3 ms·
And that's crazy to me. I would have figured that with the CCP having ~1.5 billion people to choose from, that they could move a few million Han into Tibet (cu
by blahblahblogger 5y ago
And that's crazy to me.
I would have figured that with the CCP having ~1.5 billion people to choose from, that they could move a few million Han into Tibet (current pop. according to google: 3,648,100).
Even just 1-2 mil could potentially accomplish the CCP's goals?
- chrchang523 5y agoThis is made more difficult by the fact that Tibetans tend to have biological adaptations to life at that altitude which Han Chinese lack.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoChina isn't that socialist, there is no strong social safety net waiting to bail you out if you move to Tibet. If they can't make a life for themselves in Tibet, they would simply be left to die, so why take the chance?
- MomoXenosaga 5y agoYes in contrast to Xinjiang you can't economically develop Tibet. Even the CCP can't move mountains. Tibet is only good for tourism.
- seanmcdirmid 5y agoXinjiang, especially north, has a lot of farm land, a lot of natural resources that are easily accessible, as well a lot of urbanization and industry already. There is a reason it has 25 million people while Tibet only has 2 million. It is already 42% Han, which makes the ethnic tensions with the Uighurs a lot more explosive.