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Old 01-10-2008, 19:08 PM   #204 (permalink)
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I think their point is not so much that they aren't doing well as a part of China, but that they are an independent nation. As such they'd rather the Chinese let them go their own way, for better or for worse.
Not my place to say whether they're Tibetans or Chinese. That's not part of my read as a PLA/China watcher. The Chinese position is that this is Chinese territory. The Tibetans need an army to evict the Chinese. They have none. Therefore, the Chinese are staying.
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