China cannot budge. They released a 1951 bit, no doubt in an effort to countermand their losing face. (Some say the Chinese are in a desperate-looking media war).
Meanwhile, the Dalai-Lama's current position is sane (and nonthreatening):
For the future of Tibet, I have decided to find a solution within the framework of the People's Republic of China. Since 1974, I have sincerely remained steadfast to the mutually beneficial Middle-Way Approach. The whole world knows this. The Middle-Way Approach means that all Tibetans must be governed by similar administration that enjoys meaningful National Regional Autonomy and all the provisions in it, self-rule and full decision-making, except for matters concerning foreign relations and national defense. However, I have said it from the beginning that the Tibetans in Tibet have the right to make the final decision for the future of Tibet.
