Tibet began to protest on March 10, because it was the anniversary of a past uprising that had failed in 1959. There was a full week of protests. The biggest Anti-China protest in twenty years. As Tibet protests, China is finally realizing that they are loosing control of Tibet. The Beijing government can no longer keep authority over Tibet.
Tibet’s demonstrations have recently became very violent. Hundreds of “Buddhist Monks,” (Tibetans) fought with hundreds of Chinese Security forces. In an outrage, the Tibetans burned down a market. 16 people or more were killed. As the protests continued, they eventually escalated to Beijing. These Protests are getting a lot of attention because of the 2008 Summer Olympics which is hosted by Beijing. The Tibetans demonstrations were turned international when they put out the Olympic torch several times. As you can see, the Tibetans are determined to gain their independence from China, and they are doing a great job.
In another attempt to become independent, Tibet seeks help from the United States. The Dalai Lama spoke in the White House with president Bush in October asking for help with changing China. The Dalai Lama’s talks, or negotiations with Beijing seem to go nowhere. Needless to say, Tibet has been bullied around too long. They are fed up with China, and are going to get their independence back one way or the other.
Hoyt, Mark, ed. China Terrorizes Tibet [Tibet Fights For Independence]. Digital image. The New York Times. 18 Mar. 2008.
Tibet. 277-284
Tibet should be underlined.
4 comments:
Could you clarify the date that the DL came to the White House-- you say October, but which year?
Have you tried retyping the source info instead of copying and pasting? I think the HTML code might be causing you issues. Or, you might try posting your sources here as a comment.
My content question is-- Why does China even want to control Tibet? What do they get out of it?
Nice job having everything in on time.
I really like your topic!! yay
In the first paragraph, for a second i got confused when you changed from past tense to present tense, but quikly figured it out. So i dk if its the way you wrote it all, or if its just me...
Also, your first paragraph sorta just ended. No definite comclusion. But other than those teo things everything was good good good.
cool! I dint know that Tibet was fighting back to the extent which they are!
I like your topic because i dont know to much about it. that suprises me that Tibetans have resorted to violence
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