China & Tibet States, Nations, and Nation-states
Tibet History Tibet has about 2.6 million inhabitants and is about 1/8 of China’s land mass In the 1950s China enforced land claims to Tibet and violently crushed opposition Tibetan Flag
Human Rights violations China has a history of suppressing the culture of Tibetan people Disappearance of Tibetan Monk Article Possessing a photo of the Dalai Lama is also illegal “…a wolf in a monk’s robe, a monster with a human face, but the heart of a beast”
Nation or State? Tibet is a disputed region that has at different points in history been a part of China China claims that Tibet is a part of their territory, but the Tibetans claim that they are their own independent state Should the international community follow the will of the people or the larger State?