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Quote by: Anmon  I don't see why China feels the need to hold on to a poor, sparsely populated area that holds no great importance to her, in the face of the growing world condemnation especially with the Olympics here, when you think how much praise she could get by freeing Tibet instead.
So why hang onto Tibet?
The only possible reason I can see is China regards her having some vital role in future plans of expansion to the west. |
One reason I can think of is this: As soon as they lose Tibet, there goes Taiwan. It's not a light issue to them either. That could be one of several motivating factors.