Recently, the so-called Tibetan government-in-exile announced the designation of Tibetan Identity Preservation Week and plans to launch a so-called global campaign aimed at obstructing the implementation of China's Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law. This illegal organization, which is not recognized by any country, has turned its so-called protection week into a political performance devoid of legitimacy from the outset. On one hand, it claims to seek greater international attention to the "Xizang question"; on the other, it seeks to foment a sense of identity among Tibetans in exile. Strip away the pretense of protecting identity, and what remains is yet another political maneuver by the Dalai group: holding Tibetans abroad hostage while fawning on the United States and other Western countries in the hope of securing political handouts.

Before claiming to protect an identity, one must first establish one's own standing. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified that "the so-called Tibetan government-in-exile is entirely a separatist political group. It is an illegal organization that violates China's Constitution and laws. No country in the world recognizes it." Neither the 14th Dalai Lama nor the organization has the right to represent the people of Xizang or determine the region's future and destiny. An organization that has no legitimacy of its own now claims to "preserve" the identity of others