Threat to Tibetan culture and way of life and the Chinese standpoint

 During over 60 years of Chinese rule, an estimated 1.2 million ethnic Tibetans have been killed according to the 14th Dalai Lama. Under 'sinicization' or changing Tibetan society and culture to resemble that of the Han Chinese. Most recently European parlements have been concerned about the forced state housing of 1.5 million 'Drokpa' (Tibetan nomads who make up a third of the approximate 6 million Tibetan population) and how their nomadic way of life is under threat. The Drukpa nomads are the second largest nomadic group in the world following Mongolia. The Chinese Government claims that Tibet is becoming a better place than what it used to be before the occupation. About 95 percent of the overall Tibetan population before 1959 were illiterate not being able to read or write. China also claims Tibetan culture is well preserved. Even if we take these arguments as fact, one must wonder about the cost of 'raising the quality of life' in Tibet. Was it worth the deaths of over 1.2 million people? If China claims that Tibet is becoming a much better place than what it was before the invasion why were tourists not permitted to enter the region until the mid 1980's? What is there to hide?