BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A commentary, written by Yedor in Chinese language, says the Dalai Lama and his followers still want to remove non-Tibetans and Chinese troops from Tibet.

    The commentary says such demands proposed by the Dalai Lama two decades ago have never been given up, though he insisted he never said that at a news conference in India's Dharamsala on March 10 following a gathering to mark his 50 years in exile.

    The Dalai Lama demanded, in his "five-point peace plan" in 1987and the "seven-point new suggestions" in 1988, that the Chinese troops and military facilities be withdrawn from Tibet. He also demanded that people of Han ethnic group stop settling in Tibet, and that those who have already settled in move out.

    In his "five-point peace plan" while addressing the Members of the U.S. Congress, the Dalai Lama demanded a "transformation of the whole of Tibet into a zone of peace," and said "the establishment of a peace zone in Tibet would require withdrawal of Chinese troops and military installations...only a withdrawal of Chinese troops could start a genuine process of reconciliation."

    He said that "for the Tibetans to survive as a people, it is imperative that the population transfer is stopped and Chinese settlers return to China." Here, by saying "Chinese," he meant "the people of Han ethnic group."

    Similar demands were again mentioned in the Dalai Lama's "seven-point new suggestions" in 1988, when he tried but failed to address the European Parliament in Strasbourg, and instead spoke in the hall of the parliament.

    "The withdrawal of troops and the people of Han ethnic group are the political doctrines and basic contents of the Dalai Lama's 'middle way' approach," the commentary says.

    "Someone might say the Dalai Lama has perhaps already given up such irrational and offensive opinions after all these years, but the people with such kind wishes will be truly disappointed," it says.

    The commentator claimed that the Dalai Lama and his followers have never abandoned their claims, which actually asked for "Tibet independence."

    According to the propaganda material on the "middle way" approach issued in 2005 by the "Tibetan government-in-exile," the Strasbourg proposals were put forward by the Dalai Lama and determined in a democratic way and hence should not be altered.

    Samdhong, the "prime minister" of the "Tibetan government-in-exile," told Tibetans who went to India from China for Buddhist rituals in 2005 that all the work should be done on the basis of the 1987 five points and 1988 Strasbourg proposals of the Dalai Lama, which are their political guidelines.

    Samdhong also repeated their demands that troops cannot be stationed in Tibet during an interview in October last year, the commentary says.

    "The denial of the Dalai Lama about the claims he has made tells us that he has actually always made up lies over these years," it says. Take for instance, he described the riot in the Tibet autonomous regional capital of Lhasa on March 14 last year as "peaceful petition."

    Saturday marks one year anniversary of the violent riot, which resulted in the deaths of at least 18 civilians and a policeman. It also left 382 civilians and 241 police officers injured, businesses looted and residences, shops and vehicles torched.

    "But eventually, lies will be exposed, truths will come out and justice will prevail," the commentary says.