The Chinese Invasion and the Rape of Tibet
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The Chinese Invasion and the Rape of Tibet
“All I want is for my people to be happy and free from suffering”. This is what the Dali Lama has stated to be his only wishes for the people of Tibet, what should be referred to as their basic human right. Over one million Tibetans have died since 1959; the deaths are a direct result of the Chinese occupation, either through harsh prison conditions, summary executions or starvation.[1]
In the years since the Chinese government has taken over Tibet, Tibetans still in the country and those living in exile in Darsalma, India, have depended on the assistance of others for basic needs such as health care and education. The standards of life have not been the same since China has taken over the region. Before the Chinese invasion of Tibet, Tibet was a flourishing place as we have seen from books such as Heinrich Harrer’s “Seven Years in Tibet”, which contains accounts of an amazing education system surrounded by the monasteries, healthy diets with lots of meat and butter tea and a very advanced healthcare system. It was a beautiful place to live with happy, healthy people. Sadly, this is no longer true for the people of Tibet who now depend on the aid of others to live their lives. The aid given to Tibet either comes from NGOs (Non-Government Organizations), International Governments such as Canada and the United States and also from China. Although, the only “real” help is coming from the NGOs, who provide aid for social issues faced by the Tibetans daily. NGOs are attempting to preserve Tibetan culture which has and continues to be destroyed by the Chinese Government. Governments that give money to Tibet give a minimum amount for social causes and the majority goes to proje...
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that the dali lama's wishes are for the tibetan people to be happy and free from suffering. over one million tibetans have died since 1959 due to the chinese occupation.
- Argues that international governments should pressure china for the end of their oppression and cultural genocide.
- Explains that education, the right to practice their culture, and health care are essential for tibetans to receive the happiness which the dali lama wants for them.
- Argues that the chinese government's claims of cultural genocide are based on westerners' claims.
- Analyzes how buddhism in tibet is slowly losing its pivotal role in tibetan culture. the dali lama himself has stated that there is an attempt to destroy the integral core of tibetan civilization and identity.
- Opines that little is being done by international governments to help save the tibetan culture. they are more likely to be helping with the chinese modernization plan where financial assistance is given for infrastructure and factories.
- Analyzes how each country has made a different attempt to "help" tibet.
- Explains that canada recognized the people's republic of china and initiated a program to bring several hundred tibetan refugees from the settlement camps of india to new homes in canada.
- Opines that the willingness of aid donor states to contribute to china's development of tibet coincides with china’s strategy of development as the long-term answer to tibetan nationalism.
- Explains that the chinese government is forcing an education on the people of tibet. the gyalten schools offer free education to male and female students age 8 to 17.
- Opines that tibetans are dealing with extraordinarily high rates of maternal mortality, infant mortality and juvenile mortality.
- Explains that non-governmental organizations are responsible for much of the money and man hours that go into supporting tibet's main social issues.
- Argues that the chinese government is not concerned with tibetans rather with the economic gain they can make by controlling tibet.
- Describes chinese education and society's "the light of hope on the roof of the world: a brief account of 30 years of tibetan education."
- Describes chinese education and society 30.4 jul/aug 1997's "the light of hope on the roof of the world: a brief account of 30 years of tibetan education."
- Describes fung, chew juai's views on tibetan culture and religion.
- Analyzes solomons, noel w., laffitte, gabriel, and solomon's work on malnutrition and excess mortality in shangri-la.
- Cites lafitte, gabriel, wandi, jiang, and agence france-presse.
- Cites wandi, jiang, "a better life for rural tibetans assured." beijing review, 41.30 27 jul. 1998.
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