June 24, 2000 President Jiang Zemin C.C.P. Central Committee Zhongnanhai Xi Cheng A Qu, Beijing Peopleıs Republic of China Dear President Jiang Zemin, For more two months, a large number of people have participated in a "March for Tibetıs Independence." Now, our current walk has ended. Since 1949, more than a million Tibetans have died as a result of your governmentıs policies in Tibet. Countless Tibetans remain imprisoned for their peaceful religious and political beliefs, including the worldıs youngest political prisoner, Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, The Panchen Lama. Even in the midst of these horrendous atrocities, your government has refused to negotiate with His Holiness The Dalai Lama or His representatives. Now, there is an ever growing frustration in the Tibetan community and the Tibet support group movement. The time has come for China to peacefully resolve the Tibet situation and to demonstrate to the world that it is truly committed to the principles of the United Nations and the desires of the citizens of the planet to respect and support the rights of self-determination for all people. Therefore, we demand that you and your government take the following action immediately: —Negotiate with no preconditions with the Tibetan Government In-Exile —Release all Tibetan prisoners including Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, The Panchen Lama, and His family, along with Chadrel Rinpoche and others involved in the discovery of The Panchen Lama —Stop the transfer of Chinese citizens to Tibet —Stop the environmental destruction in Tibet —Permit all religious practices in Tibet including the display of pictures of His Holiness The Dalai Lama The suffering in Tibet must be brought to an end now as should the suffering in Southern Mongolia, Eastern Turkistan, and Manchuria. Each of these countries are illegally occupied. Each deserves to be an independent nation as does Taiwan. On behalf of the 200 international organizations that have co-sponsored this walk, please act on our demands immediately. We await your response to our request. Respectfully, Lawrence Gerstein International Tibet Independence Movement Nawang Phuntsok Tibetan Association of Southern California Tsewang Khangsar Tibetan Association of Northern California Yosh Yamanaka Los Angeles Friends of Tibet Tenzing Chonden Orange County Friends of Tibet Dory Beatrice San Diego Friends of Tibet Thubten Tsering Students for a Free Tibet March 2000 Home | Walk Schedule | Co-Sponsors International Tibet Independence Movement PO Box 592 Fishers, Indiana 46038-0592 United States e-mail: rangzen@aol.com HOME Why Independence? | Why is Tibet Important? | What Can I Do? | Archive Links | Important Addresses | Merchandise | E-Mail Asian Map