By Tsering Dhundup
DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 1: Three Tibetan NGOs on Sunday marked the 74th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China with a defiant voice and expressed solidarity with activists from Tibet, East Turkestan, Hong Kong, Southern Mongolia, China, and Taiwan during a demonstration on the collective global day of action protest against the in McLeod Ganj on Sunday.
The coalition that include Students for a Free Tibet, Tibetan Youth Congress and National Democratic Party of Tibet, said that as the Chinese communist regime prepares to commemorate its 74th founding anniversary, the same day represents a day of grief for the occupied nations such as Tibet, East Turkestan, Southern Mongolia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. This day is dedicated to the ‘Global Day of Action’, aimed at exposing the grave violations of international human rights laws by the Chinese government. The day serves as a platform to foster cross-movement solidarity against China and bolster co-operation between movements.
Speaking to Phayul, Tashi Dhundup of NDPT stated that “we the occupied countries of China want to send a message to the Chinese government, people and the international communities that we strongly condemn the 74th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China”.
Under the dictatorship of Xi Jinping, experts say, there have been egregious offences, including the operation of Uyghur concentration camps, the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy, the establishment of colonial-style boarding school systems, and the compulsory collection of DNA in Tibet. Furthermore, there has been blatant political aggression and intimidation against Taiwan, accompanied by a multitude of infringements on religious, cultural, and political freedoms.
Rights groups say that Tibet ranks among the world’s least free regions, with Chinese authorities imposing a longstanding regime of repression upon the Tibetan people. Recent reports have revealed increasingly intrusive policies in Tibet, including the forceful collection of Tibetan DNA to enhance state surveillance capabilities.
China’s policy of sinicization has resulted in a relentless assault on Tibetan national identity, particularly its language, religion, and culture. By forcibly detaching Tibetan children from their families and heritage and placing them in state-run boarding schools, Chinese authorities employ one of the most abhorrent tools of colonization to undermine Tibetan identity, marking the regimes long and relentless campaign against Tibetan identity and culture.
