Dalai says : ` ` Untold suffering and destruction '' brought to Tibet under Chinese rule . Yang said China 's `` contradictions '' with the Dalai Lama `` is not about religious , human rights , ethnic or cultural issues but whether or not China will remain unified . '' Beijing accused the Lama of causing unrest , seeking independent Tibet . Dalai says he seeks autonomy for region , not independence . Tuesday marks 50th anniversary of failed uprising in Tibet against Chinese rule .
Dalai says : ` ` Untold suffering and destruction '' brought to Tibet under Chinese rule . Beijing accused the Lama of causing unrest , seeking independent Tibet . Dalai says he seeks autonomy for region , not independence . Tuesday marks 50th anniversary of failed uprising in Tibet against Chinese rule .