Tibetan Independent Movement: The Tibetan Independence Movement

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Spiritual belief can be a very powerful political force. It can be used as a method of oppression or a mode of revolution. For example it can also offer a spark of hope to people defying oppression at their own risk of violence and or death. The feeling of a reality greater than ourselves, and the belief in a spirit that eclipses the horrors of the world around us, can inspire strength, loyalty and faith. This is most noticeable in the Tibetan Independence Movement, which is where Buddhism has played a huge part in the counteraction of the totalitarian rule of the People’s Republic of China. Tibet’s struggle for independence from the People’s Republic of China can be thoroughly described through the origins of the cause and the significant effects from the conflict. …show more content…

This series of protesting is called the Tibetan Independent Movement. They would do this in ways such as flying Tibetan flags in place of Chinese flags. This had very minimal effect but led to the Chinese Government cutting off essential supplies to the Tibetans to the point of riot and revolt. The Chinese Government accused the exiled Dalai Lama of organizing these riots as a part of a separatist plot.
Tibet has been historically independent but, in 1950 it was a race between communism and democracy. After 1950 the Peoples republic of China were and still are trying to exercise control of Tibet. The conflict of Tibetan Independence occurred due to the fact that in 1950, the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China entered Tibet; after taking over the rest of China from The Peoples Republic of China during the five years of civil war. The Chinese claimed most of the population of Tibet, which at the time were

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