Mongolia herself wasn't even recognised by the international community as an independent country until 1945. Unilateral declaration means nothing. They themselves signed a treaty 2 years later, recognising China as having sovereignty over an autonomous Mongolia. They could recognise Tibet for all they wanted. It's akin to the "Democratic Republic of Hougang" signing a mutual recognition treaty with Taiwan
No, it wasn't. The Simla Accord (1914) was to divide Tibet into two parts with "Outer Tibet" under Chinese suzerainty but with the Tibetans having control over its administration and "Inner Tibet" under Chinese jurisdiction.
De facto independence isn't de jure indepndence. None of these countries officially recognised Tibet as an independent sovereign state.
Yes, that was when President Roosevelt sent the Dalai Lama a letter, addressing him not as the ruler but as the religious leader of Tibet. Kong Hee isn't the ruler of an independent state called "City Harvest", is he?
No, they did not. These resolutions either denounced the violations of religious freedom or the violations of the Tibetan's right to self-determination. Not a single one of them expressly proclaimed that Tibet is an independent country. Anyway, the right to self-determination, as with all human rights, are no more than quixotic ideals of the Western liberals. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights clearly stated that the freedom of movement is an inalienable right of all human beings. Yet, how many countries in this world do not operate with jails prohibiting the free movement of human beings?
Mao Zedong? That commie who sent the PLA to invade Tibet? That commie who presided over the period when the Seventeen Point Agreement was ratified by the Tibetans, confirming China's sovereignty over the territory?
An independent sovereign state is neither a culture nor a nation. Pulau Ubin isn't a separate country even though it has a commonality of history, shared language and culture. Singapore has no shared ethnicity. Is it not an independent state then?
Mr Stig, I would appreciate if you could argue on your own terms rather than rely on disingenuous cut-and-paste propaganda from pro-Tibet websites.