HR 120: Letter to the Chairman of the Committee from Harry Cohen MP

 

On behalf of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet, I write to ask that your Committee give consideration to the recently announced change of Government policy toward the status of Tibet in relation to China.

 

We are particularly concerned that:

 

(1) the Government announced the concession to the Chinese, but without any progress from China either in the dialogue with Tibetan representatives or for human rights improvements;

(2) the change from 'suzereignty' to 'sovereignty' for China over Tibet could also lead to the UK Government, now or over time, diluting its longstanding policy for genuine 'autonomy' with the overall China context.

 

I enclose a copy of the 14 November 2008 letter sent to the Foreign Secretary and the letter to me sent by the Free Tibet Campaign.[1]

 

Please give favourable consideration to this request.

 

23 December 2008

 

 

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[1] Not published.