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What were the five goals in the 14th Dalai Lama’s 1987 Five Point Peace Plan?
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14th Dalai Lama
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, 2008.
In 1987, the 14th Dalai Lama presented his "Five Point Peace Plan" to the U.S. Congressional Human Rights Caucus to address the plight of Tibet. The five goals of the plan are as follows:
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- The transformation of the whole of Tibet into a zone of peace.1
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- The abandonment of China’s population transfer policy, which threatens the existence of the Tibetan people.1
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- Respect for the Tibetan people’s fundamental human rights and democratic freedoms.1
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- The restoration and protection of Tibet’s natural environment, including the abandonment of China’s use of Tibet for the production of nuclear weapons and the dumping of nuclear waste.1
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- The commencement of earnest negotiations regarding the future status of Tibet and the relations between the Tibetan and Chinese peoples.1