As much as I would like to adopt a neutral approach to the Sino-Tibetan question, I fear that this is simply impossible. I remember the first time I read “Tibet, Tibet.” A personal story of a lost land.” I was in my dorm all night, constant chills running down my spine, every now and then tears rolling down my cheeks too, I must admit. At the time, I didn't know exactly what was going on in this isolated and mysterious country, other than the fact that it is under Chinese occupation and people are seeking freedom.* But when I read the book, I immediately sympathized with the history of Tibet. This is probably because Estonia, my home country, once found itself in a similar desperate situation, succumbing to the power of its eastern neighbor. Fortunately for Estonia, it managed to gain independence from Russia in 1918, although it had officially belonged to the Russian Empire as the Governorate of Estonia since the end of the Great Northern War in 1721. by the Treaty of Nystad. It is therefore even more intriguing to know why Tibet, which never belonged to China by any treaty or agreement1, is still under foreign domination and must fight for its independence? Well, since there is no evidence that Tibet "has been from ancient times an inseparable part of Chinese territory," as Sun Wade, press adviser to the People's Republic of China in Washington, claims2, there is also no evidence to the contrary. And that is why, in this ongoing conflict, Tibet is out of luck. Unfortunately for Tibet, this time the myth of David and Goliath did not come to life. A good example of China's Goliathan way: In 1914, the Simla Convention was signed whereby Britain recognized the independence of Tibet, but C...... middle of paper... ...ry. Regardless of the evidence, Communist China will never let go of Tibet, especially now, when the Asian century is about to begin. Simon Normanton's quote on China's attitude towards Tibet says it all: "But for the Chinese, Tibet's de facto independence was of no importance, Tibet was simply part of China."25 Works Cited The question of Tibet and the rule of law. International Commission of Jurists. Geneva 1959. p 75Tibet. Its history, its religion and its people. TJ Norbu. Pelican Books 1972. p 143The Forbidden City. R. MacFarquhar. New York. p 91Tibet: the lost civilization. S. Normanton. London 1988. p 16The question of Tibet and the rule of law. International Commission of Jurists. Geneva 1959. pp 84-85No Man's Land: Real and Imaginary Tibet. G. Gyatso. The Tibet Journal vol XXVIII No.1&2 2003. p 147Tibetan Review Vol.XLIV No.12 December 2009. p 5