▁Tib et an ▁self - def ence ▁and ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁Q ing ▁dynast y ▁as ▁the ▁dynast y ▁was ▁falling ▁apart . ▁and ▁has ▁left ▁a ▁dark ▁chapter ▁in ▁their ▁modern ▁relations . ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁failed ▁to ▁recon quer ▁Tib et ▁but ▁the ▁later ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁re to ok ▁Tib et ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁it ▁as ▁Tib et ▁Aut onom ous ▁Region ▁within ▁China . ▁Despite ▁ 1 4 th ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁and ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ▁had ▁together ▁signed ▁Se vent een ▁Point ▁Ag re ement ▁for ▁the ▁Peace ful ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁Tib et , ▁China ▁was ▁accused ▁for ▁not ▁hon oring ▁the ▁treat y ▁and ▁led ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Tib et an ▁u pr ising ▁which ▁was ▁totally ▁suppress ed ▁by ▁China ▁and ▁Dal ai ▁L ama ▁escaped ▁to ▁India . ▁ ▁Tib et ans ▁once ▁again ▁ri oted ▁against ▁Chinese ▁rule ▁twice , ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 – 8 9 ▁un rest ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁un rest , ▁where ▁they ▁directed ▁their ▁ang ers ▁against ▁Han ▁and ▁H ui ▁Chinese . ▁Both ▁have ▁been ▁suppress ed ▁by ▁China ▁and ▁China ▁has ▁increased ▁their ▁military ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁despite ▁self - imm ol ations ▁against ▁China ▁are ▁still ▁on going . ▁ ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁ ▁Singapore ▁To ▁counter act ▁the ▁city ▁state ' s ▁low ▁birth rate , ▁Singapore ' s ▁government ▁has ▁been ▁offering