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A large part China's justification for their expansion into Tibet was about "liberating" the locals from a pretty harsh caste-based monarchy system. Not exactly
by AussieWog93 6y ago
A large part China's justification for their expansion into Tibet was about "liberating" the locals from a pretty harsh caste-based monarchy system.
Not exactly bringing democracy, but not far off it.
- inglor_cz 6y agoYes, whenever you talk to a Chinese apologist about Tibet, the pre-1950 theocracy always gets trotted out. Well, true, but that still does not give you a right to invade and rule another nation.
- beaunative 6y agolikewise, ...
- stjohnswarts 6y agoThey replaced a dictatorship with a dictatorship, I would say that's not a good thing and not even close to democratization. Not that it has worked out well for western powers either.
- WalterSear 6y agoThe US replaces dictatorships with dictatorships in the name of democracy all the time. It has also replaced democracies with dictatorships in the name of democracy.