I'd like to thank the witnesses for being here and share that I have a lot of empathy and awareness for your causes. I thank you for being here in person and remotely today to testify.
I would also like to note that the subcommittee of this committee, the foreign affairs committee, is looking at a study relating to residential schools in Tibet. I'd ask you to look out for that in terms of the testimony that we're having there and what the committee will do from that study.
I'd like to learn more about the situation in Tibet and to hear about what the views are with respect to how Tibetans are treated. Is it the case that, in all situations, the cases of those who are receiving repression from the state should always be put in public, or sometimes do we need to advocate in private for them?
That's directed towards Mr. Therchin.
Go ahead, please.