[111] Barnett observes that there's no document before 1950 in which Tibet explicitly recognizes Chinese sovereignty, and considers Tibet's subordination to China in the course of the durations when China had most authority akin to that of a colony.[112] Tibetologist Elliot Sperling mentioned that the Tibetan term for China, Rgya-nag, https://icelisting.com/story18240709/the-fact-about-tibet-autonomy-that-no-one-is-suggesting