Tibet

China and Tibet signed a treaty in 1856 that stated, that all Tibetans must agree to regard Chinese Emperors with respect. This was when China first gained control over Tibet. China claims to have liberated the citizens of Tibet. Tibet was a small, religious and independent nation. At first, China did not get very involved in altering Tibet because they were fighting in the wars. In 1949, communists in China began to become more powerful in China. The People’s Liberation Army invaded Tibet in 1950. China gained complete control over Tibet in 1951 but still did not want to have a social reform so Tibet was still in traditional Tibet Society. After a few years, they began to abolish slavery and unpaid labor. They also eliminated many taxes. They started work projects and schools to reduce unemployment and beggary. They also got electricity and water. Unrest began to arise in Tibet when China stated to reform the land in 1956. A year later, Tibetan’s ambushed China’s People’s Liberation Army and received help from the United States. In 1965, China’s Communist Party took over the government in Tibet. They destroyed over 6000 monasteries and killed, tortured, and imprisoned many nuns and Buddhist monks. In 2008, they imposed curfews and limited access to certain parts of Tibet.

http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2000/05/01/tibet-1950
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tibet#Rule_of_the_Chinese_Communist_government

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This image shows how the people in Tibet feel captured and enslaved by China.  They want to desperately be freed.