Maybe someone gave you water as a newly made up excuse for China taking Tibet?
But make no mistake about it, on October 7, 1950, the Chinese were not thinking about water. I'm fairly certain most historians would agree on that point.
But make no mistake about it, on October 7, 1950, the Chinese were not thinking about water. I'm fairly certain most historians would agree on that point.
Of course that's not the only reason; other answers make clear there were a lot of factors. Now though, Tibetan water is a huge issue, including for other countries downstream of Tibet including India and Pakistan [3]. There are no water treaties between these countries; China has been building a lot of dams and is planning a massive 600-mile pipeline to divert Tibetan water that would otherwise go to India [4].
Tibet is the third largest repository of fresh water after the two poles [5].
[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/35fuz5/leavi...
[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2giaje/was_t...
[3] https://www.equaltimes.org/china-s-water-grab-in-tibet-risks
[4] https://qz.com/1114843/chinas-grand-plan-for-the-brahmaputra...
[5] https://www.theglobalist.com/tibet-and-21st-century-water-wa...