There is a potential for bloodshed and the danger of some violent eruption is recognized. It can help by supporting the negotiations we are driving at. Mine is a 'middle way' approach. I am not insisting on total independence, just some kind of genuine self-rule. But my main concern is to preserve Tibetan culture.
Tibetan culture has the potential to create a better, more peaceful society.
Tibet is in a strategically important position between India and China and making it a 'zone of peace' will help guarantee peace between those two countries. In order to make Tibet a genuine 'zone of peace' the most important thing is human compassion. You can't do it if there is hatred and anger. The political status of independence is, I feel, less important than this. We have to do something to save our nation and to save our culture.