PRC moves on Mongolia in 1991 : Outcomes?

Much like Tibet, many in China consider Mongolia to be an intergral of the country's central territory.

So I wonder, with the collapse of the USSR and the subsequent recalling of its battalions stationed in Mongolia, what would be the consequences if the Peoples Liberation Army moved on Ulaanbaatar in the summer of 1991 in the same way Tibet was invaded in 1950?
 
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The huge difference between Tibet and Mongolia is that the former was not recognized as a sovereign and independent state by anyone while Mongolia definitely was. China, even, had explicitly recognized Mongolia as a separate and independent state. For China to revoke this recognition and launch an invasion would imply bad things about China.
 
The huge difference between Tibet and Mongolia is that the former was not recognized as a sovereign and independent state by anyone while Mongolia definitely was. China, even, had explicitly recognized Mongolia as a separate and independent state. For China to revoke this recognition and launch an invasion would imply bad things about China.
Note, you need to be China specific here... The ROC as best as I can tell, never recognized Mongolia's existance. OTOH, they aren't exactly capable of invading Mongolia...
 
Too soon after Tienanmen, they don't want something else that would make them look even worse. The only way is if Mongolia dumbly provokes them in some way, and even then they'd do just a limited retaliation.
 
Very bad news. The political situation in the USSR is volatile. The possibility of USSR forces launching a decapitation strike agianst the nuclear forces of the PRC can not be ruled out.
 
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