[3] Hu Qili, First Secretary of the Central Committee's Secretariat, led the Central Delegation, with Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Li Peng, vice premier of the State Council, Wang Zhaoguo, deputy director of the Central General Office, Zhou Keyu, deputy director of the General Political Department of the People's Liberation Army, Yin Fatang, deputy political commissar of the Second Artillery of the People's Liberation Army, Zhao Weichen [zh], deputy director of the State Economic and Trade Commission, Phuntsok Wangyal, vice director of the Civil Affairs Commission of the National People's Congress, and Jiang Ping, vice minister of the CCP United Front Work Department serving as deputy heads.
[4][3] On August 30, a reception was conducted in Lhasa to greet the Central Delegation, during which Raidi, the deputy secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, offered a welcoming address, and Yin Fatang, representing the Central Delegation, expressed gratitude in a speech.
[5] In his address, Hu Qili, leader of the Central Delegation, asserted that the peaceful liberation of Tibet in 1951 not only permanently terminated Tibet's degrading history of imperialist invasion and oppression but also, through democratic reforms, eradicated the oppressive serfdom system and initiated a new epoch in which the populace became the architects of their own destiny.
[7] The congratulatory letter stated that in the 34 years following the peaceful liberation of Tibet in 1951, the CCP has guided individuals from all ethnic groups, including Tibetans and Han Chinese, to achieve remarkable accomplishments.
[9] In September 1985, the Shanghai Mint Company [zh] released a coin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet Autonomous Region.