This left Tibet diplomatically isolated and cut off to the point where it could not make its positions on the issues well known to the international community and it was restricted by treaties that gave the British Empire authority over taxes, foreign relations and fortifications.
Dette efterlod Tibet diplomatisk isoleret og afskåret til det punkt, hvor det ikke kunne gøre sine holdninger kendt for det internationale samfund til de spørgsmål, der var, og det var begrænset af traktater, der gav det britiske imperium autoritet over skatter, udenlandske forbindelser og befæstninger.