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17-Point Agreement: China’s unfulfilled promises on Tibet

May 19 (Radio Free Asia): A rights group has slammed Beijing for reneging on an agreement that accepted Chinese sovereignty over Tibet, saying Tibetans had been duped by promises of extensive self-rule and commitments to preserve local political and religious institutions. As China prepares to celebrate on Monday the 60th anniversary of the “17-point Agreement” clinched with the currently exiled Dalai Lama in 1951, its pledges to keep Tibet’s traditional government and religion in place have come under scrutiny.

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