The Dalai Lama returned to Lhasa on 17 August 1951. Chinese and Tibetan representatives signed the Agreement of the Central People’s Government and the Local Government of Tibet on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet in Beijing on May 23, 1951, which allowed the Dalai Lama to control internal affairs in Tibet. On December 19, 1950, the Dalai Lama left Lhasa for the town of Yadong on the Tibetan-India border.
The UN General Assembly condemned the Chinese invasion of the Tibetan region on November 18, 1950. The spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, the Dalai Lama, referred the matter to the United Nations (UN) on November 11, 1950. Tibetan officials requested military assistance from India. PRC government troops entered the Tibetan region on October 7, 1950, and Chinese troops captured the town of Qamdo (Chamdo) on October 19, 1950. The Chinese government demanded that representatives of Tibet arrive in Beijing by September 16, 1950, but Tibetan officials ignored the demand. Representatives of the PRC government and the Tibetan region held talks in Kalimpong, India beginning on March 7, 1950. Crisis Phase (January 1, 1950-March 9, 1959): The People’s Republic of China (PRC) asserted its national sovereignty over the Tibetan region on January 1, 1950.
