His Holiness the Dalai Lama has generated some cause for optimism that the future for Tibetans could improve as he has expressed feeling things could be better under Chinese President Xi Jinping. On March 30, 2013, the Tibet Sun reported, Dalai Lama hopes for a new era with Chinese President. On Friday the Dalai Lama said he hoped for a new era of reconciliation and peace with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The Dalai Lama has expressed the feeling that the newly-elected President of China represents a positive change. While visiting Salugara to give a three day sermon to the locals, the Dalai Lama said that he was optimistic of the new leadership and his dealings with the international community. The Dalai Lama has commented, “The last 10 years, there has been much change. And also, you see, Chinese conduct with outside world also has increased because of economic power. So, therefore the new reality, year by year, some new reality is coming. So, the leadership has to act according to new reality. So, therefore I think overall I am optimistic. Things are changing."
The Dalai Lama has also said that China can take a significant constructive role in dealing with international affairs.He has said, “Over 60 years, if you study carefully, there is much change. This change is the Chinese only interest. With a 1.3 billion population, the most populated nation, an economic power and also it is growing. So, I think China can take significant constructive role on the planet. So in order to carry the constructive role more effectively, trust and respect from the rest of the world is very, very essential. For that reason, transparency is very, very crucial factor. Closed society is very harmful."
