop that."

The uprisings in the Arab world had made a big impression: "These events remain in the minds of people, especially younger people."

He pointed out that China was much more economically successful and not ruled by a family but a party, in contrast to the Arab countries where dictators have been overthrown.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that there had been “no such thing as enforced disappearance’’ of the monks.

“The relevant local authorities are conducting legal education for the Kirti monastery monks in order to maintain religious order there,’’ Hong said. “We should disregard bias and adopt an objective and fair perspective in looking at this.