Scott Perry, a United State’s congressman from Pennsylvania, has called for the US to take “a definitive stance” on the Tibetan issue and recognise Tibet as an independent country. In a letter to President Donald Trump, Perry said the Tibetans deserved US recognition of their independence and called the Chinese occupation “illegal”. Perry’s stance goes beyond the boundaries of the Dalai Lama’s Middle Way Approach, which seeks only “meaningful autonomy” within China for Tibet.