1.0Beliefnet Newshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/newsakornfeldhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/author/akornfeldDalai Lama Admits His Approach to Tibet Greater Autonomy Has Failedrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="BsbXQGgagQ"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2008/11/dalai-lama-admits-his-approach">Dalai Lama Admits His Approach to Tibet Greater Autonomy Has Failed</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2008/11/dalai-lama-admits-his-approach/embed#?secret=BsbXQGgagQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Dalai Lama Admits His Approach to Tibet Greater Autonomy Has Failed” — Beliefnet News" data-secret="BsbXQGgagQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The Dalai Lama said Monday that his approach to Tibet’s greater autonomy has so far failed, and that Tibetans should decide for themselves the future direction the region should take. “My trust in the Chinese government has become thinner, thinner, thinner,” he said. Speaking to a packed room at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan…