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The 2008 Tibetan unrest, also known from its Chinese name as the 3•14 Riots, was a series of riots, protests, and demonstrations that started in Tibetan regional capital of Lhasa and spread to other Tibetan areas and a number of monasteries including outside the Tibet Autonomous Region. What originally began as an annual observance of Tibetan Uprising Day resulted in street protests by monks, that later descended into rioting, burning, looting, and killing by March 14. The violence was mostly directed at Han and Hui civilians by Tibetans participating in the unrest.〔 Police intervened to prevent the conflict from further escalation. At the same time but also in response, protests mostly supporting the Tibetans erupted in cities in North America and Europe. 18 Chinese embassies and consulates were attacked. According to the Chinese administration governing Tibet, the unrest was motivated by separatism and orchestrated by the Dalai Lama.〔"Top officials in Tibet's government accuse exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, of plotting the violence as part of what they describe as "separatist sabotage."": (15, 2008-voa2.cfm?CFID=199999648&CFTOKEN=35561911&jsessionid=6630e127af734d19bbbf2713642cf323f6d4 Voice of America: China Accuses Tibetan Protesters of Killing Innocent People ). Accessed May 18, 2009. (Archived ) June 1, 2009.〕 The Dalai Lama denied the accusation and said that the situation was caused by wide discontent in Tibet.〔(Dalai Lama Calls Again For Crackdown Probe )〕 The Government of the People's Republic of China and the Dalai Lama held talks on the riots on May 4 and July 1 of the same year. During the riots, Chinese authorities would not allow foreign and Hong Kong media to enter the region. Domestic media downplayed the riots. Only James Miles, a correspondent from ''The Economist'', gained approval for a week-long trip which happened to coincide with the increase in tensions. According to Miles, the riot police response was tame,〔 but Tibetan exile groups claim a brutal crackdown. Western media speculated that the violence might affect attendance at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but by and large it did not. ==Background== The political situation in Tibet makes the area especially sensitive, but it is also reported by some western media that a number of simmering socio-economic issues may have led to the riots in Lhasa on March 14.〔Hillman, Ben. (''Rethinking China's Tibet Policy'' ) in The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, August 2008〕 ''The Economist'' reporter James Miles, when asked in an interview if the Dalai Lama was responsible for the riots, responded that he "didn't see any evidence of any organized activity" and that "it's more likely that what we saw was yes inspired by a general desire of Tibetans both inside Tibet and among the Dalai Lama's followers, to take advantage of this Olympic year. But also inspired simply by all these festering grievances on the ground in Lhasa," and he noted in another report that "() rioting seemed to be primarily an eruption of ethnic hatred."〔 Some Tibetans also complained about social discrimination, unequal pay, and rumors that Tibetan monks had been arrested, and even killed, in the days before the riots. In recent years many migrants from other parts of the People's Republic of China have been moving into Lhasa and now own many of the city's small businesses. According to the Tibetan Independence Movement and some western media, Tibetans in Lhasa are angered by inflation that has caused the prices of food and consumer goods to increase. Residents were worried that a railway built to link Lhasa to China would increase the number of migrants in the city, but they accepted it because the government assured them that cheaper transportation would keep prices lower. However, as in other parts of the country, prices have continued to rise, creating resentment amongst the residents of Lhasa. Tibetan youth complain about not having equal access to jobs and education.〔''"Sie haben sich am heftigsten beklagt, dass sie nicht die gleichen Stellen oder die gleiche Schulbildung bekommen wie die Chinesen, dass die Chinesen mehr Geld haben."''〕 Chinese Communist Party authorities in Tibet have said that the uprising was masterminded by the Dalai Lama, whom the People's Republic of China government accuses of separatism.〔 The uprising coincided with demonstrations to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising in other countries. The Chinese Ministry for Public Security alleged that those who were arrested after the unrest confessed they were found and employed by some unknown persons to undertake the violence, such as arson, destroying shops and attacking non-Tibetan civilians, with a daily payment of several RMB ". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2008 Tibetan unrest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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