A Forgotten Nation
This post is a part of the “A European View” weekly column which will analyse world affairs from a European prospective.
The land locked country of Tibet, nestled deep in the Himalayas, was colonised by the Chinese under the rule of Mao Zedong and the Communist Party in 1950. The Dalai Lama is the former spiritual and political leader of the predominantly Buddhist Tibetan nation; he has lived in exile in Northern India since 1959.
The Chinese Government claims that sovereignty over Tibet has existed for centuries, yet the Dalai Lama maintains that Tibet was previously an independent nation. Opinions also differ greatly regarding the political and economic relationships between the region of Tibet and China. For example, the Dalai Lama has stated that 1.2 million people have been killed under Chinese rule, yet this fact has been disputed. Conversely, China claims that they have improved the Tibetan’s health and economy since their troops marched into the region to claim it as their own, yet it seems to many as if development has largely favoured the Han Chinese population that has been encouraged to move to the Tibetan plateau.
The “F” Word
This post is a part of the “A European View” weekly column which will analyse world affairs from a European prospective.
Yes, it is an old subject. At times, quite a tired subject. But, a new wave of feminism has taken Europe by storm. From the intellectual “La Barbe” to “SlutWalkers”, the changing face of feminism demonstrates that individuals do have it in them to fight for equality.
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