(Photosource:GuangmingPicture)Recently,the"TibetPolicyandSupportActof2020"wassignedbyUSPresidentDonaldTrump,allegedlyaimingto"strengthenUSsupportfortheTibetan'sstruggleforhumanrights,religiousfreedom,andtrueautonomy."However,AmericanpoliticianslikeJamesMcGovernandMarcoRubiodidnotactuallycareaboutthehumanrightsandreligiousfreedomoftheTibetanpeople.Theirpurposewastocontinuetoplaythe"Tibetcard"againstChina,inanattempttocarryoutsabotageandstrategiccontainment,andeventodisintegrateChinathroughlong-termmanipulationoftheso-called"Tibetcard".Foralongtime,theUnitedStateshasalwaysregardeditselfhighlyasa"beaconofhumancivilization"onissuessuchas"humanrights"and"religiousfreedom".TheUnitedStateswasthefirstcountryintheworldtoproposeandholdhighthebannerof"humanrightsdiplomacy."TheUnitedStates,whichwontheColdWar,hastaken"promotionofdemocracy"asoneofthethreepillarsofitsforeignpolicy.Today,theTrumpadministration’sobsessionwithissuessuchas"humanrights"and"religiousfreedom"isnolessthanthatofpreviousUSadministrations.However,theUnitedStatesitselfhasserioushumanrightsandreligiousfreedomproblems.TheUSmediarevealedthatUSfederal,stateandlocallawenforcementagencieshavesetup8secretsurveillancecentersinTexasalone.AreportfromtheUSAuditOfficeinJune2019showedthattheFBI’sFacialRecognitionOfficecanarbitrarilysearchadatabasecontainingmorethan641millionphotoswithoutlegalpermission.Regardingreligiousfreedom,asurveyconductedbythePewResearchCenter,anAmericanpollingagency,inMarch2019,showedthatthevastmajorityofAmericanrespondentsbelievedthattherewasreligiousdiscriminationintheUnitedStates,especiallydiscriminationagainstMuslims.Howcanacountrythathasitsownbadrecordonhumanrightsissues,andagovernmentthatignoresorpretendstobedeafanddumbonitsownhumanrightsproblems,careaboutthe"humanrightssituation"ofothercountries?ThemainreasonisthattheUnitedStatesinterferesintheinternalaffairsofothercountriesandsafeguardsitsowninterestsbyplayingthe"humanrights"and"religiousfreedom"cards.Asforwhetherthe"humanrights"and"religiousfreedom"ofacertaincountryrequiresUSintervention,andthemethodandintensityofinterference,itdependsnotonthecountry'struehumanrightsandreligiousfreedomconditions,butontheinterestsoftheUnitedStates.ThisisalsothefundamentalreasonwhytheUnitedStates’"humanitarianintervention"aftertheColdWaroftenbroughthugedisasterstothesubjectcountriesandtheirpeople.Ontheso-called"Tibetissue,"theUnitedStateshasbeentryingtointerfereinChina'sinternalaffairsunderthepretextof"humanrights"and"religiousfreedom".ThereasonwhytheDalaigrouphasbeenabletosustainandremainactiveintheinternationalcommunitysince1959isthatithasreceivedall-roundsupportfromtheUnitedStates.Dalai's"prestige",suchaswinningtheNobelPeacePrize,wouldhavebeenimpossiblewithoutthesupportandpackagingbytheUnitedStates.Economically,takingtheUS"FurtherConsolidatedAppropriationsActof2020"asanexample,thevarioustypesof"aidtoTibet"intheActhasreachedapproximately19millionUSdollars.ThisisthemainsourceofincomefortheDalaigroup.Politically,theUnitedStateshasrecentlysignificantlyincreaseditspoliticalsupportfortheDalaigroupandthe"CentralTibetanAdministration".Forexample,itinvitedLosangSungen,theleaderofthe"CentralTibetanAdministration",tovisitUSgovernmentagenciesandcalledTibeta"militaryoccupiedzone"inthereportoftheUSDepartmentofState.ThesepracticeshavegreatlyencouragedtheDalaigroup'sarrogancetosplitfromthemotherland.However,itisdoomedtofailtoplaythe"Tibetcard"againstChinaandattempttocontainChinawithTibet.Firstofall,theTibetanpeopledon’tagree.PeopleofallethnicgroupsinTibetbecametheirownmastersonlyafterpeacefulliberationanddemocraticreforms.Nowtheyenjoynotonlysteadilyimprovinglivingstandardsbroughtbyeconomicandsocialdevelopment,butalsotheprotectionofhumanrightsandreligiousfreedomthatwasunthinkablebeforethedemocraticreforms.Therefore,theywilldefinitelynotallowtheUnitedStatestoplaythe"Tibetcard"anddisruptTibetanareas.Taketheso-called"religiousfreedom"issueclamoredbytheUnitedStatesasanexample.Accordingtostatistics,inTibetthereare1,787religiousvenues,morethan46,000residentmonksandnunsand358livingBuddhas.Thereare4mosqueswithmorethan12,000MuslimslivingandaCatholicchurchwithmorethan700believersinTibet.ItcanbesaidthatalllegalreligiousactivitiesareprotectedinTibet.Secondly,theChinesepeopledonotagree.Today'sChinaisnolongertheChinaof1840,andtheChinesegovernmenttodayisnotthelateQinggovernment.Today'sChinesepeoplewillneverallowanycountrytointerfereinChina'sinternalaffairsunderanypretext.ThewranglingbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStatesoneconomyandtrade,HongKong,TaiwanandotherissuesinrecentyearshasshownthatChinawillneverswallowthebitterfruitofharmingitsowninterests,anditwilldefinitelytakereasonable,beneficialandmeasuredcountermeasuresagainsttheprovocativeactionsoftheUnitedStates.Intheend,thepeopleoftheworlddonotagree.TheUnitedStatesregardsitselfasa"worldjudge"andwantonlyinterferesintheinternalaffairsofothercountriesunderthebannerof"humanrights"and"religiousfreedom."Itnotonlypublishestheso-called"CountryReportsonHumanRightsPractices"and"InternationalReligiousFreedomReports"everyyear,butalsofrequentlybulliesthedevelopingcountriesthataredisobedienttoitsordersbydiscrediting,diplomaticisolations,economicsanctions,militaryblockadesandevenarmedinvasions,whichmakesitthebiggestexternalthreattohumanrightsandreligiousfreedomintheworld.ThisisalsoanimportantreasonwhymostcountriesintheworldhaveexpressedtheirsupportforChinaonissuessuchasXinjiangandHongKongdespitethecoercionandtemptationbytheUnitedStatesonmultilateralinternationaloccasionssuchastheUNHumanRightsCouncilandtheUNGeneralAssembly.Therefore,theUnitedStates'attempttocontainChinawithTibetisdestinedtobeopposedbymostcountriesandpeoplesintheworld.Thetrendoftheworldisirresistible.Taking"humanrights"and"religiousfreedom"asaweapon,wantonlytramplingonthebasicprinciplesofinternationallawandinternationalrelations,andinterferinginothercountries'internalaffairsarenotonlyagainstthetrendoftheworld,butalsoagainstthewillofthepeoplesoftheworld,andtheyaredoomedtofail.Theplottoplaythe"Tibetcard"againstChinaanduseTibetissuestocontainChinawillneversucceed.ContributedbyJiaChunyang,associatefellow,InstituteofAmericanStudies,ChinaInstituteofContemporaryInternationalRelationsTranslatedbyPanMeng