▁blo ody ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Ü r ü m qi ▁ri ots , ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Kun ming ▁attack . ▁This ▁has ▁prompt ed ▁China ▁to ▁suppress ▁the ▁native ▁population ▁and ▁create ▁re - ed uc ation ▁cam ps ▁for ▁pur port ed ▁counter - ter ror ism ▁efforts , ▁which ▁have ▁reported ly ▁fuel led ▁res ent ment ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁has ▁reported ▁that ▁many ▁U igh urs ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁out break ▁have ▁felt ▁the ▁virus ▁is ▁a ▁divine ▁pun ishment ▁against ▁China . ▁ ▁Tib et ▁ ▁Tib et ▁has ▁a ▁complicated ▁relations ▁with ▁China . ▁Both ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁S ino - T ib et an ▁language ▁family ▁and ▁share ▁a ▁long ▁history . ▁Tang ▁dynast y ▁and ▁Tib et an ▁Empire ▁did ▁enter ▁into ▁a ▁military ▁conflict ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁major ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Sin oph ob ia ▁among ▁Tib et ans . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁Tib et ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁Y uan ▁dynast y ▁but ▁it ▁soon ▁broke ▁out ▁with ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁Y uan ▁dynast y . ▁Rel ations hip ▁between ▁Tib et ▁with ▁China ▁remains ▁complicated ▁until ▁Tib et ▁was ▁inv aded ▁again ▁by ▁the ▁Q ing ▁dynast y . ▁Following ▁the ▁British ▁expedition ▁to ▁Tib et ▁at ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁many ▁Tib et ans ▁look ▁back ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁exercise ▁of