China Initiates a Genocide Policy Toward Tibetians
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Human Rights, Violence, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: China, Tibet
- Date: 1950
Article abstract: China’s 1950 invasion and subsequent annexation of Tibet resulted not only in Tibetans’ loss of political freedom but also in a large-scale destruction of their religion and culture.
Summary of Event
Until 1949, Tibet had enjoyed a semi-independent status. Tibet’s international standing had been worked out at a conference in Simla, India, that was attended by Tibetan, Chinese, and British representatives and resulted in the Simla Convention of 1914. Representing a compromise between Tibet’s desire to become independent and...
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