#Imperial #Britain brought #Lhasa into worldview when #TibetFrontierCommission accidentally triggered a #British attack on #Tibetans.

The legacy of this invasion transformed #Chinese attitudes towards #Tibet. No longer could it be regarded as a loosely controlled #protectorate. Through chaotic decades that followed collapse of the #Qing Dynasty, Tibet enjoyed de facto independence. But in 1950 the #RedArmy rolled in to "liberate" it

#ForbiddenCity #Lhasa #Tibet #China

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240108-the-qinghai-tibet-railway-the-worlds-highest-train-line

#Iran is flustered by #GreatPower politics between #Russia and #China, who seem to be working together to give it a #whiplash.

The injury caused by a severe jerk to the #HeadOfTheSnake could be significant in the unfolding #MiddleEast Crisis.

The #contiguous paths in China’s audacious #BeltAndRoadInitiative pass through #Arab lands in dispute for more than 50 years since #British forces withdrew at the end of the #Protectorate in the region. Those lands have been under #occupation ever since
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