I traveled in Tibet two years ago, although I don't pretend I have precise data, there are a few things I assume are not too far from reality:
Most part of Lhasa is Han, Lhasa like most cities in China is full of cranes, and the workers are mostly Han. From the Chinese perspective, the Central Government is helping Tibet develop. On many school buildings in Tibet, you can read "built with the sponsorship of xx province". So if you do not consider what is being taught and whether economic growth is good, you can say that China is helping Tibet develop.
I was told there is positive discrimination in university enrollment to the benefit of ethnic minorities: they need lower scores to enroll even top universities. What is the result of this, I cannot tell. Given the tough competition to get a place in Chinese universities, this can be considered a benefit, but again education is in Chinese, so even lower scores can be difficult for minorities to get.
In Tibet, road signs and public buildings bear both Chinese and Tibetan writings. There is public broadcast in Tibetan, so I assume Tibetan is taught as well. As for the content of the teaching, I don't need to explain there is much propaganda about the unity of the nationalities under CCP leadership, this is what is taught to all Chinese pupils. I was born in China and attended school there before my family moved to France, so I roughly know how education in China consists of.
I think there is similarity between Chinese official policy regarding minorities and French education policy in the late 19th century: republican unity and communal education. Chinese policy could even be considered more liberal given the space left for minority languages and cultural traditions. Of course, there is political and spiritual oppression that is well known to communist regimes. There is a very communist disdain for anything religious, religion is just superstition, and I suppose the party makes sure it is only supersition and not spiritual believes, so that it is easier to control.
From discussions with Han settlers in Tibetan regions, local governments are quite accomodating with Tibetan customs, there is no birth control for ethnic Tibetans (true also for most minorities); when there is conflict between Han and Tibetan people, Han people say that Tibetans are often advantaged.
I heard an anecdot when I was travelling on a bus: an army officer who was drunk spoke to a Tibetan woman with sexual allusions in a restaurant. The woman happened to be the wife of an important man in a Tibetan tribe. The tribesmen beat the officer almost to death in a back street, and he later commited suicide for losing face.
A girl(Chinese) I knew in my hostel in Lhasa went to a temple to see sky burial, the priest was so furious that he ran after her and other tourists with his knife to slaughter them, they hardly escped. Other witnesses said that the police would not have stopped the priest. So as long as it does not get political, the Chinese government is quite easy about the folklore side of Tibetan life.
This tells of the intricated relationship between the Han, the Tibetans and the Chinese Government. This also tells there is little rule of law in China.
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I traveled in Tibet two years ago, although I don't pretend I have precise data, there are a few things I assume are not too far from reality: Most part of Lhasa is Han, Lhasa like most cities in China is full of cranes, and the workers are mostly Han. From the Chinese perspective, the Central Government is helping Tibet develop. On many school buildings in Tibet, you can read "built with the sponsorship of xx province". So if you do not consider what is being taught and whether economic growth is good, you can say that China is helping Tibet develop. I was told there is positive discrimination in university enrollment to the benefit of ethnic minorities: they need lower scores to enroll even top universities. What is the result of this, I cannot tell. Given the tough competition to get a place in Chinese universities, this can be considered a benefit, but again education is in Chinese, so even lower scores can be difficult for minorities to get. In Tibet, road signs and public buildings bear both Chinese and Tibetan writings. There is public broadcast in Tibetan, so I assume Tibetan is taught as well. As for the content of the teaching, I don't need to explain there is much propaganda about the unity of the nationalities under CCP leadership, this is what is taught to all Chinese pupils. I was born in China and attended school there before my family moved to France, so I roughly know how education in China consists of. I think there is similarity between Chinese official policy regarding minorities and French education policy in the late 19th century: republican unity and communal education. Chinese policy could even be considered more liberal given the space left for minority languages and cultural traditions. Of course, there is political and spiritual oppression that is well known to communist regimes. There is a very communist disdain for anything religious, religion is just superstition, and I suppose the party makes sure it is only supersition and not spiritual believes, so that it is easier to control. From discussions with Han settlers in Tibetan regions, local governments are quite accomodating with Tibetan customs, there is no birth control for ethnic Tibetans (true also for most minorities); when there is conflict between Han and Tibetan people, Han people say that Tibetans are often advantaged. I heard an anecdot when I was travelling on a bus: an army officer who was drunk spoke to a Tibetan woman with sexual allusions in a restaurant. The woman happened to be the wife of an important man in a Tibetan tribe. The tribesmen beat the officer almost to death in a back street, and he later commited suicide for losing face. A girl(Chinese) I knew in my hostel in Lhasa went to a temple to see sky burial, the priest was so furious that he ran after her and other tourists with his knife to slaughter them, they hardly escped. Other witnesses said that the police would not have stopped the priest. So as long as it does not get political, the Chinese government is quite easy about the folklore side of Tibetan life. This tells of the intricated relationship between the Han, the Tibetans and the Chinese Government. This also tells there is little rule of law in China.