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Originally Posted by machin chouette
they (journalists) said china is afraid to fall apart
to lose not just tibet
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Yeah, I heard a commentator putting that point on the radio this morning. I think the issue I have is that the Chinese, no matter what they say to the contrary, have tried to destroy the Tibetan culture and control and manipulate their religious leaders.
It is well to remember that Tibet has only been part of China since 1950, and the Tibetans suffered horrendous massacres at the time of the first big uprising in 1959 - Chinese sources themselves admit that 80,000 Tibetans died during and immediately after the uprising. Of the 6000 Tibetan monasteries in existance prior to the occupation, only 12 were left standing . The Chinese have undertaken a policy of "repopulation" of Tibet, similar to the occupation of the West Bank by Jewish settlers. Except that the Chinese now outnumber the Tibetans in their own country.
Not to mention reports of forced sterilisation, abuse and torture. And the now infamous banning of reincarnation of a Lama outside China
So yeah. At what point do we accept that this former sovereign nation no longer has the right to cry freedom? Should we ever accept it as being just another Chinese province?