What are the differences between the terms "Tibet," "Tibetan areas" and "Tibet and other Tibetan areas" that often appear in certain publications? Did there once exist in history a great unified Tibetan area?
 Are there any historical facts providing supporting evidence that Tibet has long been an inseparable part of China?
 What kind of social system was in force under the Dalai Lama in old Tibet? Was the old Tibet really the last "Shangri-La"?
 13. Why was the Democratic Reform implemented in 1959? How did it benefit the Tibetan people?
 What changes have occurred in Tibet's economic development since the Democratic Reform?
 What favorable policies have been implemented in Tibet by the Central Government?
 What demographic changes have taken place in Tibet over the past decade?
 The Dalai Lama states that the Chinese government has instigated mass emigration to Tibet in a bid to make the Tibetan people living in Tibet an ethnic minority. Is this true?
 Are all Tibetans Buddhists?
 What are the main characteristics of Tibetan Buddhism?
 The Dalai Lama was awarded the "Nobel Peace Prize" abroad, and some people call him "guardian of human rights" and "advocator of non-violence." How would you comment on this?
 What is the central government's view on the Dalai's "nonviolence"?
 
56. Q: Is it true that, as declared by the Dalai Lama, 1.2 million Tibetan people were killed after the peaceful liberation of Tibet?
A: No. This is a lie concocted by the Dalai clique. According to a census conducted by the central government of the Qing Dynasty during 1734 to 1736, the whole population of Tibet was 941, 200. In 1953 the local government of Tibet headed by the Dalai Lama reported that the local population was 1 million. The whole Tibetan population would have been wiped out if 1.2 million people were killed after the peaceful liberation of Tibet in 1951.
It is an undeniable fact that the economy and society of Tibet have undergone marked progress since the peaceful liberation of Tibet, especially since the democratic reform in 1959, when serfdom was abolished. With the constant improvement in health care and living standards of Tibetan people, the long stagnant population growth of Tibet has seen a sharp increase. According to the fifth national census in 2000, the population of Tibet was 2.6163 million, with Tibetan people accounting for 92.2 percent.

 
 
 
 
 
  
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