http://science.slashdot.org/comments...36193#13536354
there are two facts you may miss: China has been existing as a unified country since when Qin the first Emperor setup the Qin Dynasty. Ever since China has adopted a centralized political system, and has taken a world-leading role interms of cultrue and economy in most of the human history, only stepped down about 200 years ago when they refused to adopted the capitalist economy. Today's govenment is a also centralized. That's not wrong. It's not a perfect system, but it helped China survive thousands of years, more that any other country in the world. Tibet has been part of China more than at least 300 years ago in Qing Dynasty. Today's tibet are not oppressed by any one, but are threatened by swamps of tourists all over the world. In fact Tibet is one among over 30 provinces that accepts most fund from the central government. China in its long history proved to be a peaceful country. Almost never invaded any neighbours, instead, attracts its neighbors with more advance culture and economy.
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