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In February 2008 he released a statement to mark International Mother Language Day saying " The Chinese government are following a deliberate policy of extinguishing all that is Tibetan, including their own language in their own country.

It may be obvious, but Tibetan should be the official language of Tibet.

" In fact, Tibetan is the official language of Tibet and other Tibetan-inhabited areas in China.

In school, the younger grades are taught in Tibetan, and then Mandarin Chinese is co-introduced for concepts in sciences and maths.