Tibetian Monks overwhelmed, arrested for ‘leaking information’ after being compelled to look at the demolition of big Buddha by China in Draggo: Details

The Chinese authorities within the Sichuan province destroyed a 99 foot tall Buddha statue and 45 prayer wheels within the Draggo county, Kham, Tibet. They additionally compelled the monks from the Gaden Namgyal Ling monastery and the native Tibetans to witness the demolition of the sacred statue, which started on December 12 and continued for the following 9 days.
Following official complaints that the monument had been constructed too excessive, the authorities in Sichuan province compelled Tibetan monks and different residents to look at the dismantling of the Buddha statue. The native Tibetians and monks who had been compelled to witness the demolition have stated that they’d all of the authorized paperwork for the development of the large Buddha statue and that the Chinese authorities demolished it six years after it was constructed. The Buddha statue was established in 2015 with the monetary assist of native Tibetans in Draggo County, Kham, Tibet to stop famine, battle, and catastrophes of fireplace, water, earth, and air.
Author Brahma Chellaney responding to the difficulty has identified on Twitter that China is was strolling within the footsteps of the Taliban. The Taliban had destroyed numerous non secular artefacts in Afghanistan throughout their first reign earlier than the U.S. invasion the place their most notable targets had been two large Buddha statues constructed within the sixth century. Chellaney stated China was on its strategy to wipe off the Tibetian tradition and was strolling within the footsteps of the Taliban.
“The wanton demolition was carried out to teach Tibetans a lesson. Xi-led China is working to annihilate Tibetan religion, culture and identity. Authorities have switched Tibetan-language schools to Chinese and cut Tibetans off from ancient traditions, like herding and farming”, he stated.
The wanton demolition was carried out to “teach Tibetans a lesson.” Xi-led China is working to annihilate Tibetan faith, tradition and identification. Authorities have switched Tibetan-language faculties to Chinese and minimize Tibetans off from historic traditions, like herding and farming.— Brahma Chellaney (@Chellaney) January 5, 2022
The stories by Radio Free Asia (RFA) learn that 11 monks from Drago’s Gaden Namgyal Ling monastery have now been arrested by the authorities on suspicion of sending information and photographs of the statue’s destruction to outdoors Tibet. It is value noting that the monks had been barred from taking photos or movies of the demolition and had been threatened by the authorities to not inform the incident outdoors.
The locals have referred to as the destruction of the sacred statue to be part of China’s marketing campaign to eradicate Tibet’s distinct nationwide tradition and faith. Before the demolition of Buddha, the Chinese had arrested the monks from the monastery in Drago saying they wanted to be taught a lesson. The monks had been brutally overwhelmed and supplied with no meals in jail. Some of them had been even made to face bare in freezing chilly for elevating their voice towards the deliberate demolition.
The native Tibetians are nonetheless beneath the menace and usually are not being allowed to hold prayer flags outdoors their properties. The police are additionally concentrating on native Tibetans on different unreasonable excuses. Earlier to the statue, the Chinese authorities had destroyed the Gaden Namgyal Monastic School of Draggo monastery that occupied multiple hundred college students and fifty rooms. The monks who additional confirmed unwillingness to destroy the statue had been summoned to the police station and had been severely interrogated.
According to the RFA, which is taken care of by the US Agency for Global Media, the US state division has stated that it has deep considerations for the Tibetians and has urged China authorities to respect the human rights of Tibetans. It says it stands for the preservation of Tibet’s setting in addition to the distinctive cultural, linguistic, and spiritual identification of Tibetan traditions.
Recently, the US govt had additionally introduced a brand new particular coordinator for Tibetan points to advertise substantive dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama and push to guard the human rights and elementary freedoms of the Tibetan folks.