After the Opium War of 1840, imperialist forces intensified aggression on China, gradually reducing the country to a semi-colonial, semi-feudal society. China's Tibet region also suffered imperialist aggression. In face of the British invasions of 1888 and 1904, Tibetan military and civilians put up a heroic resistance, but it failed due to the corrupt Qing government and declining national strength, and feudal serfdom. Britain coerced the Qing government, even bypassing it and directly forcing the local government of Tibet to sign unequal treaties, thus grabbing a series of privileges in Tibet that seriously damaged the sovereignty of China. Economically, it forcibly opened trading ports there, making Gyantse and Yadong two ports where permanent British trade representatives resided and official institutions were set up. Militarily, it stationed troops, one company in Gyantse and a platoon in Yadong. In addition, it built such infrastructure as posts, telecommunications, and courier stations managed and run by the British that served Britain's pillaging, and provided long-term service for British and Indian officers and a few Tibetan separatists.
摆脱帝国主义侵略,是西藏各族人民和上层爱国人士的迫切愿望。1949年10月1日新中国成立,对西藏人民产生巨大鼓舞,他们热切盼望中央人民政府早日解放西藏,驱逐帝国主义势力。十世班禅于中华人民共和国成立当日,致电毛泽东主席和朱德总司令,表示热忱拥护中央人民政府,请求人民解放军早日解放西藏。1949年12月,遭受亲英势力迫害而逃往内地的原西藏摄政热振活佛的近侍堪布益西楚臣,到青海西宁向人民解放军控诉帝国主义破坏西藏内部团结的罪行,要求迅速解放西藏。著名藏传佛教大师喜饶嘉措在西安发表谈话,谴责帝国主义策划拉萨当局进行所谓“独立的阴谋。
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