A Conversation for Tibet - Why the Chinese are There
Your story is colored and misleading
cathyzhangying Started conversation Mar 29, 2008
Tibet is part of China since 12th centry. When the Communist China was established, it naturally take over Tibet as it took over the whole contry. The take-over of Tibet by Communist government is NOT "invasion" as you called, it is the take-over a part of land of China as the new government of China.
When the Communist government took over Tibet, Tibet was in a slavery social system where the few Monks and Noble people had the previlige to own the land, property and most of Tibetan people's life. Dalai Lama was the representative of that system. Their previlige was taken away when the communist government took over, so Dalai Lama tried to uprise to re-gain his power in Tibet which he failed and for which reason he fled.
The problem that Tibetan experienced during Mao's Culture revolution is the problem that every Chinese (including all Han Chinese) experienced, it was not targeted at Tibetan or their religion. Everyone knows that China is a traditionally Buddism contry and Buddism religion is very popular among Chinese (both Tibean and Han Chinese).
The huge investment on the Qing Zang railway is the effort of a lot of hardworking Chinese which benefit Tibet economic development as it improves the communication and transportation. It is very biased that you only say it benefits the government to reach the missle.
You have interpreted the history in a very colored way, which is misleading. You have also described the Chinese people (not only the government)'s hardworking effort in developing Tibet from a very negative perspective only, this is not a balanced report.
Your story is colored and misleading
John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Posted Mar 30, 2008
You view history is from a very limited perspective. I challenge you to explore the point of view of Tibetans, to view what China calles "liberation" and "development" through their eyes. You will find that much of what you learn is at odds with what you have been taught about Tibet. My own point of view is that the present situation is a very tragic one because Chinese and Tibetan people should be living a harmonious and beneficial co-existence, as they did for generations when Tibet was free.
Your story is colored and misleading
globalyn Posted Mar 30, 2008
Your ideas are not that NOBLE as you described - "hope", "harmonious". Your novelist narration looks just like a friction which is too vivid to be true by those westerns who have no knowledge at all towards the history of China.
Your story is colored and misleading
John the gardener says, "Free Tibet!" Posted Mar 30, 2008
Why do you view hope and harmony as elements of fiction? Westerners are quite capable of reading about Chinese history and approaching the subject without a bias based on chauvinistic jingoism.
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