On Fri, Sep 6, 2024 at 06:23 PM, Michael Meeropol wrote:

> 
> ...there is some value in distinguishing...

Michael is right. It is one thing to free Tibetan serfs (nearly slaves)in the 
early 1950s, and to consolidate territorial control of necessity in 1959 
because the CIA infiltrated forces into Tibet, while it is another thing to 
contest with the U.S. and Japan for domination of raw materials and markets 
throughout southeast Asia.

After liberating the serfs, did the PRC lead Tibetans to a better life by 
taking steps with their assent, or did it impose capitalist production by fiat, 
or ... ? That is a legitimate but subsequent question.


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