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09/09/1965 Tibet is made an autonomous region of China

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Tibet 50 years-on: China issues white paper on Tibet

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China is celebrating founding Tibet autonomous region

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What Are China's Autonomous Regions?

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Closer to China: 50th Anniversary of the Tibet Autonomous Region 09/13/2015 EP 37

Today, China governs western and central Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region while the eastern areas are now mostly ethnic autonomous prefectures within Sichuan, Qinghai and other neighbouring provinces. There are tensions regarding Tibet's political status and dissident groups that are active in exile.
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