Dear Mrs. Madeleine Korbel Albright,

Against mainland China's occupation of Tibet carrying placards and banners proclaiming such slogans as "China's open door policy is an eyewash". They marched to mark the 40th anniversary of an abortive uprising against communist rule. The march snarled up traffic on the capital's main roads.

The Dalai Lama repeated that he was not seeking Tibetan independence, but rather a genuine Tibetans' rights, culture, religion and language. Critics say Beijing has systematically destroyed Tibetan culture and tortured monks and nuns who support the Dalai Lama. They say waves of mainland Chinese immigrants have turned the capital Lhasa into a drab, Chinese-looking city.

Beijing maintains that the territory has been part of mainland China since the 13th century. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1911, the Republic of China continued claims of sovereignty, but the region enjoyed de(facto independence until communist troops entered in 1950, a year after winning mainland China's civil war.

After mainland Chinese troops entered, Tibet in October 1950, and nine years later on March 10, 1959. A fragile co-existence between the Dalai Lama and the communist Chinese authorities collapsed leading to an uprising against Beijing's rule.

The revolt was brutally suppressed by mainland Chinese troops, forcing the Dalai Lama and his entourage to flee across the Himalayan mountains into exile in India.

We have heard about India-Pakistan's nuclear weapon's test and seen the flag is used by "government-in- exile" of Tibetan organization around the world. Unfortunately, the use of the flag in Tibet is forbidden. Dalai Lama needs your support.