Greg Bruno

As a pervasive Chinese influence encroaches on Tibetan refugees’ daily lives in Nepal, the frustrated and restless younger Tibetan generation is moving toward war.

Since 2006, when Nepal’s monarchy teetered, Kathmandu has been building a nascent democracy while wedged in a proxy battle between China and India.

Political instability, economic uncertainty, and pressure from China bear down on one of world’s most vulnerable populations.

Behind China’s war on Tibetans living abroad is a concerted Chinese offensive to de-legitimise Tibetans in exile — and get local governments to lock them up or deport them.

As President Obama plans to meet with Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, Western governments are increasingly conceding to Chinese pressure on the issue of Tibet.