Term
http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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| In the east, farms generally reach their maximum potential yield, whereas farm productivity in the west is low, and it is difficult and expensive to improve productivity there |
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Term
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080322011057AAvqJTi
Chinese Control- Reasons
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Definition
| the agriculturally productive and populous parts of Tibet were ripped off outright and appended to Gansu, Sichuan, and Qinghai |
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Term
Brown, Lester R. 1995. Who will feed China?: Wake-up call for a small planet. Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute.
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| using soil productivity as the criterion for designating basic farmland, site selection for economic development projects becomes constrained, making business less competitive. |
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Term
Brown, Lester R. 1995. Who will feed China?: Wake-up call for a small planet. Washington, DC: Worldwatch Institute.
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
(1) if the conversion of land within farmland districts is unavoidable in order to build national projects, such as highways, energy production or transportation, the state must approve the conversion of land parcels of more than 82.4 acres and the provincial governments must approve those of less than 82.4 acres; and (2) the same amount of farmland lost to conversion must be replaced by new farmland somewhere else.
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Term
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080322011057AAvqJTi
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| the Chinese used it as a testing site for nuclear weapons |
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Term
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschluss#Austrian_political_and_military_leaders_in_Nazi_Germany
China- Similarities to German Takeover |
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Definition
| Germans viewed the takeover as a liberating annexation like china, not a union or takeover |
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Term
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschluss#Austrian_political_and_military_leaders_in_Nazi_Germany
China- Similarities to German Takeover |
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Definition
Austrian political and military leaders in Nazi Germany, use leaders in their governement to have control
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Term
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tibet#Qing_control_reasserted
Chinese Control- Influence |
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Definition
| "liberated the Tibetan serfs" |
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Term
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tibet#Qing_control_reasserted
Chinese Control- Influence |
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Definition
| many Tibetans were nomads or owned their own land rent free |
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Term
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tibet#Qing_control_reasserted
Chinese Control- Influence |
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Definition
| China refuses to respond to international protest |
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Term
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tibet#Qing_control_reasserted
Chinese Control- Influence |
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Definition
| International protest has not lead to change, no physical actions have been taken |
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Term
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tibet#Qing_control_reasserted
Chinese Control- Result |
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Definition
| imposing curfews and strictly limiting access to Tibetan areas as a result of international protesting |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Influence |
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Definition
| Beijing on Monday rubbished reports that Tibetan spiritual leader, the Karmapa, was its spy. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Influence |
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Definition
| The Karmapa is facing investigations into the source of large amounts of money found in his monastery near Dharmsala last week. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Influence |
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Definition
| The speculation by India's media, regarding the matter of the Karmapa as a Chinese agent or spy, shows that India is keeping its mistrustful attitude towards China,'' state-run Global Times quoted Xu Zhitao, an official of the ruling Communist Party's United Front Work Department, as saying. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Influence |
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Definition
| he department has often been accused of having informants among monasteries in Tibet and Tibetans groups who sneak into Nepal in the hope of reaching India for a darshan of the Dalai Lama. Analysts say the departments rare statement about the Karmapa is as such significant. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Influence |
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Definition
| ''Earlier this month, three Chinese citizens were arrested in India on suspicion of money laundering and spying on border security. But the Chinese foreign ministry said they were actually tourists who had mistakenly crossed the border from Nepal.'' |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means
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Definition
| "The speculation by India's media, regarding the matter of the Karmapa as a Chinese agent or spy, shows that India is keeping its mistrustful attitude towards China,'' -Xu Zhitao, an official of the ruling Communist Party's United Front Work Department |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
| he department has often been accused of having informants among monasteries in Tibet and Tibetans groups |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
| Uses of spies: sneak into Nepal in the hope of reaching India for a darshan of the Dalai Lama. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
| The Global Times said this is not the first time that India's media has linked ''spies'' with China. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
''The reincarnation of the holy men is a unique form of succession in Tibetan Buddhism, which has long been recognised and respected," -Xu
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
''Karmapa left China in 1999 for the purpose of religious behaviour, just as he claimed,'' Xu said.
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
''Earlier this month, three Chinese citizens were arrested in India on suspicion of money laundering and spying on border security. But the Chinese foreign ministry said they were actually tourists who had mistakenly crossed the border from Nepal.''- Global Times
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
| Xu explained the Karmapa's reincarnation as a Living Buddha and that both the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government had approved it. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
''The 17th Karmapa Living Buddha is the first reincarnated Living Buddha confirmed and approved by the central government of the People's Republic of China after the peaceful liberation of Tibet in 1951,'' -Xu
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
- Replace all Tibetan high lamas with their own appointees.
- Find and Replace the Panchem Lama with one of their choice
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
German Anschluss: similar to Chinese Control over Tibet. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
Panchen Lama: highest ranking lama after Dalai.
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
| The Chinese "Panchen Lama" will deal with Tibetan resistance within Chinese occupied Tibet. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
To deal with Tibetan resistance in India, they once again appointed their own Chinese "Karmapa" Urgyen Trinley Dorje and allowed him to "escape" to India and joined the Dalai Lama. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
Once the Dalai Lama passes away, the Chinese "Karmapa" will naturally become the figurehead for Tibetans in India and they will slowly fall under Chinese control. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
| At some point, Sikkim will be taken over by the Chinese through the Chinese "Karmapa" without the use of military force. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means |
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Definition
The Chinese will also appoint their own "Dalai Lama" later and will decide to let him either stay or "escape" to India to work as their operative. This is classic Chinese war strategy dating back to the Warring States period.. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control-Means
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Definition
| The Karmapa is facing investigations into the source of large amounts of money found in his monastery near Dharmsala last week. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Karmapa-not-a-Chinese-spy-claims-Beijing/articleshow/7400095.cms
Chinese Control- Means
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Definition
| Beijing on Monday rubbished reports that Tibetan spiritual leader, the Karmapa, was its spy. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/New-Chinese-law-banning-Dalai-Lama-reincarnation-aimed-at-wiping-out-Tibetan-identity/articleshow/7495939.cms
Chinese Control- Influence
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Definition
| New law banning reincarnation of the Dalai Lama |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tibetans-fight-China-oppression-with-beauty/articleshow/5996594.cms
Tibetan Response- NonViolent Protest |
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Definition
winners cannot participate in any international beauty contest
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tibetans-fight-China-oppression-with-beauty/articleshow/5996594.cms
Tibetan Response- Non-Violent Protest |
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Definition
| Hold a Tibetan Beauty contest to display strength in a time of peril |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Truth-will-prevail-Karmapa/articleshow/7412661.cms
China Control: Means |
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Definition
| The Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who is considered the third most important Tibetan religious head after the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, later addressed the gathering at the Gyuto Tantric University and Monastery, saying the investigating agencies are doing their work. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Truth-will-prevail-Karmapa/articleshow/7412661.cms
China Control: Means |
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Definition
"Let the investigating agencies do their work. Truth will prevail," he said in his brief address to the followers in Tibetan language. -Karmapa
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Truth-will-prevail-Karmapa/articleshow/7412661.cms
China Control: Means |
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Definition
| A string of central government agencies is attempting to get to the bottom of the recovery of unaccounted currency that includes 1.1 million Chinese Yuan (Rs.7 million) and over 600,000 US dollars. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Truth-will-prevail-Karmapa/articleshow/7412661.cms
China Control: Means |
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Definition
A Himachal Pradesh Police team twice questioned the Karmapa about the currency recovery. Even the Enforcement Directorate Tuesday scanned documents and questioned functionaries.
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Truth-will-prevail-Karmapa/articleshow/7412661.cms
China Control: Means |
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Definition
| Carrying lighted joss sticks, pictures of the Karmapa and banners, the devotees, including some foreigners, said their spiritual leader was wrongly mired in a controversy. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Truth-will-prevail-Karmapa/articleshow/7412661.cms
China Control: Means |
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Definition
| "The way the Karmapa was labelled by the Indian media, especially the electronic media, as a Chinese spy is ridiculous. Truth will definitely prevail," the monk's another follower, Tenzin Dorjee, said. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Truth-will-prevail-Karmapa/articleshow/7412661.cms
China Control: Means |
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Definition
| The office of the Karmapa said in a statement posted on its official website: "We can confirm that Rs.5 crore ($.1 million) was taken by the (Indian) authorities from the monastery." |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Truth-will-prevail-Karmapa/articleshow/7412661.cms
China Control: Means |
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Definition
| The Karmapa is the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu School, one of the four sects of Buddhism. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Truth-will-prevail-Karmapa/articleshow/7412661.cms
China Control: Means |
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Definition
| The Karmapa fled Tibet and sought refuge in India in January 2000. Ever since, he has mostly lived at the monastery in Sidhbari near Dharamsala - the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Truth-will-prevail-Karmapa/articleshow/7412661.cms
China Control: Means |
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Definition
| "The speculation by India's media, regarding the matter of the Karmapa as a Chinese agent or spy, shows that India is keeping its mistrustful attitude toward China," said Xu Zhitao |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/WikiLeaks-85000-Tibetans-reach-India-since-1980/articleshow/7123447.cms
Tibetan Response- Statistics
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Definition
85,000 Tibetans reach India since 1980 |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/WikiLeaks-85000-Tibetans-reach-India-since-1980/articleshow/7123447.cms
Tibetan Response- Statistics |
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Definition
| "The cable said that following the March 2008 uprising in Tibet, "the number of Tibetan refugees markedly decreased, with only about 650 arriving from April 2008 to March 2009" |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/WikiLeaks-85000-Tibetans-reach-India-since-1980/articleshow/7123447.cms
Tibetan Response- Statistics |
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Definition
| "XXXXXXXXXXXX was optimistic that (the) flow of refugees will soon go back to normal levels because admission statistics for 2010 are surpassing those from an equivalent period in 2009." |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/WikiLeaks-85000-Tibetans-reach-India-since-1980/articleshow/7123447.cms
Tibetan Response- Statistics |
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Definition
| India is home to the the Dalai Lama and about 100,000 Tibetan exiles |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/WikiLeaks-85000-Tibetans-reach-India-since-1980/articleshow/7123447.cms
Tibetan Response- Statistics |
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Definition
Many Tibetans fled to India with the Dalai Lama in 1959 after the failure of an anti-Communist uprising.
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/WikiLeaks-85000-Tibetans-reach-India-since-1980/articleshow/7123447.cms
Tibetan Response- Statistics |
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Definition
| 46,620 returned to Tibet after a short pilgrimage in India |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/search.cms
Chinese Control- reasons |
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Definition
| China believes it has rightfully owned tibet since the Qing Dynasty |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/search.cms
Chinese Control- reasons |
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Definition
| China believes their liberating to return the Qing Dynasty |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/search.cms
Chinese Control- reasons |
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Definition
| A vast percentage of Tibet is farmland |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/UN-asks-China-to-reassess-policies-on-Tibet-Mongolia/articleshow/7185265.cms
China Control: Means
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Definition
| The United Nations has urged China to reconsider its policies in Tibet and inner Mongolia. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/UN-asks-China-to-reassess-policies-on-Tibet-Mongolia/articleshow/7185265.cms
China Control: Means
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Definition
| Following his recent official visit to China, the UN special rapporteur on the Right to Food, Olivier De Schutter, has asked the Chinese government to reassess its policies which are displacing people in Tibet and Inner Mongolia |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/UN-asks-China-to-reassess-policies-on-Tibet-Mongolia/articleshow/7185265.cms
China Control: Means
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Definition
| government enforced "measures such as grazing bans, grazing land non-use periods, rotational grazing and accommodation of carrying capacity, limitations on pastures distribution, compulsory fencing and slaughter of animal livestock" which have left "the nomads with no other option than to sell their herd and resettle." |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/UN-asks-China-to-reassess-policies-on-Tibet-Mongolia/articleshow/7185265.cms
China Control: Means
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Definition
| "While there is little doubt about the extent of the land degradation problem," the special rapporteur noted in his report, that herders should not, as a result of the measures adopted under the tuimu huancao policy ("removing animals to grow grass") be put in a situation where they have no other options than to sell their herd and resettle. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/China-denies-Karmapa-links-says-India-shows-mistrust-attitude/articleshow/7396422.cms
China Control: Means
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Definition
In the first reaction to reports of raids on the offices of a trust backed by Karmapa, the official said, "the 17th Karmapa living Buddha (Monks in Tibet are called living Buddhas) is the first reincarnated living Buddha confirmed and approved by the Central Government of the People's Republic of China after the peaceful liberation of Tibet in 1951."
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Now-China-finds-100bn-mineral-deposits-in-Tibet/articleshow/7053179.cms
Chinese Control- Reasons
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Definition
| China continues to strike it rich in Tibet as geologists discovered 102 types of mineral deposits in over 3000 mine beds with an estimated value of about USD 100 billion. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Now-China-finds-100bn-mineral-deposits-in-Tibet/articleshow/7053179.cms
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| So far, over 3,000 mine beds, deposits or mineralised sites with as many as 102 types of mineral were discovered in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Chinese official media reported, quoting officials from the regional bureau of land and resources. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Now-China-finds-100bn-mineral-deposits-in-Tibet/articleshow/7053179.cms
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| The mineral resources in the Himalayan region have an estimated potential value up to 600 billion yuan (USD 100 billion), it said. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Now-China-finds-100bn-mineral-deposits-in-Tibet/articleshow/7053179.cms
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
Among the variety of mineral reserves, Tibet is reported to have large chromium and cuprum (copper) far higher than other regions of mainland China.
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Now-China-finds-100bn-mineral-deposits-in-Tibet/articleshow/7053179.cms
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
Twelve other mineral reserves rank among the top five across the whole country.
Chromium, a steely-grey, lustrous hard metal is regarded with great interest because of its high corrosion value, resistance and hardness while Cuprum is a mineral used in homoeopathic medicines. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Now-China-finds-100bn-mineral-deposits-in-Tibet/articleshow/7053179.cms
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| Chinese aluminium and copper giant Aluminum Corp of China, or Chinalco has already set up its unit there, besides Chinese miners Western Mining Co and Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd which already started production at the Yulong copper deposit, in southeastern Tibet to fuel the rapidly developing Chinese economy. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Now-China-finds-100bn-mineral-deposits-in-Tibet/articleshow/7053179.cms
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| access to the remote Tibetan areas is no longer a problem as China has already built enormous amount of rail, road and air infrastructure connecting TAR with the mainland. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Now-China-finds-100bn-mineral-deposits-in-Tibet/articleshow/7053179.cms
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| The rapid exploration of natural resources and development of infrastructure evoked criticism from the Tibetan say this would benefit the main land more as it fuels influx from the outside the region besides harming the plateau's fragile environment. |
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Term
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/Now-China-finds-100bn-mineral-deposits-in-Tibet/articleshow/7053179.cms
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
Considering the rich potential, top Chinese minerals and metals companies have already established their presence to explore and extract the rich deposits of the remote region's natural resources.
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Term
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Reasons_why_japan_took_over_manchuria
Japan Takeover Manchuria- Reasons |
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Definition
They wanted to prove to the world that they are a powerful nation and not to mess with them because they can mess back.
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Term
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Reasons_why_japan_took_over_manchuria
Japan Takeover Manchuria- Reasons |
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Definition
The Japanese Military basically went crazy with power and they decided to go against the Japanese [civilian] government and do what they wanted to do. (ex. Take over Manchuria when they wanted to)
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Term
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Reasons_why_japan_took_over_manchuria
Japan Takeover Manchuria- Reasons
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Definition
They needed natural resources, as an island they had little or no natural resources. They also wanted to become independent from Western resources.
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Term
http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
Chinese Control- reasons |
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Definition
China has set farmland preservation laws to prevent further decline of available farmable land
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Term
http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| eople’s Republic of China is causing alarm among top leaders concerned with food security and China’s ability to remain self-reliant in crop production. |
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Term
http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| This loss of farmland is a direct result of China’s remarkable success in economic development over the past two decades. |
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Term
http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| rapid urbanization and the conversion of enormous amounts of farmland into residential, industrial, commercial, infrastructure and institutional uses. |
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Term
http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| A map of China gives the false impression that land is abundant. Even though the total land mass of China is similar to that of the United States (9.6 and 9.4 million square kilometers, respectively), land suitable for human habitation in China is limited. |
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Term
http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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Definition
| About one-fifth of China’s territory is covered by deserts, glaciers and snow. |
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Term
http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
Chinese Control- Reasons |
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| "Areas that average more than 2,000 meters above sea level and mountainous regions each account for one-third of China’s land, indicating a high level of land fragmentation. Thus, less than one-third of China’s land area is composed of the plains and basins where more than 60 percent of the population of 1.3 billion lives" |
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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| There are fewer farms in China per capita than in almost any other country. |
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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| China’s rate of per capita farmland occupation is 0.26–0.30 acre (depending on which official data are used), less than 43 percent of the world average. |
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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It is a staggering accomplishment that China is able to feed 20 percent of the world’s population with only 7 percent of the world’s farmland.
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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| The eastern part of China represents 48 percent of the nation’s territory, but includes 86 percent of China’s total farmland and nearly 94 percent of its population. |
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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| the western provinces feature vast and mostly unusable land |
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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| More than 60 percent of China’s farms have no irrigation systems, and most of those farms are located in the west. |
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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Regions with more than 80 percent of the nation’s water resources have less than 38 percent of the farmland.
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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| Around 30 percent of all farmland suffers from soil erosion, and more than 40 percent of farmland in arid and semi-arid regions is in danger of turning into desert. |
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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| ambitious socioeconomic development goals set up by the Sixteenth Communist Party Congress in 2003. |
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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| goals call for China’s GDP to be quadrupled and the rate of urbanization to reach 55 percent by 2020. |
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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| Given the projected population growth from 1.3 billion to 1.6 billion, Chinese cities will become home to 200 to 350 million new urban residents. |
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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This remarkable increase in development will require land for all kinds of human needs: economic development, housing, urban services and so forth.
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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Agricultural production areas (such as crops, cotton, edible oils and other high-quality agricultural products) approved by governments
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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Farmland with high productivity and good irrigation that have been exploited
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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| Vegetation production areas for large and mid-sized cities |
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http://www.lincolninst.edu/pubs/913_Farmland-Preservation-in-China
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Experimental fields for science and educational purposes
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http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=18799&t=1
China's Control: Response
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| Kalon Tsering Phuntsok said "The People's Republic of China, as a member country of the UN should put into practice the United Nation's declaration of human rights, adding, "However, China continues to dishonour, violate, the terms of the declaration. |
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http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=18799&t=1
China's Control: Response
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| He reiterated that China should seize the opportunity in resolving the issue of Tibet and bring about a positive change inside Tibet under the framework of the mutually beneficial policy of Middle-Way Approach |
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http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=18799&t=1
China's Control: Response
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| The speaker of Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Mr Karma Chophel expressed gratitude and also appealed to all the governments, members of parliaments and the Tibet support groups to continue to lend their support in resolving the issue of Tibet. |
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http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=18799&t=1
China's Control: Response
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| he parliament has appealed to the UN, the world Human Rights Council, the International Olympic Committee and Indian Olympic Association to take serious consideration in bringing China in improving the human rights situation in Tibet, he added. |
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