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Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China.

Historical image related to Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China. from May 23, 1951

Tibet

Ethno-cultural region in Asia

Tibet, or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about 470,000 sq mi (1,200,000 km2). It is the homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are other ethnic groups such as Mongols, Monpa,…
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Seventeen Point Agreement

1951 agreement between the Chinese and Tibetan governments

The Seventeen-Point Agreement, officially the Agreement of the Central People's Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet, was an agreement between the Local Government of Tibet and the Central People's Government of China. It…
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