A Way out of Tibet’s Morass
China has survived, without a major blow-up, the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising by Tibetans against Chinese rule in 1959. But Chinese officials' reliance on repression to achieve their aims signals that Tibet has become an increasingly serious concern for China’s rulers, which they handle in ways that damage their country’s standing in Tibet and around the world.
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NEW YORK – China has survived the 50th anniversary of the failed uprising by Tibetans against Chinese rule in 1959 without major protests. But, to keep Tibetans off the streets, China’s government had to saturate the entire Tibetan plateau with troops and secretly detain in unmarked jails hundreds of people for “legal education.” Those moves suggest that Tibet has become an increasingly serious concern for China’s rulers, one that they have not yet found ways to handle without damaging their standing in Tibet and around the world.