Tibetan activists protests outside UN, calls China out of Tibet now,’ seek global support
By Anjali Sharma
NEW YORK – Tibetan activists on Saturday gathered outside the UN headquarters in New York held a protest against Chinese Government and called for global support for Tibetan independence.
Media reported that the demonstrators raised slogans such as “Free Tibet, China out, China out of Tibet now.”
Tashi Tundup, Vice President of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of New York and New Jersey, spoke on behalf of the group, said, “We are here to request the United Nations representatives, the world leaders, to support Tibet, for Tibetan independence…”
The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress is a chapter of the Tibetan Youth Congress, which is the largest pro-independence Tibetan organization in exile, has over 30,000 members worldwide.
It was founded in 1970, the TYC advocates for the complete independence of Tibet and has been actively organizing protests and awareness campaigns regarding the political situation in Tibet.
This protest took place on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UNGA where world leaders gathered to discuss pressing global issues.
China’s Premier of the State Council, Li Qiang, addressed the assembly on Friday, Li spoke on behalf of President Xi Jinping, who did not attend the event.
Li has not mentioned Trump by name, but the US President’s trade policies have loomed large, according to media reports.
“A major cause of the current global economic doldrums is the rise in unilateral and pro organization protectionist measures such as tariff hikes and the erection of walls and barriers,” Li Qiang said.
“We should collaborate more closely to identify and expand convergence of interests, promote universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and help each other succeed by moving forward in the same direction,” he added.Trump pursued an aggressive tariff policy, in what he has described as an effort to hard reset the US domestic industry.
That has included escalating a trade war with China, over which both sides remain in talks.
