抗日战争时期日本染指我国西藏秘史(英文)

After the reforms of the Meiji Period, Japan followed the example of big powers of the West and began to expand its territory by way of invading neighboring countries. China was one of the countries it invaded. When Japanese militarism carried out its "policy toward the mainland of China" from the late I9th century, it also cast greedy eyes on Tibet, the southwest gate to China. When the War of Resistance to Japanese Invasion broke out in July of 1937, Japanese invaders considering the strategic position of Ti-