660 Held in Tibetan Uprising, China Says
Austin Vowels
660 Held in Tibetan Uprising, China Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/world/asia/27tibet.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
The Tibet issue is a problem for the Chinese domestically, but the US, with its huge umbrella in influence will also need to take a stand. What should it be? To promote negotiations! Several concerns need to be considered for the US to decide that this should be done: the Chinese opinion, the US antiwar opinion, and the US democracy opinion.
First it is necessary to know why China does not want to grant Tibet independence. Considering the social, political, and economic problems of Tibet, that it is poor, unstable, and in need of much social welfare that China is not providing, it seems as if it could be dropped by China. China, however, refuses to do something like this because first, they policy decision are partially morally-based, and currently China does provide some social welfare to the area through government (where they would not if granted independence), and second because if China grants Tibet Independence, it would make their more valuable territory, Taiwan, argument for independence stronger, which they are not willing to do (nor do they want to loose Taiwan). Thus, US intervention with either territory might cause military action from China.
The US is very antiwar, in its current state. Recent elections (midterm 2006) have showed this with congressional turnover toward antiwar, and the democratic parties growth since 2004. It is also seen the call for the end of military action in Iraq. The US cannot intervene directly with saying who should or should not be granted independence, because the US, currently, wants to avoid war at all costs.
The US also likes to promote peace and democracy, as seen currently in the decision to continue military action in Iraq. Thus, to continue to let Tibet be so unstable and in need of help would be considered inhumane by most US citizens. This means the US should promote independence, but not in a black and white way.
The US’s stance on this issue should be to promote negotiations between Tibet (and Taiwan for that matter) and China. The US could take the role of a mediator. However this will be no easy task for the US because of the Chinese communist system.
660 Held in Tibetan Uprising, China Says
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/world/asia/27tibet.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
The Tibet issue is a problem for the Chinese domestically, but the US, with its huge umbrella in influence will also need to take a stand. What should it be? To promote negotiations! Several concerns need to be considered for the US to decide that this should be done: the Chinese opinion, the US antiwar opinion, and the US democracy opinion.
First it is necessary to know why China does not want to grant Tibet independence. Considering the social, political, and economic problems of Tibet, that it is poor, unstable, and in need of much social welfare that China is not providing, it seems as if it could be dropped by China. China, however, refuses to do something like this because first, they policy decision are partially morally-based, and currently China does provide some social welfare to the area through government (where they would not if granted independence), and second because if China grants Tibet Independence, it would make their more valuable territory, Taiwan, argument for independence stronger, which they are not willing to do (nor do they want to loose Taiwan). Thus, US intervention with either territory might cause military action from China.
The US is very antiwar, in its current state. Recent elections (midterm 2006) have showed this with congressional turnover toward antiwar, and the democratic parties growth since 2004. It is also seen the call for the end of military action in Iraq. The US cannot intervene directly with saying who should or should not be granted independence, because the US, currently, wants to avoid war at all costs.
The US also likes to promote peace and democracy, as seen currently in the decision to continue military action in Iraq. Thus, to continue to let Tibet be so unstable and in need of help would be considered inhumane by most US citizens. This means the US should promote independence, but not in a black and white way.
The US’s stance on this issue should be to promote negotiations between Tibet (and Taiwan for that matter) and China. The US could take the role of a mediator. However this will be no easy task for the US because of the Chinese communist system.
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