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'''Tibet''' is a country in a mountainous region between [[India]] and [[China]] that was independent until it was invaded by the Chinese Communists in 1951. They suppressed [[Buddhist]] culture and moved in hundreds of thousands of ethnic Chinese. The Chinese government considers Tibet to be geographically part of China, and has made Tibet an [[Autonomous Region]]. Its capital is [[Lhasa]].

'''Tibet''' is a country in a mountainous region between [[India]] and [[China]] that was independent until it was invaded by the Chinese Communists in 1951. They suppressed [[Buddhist]] culture and moved in hundreds of thousands of ethnic Chinese. The Chinese government considers Tibet to be geographically part of China, and has made Tibet an [[Autonomous Region]]. Its capital is [[Lhasa]].

The spiritual leader of Tibet is His Holiness the 14th [[Dalai Lama]], currently in exile in India. <ref>[http://www.dalailama.com/ The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama]</ref> Tibet has the largest number of monks in the world with almost 1/3 of the population being a monk. [http://www.tibettours.com/people-monks.html]

The spiritual leader of Tibet is His Holiness the 14th [[Dalai Lama]], currently in exile in India.<ref>[http://www.dalailama.com/ The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama]</ref> Tibet has the largest number of monks in the world with almost 1/3 of the population being a monk. [http://www.tibettours.com/people-monks.html]

Tibetan art is intrinsically bound with Tibetan [[Buddhism]].

Tibetan art is intrinsically bound with Tibetan [[Buddhism]].

The peace treaty concluded between Tibet and China in 821, is of particular importance in illustrating the nature of relations between these two great powers of Asia.

The peace treaty concluded between Tibet and China in 821, is of particular importance in illustrating the nature of relations between these two great powers of Asia.

The Chinese themselves view Tibet in colonial terms: that is, not as part of China proper, but as non-Chinese territory which China has a right to own and exploit, on the basis of relationship that existed 700 years ago. Resistance to the Chinese occupation started to take on organized forms as early as 1952, reached massive proportions in 1959, and has continued, primarily underground, ever since. <ref>[http://www.tibet.com/WhitePaper/exesum.html Tibet: Proving Truth from Facts]</ref>

The Chinese themselves view Tibet in colonial terms: that is, not as part of China proper, but as non-Chinese territory which China has a right to own and exploit, on the basis of relationship that existed 700 years ago. Resistance to the Chinese occupation started to take on organized forms as early as 1952, reached massive proportions in 1959, and has continued, primarily underground, ever since.<ref>[http://www.tibet.com/WhitePaper/exesum.html Tibet: Proving Truth from Facts]</ref>

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On March 10, 2011.

On March 10, 2011.

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Today marks the 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan people’s peaceful uprising of 1959 against Communist China’s repression in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, and the third anniversary of the non-violent demonstrations that took place across Tibet in 2008. On this occasion, I would like to pay tribute to and pray for those brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for the just cause of Tibet. I express my solidarity with those who continue to suffer repression and pray for the well-being of all sentient beings... <ref>[http://www.tibet.net/en/index.php?id=2165.&articletype=flash&rmenuid=morenews&amps&tab=1#TabbedPanels1 Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day.] </ref>  

Today marks the 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan people’s peaceful uprising of 1959 against Communist China’s repression in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, and the third anniversary of the non-violent demonstrations that took place across Tibet in 2008. On this occasion, I would like to pay tribute to and pray for those brave men and women who sacrificed their lives for the just cause of Tibet. I express my solidarity with those who continue to suffer repression and pray for the well-being of all sentient beings...<ref>[http://www.tibet.net/en/index.php?id=2165.&articletype=flash&rmenuid=morenews&amps&tab=1#TabbedPanels1 Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day.]</ref>  

</blockquote> Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day (fragment).

</blockquote> Statement of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 52nd Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day (fragment).

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