There are numerous articles available for your students to read about the Tibet.  Below you will find a list of pre-selected materials appropriate for reading at the high school level.  Students can read all of the articles or they can select specific articles to gain a deeper sense of awareness of this issue. Students should complete the Terms to Know Handout and respond the Reading Response Questions.
 
 

Click here for Terms to Know Handout for Bhutan. Click here for Reading Response Questions for Bhutan. ARTICLES (PrintableWord Documents) Article 1: China’s New Trade Status The Straits Times (01/02/02) Article 2: China Releases Ailing Tibetan Scholar in Goodwill Seattle Times (01/21/02) Article 3: China Releases Tibetan Dissident Jailed Since 1983 Seattle Times (04/04/02)

Article 4: European Parliament Official Calls on Tibet To Develop Tourism Asiainfo Daily China News (07/15/02) Article 5: Tibet Through Unbaised Eyes China Daily (07/17/02) Article 6: China Reportedly Improves Living Conditions of Tibetans BBC Monitoring International Reports (07/28/02) Article 7: Premier Meets China-Approved Panchen Lama BBC Monitoring International Reports (07/31/02) Article 8: Tibetan Exile Government Blasts China’s Shangri-La Plan  Associated Press (07/26/02) Article 9: China Markets Magic of Shangri-La Washington Post (07/25/02)

Article 10: The Train To Lhasa The Economist (02/17/01) Article 11: Go West, Young Han The Economist (12/23/00) Article 12: The Boy Lama’s Long and Mysterious Journey The Economist (01/15/00) Article 13: Thought Reform New Internationalist (08/00) Article 14: Adventures With Tintin New Internationalist (12/95)

WEB RESOURCES - Pro-Chinese
The Historical Status of China’s Tibet
www.tibet-china.org/historical_status/english/index.html
 

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