Tibet moves ahead with the nation

On May 23, 1951, the central people's government and the former local government of Tibet signed the Agreement on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet, also known as the 17-Article Agreement, bringing about the peaceful liberation of Tibet.

The peaceful liberation enabled the Tibet autonomous region to cast off the yoke of imperialist aggression, safeguarded national sovereignty and territorial integrity and created the prerequisites for Tibet to join the other parts of the country in the drive for common progress and development. With the great reunification, the Chinese nation entered a new period of development.

Over the past 60 years, thanks to the care of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the central government, the struggle of the liberated people of all ethnic groups in Tibet and the support of the people of the entire country, Tibet has made great achievements in various undertakings.