{"id":12943,"date":"2023-08-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/nieuws\/ict-welcomes-us-visa-restrictions-over-tibet-boarding-schools\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T22:00:00","slug":"ict-welcomes-us-visa-restrictions-over-tibet-boarding-schools","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/en\/news\/ict-welcomes-us-visa-restrictions-over-tibet-boarding-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"ICT welcomes US visa restrictions over Tibet boarding schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Campaign for Tibet welcomes US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken\u2019s announcement of visa restrictions on Chinese officials for their involvement in the forcible assimilation of over 1 million Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ICT President Tencho Gyatso said:<em> &#8220;China\u2019s unconscionable separation of Tibetan children from their families cannot be left unchecked. It shows the depths of Beijing\u2019s plan to eliminate the Tibetan way of life and turn Tibetans into loyal followers of the CCP.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As the Dalai Lama often says, Tibetan culture, based on peace and compassion, has value to offer to the entire world. This boarding school program targets the most vulnerable and impressionable minds and is aimed at systematically alienating Tibetans from their own culture already at an early age, cementing the Chinese government\u2019s control over Tibet and annihilating the Tibetan culture and way of life.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe therefore welcome the visa restrictions issued by the United States. Other countries, as well as the European Union, should consider similar steps and also use multilateral fora, such as the United Nations, to hold the Chinese government accountable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lhadon Tethong, director of <a href=\"https:\/\/tibetaction.net\/2023\/08\/22\/us-secretary-blinken-announces-action-against-colonial-boarding-schools-in-tibet-visa-restrictions-on-prc-officials-tied-to-assimilation-of-1m-tibetan-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tibet Action Institute<\/a>, whose research has detailed the extent of the boarding school system, said: \u201cBy announcing its intention to ban Chinese officials involved in the colonial boarding school system in Tibet, the US government is sending them a message that their crimes are known and they will now be treated as pariahs in the free world. We wholeheartedly welcome the bold leadership shown by Secretary Blinken and encourage other countries to take similar measures against all those responsible for this genocidal policy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Statements by other governments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US is not the first country to raise concerns about China\u2019s separation of Tibetan children from their families in state-run boarding schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/canadian-parliamentarians-urge-sanctions-over-tibet-residential-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian parliamentarians called for sanctions against Chinese officials<\/a> responsible for the boarding school system in Tibet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/un-rights-body-calls-for-end-to-boarding-schools-and-relocations-in-tibet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights called for an end to the boarding schools<\/a> in the concluding observations of its third periodic review of China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/german-government-calls-for-end-to-coercive-boarding-school-system-and-forced-resettlement-in-tibet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">German government has also called on China to end its forced assimilation of Tibetan children<\/a>, as has a <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/czech-senate-committee-opposes-forced-assimilation-of-tibetan-children-interference-in-religious-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Czech Senate Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Boarding schools<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement on 22 August 2023, Blinken said: \u201cThe State Department is taking steps to impose visa restrictions under the authority of Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act on People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC) officials for their involvement in the forcible assimilation of more than one million Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such coercive policies, Blinken said, \u201cseek to eliminate Tibet\u2019s distinct linguistic, cultural, and religious traditions among younger generations of Tibetans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe urge PRC authorities to end the coercion of Tibetan children into government-run boarding schools,\u201d Blinken said, \u201cand to cease repressive assimilation policies, both in Tibet and throughout other parts of the PRC. We will continue to work with our allies and partners to highlight these actions and promote accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China has illegally occupied Tibet for over 60 years, turning it into the <a href=\"https:\/\/savetibet.nl\/least-free-country-tibet-at-bottom-of-global-rankings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">least-free country on Earth<\/a> alongside South Sudan and Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/announcement-of-visa-restrictions-to-address-forced-assimilation-in-tibet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read Secretary Blinken\u2019s statement.<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Campaign for Tibet welcomes US Secretary of State Antony J. 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