Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI): The Tibetan exile community said that China has failed to fulfil the aspirations of the Tibetan people even after 75 years of what it described as the “forced annexation" of Tibet, while reiterating demands for freedom, human rights and genuine autonomy.

The remarks came on the 75th anniversary of the signing of the controversial “Seventeen-Point Agreement" signed in 1951 between representatives of Tibet and the government of the Chinese Communist Party, an accord that Tibetans-in-exile have long rejected as illegitimate.

Speaking to ANI, Tenzin Lekshay, spokesperson for the Tibetan government-in-exile, said the agreement marked the beginning of China’s occupation of Tibet rather than its liberation.

“Today it will be the 75th year of signing of the infamous 17-point agreement, which was signed in 1951, and since then we have been saying that it is not a liberation of Tibet, but it is a very occupation of Tibet ...