Freedom and prosperity ring on liberated plateau

I, as a descendant of the suppressed serfs in the old Tibet and a legitimate heir to the Panchen Erdini, feel exceptionally excited while celebrating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of a million serfs in the region.

The 17-Article Agreement, signed by the central government and the local authority of Tibet upon the region's peaceful liberation in 1951, signaled the end of past imperialist aggression and slavery and a new step for the Chinese people toward national unity. The armed uprising that failed eight years later was aimed at opposing any progressive social reforms in the region and preserving feudal serfdom.

It served as a stark conspiracy by a handful of people to retain their long-maintained privileges and interests through "Tibetan independence".