Since 1951, Tibet has been under the autonomous ruling of China. And since then, human rights violations have been committed throughout Tibet under the autonomous rule of China. However, Tibet has always been on the periphery of international concerns. It has always been considered, at minimum, a satellite of China by the West. In the past, Tibet had its own diplomatic ties with other Asian states, but the West and China always saw China and Tibet as two related entities with China having the dominant position in the relationship. Because China is part of the United Nations Security Council as a permanent member, once it invaded Tibet, the UN mostly closed its eyes to human rights violations in the autonomous region. The permanent members of the Security Council are unlikely to infringe upon the domestic sovereignty of other permanent members.