1) Tibet had declared independence from China since 1913. In 1951, the Tibetans signed a seventeen-point However, the Central People's Government of the Chinese People's Republic gave several pledges among the people promising to maintain the existing political system of Tibet, to maintain the status and functions of the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, to protect freedom of religion and the monasteries However, China wanted Tibet to be a part of their country because of its resources such as Uranium, copper, and iron, 80,000 gold mines, Large oil reserves and a good military position. However, the Chinese People's Liberation Army invading Tibet in 1950–51. Furthermore, both the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China have
