Chinese Occupation of Tibet

Chinese Occupation of Tibet

In 1949, China entered Tibet using military force and has been occupying the country since. During China’s occupation of Tibet, countless human rights violations have been committed towards the Tibetan citizens. By killing off and forcing millions of Tibetans out of their country, destroying most of the Tibetan monasteries and forcing Communist beliefs on the Tibetans, China has succeeded in permanently altering the Tibetan culture. Tibet has received some support from the US and other countries in the UN but not enough to free them from China’s occupation. Many individual countries as well as the UN have given recognition to the human rights violations in Tibet but to date no countries have risked ruining their good relations with China to formally help Tibet. In order to prevent further suffering of the Tibetan citizens and destruction of their unique culture, foreign support must be given to Tibet. The US has a lot of influence in this matter and has the ability to pass pro-Tibet legislation and put pressure on China to end human rights violations or completely withdraw from the country and recognize its independence. To make this bold move, the US would have to risk breaking positive relations with China. Tibet’s culture as we once knew it has been wiped out and if action is not taken to help Tibetan relations with China the human rights violations will continue.

The Chinese government has considered Tibet as a part of their nation since 1890 when they attempted to open Tibet to trade with Britain. This trade agreement was met by Tibetan resistance and never became effective. China did no show persistence in its alleged sovereignty over Tibet until 1949 when China was...

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