The Tibetan Policy of the PRC Government from 1949 To 1951 : A Reinterpretation Based on Chinese Sources.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Raymond, Alex.

Series:

Brill's Tibetan Studies Library

Brill's Tibetan Studies Library ; v.58

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tibetans.

Tibet Autonomous Region (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (461 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Summary:

A groundbreaking reinterpretation of Sino-Tibetan relations in the early 1950s, based on newly uncovered official and internal sources from the People's Republic of China--most of them never previously cited or studied. It challenges conventional narratives and provides an unprecedented insight into Beijing's first policies in Tibet.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Foreword: Politics at War in Tibet: Lessons from a Reinterpretation

1 Daring Factual History

2 A Tibetan "Case" in the Wars of "Liberation"

3 Mao's Hegemony Strategy

4 The Political Impact

5 Warring War

Acknowledgements

Note on Transcription

Figures

Introduction

Chapter 1 Mao and the Chinese Communist Party Facing the Tibetan Question in 1949-1950

1 The Republican and Leninist Heritage

1.1 The Guomindang and Tibet

1.2 The Leninist Model

1.3 Mao, the CCP and the Tibetan Question before 1949

2 1949-1950 How to "Liberate" Tibet?

2.1 First Offensive, First Failures

2.2 Deng's Ten-Point Plan

2.3 Chamdo's Campaign: Political Use of a Military Setback

2.4 Conclusion

Chapter 2 The PRC Government and the Other Tibetan Ethnic Regions in the Aftermath of the "Liberation"

1 Amdo

2 Kham

Chapter 3 The Tibetan Reaction to the Chinese Government Offensive

1 The Expulsion of the Han in July 1949

2 Tibetan and Foreign Hesitations in the Face of the Chinese Will

3 Western Weapons for Tibetans?

4 Negotiating with the Chinese?

5 The Geda "Affair"

6 Last Contacts before the Offensive

7 Conclusion

Chapter 4 The Battle of Chamdo

1 The Forces Involved

2 Overview of the Offensive

3 The End of the Fighting

4 Lhalu and the Continuation of the "Resistance"

5 Back to Chamdo

6 The Human Cost

7 Dissemination of Information

8 Conclusion

Chapter 5 The New Chamdo Area and the PLA Preparation for "Lhasa in 1951"

1 Preparing for the Winter

2 Reaction of the Natives

3 The "Engagement in the Korean War" and Already a Radicalization

4 The People's Liberation Committee of Chamdo District

5 The Winter of 1950-51: a Famine within the PLA?.

6 Dissension within the CCP

7 A First Assessment for the 18th Army

8 The Road, the Airport and the "Potential" Preparation for the Offensive

9 Consolidation of the Committee

10 "The Campaign to Eliminate Counterrevolutionaries" Leads to a New Radicalization

11 Mao and the Chamdo District: The Art of Dividing in the name of Unity

Chapter 6 From November 1950 to April 1951: the Genesis of the "Seventeen-Point Agreement"

1 The Dalai Lama's "Ascent to Power"

2 Ngabö's Letters

3 Dalai Lama's Letter to the Chinese Government, Letter and Terms of Negotiations of the Kashag

4 The Dalai Lama in Yadong

5 A New Delegation in Beijing?

6 Lhasa Delegation to Chamdo

7 Negotiations in Lhasa?

8 The PLA in Ngari or the Power of Propaganda

9 The Political Weight of the PRC Government in the Decisions of the Indian Government

10 Where These Negotiations Were to Take Place: the Real Point of View (and Actions) of the Central Government

11 Chamdo's Delegation on Its Way to Beijing

12 Conclusion

Chapter 7 New Period of 'Radicalization' in the Other Tibetan Ethnic Regions of PRC

Chapter 8 The Agreement of May 23, 1951

1 Preliminary Contacts

2 Start of the "Negotiations"

3 How to Get the PLA into Tibet

4 The Famous "Secret Agreements"

5 The Panchen Lama Issue Becomes Urgent to Resolve

6 The Question of the Administrative and Military Committee

7 On the Verge of Signing the Agreement, the Question of the Panchen Lama Once Again

8 Final Touches to the Text and Signing of the Seventeen-Point Agreement

9 Mao and the Agreement

10 Dissemination of the Agreement

11 Return of the Delegates

Chapter 9 The Final Act: the PLA in Lhasa and the Tibetan Surrender

1 Zhang Jingwu in Yadong Then in Lhasa.

2 The Preparation of the 18th Army and the Expedition of Its Vanguard

3 How to Send a Telegram

4 Zhang Guohua's Expedition and His Installation in Lhasa

4.1 Feeding an Army

4.2 Implementing the Seventeen-Point Agreement

5 The Fan Ming Expedition

Conclusion

Appendix 1

Appendix 2

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

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ISBN:

9789004761209

OCLC:

1594001165