Convention Between Great Britain and China Respecting Tibet

(Redirected from Anglo-Chinese Convention of 1906) 1906 treaty between China and the United Kingdom

Convention of Peking (1906)
Convention Between Great Britain and China Respecting Tibet
Text of the Convention
Type	Convention
Signed	27 April 1906
Location	Peking, Qing Empire
Signatories	Tang Shaoyi Ernest Mason Satow
Parties	China United Kingdom
Ratifiers	Guangxu Emperor King Edward VII
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The Convention Between Great Britain and China Respecting Tibet (Chinese: 中英續訂藏印條約) was a treaty signed in Peking between the Qing dynasty and the British Empire in 1906 concerning Tibet. It was a follow-on to the 1904 Convention of Lhasa signed by the British Empire and Tibet after the British expedition to Tibet in 1903–1904. The new Convention reaffirmed the Chinese possession of Tibet. The British agreed not to annex or interfere in Tibet. China agreed to pay the indemnity due from Tibet and engaged "not to permit any other foreign state to interfere with the territory or internal administration of Tibet".

Background

In 1904, after the British invasion of Tibet resulting in the exile of the 13th Dalai Lama, Britain signed the Convention of Lhasa with the Kashag and delegations of three major Tibetan monasteries. However, Qing Empire considered the convention "damaging to state sovereignty" and refused to ratify it.

In order to gain Chinese acceptance, subsequent negotiations were held in Calcutta in February 1905. During the negotiations, the Chinese representative, Tang Shaoyi, insisted that Britain recognize China’s sovereignty over Tibet. However, the British representative maintained that China held only suzerainty over the region. This fundamental disagreement prevented the two sides from reaching a consensus.

After the Liberals took office in December 1905, the British government adopted a non-interference policy on Tibet and returned to the negotiating table in April 1906 in Peking. On April 27th, the two parties officially signed the treaty. Under the agreement, Britain consented to refrain from occupying Tibetan territories or interfering in Tibet’s political affairs, while China retained the right to govern Tibet’s internal affairs, and ensured that no other foreign powers would interfere in Tibetan matters.

Aftermath

After signing the treaty, the Qing Empire, though not granted sovereignty over Tibet, gained a "virtually free hand" in the region, including exclusive control over its territory, internal affairs, officer detachments, commerce, and finances. In 1906, Zhang Yintang, appointed as the assistant amban for Tibet, leveraged the provisions of the 1906 convention to reassert control over Tibet and diminish British influence.

The British troops were withdrawn from the Chumbi Valley following the payment of the third installment from the Chinese government of the indemnity stipulated in the 1904 convention. The indemnity amount was reduced to one-third under the terms of the 1906 convention.

References

Joseph, Askew (14 September 2020). "The Status of Tibet in the Diplomacy of China, Britain, the United States and India, 1911 - 1959" (PDF). Adelaide University - History Centre for Asian Studies. p. 21.
"Tibet profile - Timeline". BBC News. 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
Cordier (1912). "Tibet" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Feng 2007, p. 130.
Feng 2007, p. 128-136.
Feng 2007, p. 137-146.
^ Marshall 2004, p. 338-339.
^ Feng 2007, p. 146-149.
Marshall 2004, p. 355-356.
Feng 2007, p. 163-184.
^ Bell 1924, p. 88-89.

Bibliography

Marshall, Julie (2004-11-23). Britain and Tibet 1765-1947: A Select Annotated Bibliography of British Relations with Tibet and the Himalayan States including Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan Revised and Updated to 2003. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-32785-0.
Feng, Mingzhu (2007). 中英西藏交涉与川藏边情. 中国藏学出版社. ISBN 978-7-800-57934-9.
Bell, Charles (1924). Tibet Past and Present (First ed.). Oxford University Press.

External links

Convention Between Great Britain and China Respecting Tibet
"Convention Between Great Britain and China Respecting Tibet (1906)". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
Charles Bell (1924). "Peking Convention, 1906". Tibet Past and Present. Cambridge University Press / Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 288. ISBN 81-208-1048-1.
"Tibetan Indemnity. (Questions in the House, 11 June 1906)". Hansard (the Official Report of the UK Parliament). Retrieved 2020-09-13.

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