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Tseten Samdup ChhoekyapaRepresentative of His Holiness the Dalai LamaThe Middle Way Approach - A Solution forthe Tibetan IssueAbstractsThis page briefly covers the history of Tibet and the present situation under the ruleof Communist China. It highlights the various initiatives by His Holiness the DalaiLama to resolve the Tibetan issue through non-violence and the Middle Path Approach-a mutually beneficial and acceptable solution based on his Middle Path policy of notseeking independence, but a genuine regional ethnic autonomy in accordance with theprinciples and provisions of the Chinese constitution.Key wordsTibet, China, Dalai Lama, Autonomy, Middle Path approach, MemorandumI am a Tibetan, but I have never seen my country. Tibet, an independentcountry, was invaded by Communist China in 1949-1950. The Tibetan peoplerose up against Communist rule on March 10, 1959, but this was brutally crushed.My parents, like thousands of Tibetans, followed His Holiness the Dalai Lamainto exile. I was born in a refugee camp in Nepal. I long for the day when I canreturn to Tibet with my head held high.A brief historyTibet’s history as a statehood extends back to 127 B.C. In 617 AD, SongtsenGompo, the 33rd king of Tibet, ascended the throne and succeeded in unifyingall of Tibet for the first time in recorded history. King Songtsen Gampo married aNepalese princess and a Chinese princess. The latter marriage was viewed to be a371