Synopsis

Invaded by China in 1950, Tibet has since been wiped off the map. But the Tibetans have not disappeared. From their exile in India, the Dalai Lama and his government continue to keep alive the hope of a return and regained independence, a dream supported by the diaspora and the many refugees scattered around the world. But Chinese President Xi Jinping has no intention of restoring freedom to this population of 6.5 million. As a faithful follower of Mao's expansionist work and his dreams of rediscovered greatness, he knows only too well what China stood to gain from this brutal annexation: control over mineral deposits and the continent's largest freshwater reserves, as well as a new balance of power with its neighbor India.