An appeal has been made to the Chinese authorities by Gowa Gyamo Kyi, 54, a Tibetan singer and Chinese army veteran from Qinghai, to refrain from treating all ethnic Tibetans as separatist, saying that continuing to subject Tibetans to discrimination will hinder national unity. Kyi said she had been subject to discrimination herself and the best way to win hearts and minds is for cadres to connect with the people.