ARTICLE: For Rural Tibetans, the Future Is in Town, By Jill Drew, Washington Post, Friday, June 20, 2008; Page A01

There is no economic logic for resource-deprived, interior landlocked states to exist. History says they should be conquered by neighboring great powers.

There is a serious split between the Dalai Lama's generation and the more economically-conscious generation that followed. They're angry at China for different reasons.