We can find from the lies of the Dalai Lama that he tried to give the Lhasa riots of March 14 a changed character. His purpose is to cover his real intention of seeking "Tibet independence", says an article in People's Daily. The following is an excerpt:

The Dalai group has frequently released news in recent days. Theirs, while groundless, can deceive especially those who have little grasp of China and its reality.

On March 25, the Dalai group's office in Australia publicized a list of 40 deaths in the Lhasa riots of March 14. Five out of the so-called 40 dead people are still alive and no public records can give clues to the rest of the list, an investigation indicated.

On March 29, the Dalai Lama said in New Delhi that soldiers of the Chinese armed police impersonate as lamas in order to create the image that Tibetans stirring the riots. He also used as an "evidence" a photo in which Chinese riot police held costumes of the lamas in their hands. The investigation showed that this photo was shot in 2001 when the security forces joined a shooting of the movie titled, Legend of the Touch, and those costumes were used just for the performance.

The Dalai Lama later claimed that in the Lhasa riots, banks were ransacked for they delayed the distribution of the central government's funds. The investigation indicated, however, that each of the central government's financial packages has served its purpose and that numerous herdsmen and farmers have benefited from the financial allocation.

The Dalai Lama said the stores that were set on fire are mostly places for prostitution. According to information released by the bureau for industry and commerce of Tibet autonomous region, of the stores burned, 133 belong to the manufacturing industry, 811 to wholesale and retail industry, 155 to food and beverage industry, while 22 make cultural and sports goods, 11 relate to medical care, 124 belong to community services, 13 to renting and business services. His description of them as "places for prostitution" is nothing but a black lie.

(China Daily April 24, 2008)