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Ideograms

Chinese ideograms may reveal the very reason why communist China invaded Tibet:

Chinese ideogram	Meaning
	Tibet
	mineral resource
	buried treasure

Now compare carefully the second 'drawing' ('character') of each ideogram... Yup, it is the very same one, which meaning is determined by the first one. Let's complete the table:

Chinese ideogram	Meaning	Meaning of the first 'drawing'
	Tibet	West
	mineral resource	mine
	buried treasure	treasure

Note: those ideograms are used in communist-mainland China ('simplified Chinese').

Various thesis and informations:

Tibet's environment - An overview
A brief introduction of Tibet
Le Tibet et la Chine (French)

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