The Dalai Lama's Special Envoy by Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, Michae... - 9780231206488

The Dalai Lama's Special EnvoyMemoirs of a Lifetime in Pursuit of a Reunited Tibet\nAuthor(s): Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, Michael Green\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Columbia University Press, United States\nImprint: Columbia University Press\nISBN-13: 9780231206488, 978-0231206488\nSynopsis\nLodi Gyaltsen Gyari spent decades drawing attention to the plight of the Tibetan people and striving for resolution of the Tibetan-Chinese conflict. He was the Dalai Lamas Special Envoy and chief negotiator with the Peoples Republic of China in the formal negotiations over the status of Tibet. In this revealing memoir, Gyari chronicles his lifetime of service to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan cause.\n\nGyari recounts his work conducting formal dialogue with the Chinese leadership from 2002 to 2012, as well as his efforts during the many years of quiet diplomacy preceding these historic negotiations. He details the fits and starts of the parties relationship, addressing successes as well as failures an.