An Investigation And Analysis Of The Tibet Issue In British Party Politics After The Cold War

The British parliament is the highest legislature in Britain.For a long time,the British parliament has not only played a very important role in the internal affairs of the UK,but also played a decisive role in shaping the UK's foreign policy,as well as its policy towards China.Tibet is also an aspect of Britain's China policy and a favourable subject of all political parties.The British parliament conducts debates on the Tibet issue within the framework of party politics,and the Tibet issue has certain influence on the political operation of the British parties.In the post-cold war debates between the two houses of parliament,the debate on Tibet has always been a propaganda tool favored by all political parties.Political parties mainly communicate their positions on the Tibet issue to the voters through Tibet-related parliamentary debates in hopes of gaining more support.To a large extent,the speeches of parliamentarians in the parliament are the externalization of the party's views on the Tibet issue,so they can be used to reflect the views of various political parties on the Tibet issue.Through the collection,collation and analysis of the proceedings of the Tibet-related debates between the two houses of the British parliament from 1989 to 2019,this paper hopes to clarify the characteristics,focus and differences of political parties of different status and nature on this issue.At the same time,the observation of Britain's China policy from the perspective of the political party also provides an opportunity for the political party to intervene in bilateral relations.