Tibetan Activists Protest Outside UN, Demand Independence
This protest coincided with the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where world leaders gathered to discuss pressing global issues.
New York: Tibetan activists gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, holding a protest against China and calling for global support for Tibetan independence. The demonstrators raised slogans such as "Free Tibet, China out, China out of Tibet now."
Speaking on behalf of the group, Tashi Tundup, Vice President of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of New York and New Jersey, said, "We are here to request the United Nations representatives, the world leaders, to support Tibet, for Tibetan independence..."
The Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC) is a chapter of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest pro-independence Tibetan organization in exile, with over 30,000 members worldwide. Founded in 1970, the TYC advocates for the complete independence of Tibet and has been actively organising protests and awareness campaigns regarding the political situation in Tibet.
This protest coincided with the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where world leaders gathered to discuss pressing global issues.
On the fourth day of the UNGA, China's Premier of the State Council, Li Qiang, addressed the assembly, as reported by Al Jazeera. Li spoke on behalf of President Xi Jinping, who did not attend the event.
Without mentioning Trump by name, Li criticised unilateral and protectionist policies, saying, "A major cause of the current global economic doldrums is the rise in unilateral and protectionist measures such as tariff hikes and the erection of walls and barriers."
He added, "We should collaborate more closely to identify and expand convergence of interests, promote universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalisation, and help each other succeed by moving forward in the same direction."
Trump, during his presidency, pursued an aggressive tariff policy aimed at resetting the US domestic industry, escalating a trade war with China, which remains unresolved.
