Tibet Autonomous Region

The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) (Tibetan: ???????????????????; Wylie: Bod-rang-skyong-ljongs; {{zh-stp |s=????? |t=????? |p=X?zàng Zìzhìq?}}), is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Related Topics:
Tibetan - Wylie - X?zàng - Autonomous region - People's Republic of China

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Within the PRC the TAR is identified with Tibet, a characterization hotly disputed by many Tibetan exile groups, particularly the Government of Tibet in Exile, which define the terms "Tibet" or "historic Tibet" to include not just the TAR, but also the traditional province of Amdo, today incorporated in Qinghai province and southwestern of Gansu province, and the traditional province of Kham (eastern half), today in western Sichuan province and northwestern Yunnan province. The TAR includes about half of historic Tibet, including the traditional provinces of Ü-Tsang and Kham (western half). Its borders coincide roughly with the actual zone of control of the government of Tibet before 1959.

Related Topics:
Tibet - Government of Tibet in Exile - Amdo - Qinghai - Gansu - Kham - Sichuan - Yunnan - Ü-Tsang - 1959

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There is also a debate surrounding the extent of actual autonomy in the TAR. The opinion of the PRC is that the TAR has ample autonomy, as guaranteed under Articles 111-122 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China as well as the Law on Regional Ethnic Autonomy of the People's Republic of China. For example, the chairman of the TAR must be ethnic Tibetan, by law. However, independence advocates are of the opinion that the TAR has little or no autonomy. For over a decade, the 14th Dalai Lama has publicly stated that he seeks to negotiate "genuine self-government" or "genuine self-rule" for Tibet within the context of the Chinese state, indicating that he is of the opinion that the current state the TAR does not give the Tibetans genuine self-rule.

Related Topics:
Constitution of the People's Republic of China - Law on Regional Ethnic Autonomy of the People's Republic of China - The 14th Dalai Lama

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