As the myths surrounding the Tibetan cause are challenged by scholars, emigre leaders may reconsider their claim that an independent Tibet is inevitable. And China's leaders may confront the self-delusion that because the Tibet question will end with the Dalai Lama, a compromise settlement is unnecessary.

Keywords:
assimilation, Beijing, China, colonial, Dalai, Lama, genocide, Han, independence, Lhasa
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