what are facts?

i've been thinking about this whole tibet thing and trying to find out more about what happened but this led me to discover that facts are hard to discover, especially about politically charged topics

the britannica website describes the geography, climate, industry of the tibet but only has a brief mention of the conflict between tibet and china; other websites done on google lead to politically charged pages that seek the freeing of tibet from chinese rule

what was the reasoning for the chinese government to "incorporate" tibet - strategic positioning in the geopolitical realm? resources?

and what about the lack of international response by britain and india, supposed tibetan allies?

obviously more research is needed on my part

this questioning leads into the psychology of why people do nothing, or at least very little, in matters that are so distant yet where human rights issues are involved - understanding these situations would help prevent them from occuring in one's own backyard and they can, just look at the PATRIOT Act in the good old U.S. of A.