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The chaos theory of Mongolia

I returned to Mongolia 15 years ago after an absence of 13 years, save for the occasional 2-week leave from work, and that time I spent a semester and a half at a local university drinking endless cups of brown, watery 150 Tugrik instant MaCcoffee at the cafĂ© strangely, or perhaps egotistically, named "In my memory", writing the first and so far the only book that got us into trouble with the local intelligence who apparently had little else to do than to pore through the ramblings of teenagers to catch the tell-tale signs of drug dealery. But I digress. When you visit a country for a short period, be it home or not, you hardly have time to immerse yourself in the spirit of the country and the city and feel the nitty gritty and dirty shiny of it all. So after 13 years, it took me a while to readjust and finally understand what the hometown of my childhood had become.  The most striking, ubiquitous, and inescapable feature was and still, unfortunately, is the traffic. In 2008,...

When did Mongolia become independent?

I think many people are confused about this, and perhaps even so in China or Taiwan, where historical accuracy regarding Mongolia's origins and independence has always been secondary to their own agendas.

Mongolia declared its independence on 11 July 1921, 86 years ago from today. Throughout the middle of 20th century, Mongolia's status as a sovereign state has been threatened a few times, mostly by the Government of China. The Chinese government was the only country that refused to recognize our independence, choosing to instead enter a 20 year denial period where they deceitfully tried to backstab Mongolians via various closed-door discussions with the Soviet Union.

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