House Select Committee on the CCP Celebrates Dalai Lama's 90th Birthday, Condemns Beijing's Repression in Tibet

WASHINGTON – On the occasion of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's ongoing 90th birthday celebrations, Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and Chinese Communist Party issued the following statement: 

“We join with Tibetan Americans and Tibetans around the world in wishing a very happy birthday to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, a global icon of peace, compassion, and wisdom. In the face of Beijing's attempts toward cultural genocide, Orwellian surveillance, and interference in centuries-old Tibetan religious traditions, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is an incredible force for peace, justice, and religious freedom. 

We condemn the CCP’s actions against Tibetans in Tibet and around the world and reiterate that the CCP has no place in the succession process of His Holiness. Beijing must peacefully resolve the Tibet issue in the interest of the Tibetan community.”