China and India's Bitter War Over Tibet | Mao's Cold War | Real History

Tibet has always been a disputed territory between India and China. The tension between the two nations has spilt over into violent clashes on multiple occasions and still results in border skirmishes to this day.
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[@ximinghu9456]

India regarded itself as the legitimate owner of the looting left over by its colonial master, and that was the true reason for the war between India and China in 1962.

[@wsmithe2209]

At 3:00, see how British treated the Tibetan when they invaded the land. The 2 soldiers came and pushed away the local.

[@aoistone]

Still happening in the United States and it'll get worse when D Trump becomes the Prez again in November.

[@pohengcollis231]

If you visit Poatala Temple is Lhasa then you can understand why India who is westernised by colonisers wanted Tibet. The amount of gold and diamonds and other expansive minerals. Indianis bit able to develop Tibet asChina had done so because you can see that India still remains in the 50's If you see the infra structure in India I think it is clearly that China has served uts people.

[@kaushikvsmaniyan]

When were you last in India?

[@samuelmatz]

The legacy of British rule ( India) . It created what became the Sino / India war.

[@dla6545]

Acctually there is no india before british invaded..

[@singatakberpura]

Vishnu Puran that is 3000 years old says there is Bharat Himalayas to the ocean is Bharat

[@archstanton5973]

*But for the British East India Company NO ONE would even know what "india" even means.*

[@ColoniaMurder20]

funny thing Tibetan people their writing system during pre colonial was Sankrit from India.

[@dla6545]

@@singatakberpura there was no country named barath in the history ..it may be refer to the indian subcontinent which inspired by same certain culture but many different countries like europe.

[@dla6545]

@@ColoniaMurder20 there was no india friend ..so not from india.but the indian subcontinent culture ...tradition..actually tibet too include that tradition ..but tibet was is a independent country ..

[@Wunderpus-photogenicus]

There’s absolutely no cure for jealousy.

[@billyesomann]

Wasting time to watch, CIA involvement was crucial.

[@kennedy6618]

Not just CIA, the British was involved too! Both of them want to break up into many countries.

[@tonytan6547]

The real problem is India's evil design on Tibet

[@jimmyf.x.9526]

At the same time when you accuse Tiebetan treatment in China, also look into if there were slavery by those monks.

[@coolspace2786]

indeed... even to this date.. slave got to suck the holy tongue

[@kaushikvsmaniyan]

Residential schools or #Gurukulams are very different. You clearly haven't read up on that hence are unable to tell the difference. Besides every #Chinese citizen was #Mao's slave as they're now the #CCP's and #Xi's

[@David-hk3ly]

India tried to maintain and expand the imperialist designs of the British Raj and refused to negotiate a peaceful agreement. The British Raj grabbed South Tibet and named it NEFA (Arunachal Pradesh). It also drew the Aksai Chin area into British India. These areas were never part of traditional India. Nehru was too imperialist to give up on the British designs and pursued an aggressive policy. China was basically defending its territory.

[@tomsuh1362]

CIA also help Tibet with weapons and training at that time.

[@user-ch1bs7we3c]

yes , you told the real history .

[@joshsmith4512]

yeah sure they were. 🙄 Tibet disagrees, just like Hong Kong and Taiwan. 🙄 i love how Chinese sympathizers say this, yet the people who live there fight for thier lives and independence. 🙄

[@David-hk3ly]

You conveniently neglected to mention the oppressed people of Kashmir, denied a promised referendum and governed by a genocidal fascist Indian military regime. @@joshsmith4512

[@michaeldavid5707]

So if the indian grabbed south tibet which at that time had its own sovereignty, they should side with the chinese communist and not fighting against them. How ironic?

[@chandanny9521]

其實究竟係邊個嘅問題，都係一個值得深究嘅事情，戰爭從來都不是一件兒戲的事，無論誰贏誰負，最終受傷的也只是人民！ 戰爭從來冇真正贏家！

[@chandanny9521]

中印友誼萬歲

[@tiram12]

You are so right. War is obsession of a dictator. Unfortunately humans still have not learned.

[@user-wr4yl7tx3w]

Nehru was as territorial. just look at kashmir. self-determination for him but not for kashmir.

[@tomsuh1362]

He was just another colonizer in an Indian suit.

[@singatakberpura]

Same like crazy men Mao

[@datsaedatsae3048]

India and China fought bitter war over the border issues, not over Tibet. India supported China's claim that Tibet was part of China.

[@ColoniaMurder20]

funny thing Tibetan people their writing system during pre colonial was Sankrit from India.

[@danlan3433]

Well, well that Tibet is part of China since the 13th century .

[@ccbeh9103]

印度独立想要保留英国殖民地领土主权，英国殖民印度时候英国帝国吞屏中国领土，印度古代地图没有这么大的领土，溪金也不是印度领土，印度很多民族都不是印度人民族皮肤不一样，语言不一样字体不一样

[@christianoronaldo2189]

Nope ! Tibet is a part of the great India 🇮🇳

[@Mrpotato-gs2ur]

Yep from British colony era​@@christianoronaldo2189

[@Phonesavanh-dd7oh]

If they had Harold and Kumar back than these two countries wouldn’t fight .

[@shawnbai743]

Harold is a korean

[@surajratti1329]

India mathematics, literature, arts, architecture, music, medicine, linguistics and astronomy. India had also achieved considerable success in building a thriving economy with flourishing trade

[@moisesfuentes2090]

But Iindia government left their own people; ‘ n the poverty, malnutrition & the illiteracy are rampant in the country

[@thinktank8471]

Wtf, they are not even in the list

[@sarathdassanaike2807]

Buddhist Tibet so autonomous country having influence , friendliness with India. Buddhist Burmese Myanmar and with Sri Lanka Ceylon Was forcibly occupied by Communist China in 1962 Dali Lama and Buddhist Temples Monks were chased away to India Tibet became a Statilite state Chinese occupied regime

[@sarathdassanaike2807]

With Communist Chinese forced occupation in Tibet even in Sri Lanka in 1959 had lots of protests organised by Sinhalese Buddhist people asking Chinese to withdraw from Tibet and again Dalai Lama to be given to be the Spiritual leader of Tibet Even upto 2024 Tibet is a occupied territory of China 🇨🇳

[@danlan3433]

Study some Chinese history which covers Tibet !

[@danlan3433]

Too bad China sending back their captives to India. What a great nation that is China !

[@ccbeh9103]

中华人民共和国独立时候西藏就已经是中国共产党领土

[@ccbeh9103]

​@@sarathdassanaike2807西藏人血统是中国人文化上是来自中国，和印度文化没有关系，印度也不是佛教国家

[@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602]

India and China are the two most disunited countries within the BRICS and the Americans and Europeans obviously exploit this diplomatically. Both countries have somewhat delved into capitalism, but the two political systems are becoming increasingly different because of Narendra Modi's theocratic ambitions. And military conflicts on the border between China and India heated up again in 2020.

[@thatguycmk7548]

you clearly know nothing of South African politics

[@marlion6183]

Absolutely right.👍👍

[@jarjarbinks3193]

Whatever prosperity that China attained in the last 3 decades was only because of trade with the capitalistic West and the US made that possible. Please learn more about India's democratic setup.

[@snowlee-ml7rr]

@@jarjarbinks3193 If you describe the efforts of the Chinese people as a gift from the West, India will never become a great country. Because Indians don’t know the reasons why their jealous competitors succeed. Can a country with a population of 200 million help a country with a population of 1.4 billion prosper economically and technologically? And now China is leading the United States in fields such as 5G, shipbuilding, photovoltaics, batteries, display panels, supercomputers, high-speed rail, high-voltage power transmission, hypersonic missiles, new energy electric vehicles, etc. All of these are the creativity of the Chinese people. India quickly goes to lick the United States.

[@user-st8kk4ij3q]

@@jarjarbinks3193 LOL, do you know what the Chinese paid to defend their country during World War II? More than 10 million people died in the war against invasion. The enemies China faced at the same time were the British, Japanese, Soviet, and American United Nations troops.At the same time, India was enslaved by the British for more than 200 years. When the British left, Gandhi led the Indians to kneel on the ground and cry loudly, begging the British not to leave... Please remember the story of cutting butter with a knife. I hope it can inspire you.

[@thweethtoo]

It is doesn't matter how badass you are some time at some point you gonna needs your spooky toy.

[@sirenloud]

Cold war that was a hot war😂

[@lianefehrle9921]

Never underestimate the Chinese government. Governments need to think two steps ahead of the leaders mind. Play a game of chess. It is a game of strategic moves. Just like China and North Korea and now Russia. I just wish people would just stop trying to be a leader of a country and trying to have one religion over another. Don’t let one person try to be ruler of all. Let us be leaders of humanity. If one person is in need help them no matter what they look like or what they believe. If by chance there is someone who wants to rule over others because of greed and start a war let all countries join together to stop that greed by doing peaceful help for the people that the cruel leader wants to destroy. That is why the United Nations started. With so many people living on this earth, we as humans only want to destroy the only rock we can live on.

[@taiwanstillisntacountry]

No worries, Little-D-boi's plays with cow-fertilizer.

[@ezezcompany]

About the war per se, technically, yes, it’s a war between India and China; in reality, it’s more of a hunting game to China.

[@BrightResultsMedia]

Protest signs in English….

[@surajratti1329]

Because it is very important for us to retain our Spiritual path particularly our beloved Lord Krishna Lord Ram Mother Sita

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Its 2nd time I saw this wonderful documentary about China and India conflicts during the Cold War, and Tibetan revolted against communism Chinese authors

[@ccbeh9103]

中国没有共产党也会拿下西藏中国皇帝也会吞屏西藏印度他们是龙的传人华夏民族

[@volkerkalhoefer3973]

So this Ren Linshain fought the end of October in the west part and shows up at the 10. of November in the east part of the conflict 😎 how stupid, do you think WE are😂

[@gideonhorwitz9434]

Nothing says your an anti imperialist than attacking your neutral neighbor and seizing parts of their territory

[@sirenloud]

Hey what's going on this your cousin India my cousin India do you know England was both our parent country at one point anyways China's messing with us and China realizes they're America's cousins let's go😂

[@singatakberpura]

China invaded Tibet after Dalai Lama went to Beijing to meet Mr Mao. Overnight he sent tanks into Tibet. Dalai Lama has to return and be escorted by indians to India.

[@user-bw8yx2bg9x]

Chinese sent tank to Tibet in 1950? You made my day dude ….

[@singatakberpura]

@@user-bw8yx2bg9x Yup. Overnight. While Mao was meeting The Dalai Lama the day before an agreed on Tibets autonomy. He invaded tibet overnight after assuring tibets autonomy. It was a trick

[@user-zhoujin]

十四世达赖喇嘛在中国曾经是全国人民代表大会副委员长哦，你们懂这是什么意思吗？

[@singatakberpura]

@@user-zhoujin Covid = China

[@taiwanstillisntacountry]

China never had borders with India before 1947. Qing-dynasty didnt. The First ROC didnt. The Second ROC didnt. The PRC only in 1949.

[@user-zt9ih9fu8q]

你的历史在哪看的，资料出处是哪

[@snowlee-ml7rr]

那个时候还没有印度这个国家。没有大英帝国统一印度这片土地上的各个小国，哪来现在的印度？在1947年之前没有印度这个国家。

[@taiwanstillisntacountry]

​​@@user-zt9ih9fu8q Certainly not in any Bollywood movies.

[@FidelisRaven]

@@user-zt9ih9fu8q How many students died at Tiananmen?

[@jarjarbinks3193]

Tibet was fully colonized by the "Manchu" Qing dynasty around the same time as European colonization. Europeans have given up their colonial possessions, while China hasn't. That is the difference.

[@jacksonwong90]

You post this video u can say anything u want.

[@bedhestda]

When you have border issues with ALL your Neighbours (even sea ones). Its obvious who is the problematic country! 🤣

[@ezezcompany]

If you were talking about India, you are basically right as India have been fighting in multiple hot wars, bigger ones or smaller ones, with 6 of her 9 neighboring countries over past ~80 years. If you were referring to China, you just made a basically worthless joke as China had only 3 hot wars with 3 of her 14 neighboring countries over past ~75 years.

[@taiwanstillisntacountry]

LOL, India is the 1 that uses an old colonial map, of their old colonial master, the British-Raj, to claim territory of all their neighbors. Not China, China was never a 100% colon-nised country like India.

[@jedhu8266]

China had war with neighbors, China won all the wars, but China never occupied one inch of the land of disputed territory, China was poor and occupied by western forces, that is why China had war. Like a small kid was bullied at school, once the kid grownup, he will take back what was his!!!

[@user-st8kk4ij3q]

If it is like what you said, why did India occupy southern Tibet and immigrate 5 million Indians to southern Tibet? ? ? This was an invasion, the Han people did not immigrate to Tibet.

[@user-st8kk4ij3q]

Yes, all Indian neighbors are bad neighbors. Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Sikkim... they all had wars with India. Why do all Indian neighbors treat Indians like this? ? ?

[@user-jt2ft2ii3g]

8! ?ይ ፥2 አኣርትህ ኦን ቾልድ ዋር ሲንቸ ትሀ ችራቲኦን ረሶን ኖት ችለኣር።. Since creation earth is on cold war as reason the reason is not clear 29ñ do 34

[@peterleung8372]

Can India made e-car and sell

[@SeanPan-it3jm]

China bashing

[@gaminginsidecar9098]

taiwan is the real china btw

[@JohnalW]

Taiwan is a semi-colony.

[@taiwanstillisntacountry]

And the British-Raj is the 1 with borders with China.

[@thomaslee2783]

This is not real history. Some of these professors are purely expressing their personal opinions about Mao's personality and thinking. In addition, there was no mention about the fact that Tibet was a feudal society.

[@thomaslee2783]

@@jarjarbinks3193 You are definitely entitled to your own opinions as long as you realize that your opinions are not facts, that is assuming that you are not delusional !!

[@jarjarbinks3193]

Whether Tibet was a feudal society or not, isn't China's concern. Tibet was fully colonized by the "Manchu" Qing dynasty around the same time as European colonization. Europeans have given up their colonial possessions, while China hasn't. That is the difference.

[@snowlee-ml7rr]

@@jarjarbinks3193 You first understand what colonial rule is, and then distort the true history. the British Empire transported the resources and wealth of colonial India to England, Did the Qing Dynasty transporting the wealth of Tibet to Beijing? The British Empire popularized English in India, and the Qing Dynasty popularized Manchurian in Tibet? The British Empire's conquest of surrounding countries required Indians to join the army and assist. Did the Qing Dynasty require Tibetans to join the Qing army to conquer surrounding countries?

[@jarjarbinks3193]

@@snowlee-ml7rr I am afraid, in those days, before the birth of the notion of a modern nation-state, it was normal for people to fight as mercenaries for anybody. Similarly, a lot of Chinese were working and colluding with the Japanese during WW2 right inside China as well. Yes, the British Empire transported resources out of its colonial territory, but it was temporary. In the case of Tibet, the occupation/colonization has become permanent. Tibetans have become a minority in their own city and they have to learn an alien language just to get good jobs.

[@user-st8kk4ij3q]

@@jarjarbinks3193 If it is like what you said, why did India occupy southern Tibet and immigrate 5 million Indians to southern Tibet? ? ? This was an invasion, the Han people did not immigrate to Tibet.

[@paripatang9403]

Both countries have no problem usurping land, torturing people, and acting holier than thou. Disgusting.

[@tomsuh1362]

China had fought several countries and came out still standing. That Chinese generation was tough.

[@user-st8kk4ij3q]

If it is like what you said, why did India occupy southern Tibet and immigrate 5 million Indians to southern Tibet? ? ? This was an invasion, the Han people did not immigrate to Tibet.

[@manwingchi9156]

Either ways, India and China both want Tibet. China got it first. India is not innocent about human right, just look at Kashmir. 😂😂😂😂

[@afnanuddinahmed7501]

14:16 he said the rebels escaped...that means he was guard of a prison 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Lawin4407]

Whatsoever, I think it was a great mistake, as well as a defeat of India, that they have let the communist grab Tibet against the will of the Tibetans. India should regain Tibet, or help them to regain their independence.

[@Whitfield369]

India should help Sikkim to regain their independence first.

[@zachsong03]

Da a

[@Pain1959.]

Extremely biased documentary. They reduced the 1949-59 Chinese communist invasion of Tibet to a mere rebellion. How can it be rebellion when no Chinese army were present in Tibet. In fact when British Indian army attacked Tibet in 1904, which led to Indo-Tibetan border, there were not even single Chinese army in Tibet. China under launched its on expedition in Tibet following British attack in 1910 under Qing empire but was defeated and send back though India. In 1930-32 sino Tibet war when China was under Democratic republic Tibet took advantage of China and took several Territories out of Chinese control. In 1949 China under Mao communist launched attacks and only in 1959 they were able to capture Tibetan capital Lhasa after lots of diplomatic and military operations. Until 1962, China cannot gain full control of Tibet due to Tibetan Guerrilla war. After they gained complete control of Tibet than they launched attack on India.

[@snowlee-ml7rr]

Fake history made up by Endians.

[@davidz7858]

You got most wrong

[@Pain1959.]

You got nothing

[@davidyoung2111]

Free Tibet, support for Taiwan, Hong Kong, the Uygers, Ukraine & Israel!

[@ccbeh9103]

😂废话真多，有种就和中国打战

[@gyadre]

Tibetan independence was never the issue but both wanted the Tibetan land. Both are mirror image of Milarepa uncle and aunt. China shamelessly lied that it liberated Tibet yet still oppress in Tibetan even after 75 years with genocidal rule. India while helping the Tibetan refugee has at core censored news related to Tibet since the infamous Chinni Hindi Bhai Bhai. Tibet is scrubbed aka censored or erased off from history in Indian school and college text books. 1:04

[@stevetessier8532]

What China did in Tibet was horrible...

[@Shinnd]

Baiges

[@koa818]

China 👍 to day they will have many project 👍

[@user-fo2uh4rm5c]

India can withdraw and join g7, if the government consider Indian is as west as g7.

[@yunzhang9471]

Fake history

[@afnanuddinahmed7501]

@14.16

[@user-yy9hk9od9u]

India tried to keep Tibet free. China did terrible human rights abuses in Tibet.

[@paripatang9403]

lmao pot calling the kettle black. India has been committing atrocities in Kashmir for decades.

[@xz1891]

What a load of bs

[@sksksks5072]

No India recognise Tibet as part of china but deep inside Indian Hindu minds they think Tibet belongs to akhanda Bharat

[@Canadian_Skeptical]

@@xz1891what a flawless argument!

[@taiwanstillisntacountry]

Free occupied South-Tibet. China never had borders with India. Only with the British-Raj.

[@DSHK-wb5cn]

Taiwan #1

[@youareajackass2005]

in gay rights

[@ronniecudia5514]

Sorry to say, China is doing the same now in South China Sea. Playing cat and mouse

[@afnanuddinahmed7501]

At 14.16

[@marlion6183]

lk👍👍👍👍

[@AmericanDayDream]

Real history, the bitter Indian version.

[@yananneteoh9818]

Mao was right. the Tibetan olligarchy spoke evil things that were untrue about China. They bad mouthed China like a haters's war machine!

[@hugewang16888]

阿三自取其辱，完全是不知所謂，把戰爭看得太輕了，感覺就沒啥文明的國家。

[@FidelisRaven]

What happened at Tiananmen square?

[@hkkatca64]

Fake news

[@user-fu8zq6is4d]

Slaved to colonist thinking resulted in 80% of India land still have open toilets