There is no evidence in history that China, though weak during 19th & early 20th century, ever accepted boundary settlement with the British empire. For the 1914 agreement though Chinese representative was present in the negotiations, the British convened secrete talks with Tibetan representative. The document along with the map was not signed by Chinese. In the past it can be seen that Chinese either shied away or deliberately distanced themselves from the boundary talks. Throughout, they were consistant in emphasizing there claim over Tibetan territory as their integral part. I remember small para from 'The Himalayan Blunder' (Brig.J.P.Dalvi) when he was studying at Def.Ser.Staff College, Wellington in 1953. A senior beurocrat from foeign min. was bombarded so many questions by army officers as to the inconsistancy of Indian foreign policy towards Tibet (Chinese began to occupy it 1955 onwards), to which he could not answer and left issue to politicians. The opinion of contemporary top govt. officers like Sir Girija Shankar Vajpai(ICS) and Mr.H.M.Patel(ICS) regarding Pt.Nehru was "a sole foreign policy maker, indulged in dreams (rather reveries) created and nurtured by him and hardly considered the ground realities. A map of India in the 'Discovery Of India' by Pt. Nehru depicts part of Assam beyond Himalayan foothills (i.e. Misamari and ahead) as part of Tibet; the same he claimed of India after 25 years and declined negotiated settlement with Chinese in absolute terms.
