Chinese profits will soon make the world forget Tibet

The Dalai Lama has said the Chinese government’s policy of "demographic aggression" is threatening Tibetan culture as an increasing number of Chinese people move into his troubled homeland.

"There is evidence the Chinese people in Tibet are increasing month by month," the Tibetan spiritual leader told reporters in New Delhi on Saturday.

He called the shift in population a "form of cultural genocide".   In Lhasa, the region's ancient capital, there are now 100,000 Tibetans but twice as many outsiders, he said.   The majority of those are Han Chinese, the country's ethnic majority.

He also said that an extra one million more people are expected to settle in Tibet after this summer's Olympics, but did not say how he received this information.   The Dalai Lama urged the world community to help resolve the crisis in Tibet.   "We have no power except justice, truth, sincerity... that is why I appeal to the world community to please help," he said.   The Dalai Lama reiterated that he wanted to open a dialogue with the Chinese leadership. "My side is open... we are waiting," he said