But because the Ministry of External Affairs of the Qing government believed the Lhasa Convention would do damage to national sovereignty, the high commissioner stationed in Tibet by the Qing government refused to sign it, leaving it ineffectual.

• 但由于清朝政府外务部认为《拉萨条约》有损主权，清朝驻藏大臣不予签字，条约无效。