In the next 24 hours it is likely the Chinese government will sanction their police force to crush protests in Llasa.
In an interview with His Holiness The Dalai Llama in Dharmsala today quoted by the New York Times in an article by Somini Sengupta and Hari Kumar:
Asked if he could stop Tibetan protesters from flouting Beijing’s deadline to surrender by midnight on Monday, the Dalai Lama, 72, replied swiftly: "I have no such power."
He said he had received a call on Saturday from Tibet. "‘Please don’t ask us to stop,’" was the caller’s request. The Dalai Lama promised he would not, even though he said he expected the Chinese authorities to put down the protests with force.
"Now we really need miracle power," he said, and then laughed. "But miracle seems unrealistic."
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