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21/05/22 20:03 PM IST

US special envoy on Tibetan issues arrives in Dharamshala

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  • US special coordinator for Tibetan affairs Uzra Zeya arrived in Dharamshala  on a high-level visitation that signifies Washington’s significant support for the Tibetan issue.
Tibet 
  • Tibet is a region on the Tibetan Plateau in Asia, spanning about 2.4 million km2 – nearly a quarter of China’s territory.
  • It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups.
How Tibet came under the rule of China? 
  • The People’s Republic of China asserts that Tibet has been a part of China since the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.
  • In 1951 Tibetan leaders were forced to sign a treaty dictated by China.
  • The treaty, known as the “Seventeen Point Agreement”, professes to guarantee Tibetan autonomy and to respect the Buddhist religion but also allows the establishment of Chinese civil and military headquarters at Lhasa (Tibet’s capital).
  • However, the Tibetan people – including Dalai Lama – consider it invalid and as having been signed under duress.
  • This has often been described by the Tibetan people as a cultural genocide.
Source- The Hindu 

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