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Originally Posted by Skybird
Like Taiwan they see Tibet as historically belonging to China. We in the West must understand that our views differ massively from theirs, over Tibet. For us it always is Tibetan buddhist and the Dalai Lama. But most Chinese do not even know of - or do not care for - the Dalai Lama. For them they have a national problem of more than 50 different regional subgroups claiming independence from China, which would mean major breakup uf China as the national entity that it is. Tibet just runs as one amongst these other 50 regional incursions.
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Ahh they see it as part of China because a Chinese Empire conquered it in the past... albeit after Tibet invaded them and took their capital.
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You will not find examples for a trdition of military conquest beyond the borders of the Chinese empire(s) that equals to that of the European kingdoms, the ancient Greek, Rome, the British or the American ampire. They had plenty of military clashes - but internally between rivalling kingdoms, or when being invaded from the outside.
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Rivaling Kingdoms in China? So its not military conquest when its in the same geographic region? Must be the geographic region since some of those empires had no political or ethnic ties to the Han Chinese. The Han Chinese (the PRC's "dominate" ethnic group) effectively doubled their territory between 610 and 1800 and brought in many different ethnic and religious groups in to what is now the PRC. In 1200 years no Chinese empire
gained or
tried to gain territory though military might?
Considering the current PRC controls territory bigger or equal to all of Europe I would say they certainly have been just as effective in military conquest as Europeans or Americans.
Very interesting discussion Skybird.
