Earlier this year, The New York Times published an investigation into Tibetan boarding schools, which “assimilate a generation of Tibetans into the national mainstream and mold them into citizens loyal to the Communist Party.” The Tibet Action Institute, whose groundbreaking 2021 report first brought widespread attention to the issue of the Chinese government’s colonial-style boarding schools in Tibet, released a new report this Wednesday under the title, “When They Came to Take Our Children: China’s Colonial Boarding Schools and the Future of Tibet.” The executive summary outlined the report’s key findings regarding the Chinese government’s ongoing project to impose the “deliberate reshaping of [Tibetan] children’s identity in boarding schools”.
torsdag 5. juni 2025
COLONIAL BOARDING SCHOOLS AND REINCARNATION POLICIES HELP CHINA CONTROL TIBET’S FUTURE
Tibet´s future remains imperiled by the Chinese government’s continued efforts to sever the generational links that sustain Tibetan culture. Recent reports have analyzed how this dynamic plays out in the realms of education and religion.
