China's Tibet?: autonomy or assimilation

Historical and political background

Tibetan ethnic origins

Tibetan empire

Tibetan Buddhist state

British patronage for Tibetan autonomy

Tibetan national identity

Tibet under Chinese communist rule

Seventeen-point agreement

National regional autonomy

Autonomy in practice, political integration

Democratic reforms in eastern Tibet

Anti-local nationalist campaign

Tibetan revolt

Democratic reforms

When serfs stood up in Tibet

The Panchen lama's 70,000-character petition

Serf

Confiscated for the benefit of the people

Cultural revolution

Rinbur Tulku on the cultural revolution in Lhasa

Wrath of the serfs

Tibet transformed

Autonomy or assimilation

Patriotic education campaign

China's state council white papers on Tibet

Renewed propaganda campaign

Sino-Tibetan dialogue

Revival of Sino-Tibetan contacts

China's strategy on Sino-Tibetan dialogue

Dialogue or deadlock

The issue of Tibet.