China in Tibet: The deafening silence of the International Community.

Does China terrorize Tibet?
On March, 18th 2008, an article from The New York Times raises the topic of the Chinese people’s behaviour on the so-called “self-governing” Tibetan territory.
Here is a legitimate and justified issue that follows the violent repression of the Tibetan upheaval that happened in 1959.
These events moved the international public opinion and triggered a controversy but the powerful states remained silent.
Indeed, some organizations asked for democracy and respect of the human rights.
Few powerful politicians chose to give their opinion about this issue. They remained very discreet and just asked very shyly for an “invitation to restrain”.
This international silence proves the Chinese power and its exponential economic promises. (The money diplomacy used as the contemporary anaesthetic)
The Chinese omnipotence issue face to the deafening silence of the international community, through the example of Tibet is the subject I would like to raise.

Introduction

I read an article from the NY times, published on March 2008, entitled “China terrorizes Tibet”. This article raised the topic of the violation of human rights in Tibet, exercised by the Chinese authorities. The title of this article makes me a big impression and makes me wonder if the Chinese behaviour in Tibet could be qualified as terrorism. The question of the qualification of the Chinese behaviour in Tibet is the starting point of my presentation. Is the Chinese behaviour in Tibet legal? Is it an occupation or a lawful action? Many questions can be asked about the Tibetan issue but one last very important about the reaction or better said the lack of reaction of the International Community. In order to understand this situation and its treatment by the