Problem between Tibet and the Han Chinese
Tibet is located at the western part of China into the Himalayas with disputed country origin (Crowe 2013). In addition to the central Tibet, it also forms the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) along with Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces composed of a total population of approximately 5 million (Crowe 2013). There are also Tibetans living in regions of India composed of different religions and Sikkim, Bhutan, and Nepal (Crowe 2013). The relationship between Tibet and China has drawn significant attention worldwide as each state view themselves as the superior state. In Tibetans’ perspective, they are the “agents of their own civilizing project with regard to the spiritual life of the Mongols.”
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As mentioned previously, the two states have very different beliefs and perceptions of how the Tibet history should be with regard to which state it belongs to. Furthermore, the conflict escalated due to the involvement from Western countries (Davis 2009). This is considered as the ethnic and religious conflict as the Han Chinese view the minority groups negatively. The majority of the Tibetans are Buddhists and the Chinese government has been often shown to persecute religious groups (Stokes 2010). The history of conflict between China, Great Britain, and India has resulted in fighting for the ownership of Tibet and relatively underdeveloped technology with lack of participation in large international conferences (Stokes 2010). It is important for China to acquire Tibet, which is located on the border for security purposes. Tibetans also reported dissatisfaction for the increasing number of Han Chinese as the improvement seen in Tibet were the result of newly imposed taxes to restrict their political, religious and cultural identities (Davis 2009). The conflict opinion with the Chinese government where they stated that the economic growth and opportunities they brought over to Tibet is significantly greater than the political restraints. There is also significant disparities and conflicts between the groups in both Tibet and China where …show more content…
There has been reports stating that between the period of 1953 to 1964 there has been a steady decrease of 9.9% decrease as the result of planned genocide by the Chinese government when the Chinese invaded them (Hao 2000). It is expected that deaths will occur during war and conflicts including innocent civilians. In association with the genocide, it was extremely hard to obtain the exact number of deaths during genocide and invasions due to a less transparent government system. In addition to genocide, China’s birth control policy and one child policy also affected the Tibetan, many of the women were forced to undergo abortions and sterilization (Hao 2000). As the Chinese government reported they wanted to, “slowly annihilate the Tibetan race” and the best way is to control their birth and move Han Chinese into Tibet to become the majority (Hao 2000). The social rules imposed by the Chinese government were unlawful, restricted personal freedom and no equality. The economic and political restraints are detrimental to their own development as it is against their own population
The Tibetans and the Navajo Native Americans are from different cultures. The Tibetan’s have lived intertwined with China for centuries. They tried to free themselves from China rules yet they failed. The 14th Dalai Lama fled China and found exile in India. China to this day has total control over Tibetan people. “Using all the tools of repression to deter and punish Tibetan resistance” as stated on Free Tibet. The people of Tibet are dedicated to the Dalai Lama. The monks and nuns play a vital part in the community, furthermore they are viewed as teachers and mentors. The Chinese did not want the Dalai Lama to have the followers that he had. If a person how any paraphernalia of the Dalai Lama could lead to their incarceration and or torture. The Chinese monitors and controls the religious aspects in Tibet. Consequently, the Chinese government found the devotion of the Tibetans to the Dalai Lama as a danger to their political goals. By way of contrast with the conflict with the Chinese government, the monks live a simple life. The Tibetan monks believes in the liberation of all being, personal enlightenment, compassion and nature around us.
“In 1949 35,00 Chinese troops invaded Tibet.”This was put into detail in an article by Hisyam Takiudin.The Chinese raped,tortured,and murdered one fifth of the Tibetan population,most in work camps and during arbitrary.As a result,47 million people in all have died during these tragic times. The brutality was so bad that the parents with children were forced to bury their children alive when they disobeyed.These crimes have lasted 49 years! Evidently,these crimes are still being committed! In Tibet today there is still no freedom of speech,religion, and arbitrary detainment still continues. As Tibetans are being slaughtered,we’re sitting here doing
In 1950, China sent 40,000 Chinese troops, ironically known as “the People’s Liberation Army”, to invade a relatively large and peaceful country named Tibet for their abundant resources. Due to this national crisis, the position of the 14th Dalai Lama was given to Tenzin Gyatso (“Birth to Exile”). Over the next few decades, China’s harassment of Tibet caused a myriad of problems, such as famines, the destruction of many sacred Buddhist monasteries and other cultural sites, etc. Thirty year after the initial Chinese invasion, the people of Tibet protested out of outrage that nothing has changed for thirty years, to which China responded with brutal force to stop the protesters. Due to the Dalai Lama’s
In their article, Fang Yin and Heyong Shen, Yu He, Ying Wei, and Wei Cao make a cross-cultural comparison of typical dreams of “being chased” between Tibetan and Han Chinese dreamers. Using a Dream Questionnaire, in total 569 subjects were involved in the research project: 278 Tibetan and 291 Han undergraduate college students. In their results, 90% of the sample population had an occurrence of dreams that consisted of them being chased. However, what was chasing them was significantly different. Both groups had overall negative feelings after experiencing the dream, however there were noteworthy differences between the Tibetan and Han Chinese groups on the feelings of anger or other unspecified feelings. There were many other major differences as well between both groups. For example, in the dream Tibetan and Han Chinese had a difference when it came to seeking help or running away in the dream. The researchers use this significance of these differences to study the relations of the living environment and cultural
The Republic of China never attained direct control over Tibet, and so there was a de facto independent Tibetan state. This unofficial and unrecognized country continued to exist for about forty years. During this time, Tibet was controlled by a very conservative people. Refusing to modernize and/or industrialize. When the communist revolution in China occurred, and the former government fled to Taiwan, they would have to face a new threat: the People’s Republic of China. The People’s Republic claimed that the Tibetan government was exploiting the citizens as serfs, and that they should be liberated from them by none other than the People’s Liberation Army. Although Tibet actually had a high resemblance to medieval European feudalism, the government never exploited the citizens per se. When the PLA was at their doorstep, they were nowhere near prepared and were conquered by the Chinese. They were eventually officially annexed into China, and the 14th Dalai Lama was exiled to India. Under the PRC, the Tibetans endured many hardships that were brought upon them. The so-called Great Leap Forward led to widespread starvation, and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution led the Red Army to destroy thousands of cultural artifacts and sites,
The Han Dynasty of Ancient China was one of the most prominent and long lasting societies of the time. However, they were not untouched by the ravages of the world, and despite their Confucius roots, there was a war to be fought. The Salt and Iron debate is an example of how the Confucianism of the time affected the strategy of the war. Should the government stick to their principles, or protect their empire? When is the time to say “enough is enough”?
This genocide was about getting ride of a religion, the Chinese came over during the 1950s to take over & invade Tibet so they can try to spread their country. It wasn't till the 1960s were there was a report that a genocide was taking part there, it nearly took almost 10 years for a public to know what was really going on here. Most of the Tibet people weren't killed right away, they would first be taking to a prison then after hard labor they would then be killed by getting shot in the head or in other cause they would just die because they were put to work for long hrs with little or no food & water to withstand this type of cruel punishment. (friendssofttibet.org) says "over 1.2 million Tibetans died between 1949 & 1979”. On February of 1990 other counteris came together & fought for what was right & got Tibet there freedom back, Canada, Sweden, the U.S & Australia all took a stand & helped Tibet with their situation. Although it did take some time (almost 10 years) they got the job done, on February of the same month they passed a law saving all Tibet people from what could have gotten worst if someone would have not steped in & helped. The Tibet genocide was one of the most lasting genocide in history although not the most in people killed but what almost the
As much as I would like to take a neutral approach to the Tibetan-Chinese issue, I am concerned it is simply impossible. I remember when I first read Patric French's “Tibet, Tibet. A personal history of a lost land”. I was in my dorm room up all night, shivers constantly running down my spine, from time to time tears running down the cheeks too, I have to confess. Back then I did not know what exactly was going on in this remote and mysterious country, apart from that it is under Chinese occupation and the people are looking for liberation.* But when I read the book I instantly empathized with the story of Tibet. This is probably due to the fact that Estonia, my home country, once was in a similar desperate situation, being succumbed to
The Tibetan Plateau is a vast area of elevated land situated in Central/East Asia, covering most of Tibet. Known as the Roof of the World, the average elevation exceeds 4,500 metres. The main scenery on the Tibetan Plateau is grassland and tundra, with some parts covered in forest and shrubland. Summer is relatively cool there, but in winter temperatures can plummet to -16°C. In order to survive in such a harsh environment, the inhabitants, mainly Tibetan farmers and nomad travellers, must adapt. Tibetan people have survived, and thrived, there for thousands of years, and have adapted to the extreme cold, lack of oxygen, limited food sources and exposure to UV light. Tibet was invaded in the late 1950’s by China, and the people and the environment have suffered since.
Over the past half-century, a number of controversial topics have come pouring out of China, spurring many unsettled ethical debates. Such topics range from environmental impact to the one-child policy, or the treatment of animals to the treatment of athletes and prisoners. However, one case in particular stands out as especially unethical and immoral; that being, the persecution, torture, capital punishment, and organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners.
The distinction between “political” and “ethnographic” Tibet creates confusion, much of it willful, in discussion of the historical relations between Tibet and China. For example, there are instances where the Chinese claim that they received governmental
Tibet is a peaceful country, which has never threatened another nation and has been regarded as one of the most religious countries in the world. However, in 1950, China invaded and annexed Tibet, asserting that Tibet should be justly under its control. Chinese invaders assert that the Tibetans have signed agreements that proposed the China to occupy Tibet to "help" the Tibetans. The Chinese claim to have greatly improved the conditions of Tibet, bringing them such luxuries as electricity and roads. Despite all of these claims, China has, in reality, illegally occupied Tibet, manipulated Tibetans, oppressed the religion, transferred many Chinese people to Tibet, slaughtered thousands of Tibetans, violated the rights of Tibetans,
Tibet has been for more than a decade, a place where some of the most horrendous human right violations have been committed by the Chinese government. Unfortunately, gross violations of human rights remain a continuing feature of the relationship between Tibet and China. Various governments, The United Nations, and organizations such as Free Tibet have brought attention to the issue. It is crucial, that measures for putting effective pressure on China to adhere to international human rights conventions must be a key component to change the situation. There needs to be reforms that would make the international community aware of the situation. These reforms may include higher taxes, having less trade with China and promoting the human right awareness in the U. N. This can hopefully not only bring attention to this very important human rights issue, but would add pressure on the Chinese government.
When it comes to institutionalizing a group, one of the prerequisite is that there needs to be recruitment and reproduction. In the case of Tibetan Monarchism,
Although Buddhism embraces compassion as the means to end suffering, the Chinese occupation of 1949 used force and torture to manipulate the Tibetan people, despite the country’s strong pacifist beliefs. Chinese troops aimed to imprison anyone who demonstrates support for the Dalai Lama and often looked for excuses to make public mockeries of these people. In order to implement this idea of genocide in Tibetan culture, China used the practice of ethnic cleansing, or eliminating the Tibetan race; therefore, women were highly stigmatized because of their role in bearing children. Treating the victims as insects, the Chinese forced sterilizations and abortions upon the Tibetan women to ensure their extermination.