tibet

INTRODUCTION As the international community takes an increasingly keen interest in the question of Tibet, the demand for information grows. The world is no longer obsessed with the political ideological conflict between the two superpowers of the Cold War period, so that Governments and non-governmental actors can, once again, turn to other burning problems, such as the situation in Tibet. Many Governments are in the process of reviewing their foreign policy on many fronts. They should also thoroughly review their Tibet policy in line with the post-cold war international reality. Initiatives by parliaments and conferences in different pa...

Tibet: Proving Truth from Facts Content Status of Tibet Invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet National Uprising Traditional Tibetan society Human Rights Socio-economic conditions and colonialism Religion and national identity Population transfer and control State of Tibet's environment Militarisation and regional peace Quest for solution Introduction From 1959 until 1979 the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and the Chinese Government had no contact. However, throughout this period the Dalai Lama retained his hope of finding a peaceful solution to the problem of Tibet through contact and dialogue with the Chinese Government. Soon after c...

Tibet: Proving Truth from Facts Content Status of Tibet Invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet National Uprising Traditional Tibetan society Human Rights Socio-economic conditions and colonialism Religion and national identity Population transfer and control State of Tibet's environment Militarisation and regional peace Quest for solution Introduction In 1949, the first vanguard of the PLA entered Tibet. In the spring of 1950, China's "18th Army" entered Tibet through Dartsedo (Chinese: Dajianlu) in the east, and through Amdo in the northeast. The "14th Division" entered through Dechen in the southeast of Tibet. After occupying ...

Tibet: Proving Truth from Facts Content Status of Tibet Invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet National Uprising Traditional Tibetan society Human Rights Socio-economic conditions and colonialism Religion and national identity Population transfer and control State of Tibet's environment Militarisation and regional peace Quest for solution Introduction Tibet is the prime source of Asia's great rivers. It also has the earth's loftiest mountains as well as the world's most extensive and highest plateau, ancient forests, and many deep valleys untouched by human disturbances. Traditional Tibetan economic and religious value s...

Tibet: Proving Truth from Facts Content Status of Tibet Invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet National Uprising Traditional Tibetan society Human Rights Socio-economic conditions and colonialism Religion and national identity Population transfer and control State of Tibet's environment Militarisation and regional peace Quest for solution Introduction The transfer of civilians by an occupying power into the territory it occupies is a violation of international law, according to the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949. However, it is a practice which many occupying powers, colonial administrations and totalitarian rulers have used and s...

Tibet: Proving Truth from Facts Content Status of Tibet Invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet National Uprising Traditional Tibetan society Human Rights Socio-economic conditions and colonialism Religion and national identity Population transfer and control State of Tibet's environment Militarisation and regional peace Quest for solution Introduction Tibet's earliest religion is B_n, founded by Shenrab Miwo of Shangshung in Western Tibet. With the advent of Buddhism, the B_n religion diminished in influence, but it continues to thrive today with an active community of Tibetan refugees still practising their faith in India and N...

Tibet: Proving Truth from Facts Content Status of Tibet Invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet National Uprising Traditional Tibetan society Human Rights Socio-economic conditions and colonialism Religion and national identity Population transfer and control State of Tibet's environment Militarisation and regional peace Quest for solution Introduction "The price Tibet paid for this development was higher than the gains." This was the Panchen Lama's last verdict on three decades of Chinese rule in Tibet. Year after year, the Chinese Government claims great economic advancement in Tibet: bumper crops, industrial growth, improvemen...

Tibet: Proving Truth from Facts Content Status of Tibet Invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet National Uprising Traditional Tibetan society Human Rights Socio-economic conditions and colonialism Religion and national identity Population transfer and control State of Tibet's environment Militarisation and regional peace Quest for solution Introduction Over 1.2 million Tibetans have died as a direct result of the Chinese invasion and occupation of Tibet. Today, it is hard to come across a Tibetan family that has not had at least one member imprisoned or killed by the Chinese regime. According to Jigme Ngabo, "after the suppressions o...

Tibet: Proving Truth from Facts Content Status of Tibet Invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet National Uprising Traditional Tibetan society Human Rights Socio-economic conditions and colonialism Religion and national identity Population transfer and control State of Tibet's environment Militarisation and regional peace Quest for solution Introduction China has always justified its policy in Tibet by painting the darkest picture of traditional Tibetan society. The military invasion and occupation has been termed a "liberation" by China of Tibetan society from "medieval feudal serfdom" and "slavery". Today, this myth is repeatedly re...

Tibet: Proving Truth from Facts Content Status of Tibet Invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet National Uprising Traditional Tibetan society Human Rights Socio-economic conditions and colonialism Religion and national identity Population transfer and control State of Tibet's environment Militarisation and regional peace Quest for solution Introduction When people are oppressed, they are likely to rise up against the oppressor. There was never a popular uprising in Tibet until the 1950s. Tibetan resistance movement against the Chinese started right from the time of invasion. By 1956 open fighting broke out in the Eastern Tibetan prov...