Tibet
Sir,—Because it had been part of China since ancient times there have probably always been more Tibetan Chinese living in China than in Tibet. The boundary changes mentioned by John Herrett (February 15) are a minor part of the reason and part of a centuriesold pattern. No matter how much cruelty they may suffer, primitive
peoples that have always been conditioned to revere “gods,” human and otherwise, rarely discard the belief, so deeply-rooted does superstition become. There are thirteenth century records showing the Kublai Khan appointing the Grand Lama of Tibet and during Chiang Kai-shek’s rule Washington refused to admit a Tibetan trade delegation until it had obtained visas from the Chinese Kuomintang Government. The first-ever hospitals and secular schools built in Tibet were established by the “oppressive” Red Chinese after abolishing the old Tibetan feudal system.—Yours, etc. M. T. MOORE. February 15, 1984.
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