Is Tibetan culture being erased?
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A recently released statement by the UN expresses concern about residential schools in the province that take children away from their ancestral homes, suppressing language and religious teaching, and causing cultural genocide.The CCP argues that its policy in Tibet is to create a prosperous region that is integrated with the whole, and protects China's borders from incursion.Is Tibetan culture being erased? Or is Tibet merely suffering from the same global capitalist forces that have transformed China over the past century?Support Sinobabble by buying me a coffee: buymeacoffee.com/SinobabblepodRead the Sinobabble newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/ChaptersIntro: 00:00UN Statement on Tibet: 2:20Western views on Tibet: 8:22Chinese views on Tibet: 15:16Tibet as a victim of globalism: 22:39Summary: 28:07Outro: 31:21References and sources40 years of China's war on poverty, Zhu and Peng"Social Construction of National Reality: Tibet and Taiwan" Yu and KwanCultural Genocide and Asian State Peripheries, “Tibet and the (Mis-) Representation of Cultural Genocide”, Barry SautmanChina shuts down historic monastery, evicts monks and nuns: https://savetibet.org/china-shut-downs-historic-monastery-evicts-monks-and-nuns/UN statement: https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/02/china-un-experts-alarmed-separation-1-million-tibetan-children-families-andChina's victory over poverty a great modern achievement: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202012/02/WS5fc6e710a31024ad0ba99340.htmlTibet prospers from a decade of economic and social development: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202208/26/WS630803dea310fd2b29e744dc.htmlAid-Tibet program marks significant success: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202207/26/WS62df9acda310fd2b29e6e79a.htmlTibet podcast episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1jnKLWEBbVKiydDW2g6LLFSupport the showSign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod