HOW JAPAN SEES THE DALAI LAMA

The Dalai Lama has clearly shown us what is most important for humanity amid the various conflicts happening around the world and the serious challenges humanity faces. The world is returning to an era in which the order created after World War II has been destroyed, where powerful countries use force to obtain what they want.

- BY YOSHIKO SAKURAI

The invasion of Ukraine is a typical example. In this war, territorial expansion and the revision of history are being carried out openly through the use of force. President Vladimir Putin is using force to seize Ukrainian territory and, furthermore, claims that all of Ukraine is Russian territory because Russians and Ukrainians are the same ethnic group. This is a clear rewriting of history. The People's Republic of China, ruled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is no different. It has seized Tibetan territory by force and is relentless in its efforts to rewrite history. It distorts the history of China and Tibet in a manner far removed from the truth.

They also advocate the ‘Sinicisation of Tibetan Buddhism,’ which is the CCP’s scheme to effectively eliminate Tibetan Buddhism. This kind of rewriting of history and the eradication of Tibet’s unique culture will likely continue under the CCP.