Tibet is not recognized by the Chinese Republic.
In 1980, General Secretary and reformist Hu Yaobang visited Tibet and ushered in a period of social, political, and economic liberalization
Tibet ( (listen); Tibetan: , Lhasa dialect: [p] Bd; Chinese: ; pinyin: Xzng) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi)

