Central government's concern with Tibet
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Preface In the mid-20th century, Tibet, the largest ethnic minority-dominant region in southwest China, still practiced feudal serfdom under the despotic theocratic rule of administrative officials, aristocrats and upper-ranking lamas. The peaceful liberation in May 1951 freed Tibetans from the fetters of imperialistic invasion to enter a new epoch. Certain members of the ruling class, however, were unwilling to follow the historical trend and even dreamed of preserving serfdom. In March 1959, they brazenly staged an armed rebellion intended to split the country. The central government, with the support of the Tibetan people, took decisive and resolute measures to dismiss the original local government of Tibet, suppressed the rebels, and started to carry out democratic reform in Tibet. >>> |
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Part I The Peaceful Liberation of Tibet Peaceful liberation of Tibet is a strategic decision of the CPC Central Committee and a key component of China's New-democratic Revolution. In 1951, the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Tibet signed The Method for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet (also known as The 17-Article Agreement). >>> | |
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Part II Crack Down on the Armed Rebellion On March 10, 1959, reactionaries from the ruling class of Tibet staged an armed rebellion in flagrant contravention of the 17-Article Agreement. The central government took the decision to "crack down on the armed rebellion, mobilize the masses, and implement democratic reforms." >>> | |
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Part III Democratic reforms in Tibet The sweeping democratic reform movement abolished the decadent, dark, and backward theocratic system of feudal serfdom, and emancipated greatly productive forces. Moreover, one million serfs were thus no longer chattel for trade or barter, but became masters of their own destiny and the society. >>> | |
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Part IV Half a Century of Struggle between Reunification and Separation, Progress and Regress Democratic reforms in Tibet destroyed feudal serfdom under theocracy in Tibet. But since fleeing abroad in 1959, the Dalai clique, with the support of foreign anti-China forces, has been consistently conspiring incidents to impede Tibet's development, undermine the ethnic unity in Tibet. >>> | |
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Part V Great achievements in Social and Economic Development, and in Human Rights Sweeping changes have
taken place in Tibet over the past five decades since the democratic
reform was launched 50 years ago. Tibet today witnesses economic
growth, social progress, unity among people of all ethnic groups,
reinforced border defence and effective protection and development
of traditional Tibetan culture. >>>
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History makes fair judgments. Over the past 50 years
witnessing historical changes, Tibet has moved from a dark society
to a brigh one, from a backward society to a progressive one, from
poverty to prosperity, dictatorship to democracy, and seclusion to
opening-up. >>>
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