CIA involved in 1959 Tibet riot

(CCTV.COM)
Updated: 2008-04-08 15:51

 Americans tried to thwart a peaceful agreement between the Chinese central government and Tibetan local government in 1951. The CIA helped train Tibetan separatists and plan the Dalai Lama's escape from Lhasa in order to fight against communism.



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