The Sino/Soviet Dispute The Background to the Dispute – Summary   When the Chinese Communist armies defeated their Nationalist opponents in 1949 only two things stood between them and final victory – the island of Taiwan still occupied by the fleeing Nationalist armies and a scattering of islands close to

THE SINO/INDIAN DISPUTE An outline of the Tibetan question is needed to understand the very important role that country has played in Sino/Indian relations.  India had, on gaining independence in 1947, inherited the British “special position” in Tibet, along with the Mission in Lhasa and trade agencies in larger towns.