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TZILI-APANGO, Eduardo. Geopolitics of Integration of Inner Mongolia to the People’s Republic of China, 1949-1966. Méx.cuenca pac [online]. 2023, vol.12, n.34, pp.23-44.  Epub 10-Mar-2023. ISSN 2007-5308.  https://doi.org/10.32870/mycp.v12i34.786.

This article studies the integration process of the region known as “Inner Mongolia” into the People’s Republic of China. The main argument is that the identification of Inner Mongolia as an important geostrategic zone by the Chinese government is based on the notion of “separatism”, for which the theoretical concept of “buffer-zone” is proposed and developed from geopolitics. The methodology is based on the compilation and analysis of the “records of important issues” (大事记 dashiji) as primary sources of the main integration policies of Inner Mongolia from 1949 to 1966. The main research result was the discovery of ambivalent policies that promote ethnic autonomy, on the one hand and strengthen direct control of the region on the other hand, which would confirm the Chinese government’s geopolitical concerns.

Palabras llave : Geopolitics; Inner Mongolia; People’s Republic of China; Soviet Union; buffer-zone.