《泰晤士报》对中国西藏和平解放进程的关注和态度

Attention and Attitude of The Times toward China's Peaceful Liberation Course in Tibet

1949年9月至1951年12月,《泰晤士报》持续关注中国西藏和平解放的进程。昌都战役发起前后,它关注西藏的法律地位,声称西藏是"自治"的,指责人民解放军进军为"侵略"。昌都战役发起后,它关注人民解放军进军、谈判举行和十七条协议的签订与实施。它支持西藏地方政府派遣代表赴京谈判,"条件是西藏自治得到尊重"。但是,它所说的"自治"和新中国的民族区域自治在本质上不同。它不愿意看到中国共产党顺利恢复了治藏主权,因而宣称十七条协议是强加的。它虽然认识到中华民族的团结统一是必然趋势,却又幻想地称"要清楚地说明中国重新恢复对西藏权力的结果,为时尚早"。这一切反映了它作为曾经是日不落帝国英国的主要喉舌在中国历史发展必然趋势面前的无可奈何。

From September of 1949 to December of 1951, The Times paid close attention on China＇s liberation course in Tibet. Before the breaking of Changdou battle, it focused on the legal status of Tibet, claimed that Tibet was ＂self-governed＂ and criticized that the march of the people＇s liberation army was ＂invasion＂, after the battle, it kept a watchful eye on the march of the people＇s liberation army, the conducting of negotiation and signing and complementing of Seventeen Point Agreement for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet. It supported the Tibet government sent representatives to Beijing for further negotiation on the condition of ＂ respecting the self-governing of Tibet＂. Actually, the ＂self-governing＂ as it said was completely different in itself from the regional autonomy of ethnic minorities of China. It didn＇t want the result that the new China smoothly regained the governing right in Tibet, so it declared that the agreement was an imposed. Although it knew that the unity and solidarity of China would be the inexorable trend ,it still said that ＂it was too early to clearly say that China regained governing power in Tibet ＂. As the main media of UK it showed its helpless in front ofthe Chinese history develonment trend.