Stigweard,

So the sum total of the UK's involvement with Tibet dates back about 100 years ago, where the Younghusband incursion/expedition, call it what you will, suceeded in placing two trading agents in Lhasa - Your point?

It certainly does not suggest to me that the occupation, liberation? of Tibet is a peculiarly UK problem. As you rightly say - "..it was invaded.......and the UN has agreed the invasion was illegal." That was in 1950, so early days yet for the UN to have even thought about doing anything about it - you have to appreciate, they do have a bit of a back-log of work. Case in point - they recognised Israel as a sovereign state and guaranteed it's security in 1948, and that is still work in progress - be patient Stigweard, they'll get round to it - eventually. "According to our Tone, anywhere there is an injustice being perpetrated against a population by an oppressive regime it's in all our interests to act" - quite right Tone it is - The "all our interests" bit IS the UN, the international community as a whole.

Now, don't just take the UK, go ask some of our fellow Europeans, France and Germany for example. Alternatively, ask the Indians, the South Koreans or the Japanese. Tell them that they should have a chat to China about Tibet, ask them to tell China that they (the chinese) should withdraw from Tibet, pay stax in compensation and restore the country to it's previous glory. By all means ask them, I have a very good idea what their answers would be singularly, and collectively - might not be right, might not be fair, but then most things in life are neither right, or fair - Fact.