Period 5 Christian, Andrew, Evan

What part did the government play in this event?

Once China had successfully gained military control of Tibet, they sat down with the Tibetan Government on May 23rd, 1951 to impose their new laws. These new laws restricted human rights all across the country, especially in the area of religion and over 6,000 monasteries were destroyed during this repression. The Chinese occupied Tibet for several years until the Dalai Lama peacefully signed an agreement with the Chinese. Most of the high ranking government officials went into exile, including the Dalai Lama, for fear of being captured by the Chinese. This new puppet government was under the control of the People's Republic of China and established further laws that they believed would help Tibet would prosper. These laws for prosperity have limited certain rights and turned Tibet into a country that ran by essentially Communist rules.