AP 08.04.2015
The head of the Communist Party of Tibet called on Buddhist monasteries to display the national flag, within its efforts to establish Chinese control over the unstable region. In an editorial published in state newspapers on Wednesday and Thursday, Chen Quanguo wrote that national flags should be among the key elements in monasteries. Often, The demands that flags be raised have sparked protests by Tibetans who denounce the strict Chinese regime. Tibetan monks and nuns are among the most active opponents of the Chinese government in the region, and suffer some of the toughest restrictions. Chen also called for a redoubling of legal and patriotic education in monasteries., especially on regulations and restrictions on religious life and institutions, así como que se realizasen actividades para seleccionar templos y religiosos modelo que muestren "un avanzado patriotismo y obediencia a la ley". "Dejen que las amplias masas de monjes y monjas sean incluso más conscientes del patriotismo, la obediencia a la ley y la promoción de la armonía religiosa", Chen wrote.. "Guíenles en la adaptación del budismo tibetano a la sociedad socialista". The flag order goes against Tibetan Buddhist tradition and underscores the scale of China's determination to control all aspects of the religion., said Bhuchung Tsering., vice-chairman of London-based activist group International Campaigning for Tibet. "Mientras China sigue diciéndole al mundo que los tibetanos disfrutan de libertad religiosa y autonomía, su máximo delegado en Lhasa participa en una campaña ideológica para convertir los monasterios tibetanos en 'centros patrióticos'''. Chen also said that monasteries should have diaries, television, telephone and water and electricity supplies. These measures, stated, would improve healthcare, los salarios y las pensiones de los religiosos para permitirles "sentir personalmente el interés y el calor del partido y el gobierno. China affirms that Tibet has been part of its territory for seven centuries, but many Tibetans say that in practice, For most of that time they were independent. Communist troops occupied the region in 1951 after his victory in the Chinese civil war.
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