This unprecedented meeting may set an optimistic tone for the CTA’s engagement with US officials, but it will also irritate Beijing, which has accused the United States of trying to interfere in China’s internal problems.
Although he is nearing the end of his second consecutive term as CTA chair, Sangay has tirelessly advocated for the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019.
Earlier this week, Sangay had several virtual meetings. Through meetings, Sangay has discussed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act and other matters with the Chairman of the Congressional Executive Commission on China, Jim McGovern, and with senior officials of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, both on the Republican and democrat.
Before heading to the United States on his second leg of the tour in less than a month, Sangay told IANS in an exclusive interview that his administration’s next priority is to pass the Tibet Policy and Support Act in the Senate.
Sangay, the youngest to head the government in exile, said that the State Department has always maintained that the CTA is the Tibetan government in exile.
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