to the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress. With regards to the severe crisis that the Tibetan language is currently facing, he expressed that "using Tibetan in schools and establishing an education system for the study of the Tibetan language is not only an essential element in cultivating progressively thinking and talented people, but it also embodies the most basic human right of the Tibetan people, it is the foundation on which equality among ethnic minorities can be achieved".An article in a Cantonese publication states that due to the Central Government's drive towards cultural unity over the past few decades, many places have had to witness much of their original cultural features slowly disappearing.
from Phayul: If Tibetans Took To The Streets For The Tibetan Language--By Woeser
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