Tibet is China's Achilles heel. The independence of Tibet is very controversial and has been acrimoniously debated and contested over the years. It's really hard for us who aren't the part of the equation to bluntly give an opinion for or against the independence of Tibet.

Most people all over the world worry about the repercussion of the violent protest by Tibetans. China is hosting the Olympics in near future. The protesters have tried to hit where it matters most. As such this incident has been the blow to China's attempt to build their image. The embarassment to China is so huge, they must be contemplating a very cautious move not to make the situation worse from bad. Again, the countries like Nepal, India and others don't want their land to be used surrogately against China.

It's really unfortunate that the protestors in Tibet targeted ethnic Hans and the blacklash would be huge.I am now worried about the innocent Tibetans who might endure more pain as a consequence of the protest.I hope there comes a long lasting solution to the 'Tibet issue'. I don't see even a budge from China contemplating Tibetan Independence. We all have known Taiwan, which is independent of China in almost all terms has not been able to declare independence and despite the mighty power i.e US giving full support to them.