On Late Ming Dynasty's Annan Policy

In 1598, the Ming Dynasty recognized the legal status of Li Weitan's ruling in Annan by officially conferring the title Annan Commander-in-Chief on him and meanwhile forced him to make the Mo descendants settle down in Gaoping District, which actually made Annan ruled respectively by the Li and the Mo governments. Some scholars believe that the Late Ming Dynasty carried out a double-recognition policy toward Annan but, through the analysis of the Late Ming Dynasty's diplomatic relationship with the Li and the Mo governments and its disposal of border disturbance, this thesis maintains that the Late Ming Dynasty didn't break away from the One-Annan policy.