The Future of Tibet

March 10 marks the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against the People’s Republic of China. The crushing of the rebellion solidified PRC control over the Tibetan plateau, and led to numerous human rights abuses in the decades that followed. Today, Beijing is instituting massive infrastructure projects to further tie the region to China, while forcing Tibetans into repressive militarized vocational trainings and labor transfers. The cultural influence of Tibetan Buddhism and the region’s geostrategic location make Tibet an area of importance in world affairs, begging the question of what are U.S. policy options in the embattled “Roof of the World”? To answer this question and others, and to commemorate this important day in history, The Jamestown Foundation has gathered Robert Destro, the former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor and Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Ngodup Tsering, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to North America, Adrian Zenz,