Going Home to Tibet: China’s Propaganda Trap for Diaspora Tibetans

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Lawmakers in Dharamsala warned that Beijing may exploit family reunions, tourism, and youth tours as part of its united-front strategy.

by Lopsang Gurung

For Tibetans who grew up in India, Nepal, Europe, or North America, the wish to embrace an elderly parent, meet cousins never seen before, or walk through their ancestors’ village is part of ordinary family life. Beijing is well aware of this longing, and the exile community increasingly fears that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is turning these emotional journeys into raw material for its propaganda.

The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile discussed these fears openly last month, on the eighth day of its ongoing session in Dharamsala. During question time, several members pressed Kunga Tashi, the Minister in charge of the Department of Security of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), on the dangers faced by exiles who travel to the land China now officially calls “Xizang,” at...

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