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GIL H. A. SANTOS[/caption]
CHINA has invaded and occupied its western neighbor Tibet twice, once in the 1271-1368 rule of the Yuan dynasty to annex or “assimilate” it, and again in 1958-1959to subjugate its self-governance under the current 14th Dalai Lama.