1951年5月23日，中央人民政府和西藏地方政府在北京簽訂《關(guān)于和平解放西藏辦法的協(xié)議》(以下簡稱《十七條協(xié)議》)，西藏實現(xiàn)和平解放。

　　西藏和平解放是中國人民解放事業(yè)的重要組成部分，是近代以來中華民族反對帝國主義侵略、維護國家統(tǒng)一和主權(quán)偉大斗爭中的一件大事，是西藏社會發(fā)展具有劃時代意義的歷史轉(zhuǎn)折點，是西藏從黑暗走向光明、從落后走向進步的起點。

　　西藏和平解放60年來，在中國共產(chǎn)黨和中央人民政府領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，經(jīng)歷了民主改革、自治區(qū)成立、社會主義建設(shè)和改革開放的偉大歷史進程，現(xiàn)代化建設(shè)事業(yè)取得了前所未有的成就，社會面貌發(fā)生了翻天覆地的變化，人的命運發(fā)生了深刻的改變。這是西藏各族人民團結(jié)奮斗的偉大成果，也是中國實行共同團結(jié)奮斗、共同繁榮發(fā)展的民族政策的生動體現(xiàn)。

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 (“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 cause of the Chinese people’s liberation, a great event in the Chinese nation’s struggle against imperialist invasion to safe-guard national unity and sovereignty, an epoch-making turning point in the social development history of Tibet, and a milestone marking the commencement of Tibet’s progress from a dark and backward society to a bright and advanced future.

Over the 60 years since its peaceful liberation, Tibet, under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Central People’s Government, has undergone a great historic process starting with democratic reform, and proceeding to the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region, socialist con-struction, and to the reform and opening-up era, made unprece-dented achievements in the modernization drive, and witnessed great changes in its social outlook and profound changes in its people’s life. These achievements were attained by all the ethnic groups in Tibet through concerted efforts, and vividly manifest how China implements the ethnic minority policy of promoting unity and achieving common prosperity and development.

　　今年是西藏和平解放60周年?；仡櫩偨Y(jié)西藏和平解放60年波瀾壯闊的歷史進程，全面展示新西藏發(fā)展的巨大成就，進一步推動西藏實現(xiàn)跨越式發(fā)展和長治久安，用事實揭穿達賴集團散布的種種謊言，有助于國際社會正確了解西藏和平解放60年的歷史真相，讓世人真實感受和認(rèn)識一個充滿生機和活力的社會主義新西藏。

一、西藏和平解放的實現(xiàn)

　　(一)西藏自古以來就是中國不可分割的一部分

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet. We review and summarize the spectacular historic process over the 60 years and demonstrate the great achievements in the development of New Tibet, so as to help Tibet achieve leapfrogging development and maintain lasting stability, while laying bare the lies of the Dalai clique, giving a better understanding of the true history of the 60 years since the peaceful liberation of Tibet to the outside world and enabling people around the world to get to know that socialist New Tibet is full of vigor and vitality.

I. Realizing the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet

1. Tibet has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times.