Tibet Options

[datass]

Okay. Tibet and China and the whole Olympic Torch issues. Is Tibet part of China? Should they become and independent country?

In my opinion, Tibet has never been part of China. In the 1950's the Chinese government raided Tibet and claimed it to be part of China. So it was called a "reunion". That's bullshit to me. Tibet has a completely different culture, different language, different religion. They just are not Chinese. Alright, discuss.

[misoshiru]

I was at a Tibet-China forum last night. All Tibetans who were there at the forum made it explicitly clear that 70% of all Tibetans not in China, and the greater majority of them want autonomy with China. That "Free Tibet" does not mean that they want to be an independent country. Instead freeing Tibet calls for more human rights, freedom of speech, freedom to have a say in Tibetan affairs. Western countries need to understand that apparently "Free Tibet" is not saving them from the big bad wolf and making them their own country.


That was the voice of Tibet that I heard last night.

[Spirited Away]

Caption reads: Tibetan activists shouts slogans from the back of a police vehicle following their arrest during an anti-Chinese demonstration in front of the consular section of the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu. [source]

Just an update.


Misoshiru, I'm not understanding the purpose nor the meaning behind your post on Apr 23 2008 at 11:13 AM. Can you elaborate? Do you mean to say that because Tibetans are "an ethnic minority of China", according to you, that they shouldn't have their own country? By the way, I understand that they're an ethnic minority, but where are you getting that they're Chinese?

You do realize that Vietnamese ancestry is linked to the Chinese, right? With your line of reasoning, will you also question the legitimacy of the nation of Vietnam? If you go that route, you can also say that anyone with Asian heritage should be called Chinese; screw the fact that they're nationality is that of an established nation.