We scarcely understand how societies have emerged to form communities, nations, evolved languages, religions, customs etc. Superimposed on these entities is the idea of the legal state. Clearly, Revered Dalai Lama is not rejecting the legal state of China, he only seeks freedom and rights to Tibet, akin to which every constituent state in India have been accorded. China in its communistic fervour had earlier sought to obliterate all religion and cultural vestiges of the past. The excesses of past included negating works of Confucius, Lao Tse and other teachers amongst others.
The Chinese geo-political determination to extend beyond East Asian to share borders with South Asia and proximity to Middle East is something, which revered teacher must have realised is something that can not be messed with, hence moderating of the stance. Even Indian leaders from Nehru to Vajpayee have accorded this reluctant recognition to China.
If China remains recalictrant the issue of Tibet issue may recede from this moderating stance.
