Dalai Lama And Tibetan Independence
Dalai Lama and Tibetan Independence
Throughout history The Dalai Lama has represented the Tibetan people. He is both the spiritual and political head of government. However, when China annexed Tibet in a 1949 invasion, the Dalai Lama was forced to flee to escape his impending execution. The current Dalai Lama does support violent opposition to Chinese rule, but insists that Tibetans must use mass peaceful protests to achieve their goals. Unfortunately, China takes protests very seriously and crackdowns can and have been very violent. For example, as recently as 2008, 130 Tibetan men and woman were killed by Chinese security forces after it was revealed that extremists had killed 18 Chinese civilians.
The Dalai Lama’s official
Throughout history The Dalai Lama has represented the Tibetan people. He is both the spiritual and political head of government. However, when China annexed Tibet in a 1949 invasion, the Dalai Lama was forced to flee to escape his impending execution. The current Dalai Lama does support violent opposition to Chinese rule, but insists that Tibetans must use mass peaceful protests to achieve their goals. Unfortunately, China takes protests very seriously and crackdowns can and have been very violent. For example, as recently as 2008, 130 Tibetan men and woman were killed by Chinese security forces after it was revealed that extremists had killed 18 Chinese civilians.
The Dalai Lama’s official