| ID | 166826 |
| Title Proper | Tibetan Argument for Autonomy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ghosh, Pitam |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The contemporary dispute over Tibet is rooted in religious and political disputes starting in the thirteenth century. China claims that Tibet has been an inalienable part of China since the thirteenth century under the Yuan dynasty. Tibetan nationalists and their supporters counter that the Chinese Empire at that time was either a Mongol (in Chinese, Yuan) empire or a Manchu (Qing) one, which happened to include China too, and that Tibet was a protectorate, wherein Tibetans offered spiritual guidance to emperors in return for political protection. When British attempts to open relations with Tibet culminated in the 1903-04 invasion and conquest of Lhasa, Qing-ruled China, which considered Tibet politically subordinate, countered with attempts to increase control over Tibet’s administration. But in 1913, a year after the Qing dynasty collapsed, Tibet declared independence and all Chinese officials and residents in Lhasa were expelled by the Tibetan government. Tibet thenceforth functioned as a de facto independent nation until the Chinese army invaded its eastern borders in 1950. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Focus Vol. 40, No.7; Jul 2019: p.102-09 |
| Journal Source | World Focus 2019-07 40, 7 |
| Key Words | Autonomy ; Tibetan Argument |