I guess in 1951 they had to take over Tibet because of those scary Buddhist monks threatened their national security. Commies are no good.
I was mountain climbing in Tibet less than 10 years ago. The Chinese were brutal toward Tibetans and tourists alike. I was moved at AK-47 gunpoint to where I needed to stand in line by the border guards going in and coming out to Nepal. These guards had the safety off and fingers on triggers (I am very familiar with the AK). There are 100X worse stories I was told, and I was taken to spots with spent bullet casings everywhere where Tibetans were used for target practice for violating Chinese rules. I can’t retell the story without the person who took me there possibly being identified. We took many measures to meet and talk without the Chinese overseers seeing or hearing us. Every village had a Chinese military base to keep the people under control. Lord, how I hate the Chinese government!