jan 1, 1950 - Reunification campaigns

Description:

- Outer regions of China not under CCP governance seen as potential risk to China's unity and stability

- Reunification campaigns launched to bring regions (e.g. Tibet, Xinjiang, and Guangdong) under CCP governance

- Done with diplomacy or force where necessary

- Tibet controlled with force, which included the increased social, cultural, and religious (Lama, form of Buddhism) control
- Lead to the Tibetan Uprising (resistance groups suppressed)