Mao recognized it, Xi Jinping is out to obliterate it – Richard Gere on Tibetan culture, identity

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(TibetanReview.net, Nov02’26) – Even Communist China’s founding father Mao Zedong recognized the right of ethnic and cultural communities to maintain their identities, but now President Xi Jinping is out to destroy it under the recently implemented Ethnic Unity Progress Promotion law, Hollywood star and Tibet activist Richard Gere has said after visiting the Dalai Lama in Dharmashala, India, on Oct 31.

He has accused China of pursuing a policy of “ethnic erasure” aimed at destroying Tibetan culture, saying its actions threaten the distinct identities of several ethnic communities, timesofindia.com Nov 2 quoted Gere as saying, speaking after meeting with the Dalai Lama in the latter&rsqu...

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