Tibet is a very mystery place that has a long history and covers a spacious area, playing a prominent role in the world. Whether Tibet belongs to China is still a controversial topic over hundreds of years, which has developed more fierce arguments between western countries and China in recent 10 years. However, studies into various fields sufficiently prove that Tibet is part of China because of three main reasons.
First of all, numerous references and recordings of Chinese history have shown the development of China territory, which visually indicate that Tibet is part of China. According to the map of Yuan dynasty ( BC1279- BC1368), Tibet, which includes the area of today’s Tibet, Qinghai province, and norther-west part of Sichuan Province,
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Therefore, it is appropriate to say Yuan is “half China”. Afterward, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), whose emperor is Zhu Yuanzhang, cleaned up Mongolians and occupied most areas of Yuan, including part of “old” Tibet (Qinghai province and norther-west Sichuan).[ "Chinese History -Yuan Dynasty 元 Map and Geography (www.chinaknowledge.de)." Chinese History -Yuan Dynasty 元 Map and Geography (www.chinaknowledge.de). Accessed January 19, 2016. …show more content…
With the dying of Ming, Qing dynasty(1644-1911) came to control the main China. To achieve the desire of expanding territory and gaining more power, Qing defeat Tubo and some other places.[ "Chinese History - Qing Period (www.chinaknowledge.de)." Chinese History - Qing Period (www.chinaknowledge.de). Accessed January 19, 2016. http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Qing/qing.html.
] However, Tubo still remained relatively independent since the emperor of Qing did not push it into same rules as other places. Not until 1950, the Newly-formed People’s Republic of China sent an army to Tibet and forced Dalai Lama to sign “Seventeen Point Agreement”, which officially Incorporated Tibet into China. [ Szczepanski, Kallie. "Was Tibet Always Part of China?" About.com Education. October 15, 2015. Accessed January 19, 2016. http://asianhistory.about.com/od/china/a/TibetandChina.htm.
] It can not be denied that conflicts happening between Tibet and the Center Committee of China from time to time, but Tibet is still under the control of China no matter it is because of military threat or willingness of Dalai Lama’s
It states that “Tibet declared itself an independent republic in 1912.Although its status did not receive widespread recognition, Tibet functioned as an independent government until China sent troops to Tibet in 1950” (BBC News). The Tibetans feel as though their freedom is being retained and they are being dictated by China, which they did not approve of. China claims that Tibet is better with them leading them and insists that Tibet is there’s. The tension between them still exists today and is clearly shown in both books, by Xinran and Ma Jian. The concept of Sky Burial is inspired by a true story.
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However, the Mongols established the Yuan dynasty in China which lasted for about 100 years. The Mongols under Kublai...
In the Qing empire the leaders were not able to resolve the problem caused by increased population pressure and concentration of land ownership. The Qing Dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China. The dynasty was founded by the non-chinese people of the Manchus who originally lived in the northeast which was later called Manchuria. The Manchus used the disintegration of the central government of the Ming Empire that
(6) During the Yuan dynasty, the years of Confucian rule was overturned by the Mongolian rulers. For...
From 1700 to roughly 220 BCE (before the Common Era), the region currently known as China was divided into six states: Qin, Wei, Zhao, Qi, Yan and Zhongshan, each ruled by different kings. These inter-warring states were already familiar with wall building techniques, each having constructed extensive fortifications to defend their own borders. When Shih Huangdi, the young king of the ancient Chinese state of Qin (also spelled Ch’in, from which the word China derives), conquered each of the remaining five states in 221 BCE, the continuous warring finally came to an end. By conquering these states, Shih Huangdi established the Qin Dynasty, thus creating the first unification of China, and the first Chinese central government. In his efforts to make this new concept of centralized rule “stick”, as well as prevent the reemergence of feudal lords, Shih Huangdi ordered the destruction of the wall sections that divided his empire along the forme...
Genghis Khan and the Mongolians were in control of Tibet, but they never made Tibet belong to China. Secondly, the Tibetan people and the Chinese are totally different, culturally and socially speaking. Both people have their own culture, way of life, and religion. Of course, the language is very diverse, too. Tibet had its own government before the Chinese took over.
An overview of the history of this volatile region is vital to understanding the present struggle for control. The movement for self-rule of Xinjiang dates back to the beginnings of China’s last dynasty, the Qing (1644-1911) when ethnic Chinese sought to settle the region and incorporate it into the ...
A precise definition of genocide was instituted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948. It states that genocide occurs when, “one group kills members of another group, causes serious bodily or mental harm, inflicts conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction, prevents births within the group, and forcibly transfers children of the group to another group” (Destexhe, 1). Using this definition as a guideline, it is clear that China has not only committed genocide against Tibet in the past, but is continually doing so in contemporary society.
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Tibet has been historically independent but, in 1950 it was a race between communism and democracy. After 1950 the Peoples republic of China were and still are trying to exercise control of Tibet. The conflict of Tibetan Independence occurred due to the fact that in 1950, the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China entered Tibet; after taking over the rest of China from The Peoples Republic of China during the five years of civil war. The Chinese claimed most of the population of Tibet, which at the time were
Between 1644 and 1911 China was in a new dynasty called the Qing Dynasty, during the Qing Dynasty many new foreigners migrated into China, to trade their merchandise with the chinese. This had great influence on the chinese people and culture, which lead to a number of events occurring during this period. For so long China was isolated, and that was because: in the East; laid the vast Pacific ocean, South; lay mountain ranges and dense jungles, North; laid the cold yet piercing sun of the Gobi desert, and in the West; the rough and jagged mountains of the Tibetan Plateau. Having this isolation was a benefit to the chinese people, it gave them more arable land and resources, along with new materials and more population growth expansion (R darlington,
The Han Dynasty, the amazing Chinese era to have said to unified China for over 400 years old. This era in China’s history began in 206 B.C when a rebel armies rose up against the Qin army. One rebellion, led by Chen Sheng and Wu Kuang was later joined by Xiang Liang, Xiang Yu, Ying Bu, and Peng Yue joined forces with Liu Bang. The people of the Qin Dynasty were unhappy under the rule of Qin Shihuang who was ran his empire with an iron fist. His rule was absolute and disagreeing was punishable by death, though Emperor Qin was the one who to end the Warring States as well as complete the conquering of China in 221 B.C, thus expanding the Chinese state. After the takeover, Liu Bang took the name as Emperor of China and changed his given name to Emperor Gaozu and the Qin laws were abolished.
"Qing dynasty (Chinese history)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2013. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/112846/Qing-dynasty>.
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