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In , PaPaPeng
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On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:58:48 -0700, (JJS)
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In article ,
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On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:52:00 -0700, (JJS)
wrote:
Well there's the problem. The large immigration of Chinese to Tibet
could be considered a threat by the local Tibetan population. They
might argue that the first pick goes to the Chinese or those Tibetans
loyal to the Chinese rather than the general population. At least that's
how it usually works in the rest of the world.

The real problem here is finding enough qualified Tibetans. Those
qualifed will have no problem finding employment. You still need at
least a high school equivalency to work in a white collar job. To a
Han Tibet is a hardship post. But if that's where the jobs are
they'll come, earn what they came to earn and then go east after a few
years. The jobs will always be available for qualified Tibetans.

As for manual jobs the Han immigrants are paid as poorly as Tibetans.
And there is a problem of language to manage a Tibetan work crew.

Hmmm, the Tibetan language being a problem in Tibet is a problem?
I fear that their culture is surely doomed.

Han and non Tibetans rarely if ever learn Tibetan.

Their loss. Learning another language is never a waste.

There is no money in it.

One does not learn another language merely because there is "money in it".

Outside the Buddhist tracts there is no great Tibetan
literature. Buddhism you can learn from other mainstream languages.

Buddhism isn't rooted in Tibet so your point is meaningless.

Tibetan culture has meaning only to Tibetans and to "good only for two
days" tourists. It is brutal and it is Darwinian.

You are entitled to your opinion. I seriously doubt many, if any, Tibetans
will agree with your assessment.

Tibetan culture as a way of life is doomed. It will survive only as tourist curiosities
and in the occassional lost valley too remote for modern
infrastructure to reach.

And the Chinese government is doing everything it can to fulfill your dream.

I agree but when does it become someone else¹s choice (non-Tibetan)
that they change the way they live their life? I'm not saying
that the local population had a better life style before the
Chinese decided to improve things. I'm just wondering who gets to
decide what happens in Tibet.

Beijing of course. How many times do you have to be reminded of that.
If you have a viable alternative do let the world know. You will have
Tibetans and Beijing whispering your name in gratitude.

How about leaving and letting the Tibetans do it.

Now had Beijing left Tibet alone to muddle along with Tibetans left to
their own devices there would be a real outcry that Beijing was
practising genocide.

You have a crystal ball? Tarot cards? Informative tea leaves? Or is it just
a need to justify an unwarranted takeover of a completely peaceful country
that posed absolutely no threat to anyone?

Life would be very harsh for Tibetans and life
expectancy in the low 40s with live births in appalling low numbers.

Now THAT's the PRC party line we've all come to know. You serve it up quite
well.

So Beijing muddles along too but on a higher economic plane until some
solution presents itself. At least the Tibetans aren't dying like
flies.

Flies are free.