Peaceful Liberation of Tibet
2004-05-20 13:33
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Peaceful Liberation of Tibet(05/22/2001) |
May 23 marks the 50th anniversary of the peaceful
liberation of Tibet and a series of activities will be held
to celebrate this historic event. At the end of 1949,
the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) prepared to enter
Tibet after liberating major parts of south and southwest
China.
Considering the specific situation in
Tibet, the then central government of China noticed the
local authorities of Tibet to send representatives to
Beijing to hold negotiations on the peaceful liberation of
Tibet.
However, the negotiations failed due to
the obstruction by Tibetan upper-level reactionaries and
imperialist forces.
On October 19, 1950, the
PLA took over Qamdo -- the gateway to Tibet, and the Tibet
authorities had to accept the arrangement proposed by the
central government concerning Tibet's peaceful liberation.
In April 1951, the local authorities of Tibet
sent a five- member delegation to Beijing including Ngapoi
Nagwang Jigme to hold negotiations with Li Weihan and Zhang
Jingwu, representatives of the Central Government. After
several rounds of consultations, the two sides signed an
agreement on May 23, declaring the peaceful liberation of
Tibet.
According to the agreement, Tibet is a
part of China; the local armed forces of Tibet became
incorporated into the PLA; and the freedom of religious
belief in Tibet is guaranteed.
In October
1951, the PLA came to Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet.
The peaceful liberation of Tibet was an
important event in the modern history of China, as well as
an epoch-making milestone in Tibetan history.
The peaceful liberation of Tibet proved that
the policies of the Communist Party of China on ethnic
minorities were correct and reflected the common aspiration
and fundamental interests of the whole Chinese people
including Tibetan people.
The peaceful
liberation of Tibet laid a solid foundation for the unity
and prosperity of the Newly founded People's Republic of
China.
(Xinhua)
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