On 01 October 1949 when the PRC came into being, Tibet was an independent nation and had plainly rebutted the offer of the Chinese Communists to be liberated. It also asserted plainly that it was a self-governing political entity and had no intention, whatsoever, to be "Liberated." It had no inhibitions about Chinese intentions and understood what the Chinese meant by "liberation." Tibet, an unarmed theocratic nation was caught up in a dire situation...
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