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DEQIN, China — As the flames of anti-Chinese riots and protests engulfed many Tibetan areas of western China last spring, soldiers sent to the towns and villages of the deep river valleys around here encountered nothing but silence.

Political moderation is the norm in this corner of the Tibetan world. A steady flow of ethnic Han Chinese tourists has lifted incomes in recent years. Farmers convert old homes into guesthouses. Monasteries are erecting new buildings.
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There is no pre-determined outcome, and the meeting of Tibetan Exiles from al over the globe in Dharamsala is scheduled to take six days.
The Dalai Lama has apparently put his cards on the table for a general review. That’s not to say that he is throwing in the towel. But he apparently believes that continuing [...]