China/Tibet Conflict: China's View

1) China has provided many investments including 50 billion Yuan to develop roads, railways, airfields, hydroelectric and geothermal stations in order to create an inflow of labor. The Chinese feels these investments, are great steps in Tibet’s development (Fernandez 2005). 2) China is also offering the Dalai Lama an important position in the government and has been offering this for several decades but the Tibetans won’t accept. This is a peace offering made by the Chinese government to make the Tibetans feel apart of Chinese government (Fernandez 2005). 3) China had to impose a clampdown on all protest in order to protect Chinese people because after the Kampa rebellion the Dalai Lama fled to India. This would cause the Tibetans to protest and China’s government could lose some control over the Chinese people (Fernandez 2005). 4) China wants to retain the current government and from their point of view, this is best for all of China. China is willing to recognize Tibetans and are all about their cultural heritage, but they do not want them to be separate from China. This would disrupt China’s organization and could cause an uncontrollable ruckus between Chinese people in general. Change is never a smooth transition when it involves a whole country and China only wants to keep everything in control (Fernandez 2005).

References

Fernandez, P. (2005) "Lost Horizon: China-Tibet Conflict Nowhere Near Resolution." Times of India. Retrieved March 13, 2007. Retrieved from: http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=9304&article=Lost+Horizon%3A+China-Tibet+Conflict+Nowhere+Near+Resolution