[TigerLikesRooster]

Manchu dynasty died in 1912. So with Beijing’s claim on Tibet and Xinjiang. For a while, they were independent.
Russia can not claim sovereignty on Ukraine after Soviet Union disintegrated. Russia ruled over Ukraine for a long time. Finland was part of Sweden for a long time, too.

[compound w]

And yet, the US printed map I have of China from 1955 looks virtually identical (in terms of boundaries) to the maps of China printed today. Frankly, I’ll sleep better knowing that Beijing controls Xinjiang.