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Originally Posted by Tangyiying
I understand Indians are keen on seeing Tibet be an independent country. They want a buffer state between them and China. And, most importantly, should their treaty with the illegal Tibet regime be invalid, their claims over the stolen lands south to the imfamous McMahon Line will go up to the smoke. I could understand you, Ray has all pro-Tibet in exile posts there. I m just bored with the bickering. I am a bit surprised such bickering is not suspended by the mods. THe forum I used to be imposes much stricter rules. Anyway, I feel more freedom and I m gonna to loving arguing with ppls here.
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Tangyiying,
You seemed to be a little ignorant in the modern world history section: The Government of India officially recognized Tibet (barring Askai Chin and parts of Jammu&Kashmir illegally ceeded to PRC by Govt of Pakistan) as an "Autonomous Province" of PRChina; just as the Government of PRChina recognized the "stolen lands south of the imfamous (sic) McMahon Line" as the Indian Union's State of Sikkim. Both retain token claims on each other's territories to continue pressuring each other.
Beyond those basic facts, Tibet's role as a real buffer-zone is limited in the age of ballistic missiles and thermo-nuclear warheads. Likewise I would expect that for level-headed Chinese and Indians, with better idea of how to achieve a quality of life, the role of Tibet as
lebensraum for the Han would also be limited. Either way, the greatest national security challenge to their respective countries are their own citizenry... not the Tibetans, nor each other.