China destroys education in TibetBy Tenzing DhamdulAn April circular by the Chinese Ministry of Education on student admission criteria at Tibetan universities has been harrowing and discriminating to say the least. The initial attack on the Tibetan education system began during the Cultural Revolution, when the monastic system, recognized as the cornerstone of Tibet’s education system, was wiped out in terms of its physical structure and personnel. The end of the Cultural Revolution set the stage for the renaissance of Tibetan education. Beijing implemented a bilingual education policy in Tibet and other occupied regions (or, as Beijing calls them, “minority regions”). Chinese interference with the Tibetan education system has gained pace since Xi took office.
