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Penpa Tsering is the Sikyong (President) of the Central Tibetan Administration, the Tibetan Government in Exile. Prior to his political career, His Excellency was the Executive Director of the Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Centre and Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Office of Tibet in Washington, D.C. He was elected Sikyong in 2021.
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Notes:
(1) 12:30 to 12:53: 1662 and 1664 were meant to be 1642 and 1644 respectively.
(2) 14:14: Invasion was from Nepal and NOT Bhutan

[@Mello488]

It is a proud moment for Tibet and Tibetans that our honorable Sikyong Penpa Tsering La is a well-educated, humble, honest, and courageous man. Thank you OxfordUnion for presenting such a platform to our Sikyong to speak about Tibet and Tibetans. We have been suffering under the aggression of the PRC for generations to generations during the last 60 years. However, under the guidance of HH The Great 14th Dalai Lama, we are not fighting for Independence but, for the Middle Way approach. May Peace prevail on earth.

[@lobsangchoedon5036]

Ha,ha,ha

[@welcome1891]

I agree as I am not a follower of penpa tsering but as Tibetan I am proud with his speech , we need more platform in world stage to share the sad story of Tibet , bod gyalo

[@ranfak]

We ? . Who is that we lol. Rather you 1% slave masters use to suffocate other 99% people in Tibet so Tibet got freedom after they kick you out and now you are playing victim . And don’t say we say you because you don’t represent those other people. No matter how much you try to talk loud lol .

[@sonamyangzom-wh1xp]

@@lobsangchoedon5036 This talk show must have been painful to the paid doggies of the Coronavirus creators and spreaders.

[@sonamyangzom-wh1xp]

@@welcome1891 are you a follower of the greedy cunning fox who said that “Tibetans never had a country” and then was able to buy houses worth millions of dollars in USA and India?

[@tenyang88]

Thank You The Oxford University for this great opportunity extended towards our Sikyong and to share Tibet’s history, it’s existence and most importantly the conflict. Thank you sincerely🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Our Hon Sikyong Penpa Tsering is very hard working, dedicated and most humble elected leader following His Holiness The Great XIVth Dalai Lama’s visions and to look after betterment of Tibetans and having gratitude towards all great countries and kind and generous supporters 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 we all look forward for a better and peaceful future. We need continue support from you all generous people and country. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@weihu3406]

Thankyou for hosting Sikyong Penpa Tsering At Oxford I Love Oxford Support Tibet Save Tibet

[@lavomitlepcha9570]

After going over so many sources on Tibet and its long history, this address finalized it with a good conclusion.👏👏

[@tenzinkalsang9664]

We are proud of you Sikyoung PT la talked all about history of Tibet thank you

[@sonamyangzom-wh1xp]

Millions of thanks to OxfordUnion for inviting Sikyong Penpa Tsering 🙏 Thank you so much Sikyong la for your hard work, sincerity, honesty and humbleness 🙏 Millions and millions of thanks, greetings and love to all the supporters of Tibet 🙏🙏🙏🥰🌈👏

[@wangmophuntsok3929]

Thank you so much Supporter of Tibet🙏🏻🙏🏻👍😍

[@sonamyangchen3790]

Thank you Oxford Union and thank you so much Sikyong Penpa Tsering La . Free Tibet 💐💐💐

[@Mystic_Eternity]

So proud of Honorable Sikyong. Thank you so much Honorable Sikyong la for your hard work and commitment for our freedom struggle.

[@dechentashi2936]

✊

[@sherabthomey4418]

freedom or umelam

[@freedom30soon64]

Just an amazing speech, after listening for about 10 mins, I couldn't stop myself to acknowledge your effort in spreading tibetan history. I sincerely bow down to you. Thank you so much Sikong LA.. 🎉🎉

[@Norbulhamo62]

Brilliant talk by the Tibetan leader 👏 Thank you Oxford Union for organising this wonderful talk.

[@kunchoknyima2459]

We Tibetans have been through an extremely traumatic experience since 1959 under the occupation of China. Thank you for giving an opportunity to our Sikyong and Tibetan people 🙏

[@tibetanchineseofchina]

Kunchok Nyima, are you still living in poor India?

[@Zaritibet]

@@tibetanchineseofchina its not about rich or poor but it’s about opportunities and possibilities for Tibetan people. Why you call yourself Tibetan Chinese of China? It even doesn’t make any sense.

[@tibetanchineseofchina]

@@Zaritibet Tibetan is ethnicity, Chinese is nationality, citizenship, passport. Similarly, Tibetan American means Tibetan holding American passport.

[@Zaritibet]

@@tibetanchineseofchina if you are a Tibetan then you should study more our own history or if you are a Chinese then my only one advice for you is be honest yourself. Tibet is country with their own culture and language. It is an independent state under illegal occupation. Neither China's military invasion nor the continuing occupation has transferred the sovereignty of Tibet to China.

[@tibetanchineseofchina]

@@Zaritibet what passport are you holding? I'm holding passport of China, citizen of China, Chinese, ethnicity Tibetan. Similarly Lobsang Sangay holds passport of America, he is Tibetan American.

[@Cheapgirl651]

Thanks sikong for your great knowledge and representing us. We could not be prouder. May you live long and healthy!

[@wangdaklueschak7317]

Thank you for inviting our Sikyong, very informative

[@vishwaroopbhattacharya6275]

Well i appreciate Oxford Union for providing platform to Sikyong(President) Penpa Tsering the voice of Tibetan community to share the view point of Tibetans across the world. He clearly said that his holiness Dalai Lama didn't allowed them to use violence to get their rights from China. Yet Dalai Lama was attacked. I really wish this issue gets resolved..

[@fairygyani273]

This was a truly excellent discourse on the plight of the Tibetan people and Tibet. It is an absolute disgrace that most Western countries have made themselves reliant upon importing and exporting to/from China, the world's biggest bully, allowing themselves to be dictated to for fear of losing revenue. I try to avoid buying any food imported from China in my country. Good questions too 🙏🧚😥

[@tenzinsamsara7458]

Thanks to all tibet supporters...

[@jampelkaldhen9361]

I am so proud and thankful to our most honoured Sikyong Penpa Tshering la for giving such a talk on the actual fact and truth of about the history of Tibet; I hat off and say thang you, Sir

[@dawatsering7299]

Long live Sikyong Penpa Tsering

[@MrRabgyal]

Thank you Sikyong Pempa Tsering La for imparting this valuable history lesson on Tibet’s past and present! Thank you Oxford for having Sikyong on your program. Proud of you!

[@LastYak]

Thank You sikyong. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@pemadechen5967]

Thank you so much for your wonderful work for the Tibetan course.🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🌹🌹🌹🍎🍎🍎🌺🌺🌺

[@jimmytopen2459]

VERY NICE TO HEAR SIKYONG PENBA TSERING LA AT OXFORD UNION, THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT FOR TIBET.

[@welcome1891]

Very straight talk , let make China accountable for its illegal occupation of tibet

[@ranfak]

Well chinese have already made accountable to those 1% slave master Tibu people . And you 1% don’t represent other people lol no matter how much you try to talon loud . Every Tibetan has their own view point .

[@omkapoor2373]

Great honor 🙏

[@tseringkyidzom2415]

I am learning so much from this Tibetan PM. He is highly knowledgeable about Tibet and is very straightforward. Love it.

[@Suo_kongque]

I am leaving a comment to boost the algorithm. Free Tibet!

[@wangmophuntsok3929]

Super Sikyong la 👍👍👍🙏🏻🙏🏻😍😍

[@amibhumo6035]

Thank you sikyong, oxford union and the supporter of Tibet.

[@NimSonam]

Very humble and ease to listen

[@tenzsmith13]

Amazingly beautiful speech and very very high expert for sure….

[@tsering5876]

Meaningful and fact talks 🙏 Sikyong Penpa la

[@vitaltalk2983]

Tibet is known as the roof of the world because its average height is more than 4000 m above the sea level. Also, the highest peak in the world, that is Mount Everest, is also present in Tibet.

[@dokpadokpa6668]

Thank you very much Oxford for organising this so that many audiences would know about our country Tibet at least. This kind of platform help to spread the awareness about Tibet to larger public.

[@tenzinnyandak4964]

Thank you Oxford and honorable Sikyong la. Amazing talk and QA

[@dambrooks7578]

Tibet is not China 🇨🇳

[@yonastesfaye5795]

Scotland and ireland is not part of British. California and Arizona are Mexico.

[@thuptenkunga5178]

Yes but tibet is part of China

[@Norbulhamo62]

Well said. Our Tibetan leader gave a wonderful talk about this.

[@ranfak]

Lol no one saying Tibet is china. But it is part of China

[@dambrooks7578]

@@ranfak it is actually quoting a song by Hawkwind, written about the Chinese occupation of Tibet and why the Dalai Lama. You do know that China invaded Tibet in the 1950s yes, or not?

[@sangaydorjeebhutia3277]

Sikyong PT la well said thanks

[@tseten7432]

Such, wonderful and truthful talk , thank you Sikyoung Penpa Tsering

[@bhuchungtsering3266]

OxfordUnion stands for Justice and thank for that.

[@welcome1891]

Tibetan leader should be invited in Us Congress , un general assembly , European Parliament , G 7 , G 20 etc , this will change world stand on Tibet and China will have to negotiate on Tibetan

[@AwaisAli-cq1ej]

Amazing

[@diligentlight151]

This is great thanks for having The Sikyong.

[@dechentashi2936]

Sikyong Chok; you were amazingly cool and totally awesome. You had the entire audience mesmerized and hypnotized lending their entire ears trying to drink in every word you spoke just like they had done with our former Sikyong. Tibet is so fortunate to have the both of you in this dire need of our history. We truly take a great pride in the former Sikyong and now you ; Sir ✊ ! I am so charged with emotion😊❤✊💪 right this moment😅. 🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽. 🎉

[@Lhasaboyz]

Well said👍👍..free Tibet

[@Ngaba2008]

Amazing speaking

[@DeckeyChozom]

And again thank you so much for Oxford Union all the representatives. All the good luck to everyone support all the beings in man made suffering should be clear soon in peace ways as human beings through kind thoughts. Everyone loves life please.

[@hiltonroberts8742]

Thank you Penpa Tsering, for such an informative talk. Just as another great Tibetan said " We have to keep the flame burning, to expel the darkness", however difficult it may be!

[@penpalhamo4282]

Thanks 🙏 ❤

[@jampatenzin1508]

Thank you Sikyong an Our Frnd Supporter Country 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍🌷🌷🌷🌷💐💐💐

[@KuldeepKumar-kg3yr]

Informative 💯

[@lobsangtenzin9169]

Sikyong penpa Tsering did what no one has done! For this first time biggest country of US has made it clear that Tibet was an independent nation and Tibetan people has right for self determination..

[@JD-lx8vu]

It was incredible!

[@tenzindawa2279]

Free Tibet please support Tibet 🙏🏻♥️♥️♥️

[@siamcharm7904]

free northern ireland, okinawa

[@DipselLhamo-sv2zi]

This exiled Tibetan Sikyong PENPA TSERING really possess a genuine powerful qualities of Leadership. ❤❤❤

[@najmu49]

We remain grateful to an Avtar from Tibet, by the name of T Lobsang Rampa, may his soul rest ever in eternal glory, who brought Tibetan esoteric knowledge to our poor materialistic west.

[@TsebT]

Informative and thanks 🙏🏻

[@user-jv6se3kx8o]

Thanks for inviting Mr him for sharing

[@rongtsanggongtang9651]

❤❤❤🙏

[@welcome1891]

Chinas economic domination makes western countries to silence on Tibet , which is sad !!! For their business interest with China all this countries are silence on Tibet , which is sad !!! But they openly support Ukraine 🇺🇦 is something special…….. ??!?!

[@snoweagle4645]

Many thanks to you ❤❤❤❤

[@migmartsering2568]

Thanks to oxford unions opportunity our Sekong Pempa Tsering La 🙏🙏🙏🙏😍😍😍😍👍👍👍👍

[@bodkyitrinlam9193]

Thanks all

[@vishwaroopbhattacharya6275]

Tibetans are fighting for preserving their identity, i hope world understands that..

[@dorjeedamdul5589]

hey babu ram, mera naam dorjee hai arunachal ka rehne wala hun lekin main koi tibetan nahi hun isliyeh main tumse ek baat kahta hun tibat aaj duniya ki naksha se gayab hai kyun ki hamara bharat ne tibat par pit pichhe chhal aur kapat kiya tha chin ko bar bar uksaya himmat diya tibat ko mitane ke liyeh isliye chin ne tibat buri tara mita diya karib 1.3 million tibetans ko bhi mita diya sath mein har monastery tabba kar diya aur iska zimiwari cheen ke sath sath bharat aur nepal ka bhi bahut bada hath hai kyun ki cheen ke sath sath hamara bharat aur nepal ne bhi tibat par chhal aur kapat karke kabza kiya

[@OM-PeaceE]

Free Tibet

[@siamcharm7904]

free northern ireland and scotland.

[@DeckeyChozom]

Thank you so much our Sikyong Penpa Tsering lak and family. You are one of the again luckiest younger generations getting doing our cause and nearest to our Holiness . And now all our young generations need to walk infront and unite together and try best to action peacefully way to solve our problem as a nice example of our Holiness all the advices and now new generations Chinese leaders also as human beings so all the beings needs happiness and heathy ways of life in this short life. And when dies peacefully way and need to come again as a peaceful life. We are praying for this always and Three Jewels GOD bless all the beings always happy, healthy and prosperous. Lha Gyallo, Bhoe Gyallo,Zamling Shehdeh Gyallo.

[@lilycarter8086]

Great talk .

[@lobsang4785]

👍👍👍👍👍👍✅

[@NobleTenz]

Thank you Oxford Union.

[@dekyedakpa5407]

👍👍🌅🌅

[@pippipster6767]

Come on, there really ought to be a rank of ‘His Marvellousness’

[@Damduladventure]

TIBET FOR TIBETANS 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@siamcharm7904]

free scotland and northern ireland.

[@malorybertie8046]

the 6 million Tibetan Chinese ,97% Tibetan population in the world ,are the real owner of Tibet ,they are the real owner of china too . the Tibetan indians ,1% Tibetan population in the world ,grow up with saluting to india's national flag singing Indian national anthem in Hindi ,India is their mother land .they are proud of being Indian .if they move back ,they are Tibetan Chinese ,they stay in india ,they are Tibetan indians .

[@taidelek9994]

Tibet movement is a great example for others to follow . Wisdom and non-violence is the way not the way of hatred bitterness and violence, which many movements around the world follow.

[@upadhyayrathiraj1518]

The same Britain sheds tears over Tibet, where their Younghusband-led army massacred the Tibetans. He led a force from India in order to conquer Tibet to counter Russia in the early 1900s.

[@tenzinphenthokmemos8924]

Thank you and tashi delek to our Sikyong la.❤❤

[@Jack-uo7qh]

❤❤❤ Free Tibet

[@Kunga_171]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@user-jr8yb8xn7o]

🙏🙏🙏

[@pemachoekyi9454]

proud to have you Sikyong la

[@1959..4]

Thanks Oxford University

[@dekyedakpa9358]

🎉🎉❤

[@jampatopjor3432]

Great

[@tenzinphenthokmemos8924]

Thank you Sikyong Penpa Tsering la.

[@LuckyPeter888]

Nice

[@2Jim2u]

i wonder what the influence by the Chinese/Indian (asian/european) populations via the overland spice and silk routes had on the Tibetan peoples. Yes I recognize Tibetans rights however, realistically, in full recognition of 1.5 billion Chinese living in the eastern part of their country and relying on services and food stuffs from across the country, including but not limited to Tibet (inner Mongolia, etc), I would be very careful as to weigh the benefit of the 7 million Tibetans vs the 1.5 billion Chinese (20% of world's population). I like your presentation though and it certainly gives me "food" for thought.

[@user-vv9zx6nd2g]

🙏🌷🙏🌹🙏🌷

[@tsering5876]

Free Tibet!

[@siamcharm7904]

free okinawa

[@tibetanchineseofchina]

You stay in Inda, I stay in China, you don't bother me, I don't bother you. Please, don't represent me.

[@welcome1891]

He is Tibet president all seven million Tibetan president he represents Tibetan not communist Chinese , it’s not your issue . He is political head of Tibetan people , China try every possible to defame his by spending money or spies but they can’t succeed . Tibetan have truth china have power of money and lies , we will succeed one day

[@tibetanchineseofchina]

@@welcome1891 don't represent me, don't represent Tibetan Chinese. ALSO, native Tibetan Indians living in Arunachal Pradesh don't want him to represent them.

[@ranfak]

@@welcome1891 lol what defame this guy who have Indian accent with English speaking 😂😂. And again you don’t represent 99% Tibetan . And just because few 1% Tibetan shouting doesn’t make you as representative of China Tibet. That’s for sure

[@malorybertie8046]

@@ranfak it is very ironically that most of the 1% Tibetan in india ,perhaps 95%,were Tibetan serfs too! they were cheated to india ,they are not the lost kings of Tibet ,it is just their beautiful imagination .

[@lingy74]

The problem is, back in the day, to be considered part of a territory was to pay tribute to the emperor of that territory. Today, you’re talking about citizenship for every individual, taxes for the private citizen and election / voter rights etc. The idea of nationhood is drastically different from the past, so the stakes are much higher.

[@tenzinyeshi1717]

❤

[@tseringy9309]

Thanks sikyong

[@kelzangtsokyi9793]

👍👍👍👍👍🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@louistan7560]

A comedic being housed and hosted by the UK and Oxford. Tibet was once colonised by Britain.

[@lhamodolma7598]

👍🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💟💪

[@ThePreityEffect]

Dalai Lama is an Indian citizen now!

[@siamcharm7904]

spent his life as cia agent.

[@chotoptashi6980]

Tibet was independent country, tibet is annexed by PRC and Tibet will be free country soon

[@po2002tak]

lol it wasn't even during the Qing Dynasty thats also why Tibetan buddhism was one the of imperial court validated religions back then. till today on the top of Qin'an hall of the Forbidden City, inside of that gilding roof crown, you can still find the very old scripts of Tibetan buddhism and Daosim, it was there for hundreds of years

[@welcome1891]

@@po2002tak don’t talk about Qing, ting, Ming, sing 🎤 we tibetan we’re never a part of China since ancient times but forcefully occupied by China in 1959 which is sad history for Tibetan . China Illegally occupied by Tibet

[@po2002tak]

@@welcome1891 awww u poor soul, u hv like zero historical knowledge. btw is there a thing called "legally occupied" ? lol

[@tibetanchineseofchina]

@@welcome1891 you separatists in India, we Tibetan Chinese stay in China. You don't bother me, I don't bother you.

[@tenzinchoeden3166]

@@tibetanchineseofchina Chinese bot spotted 🤖

[@tenzind4175]

Some of points he highlighted so good ..but I felt shorts and precision on few others points though .....Tibet support Groups / organizations before and today's number , explaining facts on how some of the countries today are actually Victims by external forces since he already called out the names of the victims countries which is absolutely necessary yes but making sure why and how they are victims with Illustrations also to make sure it don't hurt the people of these mentioned victim countries ... and explaining facts how they are victims by external forces are very important in my opinion... But over all i think Sikyong did quite well though .... Thank you All Suppprters ... Sorry if i offended anyone It's just my observation and what I felt .....that's all ... Bhoe Gyalo

[@lodoe7389]

He has a good internal and external equivalent

[@KhelderB]

Pragmatic, rational approach to China (for people who the relationship is much more effected) which completely doesn't exist in UK/US politics.

[@damduldamdul6347]

Your Excellency, you are a Statesman.

[@verasvechina]

PR Свечиной - PRC - Public Relations Свечиной. Tibet - part of PRC.