In this unique book His Holiness the Dalai Lama tells the full story of his 75-year struggle
with China to save Tibet and its people. Instant New York Times Bestseller The Dalai Lama has
had to contend with the People's Republic of China his entire life. He was 15 years old when
communist China invaded Tibet in 1950 only 19 when he had his first meeting with Chairman Mao
in Beijing and 24 when he was forced to escape to India and became a leader in exile. Almost
75 years after China's initial invasion of Tibet the Dalai Lama has faced communist China's
leaders - Mao Zedong Deng Xiaoping Jiang Zemin Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping - in his effort to
protect Tibet and its people. In Voice for the Voiceless the Dalai Lama reminds the world of
Tibet's unresolved struggle for freedom and the hardship his people continue to face in their
homeland. The book captures his extraordinary life uncovering what it means to lose your home
to a repressive invader and build a life in exile dealing with the existential crisis of a
nation its people and its culture and religion and envisioning the path forward. Voice for
the Voiceless is a powerful testimony from a global icon sharing both his pain and his
enduring hope in his people's ongoing quest to restore dignity and freedom.
