China changing,hope for Tibet: Dalai Lama

There has been a lot of change in China over the last 30 years despite the same one party system and the totalitarian regime that was in place.

There has been a lot of change in China over the last 30 years despite the same one party system and the totalitarian regime that was in place,the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said here on Friday during an interaction with Mumbai University students.

In China,it is the same one party system,the same totalitarian regime but compare it to 30 years ago,there has been a lot of change. These are signs of change,the world is changing, the Tibetan leader said. He also said that he was hoping for a solution to the Tibetan problem as he had seen a change in the attitude of Chinese people over the years.

Citing the example of Europe,he said that while Germany and France had been enemies during the world wars,they were working in unity in the European Union. Speaking to students on ancient wisdom,modern thought,he said modern universities should provide students with a holistic approach to education. The Dalai Lama said that violence was never a constructive way to any problem and exhorted the principles of Ahimsa.

Violence has unpredictable costs and is an unrealistic method. The former US president George Bush I love him,he is a very nice person,but his policy of war in Iraq and Afghanistan was not good. Always good to bring in democracy but the methodology is not good., he said.

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