The truth about the false allegations against the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje

Since His Holiness the Dalai Lama fled Tibet for India in 1959, China has seen His Holiness the Dalai Lama as China's number one enemy. In 2000, the 14-year-old Karmapa fled communist China to join His Holiness the Dalai Lama in India, which attracted international media attention and reports, and China lost all face.  Zhao Lijian, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "China's overseas Operation Fox Hunt to arrest fugitive suspects is to safeguard the sanctity of the law." In 2014, China’s Operation Fox Hunt (Skynet) captured dissidents and returned them to China. China believes that the Karmapa fled China without approval and violated Chinese laws. Therefore, the Karmapa is also one of the targets of their Operation Fox Hunt. (The pro-democracy protesters of the Tiananmen Student Movement in 1989 were also targets of Operation Fox Hunt) Trapping the Karmapa In 2015, China extended a gesture of goodwill to the Karmapa, permitting the dissemination ...

【Summary】 Since His Holiness the Dalai Lama sought refuge in India in 1959, China has regarded him as a prominent figure in Tibetan opposition. In 2000, the 14-year-old Karmapa's defection from communist China to join the Dalai Lama in India garnered substantial international media coverage, resulting in China experiencing a significant loss of credibility. According to Zhao Lijian, spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China asserts that its overseas Operation Fox Hunt, aimed at apprehending fugitive suspects, is conducted to uphold the integrity of the law.  In 2014, Operation Fox Hunt, including dissident captures under Skynet, targeted individuals like the Karmapa, whom China claims fled without approval, citing violations of Chinese laws. Notably, the Tiananmen Student Movement's pro-democracy protesters in 1989 were also pursued as targets of Operation Fox Hunt. Trapping the Karmapa In 2015, China extended a gesture of goodwill towards the Karmapa, allo...

Disinformation On July 7, 2022, German blogger Tenzin Peljor (also known as Tenpel or Michael Jackel) published an anonymous article making baseless claims about the Karmapa and DNA evidence. The article cited no sources and offered no proof, yet it caused significant harm to the Karmapa’s reputation. Then, on January 9, 2023, he did it again—posting another anonymous article with no evidence or credible sources. This time, he falsely claimed that the Karmapa and Vikki Han had reached an out-of-court settlement involving millions of dollars in hush money, and that Han was legally forbidden from revealing any DNA-related information to the public. In response, investigative journalist and academic Rob Hogendoorn wrote three concise articles analyzing the blogger’s disinformation. His insights cut to the heart of the matter and offer a well-informed rebuttal to the false claims. The links to his articles are provided below. 『Leave It To @PeljorTenzin 』 『Simply Unethical』 『Hardly An Eleva...