Protests Of Tibet Against China

Protests of Tibet against the republic of China have occurred early as the 1950s. Tibet has once been an independent nation, until it was incorporated into the Mongol Empire in 1246 and was under Yuan Dynasty until the 1350s. In 1720, the Qing Dynasty Army entered Tibet and defeated the invading forces of Dzungar Khanate; thus starting the Qing rule of Tibet. During the Qing rule of Tibet, bad blood between Chinese and Tibet grew with the assassination of the Tibet prince, Gyurme Namgyal by two Ambans; high Chinese officials. This created the Lhasa riot of 1750, led by Lobsang Trashi. Even though the rebellion did not last that long, it displayed a sense of unity that the Tibet has against the Chinese. The relationship between Tibet and China grew even worse after moving forward to 1904. Britain invaded Tibet, forcing its way through the capital of Tibet, Lhasa. The 13th Dalai Lama escaped, however Britain made the Great 3 Tibetan Temples sign the Treaty of Lhasa and was later revamped in Anglo-Chinese Convention 1906. The treaty basically outlined that Britain will not annex Tibet for a price, and the Qing dynasty will not
Tibetan Buddhism is a big part of Tibetan culture and identity. China wishes to limit Buddhism in Tibet in order to gain more control over Tibet. China’s military put forceful restrictions for nuns and monks for their practices and many pilgrimage places such as sacred lakes and mountains have been mined and dammed for the extraction of resources. Many Tibetan people were brutally beat for showing their culture in the streets. Ever since the China's Cultural Revolution in the 1970s , more than 99% of monasteries have been taken by the military. More than 1 million Tibetans died under China’s rule. That is more compared to the Rwandan Genocide of 800,000 people. This violates the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. However, the United Nations believe Tibet is part of