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This paper analyzes China's policy on Tibetan autonomy from a historic perspective. The author concludes that Tibetan autonomy is intolerable for Chinese leaders since many aspects of Tibetan culture have nationalist and separatist implications and would therefore pose a threat to China’s national unity and territorial integrity. Other issues include British patronage for Tibetan autonomy, Sino-Tibetan dialogue on autonomy and China's other separatist issues.