The People's Republic of China, also known as the PRC is a sovereign state in East Asia. The PRC has a coastline of 14,500 kilometres (9,010 mi), and borders (clockwise from south to northeast) Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, and North Korea. Its capital is Beijing.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has led the PRC under a one-party system since the country's establishment in 1949. Despite this, nearly 70% of the PRC's economy has been privatized in the past three decades under "Socialism with Chinese characteristics" Economic reforms started since 1978 helped lift millions of people out of poverty, bringing the poverty rate down from 53% of population in 1981 to 8% by 2001. The greater prosperity has led to growing Chinese influence in global economic, political, military, scientific, technological, and cultural affairs.

At over 3.7 million square miles (over 9.6 million km²), the PRC is the third or fourth largest country by total area. It is also the world's most populous nation, with over 1.3 billion people, about 20% of the world's population, majority of whom are classified as Han Chinese ethnic group.

The PRC is the world's fourth largest economy and second largest including market exchange rates and represents China as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and APEC. China is the third largest exporter and importer in the world.

We provide some links about Tibet history and what happens in Tibet nowdays:

One book for Tibet's history and cause of Tibet issue, click here for detals(Chinese).

A scholar we highly recommemded: Dr. Melvyn C.Goldstein and his book A History of Modern Tibet, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State, you may find other useful information from Dr. Melvyn's website.

A scaned book shows human rights in Tibet, see here.

A book shows what CIA did in Tibet.

Some pictures showing the life of slavery before 1959(under Dalai Lama's govern) and a video to clafify the political history of Tibet.

Or if you would like to see here for some evidences of terrible Serf's life in Tibet. We also suggest you to find more evidences in museum, such as Asian Art Meseum of San Francisco.

To see the Dalai Lama's hidden past.

From a western visitor's viewpoint's Tibet. Or Tibet from two American's eyes. And some more videos 1.

To listen Professor Michael Parenti's comments for Dalai Lama, and to see his article, this professor is from Yale University.

Dalai Lama and Dorje Shugden, 1 2 3

What's the matter with Tibet? by Lisa Carducci

To see what had happened in Tibet on March, 2008, click here, and some videos 1 2 3 4 5 6, and more 7 8 9 10.

Then let's take a look what Behind The Disturbances In Tibet.

Other interesting websites 1 2.