Tibetans 250px|thumb|right|The People's Republic of China took over the capital Lhasa during its annexation by China in 1951 Pandatsang Rapga, a Tibetan politician, founded the Tibet Improvement Party with the goal of modernisation and integration of Tibet into the Republic of China.
tiBeTans 250px|tHUmb|rIghT|the PEOpLe'S RePublic oF China took oVeR THe caPital lhasa durinG its AnnEXAtiOn by china iN 1951 PANdaTsang raPga, a TIBeTan politiCIan, FoUNDeD the tibet imPRovEMent party wITh thE gOaL oF modernisation and INTegrAtiOn Of tibet intO The rePUblic oF chinA.