Tibets Last Stand: The Snow Lion vs. The Dragon - W2W 34

The fate of Tibet is decided on the roof of the world as Maos China sets its sights on Lhasa. This episode traces the dramatic showdown between the snow lion and the dragonfrom imperial legacies and British invasions to the last years of de facto Tibetan independence. Discover how realpolitik, Cold War indifference, and the carrot-and-stick tactics of Maos regime sealed Tibets fate. Watch as the Dalai Lama faces impossible choices, world powers look away, and the dream of independence is crushed beneath the weight of history.

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Hosted by: Sebastian Brandstetter, Spartacus Olsson
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Co-produced by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Creative Director: Iryna Dulka
Community Management: Anna Deinhard & Tom Aldis
Written by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Research by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
Edited by: Łukasz Zoń
Color grading by: Łukasz Zoń
Artwork by: Himanka Kalita
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński

Colorizations by: Himanka Kalita, Iryna Dulka
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