China’s Coerced “17-Point Agreement” of 1951 with Tibet is Illegal Under International Law

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London, 23 May 2025 | Tsering Passang

Today marks the 74th anniversary of the so-called Agreement of the Central People’s Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet – commonly known as the “17-Point Agreement”. Signed under duress on 23 May 1951 in Beijing, this document was never recognised by the Tibetan people and is now widely regarded as invalid under international law.

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