Tibet's exiled spiritual leader has said he fears violence could break out at any moment in the region.
Years of Chinese government denunciations and decades in exile have not loosened the Dalai Lama's influence.
The one thing I am still unsure about, despite my best efforts, is the opinions of ordinary Tibetans.
A Chinese court has jailed a Tibetan for life for passing on information about the situation in the restless region.
“My faith is thinner, thinner, thinner in the Chinese government, but my faith in the Chinese people is never shaken,” said the 14th Dalai Lama at a meeting with the Polish parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee.
Tibetans are regularly beaten up, their homes raided at night and hundreds have gone missing as a brutal Chinese crackdown continues inside Tibet.
The Dalai Lama reaffirmed on Sunday the support of Tibetan exiles for his "Middle Way" approach.
Tibetans voiced frustration on Sunday at a lack of progress in talks with China.
The Dalai Lama's calls for "high-level autonomy" for Tibet will never be accepted by Beijing.
The Dalai Lama said on Monday that talks with China about autonomy for Tibet had so far been a "failure".