"Toby" <kymarto@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> The big misconception about Tibet is that China invaded Tibet, an
>> independent country at 1950. It was true thta Tibet had declared
>> indpendence at 1912. So did all other provinces. Basically, the
>> revolutionists attack Qing government by the end of 1911. The Qing
>> central government collapsed. But most provincial government were
>> still intact and function. All the provinces declared independence to
>> de-legitimize all residues of Qing government. The provinces,
>> including Tibet, declared indpendence from the Qing dynaty. They did
>> not declare independence to become 30+ independent countries. This was
>> how China could overthrown the Qing dynasty without a lot of
>> bloodshed. This was also how China could resconstitute itself in
>> amazing short time. (Warlordism came later.) . And a then nascent
>> Republic of China sent out letter to all countries to ask for
>> international recognition. Tibet was then a part of the Republic of
>> China. The following is excerpted from an Atlantic Monthly article
>> dated Janurary 1913 and with the title of "A PLEA FOR THE RECOGNITION
>> OF THE CHINESE REPUBLIC."
>> http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/china/plea.htm
>> "Suffice it to say, that facts and the concurrence of best opinion
>> testify that China deserves recognition. Indeed, the Chinese people,
>> as well as many others, would be most happy to know in what respect
>> China has not fulfilled the requirements to deserve recognition. The
>> only reason we have heard up to this time is that given by England and
>> Russia, namely, that China must make a new treaty to give practical
>> independence to Tibet and Mongolia before she can expect recognition
>> from these two countries. Now let us ask, how could the making of a
>> new treaty, or the granting of independence to Tibet and Mongolia,
>> better qualify China as a nation? It seems a pity that such a
>> retrogressive step should be taken, and that the recognition of a new
>> government should be made an excuse for fraudulent bargaining."
>> With the above exception, most countries accepted China with Tibet
>> part of it. So, it is wrong to say that China invade Tibet at 1950.
>> Tibet was not an independent country at 1950.
>>
> Here is a good article on Tibetan history:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Tibet_Independence_Movement
>
The indisputable fact remains - Tibet is a part of China.
J.
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