Tibet Crisis

Before we had to do our presentations for Chapter 31, I had no idea there was a crisis going on in Tibet. Researching it really opened my eyes to it. China decided to take over Tibet, for reasons that people still aren't sure of, and in the process they have taken away every right that Tibetans hold to their culture and their humanity. It is so bad that the Dalai Lama hasn't been to Tibet in over 50 years. One thing that I found extremely heartbreaking is the Chinese kidnapping of the Panchen Lama. The Chinese went to the extent of capturing this little boy, just so the Tibetans could never really reinstate a new Dalai Lama if the current one were to pass away. The Tibetan Crisis has been going on for over 50 years and the Chinese show no signs of leaving. I never knew this, but in 2008 many people boycotted the Summer Olympics being held in Beijing because of the Tibetan Crisis. This is one of the most heartbreaking things that I've learned about, and it seems like there will be no end to it.