Hsi-tsang

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of Xizang (Tibet) alt-of, alternative

    "All Chinese leaders were uncomfortable with the fait accompli that eventually produced the independent nation of Mongolia. If that were accepted, what of the Mongol lands in Western Manchuria and Inner Mongolia? What of the Turkic tribes of Sinkiang and, even more vexing, what of the Tibetans in the provinces of Hsi-tsang (Tibet), Hsi-k’ang (now absorbed into Tibet and Szechuan) and Ch’ing-hai (Chinghai)?"

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"All Chinese leaders were uncomfortable with the fait accompli that eventually produced the independent nation of Mongolia. If that were accepted, what of the Mongol lands in Western Manchuria and Inner Mongolia? What of the Turkic tribes of Sinkiang and, even more vexing, what of the Tibetans in the provinces of Hsi-tsang (Tibet), Hsi-k’ang (now absorbed into Tibet and Szechuan) and Ch’ing-hai (Chinghai)?"

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