Dalai Lama quoted from François Gautier - Les mots du dernier Dalaï-lama (2018, Flammarion)
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The Dalai Lama has often been asked how many Tibetans were killed during the 20th century? To which he responds without hesitation: “Directly 200,000 at the very least. Indirectly [silence], we don't know, maybe a million, that is to say one Tibetan in six. »
— Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The Dalai Lama has often been asked how many Tibetans were killed during the 20th century? To which he responds without hesitation: “Directly 200,000 at the very least. Indirectly [silence], we don't know, maybe a million, that is to say one Tibetan in six. »" in the context of "Dalai Lama quoted from François Gautier - Les mots du dernier Dalaï-lama (2018, Flammarion)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China
The annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China (called the "Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" by the Chinese government and the "Chinese invasion of Tibet" by the Central Tibetan Administration) was the process by which the People's Republic of China (PRC) gained control of Tibet.
About Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China
The annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China (called the "Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" by the Chinese government and the "Chinese invasion of Tibet" by the Central Tibetan Administration) was the process by which the People's Republic of China (PRC) gained control of Tibet.
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