More Punishments Announced for Tibet Rioters (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/world/asia/12tibet.html?_r=1&ref=asia)
China has arrested more Tibetans in response to the riots that occurred there a few months ago. After discussing this in class today, I was wondering why the Tibetan region cannot be granted independence? Though I may not be as knowledgeable on this subject, if the Chinese fear Tibetan riots, what is the point of opposing them? Also, the Chinese government has not released why these new protesters have been arrested. This seems suspicious to me and I dislike a government that hides so much from its citizens and the world.
posted by Adria Schwarber at 7:06 PM
1 Comments:
It seems like this debacle that Tibet is struggling through will never end. I agree that Tibetan's should have independence. As to why China keeps holding on to the province isn't too much of a mystery. If you look at the map of China, much of the territory under Chinese claim is made up by Tibet. So losing a lot of land can make China significantly smaller. I'm sure that would have impacts economically and perhaps culturally. In the end though, I think Tibet benefits somewhat through the greater hand of China supporting the countrysides.
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