A Study On The Food Supply Problem Of The People's Liberation Army Stationed In Tibet From 1950 To 195

Tibet is an inalienable part of Chinese territory.It has been part of Chinese territory since the Yuan Dynasty and subject to the rule of the Central Dynasty.However,in modern times,as the imperialists set off a frenzy to carve up China,Tibet,located in the southwest border of China,was also coveted by the British colonial government.The British government launched two wars of aggression against Tibet,forcing the Qing government to sign an unequal treaty on Tibet,and then took advantage of the treaty to cultivate pro-British forces in Tibet,and later created two " The Incident of the Expulsion of Chinese ".The second " The Incident of the Expulsion of Chinese " occurred when the war of Liberation was coming to an end and the country was becoming calm.The overwhelming unified action of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army made the British government,which supported the separatist activities in Tibet,uneasy.Therefore,it instigated the Kashag government in Tibet to create the "July 8 Incident",namely the second "Expulsion of the Han Incident".In this context,in order to safeguard the integrity of China’s territorial sovereignty,Chairman MAO Zedong approved the instructions issued by the Military Commission on "marching into Tibet".Although a lot of preparations had been made before the march was launched,food supplies became the most important issue during the march because Tibet was located in an area of high altitude and high altitude,and was large and sparsely populated.In order to alleviate the food shortage,the central government adopted a variety of solutions,such as moving troops to the center through multiple routes,making the whole army live on plateau,resupplying food by air,and building roads.Although the food problem could not be completely solved until the liberation of Lhasa,and even troubled the Lhasa garrison to stabilize the local order,it still alleviated the food shortage situation of the troops to Tibet to some extent.Tibet after army garrison in Lhasa,in order to thoroughly "established" in Tibet,has played a not afraid of difficulties,the arduous struggle the spirit,adhere to seek the solution,to overcome the early liberation of Lhasa to food shortages and rising prices,such as improved transportation,efforts to self-sufficiency,finally successfully solved the food problem of Tibetan garrison,It has made important contributions to stabilizing order in Tibet,promoting peaceful reunification of the country and maintaining ethnic unity and friendship.