‘War on Tibet’ blog is intended as a resource to promote historical research on the Communist occupation of Tibet. The CCP used the term ‘Liberation’ to describe the annexation of Tibet in public, while internal documents sometimes use the more direct term ‘war’ (战争), particularly during the crucial period 1956-62, which is our focus.
The primary sources presented here are official CCP documents traced, studied and translated into English by Jianglin Li. These are supplemented by relevant Tibetan accounts translated into English by Matthew Akester, mostly from biographical and memoir literature (as there are few other surviving documents of the period in Tibetan). As time goes on, we hope to expand the range and variety of materials presented here.
The primary sources presented here are official CCP documents traced, studied and translated into English by Jianglin Li. These are supplemented by relevant Tibetan accounts translated into English by Matthew Akester, mostly from biographical and memoir literature (as there are few other surviving documents of the period in Tibetan). As time goes on, we hope to expand the range and variety of materials presented here.
Jianglin Li is an independent researcher
Native Chinese speaker, English
Published books (in English)
Tibet in Agony: Lhasa 1959. Harvard University, 2016.
Native Chinese speaker, English
Published books (in English)
Tibet in Agony: Lhasa 1959. Harvard University, 2016.
When the Iron Bird Flies: the Secret War on Tibet Plateau in 1956-1962, Linking Publishing Company, 2012.
1959 Lhasa! Linking Publishing Company, 2010.
Matthew Akester is an independent researcher in Tibetan history
Native English speaker, classical and modern literary Tibetan
Native English speaker, classical and modern literary Tibetan
Published translations include
Serindia
Publications, Inc.
The Life of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo by Jamgon Kongtrul
Shechen Publications 2012
Memories of life in Lhasa under Chinese rule by Tubten Khetsun
Columbia University Press 2008
Penguin India 2009
The Temples of Lhasa (with Andre Alexander)
Serindia Publications 2005
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