The Tibetan Youth Congress cannot cover its terrorist nature with lies, says a commentary of Xinhua News Agency. The following is an excerpt:

The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) recently resorted to so-called "peaceful and non-violent" steps in an attempt to achieve its goal of "Tibetan independence". But the violence in Lhasa on March 14 revealed its terrorist nature.

Some members of the TYC announced they would "forever use violence" when it was founded in India in 1970. Since then, "terrorism" has become its label. Its crimes in the name of achieving "Tibetan independence" reached their climax in the recent Lhasa riots.

They mistakenly identified the 2008 Beijing Olympics as the "last chance" for their secessionist activities, and advocated that "Tibetans in all parts of the world should commit themselves to the campaign".

The day after the Lhasa riots, the TYC approved a decision at a meeting of its "central executive committee" to "found a guerrilla movement as soon as possible to secretly enter into China and carry out armed struggles".

As the truth about the Lhasa riots became known to the world, the TYC was doomed to be criticized and abandoned by the international community for its violent and terrorist activities aimed at separating Tibet from the motherland.

All people, who are well-informed, peace-loving and keen to pursue paths of development, will be able to perceive the ugly face of the TYC. They can never facilitate its efforts to diminish China's image.

(China Daily May 6, 2008)