Is Tibet in China?

Where is Tibet? Tibet is located to the south-west of China, also bordering India, Nepal, Burma and Bhutan. Tibet's historical territory would make it the world's 10th largest nation. Today it is under China's occupation and has been divided up, renamed and incorporated into Chinese provinces (see more maps of Tibet here). read more

Tibet is west of the Central China plain, and within mainland China Tibet is regarded as part of 西部 (Xībù), a term usually translated by Chinese media as "the Western section", meaning "Western China". read more

Michael van Walt is an international legal scholar and a visiting professor at the Institute of Advanced Study. In the article below, he explains Tibet's legal status. The People's Republic of China (PRC) claims that Tibet is an integral part of China. read more

The history of Tibet belonging to China is longer than the history of Europeans colonizing America. Tibetan culture is part of Chinese culture. read more