China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet
The whole Tibet situation is such a horrible one.From our Western perspective it feels so wrong that they're essentially trying to extinguish an entire culture and 'fitting' it into China.But we also can't say anything because China makes all our stuff.Plus, China isn't going to be impressed when the old Imperial continent with 140 ex-colonies and the current imperial top-dog with 800 foreign military bases are going to lecture them about occupying a territory.For China Tibet is a buffer between India and them and it is where most of their water comes from, so they're never going to let any foreign entity control it. Seems out of the question.I live in a European area that was 'assimilated' into a bigger country and forced to use their language and customs. This was over 150 years ago for my area now. And most people don't remember it and just go with the flow of the country they are born in.I hope for all Tibetans that there will be some sense of regional pride remaining (and allowed) as they find a way to live as part of China.