A telegraph sent by the 14th Dalai Lama to Chairman Mao Zedong in October 1951, in which he expressed his support for the agreement on measures of the peaceful liberation of Tibet.
April 8: The State Archives Administration on Monday published a telegraph sent by the 14th Dalai Lama to Chairman Mao Zedong in October 1951, in which he expressed his support for the agreement on measures of the peaceful liberation of Tibet; The resolution on Tibet recently proposed by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is based on "ulterior motives", a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said Monday; The 300-year-old Chomsigkang market in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, has resumed operation Tuesday, a signal that the city's largest commodity distribution center has returned to normal, according to an official with the market; Chinese netizens condemned attempts to disrupt the ongoing Olympic torch relay by Tibetan separatists in London after British police arrested 25 people on Sunday. (China.org.cn)