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The situation in Tibet is very serious, and because of some conflicting reports and some unverified news coming from the region, including announcements from Beijing itself, there are theories surfacing as to how and why it even got to this point. Although, the why could easily be traced to the deep rooted resentment of the Tibetan people towards The Chinese Government, the question is really what caused this specific situation.

And what’s more intriguing than investigating conspiracy theories especially in a case where both sides are accusing each other having instigated the whole civil unrest in Tibet. With the monks and The Dalai Lama on one side, and The Chinese Government on the other side.

Theory #1

The Dalai Lama clique knew all along that now was the time to take advantage of the Olympic moment. Had they done the same thing a year ago, the impact would be less because the Olympics was still far away. If they tried it next year, the Olympics card would no longer work. Earlier in the year, Dalai Lama visited Europe and United States where he tested support for his planned action. The decisive moment would be March 10, on the 49th anniversary of the first Tibetan uprising and eventual exile. On that day, lamas and Tibetan civilians were ordered to hold demonstrations. The Chinese public security personnel and armed police officers failed to react aggressively, the provocative actions had to be escalated over the next few days. On March 14, the order was given to conduct a widespread race riot and ethnic cleansing against all Han Chinese people.

Theory #2

In Chinese, the term for “crisis” consists of two component words: “Danger” and “Opportunity.” While there was a danger posed to the Beijing Olympics by the Tibetan separatists, it was also an “opportunity” to deal with them. Everybody knows and expects the Tibetan separatists to cause trouble in the lead-up to the Olympics. In terms of timing, now is the moment when the strike should be made to leave room for public pressure to build and work. The Dalai Lama had no intention of starting any violent uprising. In fact, he has stated that he supported the Beijing Olympics. If the followers of the Dalai Lama will not demonstrate, then the Chinese government would do it for them. On March 14, Chinese government agents would stage an apparent riot.

Which theory seems more credible?

tags: chinese government, tibet