The Tibet Genocide

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The Tibet Genocide
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How did this start?

• In 1949 China's People's Liberation Army invaded
  Tibet, killing more than 10,000 citizens. The
  attacks that they made were called Dragon
  Attacks.
• The Dalai Lama made repeated attempts to
  negotiate with China, but there were dismissed.

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Tibetan Cultural Revolution

• From 1958-1976 the Tibetan people were
  experiencing some of the worst human rights
  abuses ever known.
• The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army destroyed
  countless Tibetan artifacts under the slogan
  "Smash the Four Olds" old ideas, old culture,
  old customs and old habits.

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A Prison State

• ?From 1950-Present day more than 250,000 Tibetans
  have died in prisons and labor camps. Many
  Tibetan children are shut off from Tibetan
  culture and subjected to beatings by teachers and
  authority figures.

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Environmental Apocalypse

• From 1960s-Present Day, toxic waste is being
  dumped into rivers forests are being clear-cut
  endangered species are hunted for sport and
  nuclear-testing facilities are being built by the
  Chinese in Tibet. Hundreds of thousands of
  Tibetan people have died from famine and sickness.

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Overview Of Tibet

• This genocide was and still is China imposing
  their rule over the country of Tibet. The people
  of Tibet are being persecuted by the Chinese for
  their history and culture. This conflict was
  started by China in 1950, and is still going on
  today. China does not recognize Tibet as an
  independent country, instead a province of China.
  The China Peoples Liberation army invaded Tibet
  in 1950 and still occupy it today. Because
  Chinas army was so large, and strong they were
  easily able to start the genocide without much
  resistance. If the Tibetan people had put up a
  stronger defense, they may have been able ward
  off the oncoming Chinese army. Approximately
  300,000 Tibetan people have been killed, and
  thousands more are in concentration camps. The
  leader of China, Mao Zedong said "Religion is
  poison.... Tibet and Mongolia have both been
  poisoned by it." this states one of his main
  reasons for persecuting the Tibetan people.

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Citations

• Olaf, Michael. "THE TIBETAN CHILDREN'S VILLAGE."
  THE TIBETAN CHILDREN'S VILLAGE. 18 Jan 2007
  lthttp//www.michaelolaf.net/TCVhistory.htmlgt.
• Rangzen, Bhod. "TIBET A Brief History."
  INTERNATIONAL TIBET INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT.
  INTERNATIONAL TIBET INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT. 18 Jan
  2007 lthttp//www.rangzen.org/history/history.htmgt.
  
• O'Neill, Mark. "China enthrones disputed Panchen
  Lama choice." World Tibet Network News. 09 May
  1995. World Tibet Network News. 18 Jan 2007
  lthttp//www.tibet.ca/en/wtnarchive/1995/12/9_6.htm
  lgt.