印茶侵藏:中印关系的历史检讨

Indian Tea Surging to Tibet : A Historical Review of Its Effects on Sino-Indian Relations

中国与印度山水相连,友好交往的历史悠久。但印度遭受英国的殖民侵略后,中印关系恶化。特别是印茶侵藏,更是中印关系史上应深刻检讨的行为。清末民国时期,印度大力发展茶业,妄图用印茶切断西藏同祖国内地的血肉联系。印度在茶叶经营上起初用赠送的方式拉拢藏族同胞,以图打开西藏市场;在政治上则用不平等条约,欲使印茶侵藏合法化。印茶侵藏严重阻碍了中印正常交往。检讨这一段历史,有利于发展两国睦邻友好互利合作的关系。

During the British colonial rule in India , the Indian tea had served as an instrument for grabbing its selfish interests , which culminated in the early 20th century.The British India vigorously expanded its tea business and tried to cut off trading links between Tibet and the Chinese hinterland by exporting Indian tea to Tibet.Economical and political measures were also used to secure the legalization of Indian tea surging to Tibet that had seriously hindered the normal communication between China and India.