9th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet : Session II & III

Session II: Keynote Remarks and First-hand Account.

• Chaired by: Hon. Yasuto Urano, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan
• Keynote Remarks by: Sikyong of Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Hon. Penpa Tsering
• Address by: Chairperson of International Campaign for Tibet, Mr. Richard Gere (Video Message)
• First-hand Account by Ms. Namkyi, Former Tibetan Political Prisoner
• Remarks by Parliamentarians (Q&A)

Session III: Tibet Narratives: Countering China’s Disinformation and Propaganda

• Chaired by: Dr. Mumin Chen, Professor at the Graduate Institute of International Politics, National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taiwan and Vice President, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy
• Mr. Dilip Sinha, Former Indian Diplomat, Independent Researcher, Author of Imperial Games in Tibet
• Ms. Yumiko Ishihama, Professor of Waseda University, Japan

(The CCP’s claim and the propaganda on the selection of the Dalai Lamas)

• Remarks by Parliamentarians (Q&A)