Sixty Years Since Peaceful Liberation of Tibet

Preface

On May 23, 1951 the Agreement of the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet - the "17-Article Agreement" for short -was signed in Beijing, marking the peaceful liberation of Tibet.

The peaceful liberation of Tibet was an important part of the Chinese people's liberation cause and a great event in the Chinese nation's struggle to safeguard national unity and sovereignty against imperialist invasion. It was also an epoch-making turning point in the social history of Tibet, and a milestone marking the start of Tibet's progress from a dark and backward society to a bright and advanced future.