Is China’s control over Tibet really wrong ?
In response to “China and the TAR”
Everybody seems to be criticizing China for the methods it applies to curb the protests but in doing that author of the above article has simply assumed that China’s claim over Tibet is unjustified.
Lets go over the reason, the main reason which is that Tibetans have an altogether different culture and were forcefully brought under Chinese control and Tibet should be as such made an independent country. Is that really so…. If I am not incorrect then Tibetans and Chinese can both trace back their history to Mongol tribes, over the time periods national boundaries have changed as different dynasties came and went, does this makes Tibet an altogether different nation ?
Now we shall look at a neighboring country, India; Culture, language, traditions seem to change every 10 miles in this country, when the British left this country every kingdom (there were hundreds !!!!!) was given an option to declare independence. If we apply author’s logic to India then India should have been at least 100 independent countries. A classic case in point is Jammu and Kashmir which today is anything but Independent with areas being occupied by India and Pakistan. These kings were coaxed, bullied and bamboozled into joining the Indian Union.
Now lets move over to the methods used by the Chinese, well one should not always believe what one hears on the news. Its hardly a secret that whole WEST is wary of China and won’t let any chance of embarrassing it. Although the methods might be a bit harsh but still a far cry from the mass killing reports which news channels seem to be showing as special reports every 2nd day. As my dear author has mentioned in the article that Chinese police is confiscating weapons everyday, this hardly gives credence to the peaceful protests which are shown on TV.
To everything there is a flip side and one must have a good look at both of them before making any judgments.
Friend i do agree with your point that one should not consider just one side of the project and come to a conclusion. Well the write up does not conclude and kind of judgment but just throws some light on this misfortune of China. Please visit this site to add on to your knowledge.
http://www.point-counterpoint.net/2008/04/03/china-and-the-tar/#comments
Here is the truth about Tibet and China,
A long while ago before most of you were born, Tibet as a state decided it wanted to go Independent. Now if you look at the old USSR, what happens when one state goes independent? All states go independent so therefor, no more country. So if Tibet was to become a country of it’s own then mustn’t Taiwan therefore have the right to go independent? And more and more states would have followed. Anyway, Chinese response to this was to send in the PLA to work the “Peaceful Negotiations” which was successful for a few years. There were no casualties through those negotiations. Then when the PLA was about to leave rebels began there work in sabotage and everything else rebels do and the USA stepped in… The CIA started training Tibetan Rebel agents so they could spy on china and sabotage (USA has always wanted to invade China in a way.. Look at the Vietnam War, Korean War they are all around China… Why can’t they be good all boys and leave countries alone) Anyway, The PLA then initiate force to stop unrest and this is where the casualties for Tibet come up. PLA report 85 000 casualties but Tibet Rebels report 500 000 (that is alot of casualties) And peace is restored. Up until now… Tibet has kept quite until “The 2008 Olympics” where they are using “media” to fight against the PRC which is quite immature.