ABSTRACT
In 1959 the Chinese bloodily suppressed a rebellion that led to the flight of the Dalai Lama and a hundred thousand Tibetans to India, with many more perishing on the way. Mao zedong died on September 9, 1976. The funeral committee listed the names of all Chinese Communist leaders, giving the impression of unity among a collective leadership. The post-Mao era appeared at first to permit greater tolerance for writers and artists. In some areas the newly gained freedom seemed to bear fruit, as in painting and music. The subsequent Chinese policy instituted in Tibet must be regarded as one of the worst cases of genocide of the century. The most totalitarian aspect of the new regime was related to its population policy. The race between growth of production and the size of population was a problem faced by every Chinese government.
