Tibet was a free country before 1959. It has its own culture, language, and traditions. After 1959, communist China took over Tibet, and now Tibet is under the rule of the Chinese government. They took over Tibet using force and deceptive measures. Since then, the Tibetans have been suffering under the brutal occupation of the Chinese government. From this perspective, Tibet has not progressed. On the other hand, Chinese officials and many others argue that the occupation of Tibet has given many beneficial opportunities for Tibet as a whole. In the words of Patrick T. Hughes, one of this view’s main proponents, “It is the Chinese occupation of Tibet that accounts for the downward trend in management and preservation of Tibet’s natural resources” (Hughes 1). According to this, Tibet’s natural resources have been affected negatively. The issue then is whether Tibet has progressed under China’s occupancy, or if, as some argue, Tibet has regressed. My own view is that the occupation of Tibet under the rule of Chinese government has greatly affected Tibet in many negative ways. Though I concede that the Chinese government has modernized Tibet, I still maintain that the Chinese rule over Tibet is destroying more than helping. For example, the natural resources of Tibet are being depleted in huge amounts, although some might argue that the natural resources are being used to improve the country. This issue is important because the Chinese government says that they came in Tibet to for the betterment of Tibetan people. Around 1945, communist China started entering into Tibet and slowly began taking over the country. When they came into Tibet, “The Chinese stated that they had come to help the Tibetans and introduce them to the ways of civilization, the classic justification for colonization and empire” (Ingram 1). They said they came to help, but actually they fooled the Tibetans. The Tibetans trusted them, and in return communist China made them slaves and torture