In my quest to collect reliable sources to combat common lies leveled against China and the UdSSR I require some help regarding Tibetan Language use.
I have read multiple times that ~90% of Tibetans are able to speak Tibetan alongside Chinese. I have also found reports of Tibetan and other Chinese politicians confirming numbers between 90 and 99.99% depending on the reported age bracket.
But I couldn’t find any scholarly work regarding this issue.
Most sources you can find online will either claim that China is banning Tibetan language use outright or is eradicating the language by not teaching it. These claims are either present directly through RFA/Tibetwatch or source RFA/Tibetwatch. Which means it’s 100% bullshit.
It would still be nice if someone knows any academic books or reports on the issue. I have found that providing “trustworthy” sources works better than going on and on about CIA fronts and the NED especially when talking with someone who still needs to shed a lot of western propaganda.
Edit: wording for clarification
I should have worded it differently my bad. 90 to 99.99% of Tibetans speaking Tibetan doesn’t mean it’s THE ONLY language they can speak. They are still thought Chinese and English alongside it.