Join New Tibet – A Free Digital Nation Built With Blockchain
About New Tibet
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
In October 1950 the Chinese Communist Party invaded Tibet. The Chinese occupation culminated in their violent crackdown of 1959 Tibetan uprising in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. With the 14th Dalai Lama fleeing to India, the Tibetans’ plight for nearly 75 years continued.
Of the estimated 6.5-8 million Tibetans worldwide, almost half of them live outside the Autonomous Region of Tibet and are scattered all over the world. Tibetans recognize the Dalai Lama as their spiritual leader and the Tibetan Government-in-Exile as the political authority. Both are based in Dharamsala, India.
The Tibetan people are struggling to uphold their culture and identity. Inside and outside of Tibet. And it is becoming more and more difficult.
Inside Tibet, implemented Chinese policies, such as those related to education and economic development, often fail to adequately consider or incorporate Tibetan cultural norms and values. Tibetans who displayed the Tibetan flag or publicly expressed their support for the Dalai Lama were arrested and sentenced. Tibetan Buddhism is tightly controlled by the Chinese government, and monks and nuns have been subjected to surveillance and restrictions on their religious practices.
Outside Tibet, the traditional Tibetan freedom movement is struggling to draw attention in the ever faster news cycle. This is why we began looking for an additional way of going forward for Tibet: We are building NEW TIBET, which will be a free, digital-first network state, based on the NEW TIBET COIN, modern blockchain technology.
THE NEXT STEP
NEW TIBET as a Digital State will be a decentralized, online nation where governance, economy, and identity exist beyond geographic borders. For Tibetans, this means a secure, global community where culture can freely develop, and democratic discussions and decisions can be taken without external interference. The NEW TIBET community forums will be open to all supporters of freedom. NEW TIBET is not meant to replace the existing Tibetan governmental structure.
Using Self-Sovereign Identity, Tibetans will be able to own and protect their identities through decentralized digital IDs, safeguarding them from censorship and discrimination.
Like every sovereign state we will use our own currency. The NEW TIBET COIN stands for financial independence, secure trade, and global transactions within the network of Tibetans and supporters - and hopefully far beyond that in the future. We plan to use any incurring revenues from the NEW TIBET COIN to support ethical projects aligned with Tibetan values. And help ensure that Tibetan culture, language, and spiritual teachings are preserved, developed and shared globally.
Initially, the NEW TIBET COIN will be available to anyone who has signed up with NEW TIBET and aim to give it away for free to Tibetans.
This is just the beginning. Together we are building NEW TIBET, a digital network state, free and self-determined!
ABOUT US
We are the Tibet House Cultural Foundation, based in Frankfurt, Germany and established under the patronage of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The Foundation is registered as an not-for-profit NGO in Germany and follows no commercial interest.
