Tibet has always been a part of China, since the Han Dynasty, when great general Huo Chiubin signed a blood pact with the Tibetan king. Tibet will always be part of China too.
I will admit that you have an argument here.... albeit a
weak one.
However... Tibet also had a long history as an independent nation as well, including some time in the 20th century. And until it was re-conquered in the 1950's, even when Tibet was a Chinese territory, it was
always autonomous. That is not truly the case today.
The truth is, a good historical argument can be made either way. A
reasonable person will also look at the situation between the present government and populace, rather than purely historical arguments.
You wouldn't like it either if the US is split into several independant countries
On the contrary, for example if Montana or Texas decided to secede in the case of a disastrous
Heller decision, I would support that. People have a right to
self-government and if their government is oppressive or not representative, they have the right to stand against it, or to form a new government.
each of them vulnerable to attack by merciless, land hungry prowlers from the outside.
That's pure FUD. There are plenty of small and weak countries in the world that have not fallen to "merciless land-hungry prowlers." Lichtenstein, anyone? Andorra? Costa Rica doesn't even have a military. And I don't believe that Tibet is vital to the integrity (either politically, militarily, economically, or culturally) of the rest of China.
Can a divided nation ever stand?
Obviously not as a unified nation, by definition... but yes, nations can be divided and stand just fine. For example, look at the Czech and Slovak republics, or the various former Soviet republics. Granted, they're mostly not
nice places (politically) now, but they weren't nice under Soviet rule either.
Originally Posted by Rachen
What about Korea? Do you mean in 1950, when the UN ganged up on us and attempted to cross the Yalujiang into our territory, then install Chiang Kai Shek back as dictator of China before we drove them back to the 38th parallel?
Someone needs a history lesson...
Someone who is actually studying to become a history teacher? Really?
Yes, really. Your knowledge of the history of the Korean War is inaccurate. But then, your posts make it obvious to everyone that your knowledge of Chinese history is deficient, because you've bought into CCP propaganda which often differs from the truth.