IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1077 
Calling on the Government of the People’s Republic of China to end its 
crackdown in Tibet and enter into a substantive dialogue with His 
Holiness the Dalai Lama to find a negotiated solution that respects 
the distinctive language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental free-
doms of all Tibetans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2008 
Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. GEORGE 
MILLER of California, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. INSLEE, Ms. 
SOLIS, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. HOLT) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Calling on the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
to end its crackdown in Tibet and enter into a sub-
stantive dialogue with His Holiness the Dalai Lama to 
find a negotiated solution that respects the distinctive 
language, culture, religious identity, and fundamental 
freedoms of all Tibetans, and for other purposes. 
Whereas March 10, 2008, marked the 49th anniversary of a 
historic uprising against Chinese rule over the Tibetan 
people, which forced His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, 
to escape into exile in India; 
Whereas Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns in and around 
Lhasa were blocked by Chinese authorities from staging 
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peaceful demonstrations on this anniversary date and 
were met with excessive force by the Chinese authorities; 
Whereas protests by Tibetans spread inside the Tibet Auton-
omous Region and other Tibetan areas of China; 
Whereas the accumulated grievances of almost six decades of 
cultural, religious, economic, and linguistic repression of 
the Tibetan people by the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China has resulted in resentments which are 
at the root of the Tibetan protests; 
Whereas resentment of the Chinese Government by the Ti-
betan people has increased sharply since 2005 as a result 
of Chinese policies, laws, and regulations that have re-
duced economic opportunity for Tibetans and severely 
eroded the ability of Tibetans to preserve their distinctive 
language, culture, and religious identity; 
Whereas the response by the Chinese Government to the Ti-
betan protests was disproportionate and extreme, report-
edly resulting in the deaths of hundreds and the deten-
tion of thousands of Tibetans; 
Whereas there have been reports that some Tibetans engaged 
in rioting that may have resulted in the destruction of 
government and private property, as well as the deaths 
of civilians; 
Whereas His Holiness the Dalai Lama has used his leader-
ship to promote democracy, freedom, and peace for the 
Tibetan people through a negotiated settlement of the 
Tibet issue, based on autonomy within the context of 
China; 
Whereas six rounds of dialogue between representatives of 
the Dalai Lama and Chinese officials have not resulted 
in meaningful progress; 
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Whereas the Chinese Government has rebuffed calls by the 
President of the United States, the United States Con-
gress, and world leaders to respond positively to the 
Dalai Lama’s willingness to be personally involved in dis-
cussions with Chinese leaders on the future of Tibet; 
Whereas the Chinese Government has denigrated the Dalai 
Lama, labeling him as ‘‘a splittist’’ and ‘‘a wolf in 
monk’s robes’’, thereby further alienating Tibetans who 
consider the Dalai Lama their spiritual leader; 
Whereas the Dalai Lama was recognized for his contribution 
to world peace when he received the Nobel Peace Prize 
in 1989; 
Whereas the United States Congress, in recognition of the 
Dalai Lama’s outstanding moral and religious leadership 
and his advocacy of nonviolence, awarded him with the 
Congressional Gold Medal on October 17, 2007; 
Whereas the Chinese Government has failed to honor its com-
mitment to improve the human rights situation in China 
as a condition for Beijing being selected as the site for 
the 2008 Summer Olympic Games; 
Whereas the Chinese Government has impeded the access of 
international journalists to Tibetan areas of China and 
distorted reports of events surrounding the Tibetan pro-
tests, thereby violating the commitment it made that 
‘‘there will be no restrictions on media reporting and 
movement of journalists up to and including the Olympic 
Games’’; 
Whereas for many years, the Chinese Government has re-
stricted the ability of foreign journalists and foreign gov-
ernment officials, including United States Government 
officials, to freely travel in Tibetan areas of China, there-
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