Now the Indians weigh in

Seems the foreign minister of India has warned the Dalai Lama about 'political activity damaging to India's relationship with China'. Part of the problem is 'where is Tibet'; according to a BBC article, "Tibet is the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) - which has Lhasa as its provincial capital. The borders of the TAR, as defined by the Chinese government, are administrative boundaries and have no ethnic basis. But currently about half of Tibetans are estimated to live outside the TAR - many of them in nearby Chinese provinces or surrounding countries like Nepal and India. Tibet's government-in-exile, based in northern India, has a very different concept of its homeland. A term often used is Greater Tibet, which covers the TAR, the whole of Qinghai province, western parts of Sichuan, areas of Yunnan and a corner of Gansu. Broadly speaking, the TAR corresponds to the region ruled by the 13th Dalai Lama, who declared Tibet an independent republic in 1912. His Tibet functioned as an independent state until China exerted its authority by sending in troops during 1950. Beijing had never recognised the independent Tibet - citing various moments in history going back more than 1,000 years to legitimise its claims. It is a mistake to regard merely the TAR as Tibet; the Chinese government designates of 97.2% of the area of Qinghai province as 'Tibetan autonomous areas'. About half of Sichuan, 10% of Gansu and 10% of Yunnan are also designated as Tibetan autonomous areas. And all of them have a history of violent protest against Chinese rule. "During the Tibetan resistance of 1956 to 1959, the government in Lhasa was slightly sitting on its hands, while the most ferocious fighting was occurring in Qinghai."