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To: RealMuLan who wrote (41934)	7/19/1999 11:33:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

From encyclopedia.com, "our" version: >>>>>Tibet (History) Tibet (History)An independent kingdom flourished in Tibet by the 7th cent. A.D. It was under Mongol influence from the 13th to the 18th cent., when it came under nominal Chinese control. With the overthrow of the Ch'ing dynasty in China in 1911, Tibet reasserted its independence, which it maintained until 1950. In that year China invaded; Tibet was made an autonomous region of China in 1951. An anti-Chinese uprising in 1959 was crushed and repressive measures introduced. The Dalai Lama and many priests fled to India; but by the 1980s some Buddhist temples had resumed operation. In the late 1980s there were violent anti-Chinese demonstrations in Tibet, and martial law was imposed (1989). Despite government repression, demonstrations against Chinese rule have continued. In 1995 the Chinese government rejected a boy recognized as the Panchen Lama by the Dalai Lama and forced the selection of another instead.<<<<<

To: RealMuLan who wrote (41934)	7/19/1999 12:02:00 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 94695

And the Japanese whooped on the Chinese for a bit- and owned some nice Chinese real estate- should we let them "reclaim" it?

To: RealMuLan who wrote (41934)	7/19/1999 12:12:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

Let me guess- your sources are Chinese mainland. You live in China. Well when I went to China I found that distortions abounded. Now no one has a monopoly on the truth- but the Chinese don't even have a franchise.

To: RealMuLan who wrote (41934)	7/19/1999 1:19:00 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 94695

Any government that makes a threat of nuclear attack deserves to be discarded. It just vindicates the notion that they just want to loot Taiwan.

To: RealMuLan who wrote (41934)	7/19/1999 1:26:00 PM
From: Les H	Respond to of 94695

Until 1950 Tibet was a sovereign state inhabited by a people with a distinct language, culture, religion, history and customs. In 1950 Tibet was invaded by the army of The People's Republic of China. It is occupied by the Communist Chinese to the present day. Escalating unrest among the Tibetan people in response to Chinese occupation culminated in the Tibetan Uprising of 1959. According to Chinese sources 80,000 Tibetans died in Central Tibet alone during and immediately after the uprising. It is estimated that since 1959, 1.2 million Tibetans have died as a direct result of Chinese incursion into the country. During 1959 many thousands of Tibetans, including the leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama, sought asylum in India. The exodus of Tibetans from Tibet continues to this day. In 1960 the International Committee of Jurists found that the Chinese had committed genocide in Tibet in the most flagrant violation of human rights. China has continued to do so. Between 1959 and 1977 all but 12 of more than 6,000 monasteries were destroyed. Many of them were used as target practice by Chinese artillery. A thousand years' worth of priceless Buddhist literature, religious paintings and artifacts have fetched millions of dollars on the international market in an effort by the Chinese to raise foreign currency and to wipe out Tibet's rich heritage. In the last decade the Chinese have stepped up their efforts to repopulate the country. Tibetans are now a minority in their own country -- there are said to be at least a million more Chinese than Tibetans in Tibet today. Inducements of higher pay and other privileges continue to bring a stream of Chinese settlers into the country. The aim of this is to forcibly resolve China's territorial claims over Tibet by means of a massive and irreversible population shift. In May 1993 the Chinese authorities proposed another massive population transfer as one element in what they hope will be a final solution to their "Tibetan problem". Tibet, once a peaceful buffer state between India and China, has been transformed into a militarized zone. There are at least 300,000 Chinese troops stationed there at any time, as are at least one quarter of China's nuclear arsenal of 350 nuclear missiles at 5 different missile bases. It is believed that approximately 3,000 religious and political prisoners are held in prisons and forced labour camps where torture is common. There are reports that Tibetan women are subject en masse to forced abortions and sterilization. Alexander Solzhenitsyn has described China's administration of Tibet as "more brutal and inhumane than any other communist regime in the world." There are strong concerns, voiced internationally, that China is using Tibet as a dumping ground for nuclear waste. There were reports that China had made an offer to West Germany in 1984 to dispose of nuclear waste. The offer was not accepted. Recently Tibetan farmers have complained that "fertilizer" they have been forced to use on their fields is destroying crops and killing birds and animals. Tibet's natural resources and ecology are being irreversibly destroyed. Wildlife, including the rare Tibetan snow leopard and the wild blue Tibetan sheep, has been decimated. Forests have been clear-cut and transported to China (since 1950, 68% of Tibet's forests have been felled, causing grave concern in Bangladesh and India, now both frequently devastated by flooding.) China severely restricts the teaching and study of Buddhism, an essential core of Tibetan culture. The Communist Party regulates the admission of monks and nuns into the monasteries and "political education" is compulsory. Discrimination is officially and openly practised. The best medical care overwhelmingly serves the Chinese population and the best medical facilities are located in Chinese areas. Education of Chinese children in Tibet is far superior to that available to Tibetans. 70% of higher educational places are reserved for Chinese. In all but elementary classes, Tibetans are taught in Chinese.