Two years ago, China elected a new leader. With 8 years remaining on their contract, it
will be interesting to see how life in Tibet may or may not change for the
better.
Since 1951, Tibet has been under the control of the
Communist Party of China. Mao Zedong (elected
leader of the Communist Party 1949) sought to ‘liberate’ Tibet from the rule of the Dalai Lama and bring the
country into the People’s Republic of China.
Within a matter of weeks, Tibet’s very small army had been
defeated. Beijing then implemented the
Seventeen Point Plan (which Tibetan officials were forced to sign, or faced
death. They later renounced).
