ABSTRACT
The unrest in Tibet in the autumn of 1987 and the springs of 1988 and 1989 once again focused world attention on the Tibet question, which is without a doubt a key issue in the nationality policy of the People's Republic of China. The following does not pretend to provide an exhaustive analysis of this problem, something that has already been adequately done by others. 1 The Chinese arguments and methods in Tibet need be neither justified nor excused, but China should also not be overhastily condemned. This discussion shall attempt instead to illuminate a few aspects of the problem to help explain Chinese conduct, something that is important to understanding the Tibet question.
