The Chinese Invade Tibet

The ‘People’s Liberation Army’ crossed into Kham, the eastern province of Tibet, on 7 October 1950.

Richard Cavendish | Published in History Today Volume 50 Issue 10 October 2000

Map of Tibet, from 1902 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 34. Wiki Commons.

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