In Retrospect: Reflections on the Second Fact Finding Delegation, sent by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1980

Phuntsog Wangyal reflects on the vicissitudes of times dating from what he witnessed during a delegation visit to Tibet in 1980 in a period of relative relaxation through the exile Tibetan government’s 1988 decision to seek autonomy, not independence for Tibet, and to what has come of it thus far, arguing that deception being the fundamental strategy of China, Tibetans should not give up their