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Xizang and the myth of Western Altruism


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Did the West free Tibetan serfs from slavery? No.
Did the West lift the Tibetan people out of poverty? No.
Was Tibetan development driven by Western investment? Absolutely not.
Yet the West insists on playing the "hero," painting Xizang as oppressed – even when the facts tell a different story. Tibetan language and culture are thriving. GDP has grown more than 2,000 times since 1951. Life expectancy has doubled. Poverty has plunged.
So why the obsession with Xizang? Join CGTN's Ge Anna for a deeper look.
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