China is exterminating Tibetan identity, says exiled president

Penpa Tsering speaks at an event marking the anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India (Ashwini Bhatia/AP)

The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has accused China of denying the most fundamental human rights to people in Tibet and vigorously carrying out the extermination of the Tibetan identity.

Penpa Tsering, in a statement marking Human Rights Day, also criticised China for last month releasing a “white paper” — or policy document — on Tibet.