Tibet an inseparable part of China since ancient times: White paper

BEIJING -- A white paper issued by China's State Council Information Office Friday reiterated that Tibet has been an integral part of China since ancient times.

China is a unified multiethnic country with a long history. The Chinese nation is a community of shared future. Tibet has developed through the combined efforts of all the ethnic groups in China, said the white paper titled "Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity."

The political, economic and cultural exchanges between Tibetans and other ethnic groups throughout history have an important bearing on the development of the Tibetan people as an ethnic group, it added.

The so-called "Tibetan independence" was a product of imperialist aggression against China in modern times, said a white paper issued by China's State Council Information Office Friday.

In the middle of the 19th century, the UK-led imperialist powers began to cultivate the idea of "Tibet independence," intentionally undermining China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, said the white paper titled "Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity."

No country or government in the world has ever acknowledged the "independence of Tibet," said a white paper issued by China's State Council Information Office Friday.