Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, looks on after delivering his speech at a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that sent him into exile, in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday March 10, 2009. China has launched a “brutal crackdown” in Tibet since protests shook the Himalayan region last year, the Dalai Lama said Tuesday in a speech to mark the anniversary. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)