1. Tibet, Taiwan & Hong Kong
Modern Issues
Tibet, Taiwan & Hong Kong

2. Tibet S. Western part of China Buddhist
China took control of Tibet in 1950
Desire independence & religious freedom
Dalai Lama – spiritual leader of Tibet led a world wide movement to gain Tibetan rights.

3. Tibet wants independence

4. And the winner is... Human Rights?
Beijing gets the 2008 Olympics.

6. air quality
traffic
safety
human rights

7. Taiwan Taiwanese want to be independent Mainland China opposes it!
1949 – Chiang Kai-shek & the
nationalist flee there to escape the communists
Becomes a democracy but China considers it part of China
Taiwanese want to be independent
Mainland China opposes it!
March 2005 – China approves of invading Taiwan if they threaten to secede.

8. US Policy on Taiwan

9. Hong Kong
Under the control of the British since the Opium War (capitalist, democracy)
1997 it was returned to China
“1 country, 2 systems” Hong Kong kept it’s capitalist system but political rights are limited.

10. "Hong Kong Cartoonist"

11. Xi Jinping current leader the US granted “most favored nation” status to China. These countries receive the lowest tariffs on all exports to the US.
Toy recall, contaminated pet food & toothpaste
Cheung Shu-hung, who co-owned Lee Der Industrial Co., committed suicide; it is common for disgraced officials to commit suicide in China.