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Question: What exactly did China do to Tibet!? !?
I am Chinese and i was devastated by the recent earthquake in China!. I know its a natural disaster but i've been hearing things about 'karma' for what China did to Tibet!. I've never heard of that before!. What exactly did they do!? Yes, i checked google and stuff but i couldn't find a satisfying answer!. Would someone please explain!?
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Okay, Tibet was an extremely peaceful and highly religious and highly spiritual country!.
They shunned modern ideas!.
Their "ruler" was basically a holy man!.
They had little to no weapons!.
The ones they did have were antiques!.
They didn't really have any physical wealth!.
But they had land!.

The Chinese were delving into the industrial and mechanical revolution!.
Factories!.
Weapons!.
The Chinese political power machine!.!.!.!. not the general population!.!.!.!.but the political powers!.!.!.!.decided Tibet was the easiest pickings in the world!.
So!.!.!.!.they took it!.

The moved in without provocation!.
With guns!.
With weapons!.
With soldiers!.
With military machines!.
And took it!.

They basically invaded a country that they knew would not fight back due to their religious beliefs, under the guise of "Peaceful Liberation"!.
Then they forced a life style upon a people that were very different than them, trying to destroy an entire culture!.
They hunted down the Dali Lama, who at the time was little more than a kid!.!.!.!. but the Dali Lama escaped!. He is the current Dali Lama, arguably the greatest holy man of our lives!. Perhaps the greatest holy man since Gandhi!.

Tibet was an uncalled for, extremely bloody conquest that has never been looked upon in a good light by the rest of the world!. there was nothing good about it!.

Do not think for one moment that I am anti-Chinese!. I was practically raised by a Chinese family!. I grew up with a lot of traditional Chinese values, manners, and ways!. But the Chinese, as well as the Americans, and the British, and the Germans, etc are all guilty of horrendous things!. Unfortunately, Tibet is China's!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The Chinese Army invaded and occupied Tibet in 1950 to annex it into the People's Republic!. China says that it was a "peaceful liberation" but in reality it was a hostile takeover!. Many Tibetans actually supported incorporation into China before the military crackdowns started in 1959!. Since then the Chinese army has been crushing free speech in Tibet and committing other human rights abuses!. It became a popular cause for Western protestors and many people want the Chinese to restore sovereignty to Tibet!.

Now, I think that Tibet should be granted independence and the Chinese should pull out!. The Tibetans are peaceful and deeply religious and they live simple lives, and I respect that!. I think China is interfering where they have no business!.!.!. But, ponder this: how many lives did the Chinese save by introducing modern medicine and intrastructure to a country that had no money, no roads, no running water, basically nothing!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Back in the `1949-51, China invaded Tibet, took over, and did its best to wreck Tibetan culture!. The Dalai Lama, who was quite young at the time, escaped and has never been back!. This is the same Dalai Lama who tried with little success to mediate with Chinese leaders during the Tibetan freedom protests a few months ago!. You can find a great deal about it on these sites: http://search!.yahoo!.com/search!?p=when+ch!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It doesn't take much to imagine what sparked riots!.
Chinese officials, police or soldiers or bureaucrats, indoctrinated to value their totalitarian state, and recently materialistic ways too, insisting on being in charge, dominating Tibet, etc, all this coming in contact with Tibetan monks who renounce the world, worldy materialism, valuing peace and tolerance instead of power and might!.!.!.the china officials probably ridiculing these humble people, taunting, teasing, insulting, and domineering over them, and maybe extended into some physical assault, and enough was enough, it was a clash of cultures, head-on collision of opposite values, and Tibetans fighting back against the abuseWww@QuestionHome@Com

The Chinese dicators took over Tibet and are ruling there greedily!.
Did you see the opening of the Olymics!?
They made the Tibet people wave customized flags and they're called something Chinese for the Olymics instead of there Tibet name!
They're using they own power to control over them!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Come in and colonize the country with Chinese, such that Tibetans soon will be (or, are they now!?) a minority in their own country!.

(By the way, no such thing as 'karma' for nations; only for individuals!.
Wouldn't make sense - How could a nation be reincarnated!?)Www@QuestionHome@Com

they are destroying the Tibetan religion and culture!. some say they are even destroying the Tibetan race (that's an international crime against humanity)!.

watch this video for a taste of the way China treats Tibetans:

http://uk!.youtube!.com/watch!?v=CYPZ5C4XJ4!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com