Tibet: China’s Unwilling Vassal

[@tom.m]

I remember when "Free Tibet" was a refrain frequently heard from musicians and actors. Now that China is a big market Hollywood won't even say the word Tibet. For shame. Respect to you all for making a video on the subject, and thank you.

[@Go4Broke247]

Free Guam, Free Saipan, Free Hawaii, and Puerto Rico!

[@DiosBasad000]

⁠@@Go4Broke247westerners like to look down on all other countries but will never acknowledge the disgusting acts that their own countries have enacted. Also, see US invasion of Grenada. Not to mention all the CIA government toppling in South America.

[@Legitpenguins99]

Take a poll of what the population wants in those territories and you'll see that the majority of people benefit from being a US territory

[@ionnanskilliorus6877]

@@Go4Broke247Puerto Rico wants to be a state, not pull away from the US.

[@tom.m]

@@Go4Broke247 When someone is so ignorant you almost hope they're being paid for it...

[@NormalPerson053]

Never take security for granted. Never underestimate the brutality and ruthlessness of a human being.

[@elizabethsohler6516]

Sadly you're quite right.

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

@@elizabethsohler6516 indian killing kashmir taking about Tibet 😆 🤣 😂

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

Oh shut it indian pajeed

[@Zarrar2802]

And never think nobody wants to rule over you.

[@tenwozey9309]

Thank you so much for making this video! As a Tibetan, i am born a freedom fighter. I assure anyone reading this comment that we Tibetans will never give up to fight for our people, freedom and the injustice done by the ccp. There will come a day when Tibet will be free and wether that takes another 60 years or a hundreds, my self, my children, their children and my people and the people of the world who sees this unjust will continue to fight and never give up. I encourage you viewers to learn some of Tibets history and it current situation as Tibets future holds the key to the future with its fresh water source. Help tibet Helps the world.

[@Joe-wy2bn]

Best of luck to you my friend. I'm in a similar situation here in the USA. Our country is ruled by Israeli bankers who steal at least 30% of my income in taxes every year and give me nothing in return. It's not a free country by any means. We have to pay taxes or a fee to do pretty much anything. I can't even go into a National Park nature area here and walk around for less than a $30 fee. It sucks being ruled by foreigners. Just walking around in town my actions are scrutinized by police officers who are looking for a reason to fine or arrest me. At least the Chinese aren't importing millions of foreigners into your country to replace you.

[@peterlee7360]

You always been free my mate, apart from the Brainwash....you need to think out of the box!

[@miguel6608]

@@peterlee7360 Doesn't look good supporting a regime that's killed more people then the Nazis could've dreamed of. You're not thinking outside the box, you just switched boxes. And I don't wanna here whataboutism about America and whatever because nothing pails in comparison to what the CCP has done throughout history. either you’re just ignorant of history or you've been raised in the propaganda

[@what-ws6tw]

you are a liar. Tibet is free for any on to visit . go and see

[@jparsit]

Forget about Tibet, it is the western devils want to owned the world.

[@shawnnewell4541]

I would be interested in a video on Britain and Russia's attempt to colonize Asia.

[@swedishfish2357]

I would play that Game. Bet it would be Great

[@claycracknell5237]

Crack on Simo boy

[@claytondennis8034]

Tell me you're Chinese without saying you're Chinese.

[@shawnnewell4541]

@@claytondennis8034 No. I'm an American.

[@mistydhudd]

I’m sure you know we’re all here for that British and Russian colonial attempt to colonize Asia.

[@mattiemathis9549]

You know darn well we want a video on the great game! Thanks Simon, we appreciate everybody’s hard work.

[@charles7866-o1l]

Yeah!

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

Source trust me bro

[@kevinb1756]

I remember a series of concerts “Tibetan Freedom Concerts” in the late 90’s. Apparently musicians and Hollywood only care about Tibetans until it financially impacts their pocket book. These same folks preach to me how to live and vote. Hypocrisy….nothing more.

[@Devilishlybenevolent]

Yes, that's how the world works. The dalai lama is a prime example of this, enslaves his people but once ousted he talks about being happy and free for huge fees to crowds lmao

[@M3PH11]

you are already the problem if you listen to word they say at any point ever

[@aryandixit229]

Tibet and East Turkestan deserve full independence and the beautiful Tibetan and Uyghur peoples deserve all the happiness and freedom in the world.

[@1.4billion65]

Deserve? I deserve to be a billionaire.

[@billpetersen298]

Thank you so much, for covering this. The Tibetan’s deserve, their own autonomy, and destiny.

[@the_exegete]

Do you think Tibetans had their own autonomy and destiny while living under a brutal absolute monarchy?

[@dylan-5287]

​@@the_exegeteChina needs to leave Tibet alone.

[@SkunkApe407]

​@@the_exegeteautonomy? Yes, in a political sense. As a sovereign, self-governing nation, a nation is classified as "autonomous". There's a marked difference between national autonomy and individual autonomy.

[@the_exegete]

@@SkunkApe407 oh, that's cool bud. keep that same energy when it comes to, oh I dunno, Cuba and North Korea

[@ivandankob7112]

@@the_exegetehow about you just be a good boy, acknowledge that military overtake of a sovereign state is bad even if said state is a monarchy and call it a day

[@TonyMidyett]

I have known several Tibetan people, and they are the kindest, gentlest, and most chill human beings that I've ever known.

[@SiGa-i1r]

That's as long as you don't tell them the truth. Tibet had an empire. What goes around comes around.

[@LearTrough]

@@SiGa-i1r Did the Chinese not have an empire?

[@SiGa-i1r]

@@LearTrough I hate when people say "whataboutism" but I have to say: whataboutism.

[@miguel6608]

@@SiGa-i1r That's all you CCP shills do is use whataboutism. whenever anyone talks about China, everyone always starts saying "what about America". You people are all the same

[@Devilishlybenevolent]

Thank god they got liberated by the ccp then, otherwise they'd be ruled by their god kings as slaves to the theocratic priest class.

[@EpicgamerwinXD6669]

I'm downloading this video and re-uploading somewhere safe just in case Pooh Bear and his underlings force KZbin to take this down. You truly are a brave one FactBoi! However, it's worth noting Tibet is not the only "unwilling vassal" of China. East Turkestan (or Xinjiang as the government of China calls it), Hong Kong, Macau, and Inner Mongolia are all in a similar situation, and I wouldn't be surprised if I've forgotten one or two.

[@russellfitzpatrick503]

... and remember, we still have the question of Taiwan ......

[@howtoappearincompletely9739]

Manchuria's another.

[@mainstreet3023]

China is so insecure. They are chewing the sour grapes of American hegemony. Why should they be second? How dare Americans be number one? And so they cannibalise their neighbours as they murdered their own people en masse under Mao. They will sacrifice everything for their pride. They would rather kill every Chinese, Tibetan, Uyghur, HKer, Taiwanese than let a country be above them. And so they will lose.

[@potatoman8609]

Maybe autonomous regions become independent once westerners liberate USA, Canada, north Ireland, Guam, Hawaii

[@EpicgamerwinXD6669]

@@potatoman8609 the fact you didn't mention any Latin American countries but did mention the United States and Canada makes it clear how much you understand history. Every country in the Americas had a history of colonialism to some degree. Uruguay hss refused to sign a bill on rights for Indigenous peoples, but not because they oppose the sentiment, no no. They won't sign because Uruguay has no indigenous peoples. Oh they did at one point, but they killed them all long ago. Besides, the Indigenous people of all of the places you mentioned have far more rights and freedoms than any of the Indigenous peoples in China do.

[@matthewsmith7502]

I would be very interested in a video explaining why China is targeting the Uyghurs, and their actionss in Xinjiang

[@Tom-tg2jl]

There are many reasons ranging from centralized authoritarian governments pretty much all being afraid of religion because they view it as a threat to their power all the way to legitimate Han racial supremacist ideas that are held at the top of the CCP.

[@Vaeldarg]

From what The China Show has mentioned before, a big reason for it is as dark of a topic as is appropriate for this channel: organ harvesting. A product of a thriving government-backed black market, and China's demographics.

[@firstnamelastname6216]

I seriously doubt that this channel will touch that topic with a 10 foot pole, given YT's allegiances and Simon & friends' dependence on said platform's revenue. Ironic, or perhaps hypocritical, considering all their videos on the resulting consequences of the big C in the 20th century.

[@blarfroer8066]

Because the Uyghurs don't conform to the CCP's racist and anti-religious ideals. The CCP wants the population to have no god but them. Uyghurs are muslim and have no god but Allah. The CCP is interested in keeping the population weak by getting them addicted to alcohol. Uyghurs are muslim and don't drink alcohol. The CCP wants to eradicate every tradition and separate people to prevent them from uniting against the CCP. The Uyghurs hold on to their religion and traditions, which unites them.

[@EpicgamerwinXD6669]

You spelled East Turkistan wrong.

[@DMTrance87]

I've been watching all of the warographics about the wars between Japan/China/Russia leading up to WW1, lately... A video about English and Russian conflict during this period of time would be much appreciated! ....Along with the next video about the second opium war! You got me hooked on the first opium war video over a year ago. I know there's others out there but I absorb the information better with your.... Addictive brand of flavor shall we say?

[@TheKkpop1]

You should have studied how the west started 1st and 2nd ww. They're staging for 3www now.

[@Epidombe]

JEREMIAH IS THAT YOU? Blue honda civic Jerry???

[@DMTrance87]

@@Epidombe 🤨

[@DMTrance87]

@@Epidombe ...gonna have to be more specific than that Mr. Random Internet Stranger

[@Epidombe]

@@DMTrance87 headshot

[@havemercy4345]

Well said, been part of the Free Tibet movement for the majority of my life. Appreciate your succinct delve into it.

[@SiGa-i1r]

Free Hawaii. Free Sikkim. Free Assyria. Free Lakota lands. Free Ainu lands. Free the holy land. Free northern Ireland. Tibet had an empire. Karma is real.

[@LearTrough]

@@SiGa-i1r ? What's wrong with you?

[@miguel6608]

@@SiGa-i1r Exactly, it'll start affecting China massively real soon once there real estate market crashes

[@Pain1959.]

@@SiGa-i1rChinese bots spreading propaganda. Remember they are paid 50 cent per comment

[@GrievousReborn]

You should make a video on the Stalinist repressions in Mongolia where 20k to 35k Mongolians lost their lives

[@GrievousReborn]

​​​​​@@Pagan_Pariahthey've already covered the Holodomor on this channel. I'm surprised at just how many people who watch this channel have never gone and watched the backlog of videos this channel has.

[@simplylethul]

Makes videos on all the atrocities shit america carried out or were indirectly, part of.

[@mastpg]

20-35k lives lost or, as Stalin refers to it, a slow Tuesday.

[@simplylethul]

@@mastpg shit america murdered 350k+ when they bombed Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, or as americunts would say, that wasn't a crime against humanity.

[@wangyaohan8824]

how about iraq's? how many civilians casualties again?

[@2XCoworking]

Thanks for this video, Team Simon! I really appreciate you'all taking the time - and potentially trouble (from the CCP) - to do a reasonable thorough deep dive into Tibetan culture and sovereignty.

[@SkunkApe407]

Trouble?! What is China going to do to? He lives in Czechia. China has no authority in Czechia.

[@leftward_hoe]

he didn't mention a single word about what Tibetan culture was before the end of the Chinese civil war. as much as i hate war, i hate peacetime slavery more. i feel like this video is very selectively omitting what the vast majority of Tibetans lived like under their "independence". and it was painful to hear how much this scholarly fellow downplays the importance of improved literacy. again, i am not saying that everything China did was good or okay.. but come on man. he didn't say a word about serfs and slaves. honestly that is not a culture i would ever be proud of. this video leaves much to be desired.

[@candide1065]

Crigiest profile pic ever

[@potatoman8609]

Tibet is already free.

[@rs-dp6pr]

I found spiritual Western people unbearable

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Thanks for all of this simon

[@Wreckz_Tea]

No problem

[@EpicgamerwinXD6669]

@@Wreckz_Teaare you implying your one of FactBoi's new channels?

[@cosmoray9750]

Another white guy who never been to China and talking trash about a place he doesn't know. If this white dude wants to insult China at least get the acronym right. The loser can't even get the abbreviation right. This tells me he is simply repeating the same CIA propaganda. NED much ? 🤔 It is so sad he is talking the money from the China bad slush fund. Nothing to see here. Move along.

[@ALiteralCatfish]

its crazy how many channels this man is in and how much he films daily we apreciate him tho

[@JeremyMarkel]

Tibet is a key reminder in what the brutal and totalitarian regime of China will do if the they get their hooks in you. Quite sad, really.

[@edwardsnowden8821]

tell that to white people in America and Hawaii

[@JeremyMarkel]

@@edwardsnowden8821 I don't disagree. You could say the same thing about Canada's or the USA's colonial rule of the native people but at least today, we don't have 're-education camps', mass forced migration, and cultural extermination like China regularly engages in.

[@edwardsnowden8821]

@@JeremyMarkel constantly engages in 😂😂. probably angelic BBCNN told you so about china. I'm sure the Iraqi WMD's is somewhere far up thier but*s

[@edwardsnowden8821]

@@JeremyMarkel and why would you have need for exterminating what has already being exterminated and the few remaining remaining survivor's kicked onto the most barren areas of the Land. while the minorities of China have continuously increased in Numbers, obviously numbers don't matter to western propagandist's seeing as they genocided the real owners of the land they now build cities, mine, farm and exist on.

[@marktg98]

​@@JeremyMarkelNot anymore, you definitely did in the past. And it needs to be mentioned a lot more frequently.

[@dantevolkmanternullo4224]

Thankyou SO much Simon you have no idea how much this means to the american tibetan diaspora our story is rarely told

[@GiorniVenibato]

It got told frequently and all the time in all media. How about the plights of the Palestinians?

[@刘辉-n5t]

@@GiorniVenibato In fact we china easily occupied Tibet and Xinjiang, and Uighurs made some mistakes that Muslims often make. Everything is fine now.

[@TheKkpop1]

Oh yeah? You should ask Simon deep down explanation how you American genocide the red Indian.

[@Adam-z6n1q]

@@GiorniVenibato What about the ‘Palestinians’. The entire Islamic world and far left westerners are always on about their so called, ‘oppression’. Mind you, they have autonomy and had a state in Gaza, plus unlike Tibetans who resist with non violent means, the Arabs fight by raping the women of their enemies and beheading kids. Yes, not the same😂

[@tenzinoshinnorzom8813]

Thank you sir for shedding light on Tibetans resistance and oppression under China.

[@blackwatertv7018]

I had a Tankie tell me that Tibet at the time was “a backwater, Primitive Kingdom that still Believe in superstitious nonsense” Because you know that’s not the same exact argument that western imperialist used to describe places in the global south at all..

[@rejvaik00]

Well Tibet is in a difficult position because it's technically been part of the Chinese Empire since the late 1600s And conquest and formal control was established by the Chinese in 1720, Albeit during a brutal sacking of Lasha and nearly burning the entire city to the ground So understand this isn't me defending the Chinese but to help others understand that their historic claim to the land does have some international legal merit because they have been the rulers of the land for over 250 years Now to be fair the Right of Conquest isn't allowed anymore by international law ever since 1949 but that's neither here nor there and not helpful in Tibet's current situation IMO though they aren't worthy to the claim, because of how badly the Tibetans have been treated as a result of those 250 years and the subsequent half century since Chinese control was reestablished in 1953 But unfortunately Tibet finds itself in a very similar position to Taiwan where it's not a legally recognized country and even worse is that unlike Taiwan who was at one point given a seat at the UN, Tibet never had such a luxury Meaning there's no historical legacy within the recent global world order that Tibet can point to and therefore seek help in regard to it's situation

[@enklaev1933]

I mean was the west not completely right?

[@rezrayofficial]

A deep dive on why China invaded Tibet, and everything leading up to it, would be super interesting!

[@mho...]

same reason russia invaded ukraine, or hitler invaded poland...... because they can! & ancient claims 🙄

[@billpetersen298]

Why does, every time China issues a new official map, it includes more territories? Go to your local school's, check to see if the maps and globes, were made in China.

[@kyuzotatsuya9641]

@@billpetersen298 and yet, if you campared China to imperialist Japan, they would be up in arms

[@billpetersen298]

@@kyuzotatsuya9641 It's hard for anyone to see, or react to the imperialism. China is doing it so deceptively, and methodically.

[@tibetanchineseofchina]

Invaded in 1942? "U.S. Policy Toward Tibet The United States considers the Tibet Autonomous Region or TAR (hereinafter referred to as 'Tibet') as part of the People's Republic of China. This longstanding policy is consistent with the view of the entire international community, including all China's neighbors: no country recognizes Tibet as a sovereign state. Moreover, U.S. acceptance of China's claim of sovereignty over Tibet predates the establishment of the People's Republic of China. In 1942, we told the Nationalist Chinese government then headquartered in Chongqing (Chungking) that we had 'at no time raised (a) question' over Chinese claims to Tibet." TESTIMONY BY KENT M. WIEDEMANN DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE September 7, 1995

[@EAcapuccino]

16:47 - Tibet is crucial for water supply to China's gargantuan population, this is why China 🇨🇳 holds Tibet I was wondering 🤔 that myself until I found out that plausible reason Sorry about the Tibetans though

[@qiandeng1296]

That, and/or bring your former client state into firmer direct control after British literarily INVADED it (mentioned in this video) maybe a good reason? Yes?

[@scott9414]

Actually over 30% of the worlds population depends on the water from tibet.

[@mandhojbudhamagar7234]

Read " Seven years in Tibet" Potrays by describeing the life and culture of the people during and before the WW2 written by two Germens who flee to Tibet from India.

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

Nazis. Not germans

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:20 - Chapter 1 - De facto independence 4:15 - Chapter 2 - Annexation under duress 7:55 - Chapter 3 - Under communist rule 13:45 - Chapter 4 - The tibet autonomous region present & future

[@GTFO_0]

Even if Tibetans are protesting Daily(With the funds of USA/CIA)..their Main Daddy The pedo Dalai Lama Already stated that he doesn't want tibet to be independence from china in his recent interviews lmao😂😂😂

[@TrencherTaz]

Thanks. Growing up in the 80's I never knew what the deal was about. American media just kinda glossed over Tibetan issues.

[@Tibetwillneverdie-wewillwin]

CCP mouth piece always says that, Tibetans are happily living in Tibet but the fact is that, they banned journalist to go into Tibet freely 😂😂😂

[@1.4billion65]

Even China ask you to go there, you wouldn't dare to go.

[@stevetobias]

I watch this channel regularly and I watch videos on Tibet constantly. So why wasn’t I recommended this video? I had to stumble across it by accident??

[@laurenceskinnerton73]

Free Tibet!

[@tibetanchineseofchina]

Already freed

[@fannyalbi9040]

u should be cursed the dead soul of those serfdom

[@GTFO_0]

​@@tibetanchineseofchinaEven if Tibetans are protesting Daily(With the funds of USA/CIA)..their Main Daddy The pedo Dalai Lama Already stated that he doesn't want tibet to be independence from china in his recent interviews lmao😂😂😂

[@dreamadventure8220]

​@@tibetanchineseofchina then Get out of Tibet.

[@catinbootsnow4267]

China communists liberated Tibet from the dark serfdom era.

[@danicalifornia505]

Suggestion for a video, the golden triangle of Laos, Burma, and Thailand. And all the heroine that is grown there.

[@tenzintsephel8336]

What fascinating the most is some random guys trying to justify this brutal occupation. Being a Tibetan and exiled , nothing angered me more than some outsiders flaunting comments on how much the roads and infrastructure have improved in Tibet , completely ignoring the human rights and challenges Tibetans facing both living inside or outside of Tibet . These developments are most likely to happen even if CCP didn’t take the time to brutally killed and destroyed our homes and monasteries in the name of modernisation. I don’t remember learning that our ancestors have made the call for the CCP to come in our rescue . No country’s history is beautiful but that doesn’t give another country the right to intervene.

[@李南榮]

Manchus are very unwilling to be ruled by the Chinese too.Manchukuo was invaded by the soviet red army ,and transferred to the Chinese.

[@1.4billion65]

They are part of China since Qing Empire! Stop your sh%t

[@Nasir3623]

I'm grateful that you are covering the situation in Tibet. Hopefully, xinjiang (East Turkestan) will follow next.

[@edwardsnowden8821]

then after that Dzungaria and it's capital oromchi will follow next

[@DiosBasad000]

Then Guam, Grenada, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Saipan, Okinawa

[@--enyo--]

@@DiosBasad000 He’s done one on Hawaii.

[@majestichotwings6974]

@@DiosBasad000yes, lets see all of these places, I’m very interested in learning how these places have existed over time.

[@wangyaohan8824]

from china's point of view, those turks are the invader because china has been there 400 years before the turks come. since when the invaders deserve recognitions? you must be referring to american and australian...

[@midnightmuse9829]

Simon, if you haven’t covered it yet, then yes, I want to see it.

[@gyadre]

Late Panchen Lama summarized the Chinese rule in Tibet in his incisive petition named "70,000 character" in mid 1960s to Mao. Mao imprisoned Panchen Lama for 9 years during cultural revolution (1966-76) for his petition. Panchen Lama summed up the Chinese rule in Tibet as "ounce of development for tonnes of destruction".

[@fortpark-wd9sx]

Source regarding Panchen Lama's alleged imprisonment? I understood he was brought to Beijing by Zhou Enlai. Lots of info on Mao's rivalry with Marshal Peng Dehuai and Lin Biao, but the Panchen Lama? Not of significance, as far as I knew. The books and articles I read were not pro-Mao.

[@Iskbest]

You won’t find much info. Even the Dalai Lama recognized reincarnated Panchen Lama was kidnapped and vanished. And now there is a puppet Fake Panchen Lama chosen of course by the CCP.

[@potatoman8609]

​@Iskbest all dalai lama since hundreds of years ago was confirmed/received legitimacy from chinese government or equivalent. What's problem with it now 😂😂😂😂

[@multipletanksyndrome]

I'd love to live in Tibet.

[@eadweard.]

Eh?

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

U mean china

[@aasamspb967]

@@jacksmith-mu3ee no, Tibet.

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

@@aasamspb967 same thing. Part of china

[@aasamspb967]

@@jacksmith-mu3ee nope. Not at all. Tibet is another nation.

[@sirhenrymorgan1187]

I deeply respect you guys pointing out the positive aspects of Chinese rule in Tibet without excusing China's brutality and oppression over the Tibetans. Another thing the CCP did that was good for Tibet was end slavery. Slavery was perfectly legal in Tibet prior to the Chinese invasion and subsequent banning of slavery. An uncomfortable number of the original rebels were slave owners protecting their "property". But now China exploits Tibetan workers and resources (not as bad as literal slavery, but still not any good), and I doubt modern Tibet would reinstate slavery if they gained independence today. China has done good things for Tibet, lots of imperialist/colonial powers did good things for their subjects; I just wish the bad things didn't overshadow the positives...

[@qiandeng1296]

It was what happens after colonial wars and what can be viewed as a civil war. After English and Russia designs in the region along with a LITERAL English invasion China is bound to respond by ending the former informal relationship and just bring Tibet into China proper, or should it just sit idly by and watch as the English / Russians eventually take over and cause eventually more problems? Also Simon glossed over over 20 years(yes, 20 years!) of CIA covert militarize funding program for Tibet which would have contributed to a lot of violence. Doesn't help when China itself was in a chaotic wars/social/government/institution transition phase and things got nasty. However I challenge your assertion that China is exploiting Tibetan workers nowadays. Tibetans treated as full citizens and are offered full modern education but the long herder and temple-llama dominated tradition is in the way of Tibetans acquire modern skills for better businesses and jobs, so it's more like people stuck in old tradition mindset missed the education opportunities and end up only employable in mostly low quality labor jobs, Tibetans who took full advantage of education offering are just as likely as any other Chinese to get into middle-higher class. That's why nowadays you hear the usual exaggerated propaganda about Chinese force brainwashing/cultural genocide school programs which in reality is just government try to push Tibetans into education programs to get out of herder and monastery life to acquire skills for better job opportunities.

[@simplylethul]

Imperialism and colonialism were good? How fcking delusional...

[@Googledeservestodie]

It's true, Tibet was stuck in the Feudal Age before this. During diplomatic meetings with China they literally communed with the spirits to decide negotiations. Still absolutely didn't deserve what they got, but it's insane to think about how Tibet refused to change all those centuries.

[@wangyaohan8824]

exploit tibetan workers? source? (also about resources)

[@刘辉-n5t]

Do you guys wake up a bit? East Asians are the most hardworking workers in the world. It's just as funny as exploiting Muslims. Why doesn't China have to bomb Muslim cities like Israel? Because CPC subsidizes them with the value we produce, understand?Who works harder, Muslims or Asians in your country？

[@katrianem2124]

Yes a video on British/Russian war over Asia!

[@frtzkng]

On the CCP's notions of spreading "socialist" or "communist" ideas, it should be acknowledged that the modern PRC is *not* a socialist state, it's a government-run hypercapitalist corporatorcracy.

[@mikeallan7740]

Perhaps but all that proves is that Communism/socialism is a failed ideology and that the only way it can work is for it's leaders to cherry pick the parts they want, it's very much like religion.

[@eadweard.]

"The whole reason the USSR/China are so awful is not because they're communist, but because they weren't communist _enough_ !" Deluded, fanatical idiocy.

[@RamblingRodeo]

WRONG, they are straight up communist!

[@frtzkng]

PS: thanks KZbin, I can't see any replies anymore. If I click on the "5 Replies" button, it expands to nothing.

[@Tom-tg2jl]

You mean the CCP made a cheap imitation of communism kinda like the CCP makes cheap imitations of everything else too 😂

[@person35790]

China: we are only reclaiming our own lands! Also China: Everything is China

[@haiwang2857]

West: We bomb Iraqi Muslims, we bomb Afghan Muslims, we bomb Syrian Muslims, we bomb Libyan Muslims, we sanction Iranian Muslims. West: We love Muslims in Xinjiang, China

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

Toooo easy List of Countries the US has Bombed Since the End c WWII (may be incomplete) Korea and China 1950-53 (Korean War) Guatemala 1954, 1960 Indonesia 1958 Cuba 1959-61 Vietnam 1961-73 Laos 1964-73 Belgian Congo 1964 Dominican Republic 1965--66 Peru 1965 Guatemala 1967-1969 Cambodia 1969-1970 Nicaragua 198OS El Salvador 1980s Lebanon 1982-84 Grenada 1983 Lebanon 1983, J 1984 (Lebanese, Syrian targets) Iran 1987 Panama 1989 Iraq 1991 (First Gulf War); 1991- 2003 (US/UK "NO Fly Zone") Kuwait 1991 Somalia 1992--94; 2007 Bosnia 1994-1995 Iran 1997 Sudan 1998 Afghanistan 1998 Yugoslavia 1999 Afghanistan 2001--ongoing Iraq 2003 (Second War--more recently predator drones) Yemen 2002, 2009 Libya 1986, 2011

[@1.4billion65]

China doesn't claim Hawaii, do they?

[@omtrinley6957]

Thank you very much for making this video.. we all know that there is no one who is brave enough to talk against CCP even though everyone know that what CCP is doing with TIBET , TAIWAN ,EAST TURKESTAN,Uyghur and HONG KONG .. THANK YOU 🙏 SO MUCH 🙏 🙏

[@SquirtleHK]

2:24 Heck YES I want a video all about Russia and Britain tug-o-war over Central Asia!!

[@rykkje]

Given the amount of comments wanting a great game video, I'm very optimistic, but I'll chime inn nonetheless, and say please do a video on the great game!

[@CameronMcCreary]

Yes, I would also like to to see a video on the Britian / Russia attempts at colonization of Tibet.

[@SuperMookles]

Another cheap wumao 😂

[@tondekoddar7837]

Younghusband's expedition was really a "odd" thing, worth exploring

[@Nick-hm2dm]

If anyone is interested on the Tibetan occupation, check out Mary Craig’s book, ‘Tears of Blood: A Cry for Tibet”. Warning, it can be a rough read.

[@baikeiast5255]

Tell that to the black of america

[@zackwang9314]

I'm more interested in how the native indians in the US were wiped out. There is lack of documentation on the cruelty committed by the white colonialists

[@Nick-hm2dm]

People have been doing horrible things to one another since before there was more than one culture or skin color. We don’t even have to go back that far to the Egyptians, ancient Native Americans, Aztecs, Vikings, etc. I’m sure if we had better archeological technology we’d find plenty of signs of hostility tens of thousands of years ago just like we see in primates today. Humans are shitty in general. It never took something as dumb as skin color for these things to happen to begin with.

[@rorywatt9752]

Please i beg you, make a video about the trial of the chicago seven (/eight), ever since the kent state massacre vid i think it only makes sense to cover the trial and it’s blatant lack of justice due to the judge and treatment of bobby seale

[@eadweard.]

Ideological cobblers.

[@rykkje]

This! I'd love to see that!

[@froodychick]

Thank you for this video. So many have seemed to have forgotten

[@mastpg]

Solid entry, Fact Boy.

[@CABbyMac2]

100% need a Great Game special! Love all these libraries you've accumulated

[@xAstoriax]

Good to see you Simon. I've missed you on the other channels.❤😅

[@garrieclark24]

Free Tibet....

[@GTFO_0]

Freed already from The Pedo Dalai and his Lama..

[@crs1474]

One divisive topic in Chinese politics is the balance between central authority and regional autonomy, particularly concerning regions like Tibet, Xinjiang, and Hong Kong. These issues often spark debate and differing opinions among citizens and policymakers.

[@adamsmells8054]

Yes make a great game video over on warpographics

[@rusm5710]

I feel the warp overtaking me...

[@TheSuperkooz]

i DO want to see a video all about that!

[@jasonjean2901]

This video covered the 1904 British India invasion of Tibet, but it didn't cover all the others in the late 19th century. The British would invade Tibet, slaughter Tibetans, loot, rape, and then they would approach the government of Tibet, which was the Qing dynasty of China, and demand ransom to leave, which the Qing always paid. It's also interesting how Simon seems to have not bothered to study Tibetan history at all with his opening remarks. Tibet has seldom been peaceful historically. Despite this, they were largely left alone by China until they invaded China following the Tang Civil War and attempted to conquer vast swaths of Chinese territory. This forced China to view Tibet as a threat to be neutralized. Following that invasion, Tibet has always been under some form of Chinese governance, hence why they are peaceful now.

[@dreamadventure8220]

Occupying for your security?? That's the classic Colonists mentality. Get over it!!!!

[@jasonjean2901]

@@dreamadventure8220 Interesting, so you don't think that the U.S. should have occuped Japan after WWII? The U.S. should have simply let them rebuilt and try again at making an empire?

[@PomaReign]

@@jasonjean2901 The US didn't colonize Japan, you're making a false equivalence. Japan is not a territory of the US and governs itself with its own military to defend itself.

[@jasonjean2901]

@@PomaReign Yeah, sure. The U.S. didn't flood Japan with military bases, especially Okinawa. Oh wait, they did, and they are still there, even though most Okinawans don't want them to be (they keep electing in governments whose primary mandate is to get rid of the U.S. military bases in Okinawa).

[@cooperbailes6574]

Chinese Bot identified lol. Way to gloss over so much of China did just to lay blame on someone else and point the finger somewhere else. China was never the bad guy right?

[@BloodMoonGo]

A video on the Great Game would be interesting

[@comettamer]

This was a good video, excellently researched. Now we need one on China and Taiwan.

[@--enyo--]

I know you’re asking for an ‘Into the Shadows’ one, but in the meantime Geographics has one on Taiwan, and Warographics has a few related to it as well.

[@tibetanchineseofchina]

Do you mean Republic of China?

[@comettamer]

@@--enyo-- True, but an Into the Shadows on the history and relationship between Taiwan and the RoC would be interesting.

[@comettamer]

@@tibetanchineseofchina Sure, yeah...that.

[@roflmatol]

​​@@comettamerWhat are you talking about, Taiwan *is* the RoC, and has been that way ever since the Japanese were forced to hand the island to the RoC following their defeat in WW2. Today, Taiwan is, demographically speaking, more Chinese than the PRC, with 99% of its population ethnically Han Chinese

[@Amirhosseindev]

Yes I would be interested in seeing a video about that Simon

[@gobeyondno1]

Why don't you talk about how the United States seized Native American territory

[@UzumakiNaruto_]

Native Americans aren't even native to North America. They came by land bridge from Europe and Asia so they're 'immigrants' to North America as well. Makes me laugh everytime native people claim the entire North American continent as 'theirs' just because they arrived here first.

[@potatoman8609]

​@@UzumakiNaruto_then you would agree that China keeps tibet 😂😂😂

[@whoknows2356]

lol he did

[@martinstevens5892]

An episode on the Great Game would be very welcome.

[@arpan9937]

This year during the G20 summit many tibetians were protesting in front of the Chinese embassy in New Delhi.

[@GTFO_0]

And what did they achieve??😂Even if Tibetans are protesting Daily(With the funds of USA/CIA)..their Main Daddy The pedo Dalai Lama Already stated that he doesn't want tibet to be independence from china in his recent interviews lmao😂😂😂

[@harrisonmiller6475]

I was wondering if you could do a video on the Spanish Inquisition

[@eadweard.]

I don't expect they will.

[@wyatt199x3]

@@eadweard. based off of what exactly?

[@eadweard.]

@@wyatt199x3 No one expects the Spanish inquisition.

[@archstanton6102]

​@@eadweard.I would have to watch it from the Comfy Chair

[@Mikesuper26]

I would love to see a video about the Great Game between the Russian Empire and the British Empire. Great video as always!!

[@Giles20]

I love watching this channel but there are some outright misinformation here. Lhasa's Tibetan population is over 600k, while Han population is around 200k. The video says Han make up 2/3 of Lhasa's population. This is an outright lie. You can make a case for Tibet without resorting to lying. Really disapointed this channel would resort to this.

[@natecody3305]

I absolutely want a video on the Great Game

[@QuietJugung]

The abbreviation "CCP" is a give away from who funded this video.

[@fangdog29]

The whole world calls it the ccp

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

Agreed

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

@@fangdog29 ccp ❤️❤️❤️

[@jacobavners2394]

Yeah, please *do* make a video about the Great Game Simon!

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

I love the irony of China using the Yuan dynasty as a reason for subjugating neighbouring cultures.

[@刘辉-n5t]

Which is more interesting than the Bible of Israel?

[@RubyDoobieScoo]

@@刘辉-n5t ur mom

[@johnrock7255]

As Chinese, we are more concerned about how to let the Indians restore their territory in North America.

[@zenden9]

I guess you never know Qing dynasty. And u think every region is capable of self government and independent? Look at South Africa after ending apartheid to let local black rule themselves. Guess what happened? It's worst than apartheid times. Many South Africa black even envy the era of apartheid periods. Same as mongolia vs inner Mongolia. The inner Mongolian are so happy to be under CCP rule if not they will be like their Mongolia brothers, poor and corrupted. ill efficient. Mongolia just have a massive protest 10 months ago against their own government for corruption, and ill competent to tackle the problem of destitute and poor economy of Mongolia.

[@fortpark-wd9sx]

They couldn't pretend history did not exist, right? Furthermore, some Mongols south of the Gobi stayed with Ming after Yuan was overthrown in 1368. Mongols always tend to move south. Mongolian nationalists nowadays prefer to downplay this.

[@annbjorn]

Great video. Learned lots

[@futurethinking]

You learned a lot of bullshit, watch this documentary instead kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4bGoI2GhLBkj5I Even this bullshit video cannot deny the resourced China has poured into the region but then make up bullshit claim of Chinese brutality and massacres without really providing any evidence.

[@string_fellow_hawk]

Great channel again . Please have Evan or Danny write the British/ Russian colony script.

[@MarvinV180]

Yes definitely the Great Game video

[@daniell1483]

So sad that such a beautiful land has fallen so completely into China's arms. I want to say Tibetans need to fight for their future, but peace is so central to their identity. What matters more to the Tibetan people? Self-rule and autonomy, or peace? I don't see any way out of this mess that doesn't involve a fight of some kind. Waiting for the CCP to just fall apart seems like a failing strategy to me.

[@BaneofBots]

Can't see the CCP falling apart without outside intervention. There cannot be last peace without war. China is global enemy number 1, with Russia 2nd, Iran 3rd, NK 4th etc. The time for talking is over. The sooner us westerners accept that, the better. We cannot continue this appeasement.

[@tibetanchineseofchina]

daniell1483, you don't know Tibetan Chinese.

[@wangyaohan8824]

during chaos in 1912 (dynasty to republic), tibet declare it's independence, in 1952 china took tibet back. everyone talked about 1952 but never mentioned the 1912.

[@odysseus3285]

Tibert is part of China before the United States stole California and Texas from Mexico.

[@anselbaron6848]

My Xinjiang friend was watching his phone next to me. After I showed him this video, he said you are farting, hahaha

[@sebassjay]

Fantastic video as usual Simon and the team. With Taiwan, Russia and Uyghurs being actively worked over by CCP, it's easy to chuck Tibet as another expansionist move from China. Though it feels like it belongs more in the Geographics channel more than this one. Then again your Gepgraphics has some very dark and hair raising clips like the Cannibal island that would probably fit better in here.

[@jacksmith-mu3ee]

Source ? Proof ? Waiting

[@awaiskhan9329]

We want to hear about the native people of Amerika and Australia plus New Zealand

[@meh7348]

Yeah if you don't look like them or your countries have nothing for them to steal afterwards don't bother asking Yankland or Britain for help.

[@miahconnell23]

@meh7348 : I wish our government’s foreign policy decisions were more in alignment with the morals and values of most “regular Americans.” I really do. There exist multiple times I can think of right off the top of my head wherein it would not have been costly at all for the USA to ‘do the right thing…’ it wouldn’t have even been all that costly to the Dulles brothers nor the United Fruit Co in the grand scheme of things, seeing as how they were already wealthy. The government here is *supposed to be* beholden to its people: it is SUPPOSED to be. 99% of regular, everyday, citizens would be aghast if they knew a fraction of the bad actions

[@blackwatertv7018]

Because rushing into a massive land war with China in the 50s would have been a FANTASTIC idea. Call me racist all you want but I’m glad I didn’t grow in a post nuclear war wasteland.

[@eadweard.]

I can only imagine how much you'd be raging at the UK/US, had they intervened on the side of Tibet.

[@munnakhan8961]

@@eadweard. CIA trained Tibetan rebels against China but failed

[@scottsandmeyer]

Please do a piece on the Uyghurs and the history of China's mistreatment of that group.

[@刘辉-n5t]

Uyghurs have made some common mistakes that Muslims often make. We china haven't bombed any cities, not even a building, and we don't have a policy of racial segregation. Everything is fine now. The BBC is filming a movie about concentration camps outside a 1.8-meter fence, they may not be able to find a suitable place either. Israel's financial situation is clearly much better than that of China, with their walls at least 5 meters high, just like the Trump Walls.It's very simple, right?

[@刘辉-n5t]

Cotton is political propaganda aimed at Americans, who are fighting a technology war with China but are unwilling to acknowledge China's agricultural mechanization. We can force drivers to work, yes we can .but we cannot force hundreds of thousands of drivers. We don't have that much equipment. These are not difficult to understand.

[@刘辉-n5t]

Finally, I hope that the West can love Palestinian Muslims as much as they love Chinese Muslims. Thank you all.

[@1003JustinLaw]

As a Chinese ethnic individual, allow me to point out two things that I've mentioned on a Sideproject video that I feel are worth repeating here: 1) China and Tibet has had a... shall we say, bad history that stretches all the way back to the Tibetan Empire. During the Tang Dynasty (618 to 907AD) the two countries were in frequent military struggles against each other, and a particular fort by the name of Stone Castle City (石堡城), an extremely well-defended fortification held by the Tibetan Empire, saw a near constant stream of Tang casualties, while Tibetan cavalry raiders preyed upon the farmlands in and around what is now Qing'Hai Province. Traditionally, the Chinese government has viewed all outside forces that raided Chinese lands as barbarians that must either be slaughtered down to the last child, or fully assimilated such that no thread of their original culture remains (and as we can see is still being implemented in Tibet right now), the fact that Tibet rejected their "fate" of death or assimilation marked its people in the brain of China as being tainted with the gravest of sins. This could go some way to explain why the Tibetan people sees such extreme oppression under Chinese rule, China is simply "settling the debt of blood and hatred" that has been building for over a millennia. 2) Tibet's geography is, in every way, not in its own favor while also, in every way, in China's favor. As of right now, the only economically viable means of reaching anywhere in Tibet is via the Qinghai-Tibet railway, the so-called "Sky Road", that connects the east of Tibet to the western heartlands of China. To its north lies the deserts and badlands of the Gobi while its south and west are blocked in entirely by the Himalayans. Any outside power that attempts to aid Tibet materially faces the daunting task of sending planes over the Himalayans or smuggling an armed convoy through the Gobi, neither of which are overly viable or optimistic. Tibet is so trapped by their location that regardless of whether it bows its head to China is irrelevant, it sits in the middle of China's palm and China can do whatever it damn well pleases whenever it damn well pleases, there is simply nowhere for Tibet to turn, and nowhere to run.

[@NgawangTashi-s3e]

Thank you

[@iany2448]

This is an absolutely incomplete and inaccurate history of Tibet.

[@doktordanomite9105]

Are you friends with xi or do you have a proper critique i haven’t seen the video yet

[@AlexanderT420]

Feel free to make your own video and educate us all

[@calvinduke4810]

FREE TIBET !!!!

[@MrDnong]

Interesting video. Interesting comments. So many westerners talking a lot about china without knowing it. Go to China, find out by yourself.

[@turdferguson9356]

The red bandits never had the mandate of heaven

[@vic5015]

Yes, do make a video on the Great Game.

[@CathaySaber]

The name Chiang-Kai-shek imprinted in front of the communism Chinese flag is the most hilarious thing I’ve ever seen😂

[@Iris_and_or_George]

I'm guessing there are no planned visits to China for Simon in the foreseeable future!

[@proudtibetan]

If you support say Free Tibet 📣✊🏼 Thank You 🙏🏼

[@DesiGalCrochet]

Free Tibet!!

[@jetli740]

yes slave master....

[@edwardsnowden8821]

$ucc Ma πoung child...¶edo Lama

[@hewhoshallnotbenamed5168]

What China has done and is currently doing to Tibet is reminiscent of what European settlers did to the Native Americans. However, while Americans are brow beaten constantly over the past treatment of Native Americans the crimes against Tibet and its people by the Chinese is mostly ignored or forgotten by the wider public. It's downright criminal really.

[@GTFO_0]

😂Lmao no...Tibet and china has 100 years of history also Mao freed Tibet From shrefom and Even if Tibetans are protesting Daily(With the funds of USA/CIA)..their Main Daddy The pedo Dalai Lama Already stated that he doesn't want tibet to be independence from china in his recent interviews lmao😂😂😂

[@刘辉-n5t]

It's completely different. While we Han Chinese people gained Lhasa, Tibetans have Beijing and Shanghai at the same time.China does not have a policy of racial segregation.This is completely different from you guys.Can they have London and Paris?

[@刘辉-n5t]

We have shared our land with the Tibetans, and you have only lost and gained it unilaterally, which is completely different.

[@hewhoshallnotbenamed5168]

@@刘辉-n5t Get out of here you CCP sock puppet.

[@zakkattack1374]

Would be nice to make this video after you visit Tibet

[@DarkWarchieff]

Didn't some experts predict a NATO / China war before 2025? if so, it's time for Simon's casual criminalist ''Oh noooo!''

[@tsudagenam6292]

Thanks for the video on Tibet!

[@anselbaron6848]

A group of foreigners who have never been to Xinjiang are writing the history of China through Western propaganda. It’s really funny.

[@ehunt7498]

So tell me what about he said is false or incorrect?

[@1.4billion65]

It's not funny at all, CIA actually trained Tibetans to fight China.

[@MrDnong]

@@ehunt7498quite a lot, but that’s okay. Chinese history and political philosophy is very different from the western. For more than 2000 years, since the first empire was founded by Qin, the political philosophy of Chinese rulers has never changed.

[@kunganamgyal7118]

Free Tibet

[@kevinmcqueenie7420]

It is also a sad fact that, no matter where you stand on his divinity, whether he really is the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama or not, Gyalwa Rinpoche, when he passes on, will have been the last true Dalai Lama. The next will be a Chinese puppet. I am not a religious man, but seeing the social or spiritual life of a group of people trampled by something as terrifying as the CCP will always give me chills. ETA: Should have watched to the end before commenting on this one! Well done to Simon's team for covering the aftermath of the current Lama's death when it arrives!

[@besarlim781]

You are stating what whites did to the red Indians . Hence, the caucasian has no right to North America.

[@potatoman8609]

Dalai lama was historically almost always chosen by Chinese officials, but ok westoid

[@kevinmcqueenie7420]

@@potatoman8609 I stand corrected if that is the case. Sorry, I thought the Tibetans had more autonomy in the choice, could you point me to a source(s)? Always want to improve my knowledge, cheers.

[@xsu-is7vq]

@@kevinmcqueenie7420Look up information on the Golden Urn. The candidates matching a description given by previous Lama are provided by the Monastery, the names are places in a Golden urn and drawn by Chinese official in charge of Tibetan affairs, and confirmed in a ceremonial process. In fact, the title of Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama were both created by Qing dynasty emperor, along with the process described above to govern the “reincarnation”.

[@kevinmcqueenie7420]

@@potatoman8609 seriously, I do want to know. Is there any evidence that China chose the lama historically. I can’t find it. I’d love to be proved wrong but starting to feel like you are a CCP bot.

[@Philip271828]

@10:40 If I remember correctly (forgotten the source) the One Child policy did not apply if you moved to Tibet.

[@Syurtpiutha]

"If that is something you'd like to see a video on in the future, let us know" ... Wait, you need to ask? This is probably my favorite channel of yours and they are often quite illuminating on things I had no idea existed. EDUCATE US WITH YOUR SMOOTH VOICE!

[@elilawrence7166]

Great Game!

[@LaurenPebble]

I was only 8 when the Beijing Olympics were held, but I remember my parents being furious.

[@TheKkpop1]

Stop politicising Olympic games.!!!

[@stevenotto1456]

R.I.P simon