Why is it so important to free Tibet?
Tibet is a country that has been illegally occupied by China for more than 50 years. For centuries Tibet, a vast high altitude plateau between China and India, remained remote from the rest of the world with a widely dispersed population of nomads, farmers, monks and traders. Tibet had its own national flag, its own currency, a distinct culture and religion, and controlled its own affairs. In 1949, following the foundation of the Chinese Communist state, the People’s Liberation Army invaded Tibet and soon overpowered its poorly equipped army and guerilla resistance. Fifty years after China’s invasion, Beijing is intensifying its control over Tibet and its approximately six million Tibetans. * Economic Discrimination * Religious Repression * Political Persecution * Environmental Destruction (Read full http://www.racefortibet.org/learn/faqs.p… ) – – – – – – – – – – Fact Sheets * China in Tibet: A Brutal Occupation
