Turmoil in Tibet
In regards to your story of March 6 (Part I), concerning the rioting in Tibet, March 17 marked the 30th anniversary of the flight of the Dalai Lama from Tibet.
Though the Chinese announced in 1949 that Tibet was part of China and subsequently invaded in 1951, it was not until March of 1959 that the Dalai Lama and his retinue fled Tibet. Rioting was extensive in February and March of 1959. It was brutally suppressed by the Chinese army.
The Tibetan people are resentful for the 30 year absence of their spiritual and temporal leader.
DEIRDRE FEEHAN
Reseda
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