History Speaks
 
 
Contents
  
 
  1. What is the history of China's sovereignty over Tibet?
  2. Why Tibet Is an Integral Part of China
  3. Some Tibetans have argued that the Yuan emperor, Kubial Khan, and Pagba, a leading Tibetan lama of the Sagya Sect, only established the religious relationship of "the benefactor and the lama;" political subordination was not involved. Is this right?
  4. How did the Yuan Dynasty exercise its sovereignty over Tibet?
  5. It has been argued, that the Mongolians incorporated Tibet into China by conquest in a manner not too dissimilar to Britain's occupation of India and Burma. What do you think of the claim that just as India cannot now regard Burma as part of its territory, so China cannot claim sovereignty over Tibet?
  6. Did the Ming and Qing dynasties continue to exercise the sovereignty over Tibet established by the Yuan Dynasty.
  7. Can you outline the origins of the Dalai Lama and the Bainqen Erdini? Did the establishment of these positions have anything to do with the Chinese central government?
  8. Are there any historical documents which provide evidence that Tibet is a part of China?
  9. It has been claimed that China only has suzerainty over Tibet. Is this right?
  10. Why was the issue of "Tibetan independence" raised early this century?
  11. How have Imperialists instigated Tibetan independence?
  12. How did Britain and the United States Interfere with China's domestic affairs with regard to Tibet in the past?
  13. What are the views of foreign countries on the "independence of Tibet"?
  14. An American newspaper said that Tibet did not become part of China until 1950, and only in the late 1970s did the Carter administration officially recognize China's sovereignty over Tibet. Does this accord with history?
  15. Is Tibet the Last "Shangri-La" ?
  16. What kind of society was the feudal serfdom in old Tibet?
  17. Under what circumstances did the PLA decide to march into Tibet?
  18. Who tore up the Seventeen-Article Agreement?
  19. What was the content of the Agreement on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet signed between China's central government and the local government of Tibet?
  20. Since peaceful liberation, what policies has the Chinese government pursued in Tibet?
  21. What caused the 1959 rebellion in Tibet?
  22. How did the 1959 armed rebellion occur?
  23. How does the Dalai clique carry out his separatist activities?
  24. How did the Chinese government deal with those who participated in the March 1959 rebellion?
  25. What were the conditions regarding human rights in Tibet before democratic reform?
  26. What is the Central Government policy towards the Dalai Lama?