People blast America all the time for its handling of natives in the past, but China typically gets a free pass in the present even though it's policy is no where near that of America's while being much worse.
My point wasn’t that. It was Hawaiins are Americans. Tibetans are Chinese. They are both ethnic minorities within a broader country. While you can look at this in a negative light Hawaiian and Tibetan culture gets diluted by the bigger Anglo and Han influences (respectively) you can also see it provides benefits geographical/economical mobility that was previously not possible. While freedom of movement is not quite the same in China (because of houkou) as it is in the US there are still huge economical opportunities for Tibetans in the SERs of China (Shenzhen, Shanghai, Tianjin). There are huge educational benefits in Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou.
Yes the invasion of Tibet was terrible (as was the annexation of Tibet from China before that), and the destruction of Tibetan culture is perhaps even worse, the same can be said for all cultures that have fallen under the guns/germs/steel civilisations. Saying China or the US is bad is kind of missing the point… it would have happened anyway.
Yes the invasion of Tibet was terrible (as was the annexation of Tibet from China before that), and the destruction of Tibetan culture is perhaps even worse, the same can be said for all cultures that have fallen under the guns/germs/steel civilisations. Saying China or the US is bad is kind of missing the point… it would have happened anyway.