Representatives of the Tibetan government-in-exile began a first round of talks with the PRC government in Beijing on April 24, 1982. The British then forced Tibet to sign a treaty allowing some trade with the British Empire and excluding 'foreign influence' (Russia) from Tibetan affairs. The Tibetan people ignored him. According to Tibetan legend, the Tibetan people originated from the union of a monkey and a female demon. The Tibetan government-in-exile sent three fact-finding missions to Tibet from August 1979 to July 1980. In 1904, British fears about a threat to her largest and most valuable colony, India, spilled over into war with India’s neighbour. The annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China, called the "Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" by the Chinese government, and the "Chinese invasion of Tibet" by the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan people, was the process by which the People's Republic of China (PRC) gained control of Tibet. The Chinese were alarmed by the British invasion of Tibet. Tibet - Tibet - History: Ruins in eastern Tibet near Qamdo indicate that humans inhabited the region some 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. A second round of talks began on October 19, 1984. Hundreds of Tibetans and supporters have turned out to marches across Dharamsala to mark the 62nd anniversary of Tibetan … It’s probably the greatest British invasion you’ve never heard of. There were several Mongol invasions of Tibet.The earliest is the alleged plot to invade Tibet by Genghis Khan in 1206, which is considered anachronistic; there is no evidence of Mongol-Tibetan encounters prior to the military campaign in 1240. The Invasion of Tibet . https://bitterwinter.org/the-battle-of-lhasa-1959-where-it-all-began Tibet was a sovereign state before China's invasion in 1950 when the People's Liberation Army (PLA) entered northern Tibet. Tibet is ruled by the Chinese Communist Party government based in Beijing, with local decision-making power concentrated in the hands of Chinese party officials. They feared that if Tibet fell into British hands then China would fall under British influence. New report warns of a "second invasion" of Tibet 20th February 2008 A new report on the likely impacts of mining-related investment in Tibet claims that this "second invasion" of the country by China will "[damage] Tibet's fragile high-altitude environment, with disturbing implications for hundreds of millions of people in the entire Asian region." (ANI) The Day is observed every March 10 to commemorate the 1959 Tibetan national Uprising against China's invasion and continuing occupation of Tibet. "Tibet is one of the worst human rights crises in the world today. The result was a Tibetan toll of about 628 dead, compared to a dozen of British injuries. The turning point of Tibet's history came in 1949, when the People's Liberation Army of the PRC first crossed into Tibet.