Tibet

Item	Subject	Facts & Analysis
Tibet	Tibet	Imagine if China were to allow the Dalai Lama to reclaim his throne in once-feudal Tibet, but with conditions: The new monarch must pledge secret loyalty to China's Communist Party. While reigning, he must feign corruption, ineptitude, and severe human rights abuses. China's news media will assist in the deception by publishing fabrications about his outrageous behavior, and by portraying suspecting citizens as paranoid, racists, and lunatics. The undercover Lama will reform Tibet in China's image, to the benefit of both nations (naturally, as determined by China). Is this a repugnant scheme?  How does it compare with what was done in Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, ████████████ and {where else?} by Western governments?