User talk:Thomashwang

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I notice you reverted the change regarding China's controll of Tibet. However China "claimed" control over both Tibet and Mongolia, but it ruled neither. A nation can't "illegally" be independent. Right now for example, China claims Taiwan is not independent, but if a war was to break out between China and say Russia, Taiwan would not be colored because it is not contorlled by the PRC. 12.220.94.199 01:29, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

--I disagree with you. During the war the government of ROC at that time did not control the southern part of China that was led by Kuomingtang who disagreed with the government in Beijing either. Actually, China was divided by different warlords at the time and no one could assert a central authority, until the revolution was finished by 1920s. But legally they were all still in the Republic of China's border. To determine whether or not a region is legally independent we must see the consent of both the region and the central government. Therefore the Tibet cannot be considered independent. --Thomas Hwang 4:50 11 May 2006 GMT
 * However, Tibet asserted its independence in 1913 along with Mongolia. In 1912 it had fallen to china(before that it was techinically under the Qing Dynasty, but controlled if I remember correctly British troops occupied Lhasa, and maybe other parts of Tibet) but the next year it became independent. This is a policy bigger than reverting, and reverting back on articles. It should be taken probably to the policy pump or something. However I do have a suggestion for a comprimise. Lets put on a note linking from the picture in each article to the bottom stating that Tibet's status as an independent nation is contested. 12.220.94.199 22:18, 11 May 2006 (UTC)


 * I will work on that more. That will work for now. ---Thomashwang.