The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence are a series of agreements between China and India. After the PLA occupied Tibet, China was in direct conflict with India (see: Sino-Indian War). But both nations were newly-established and wanted the other to support herself. Therefore in 1954 the two nations drew up the 5 Prinicples, or Panch Sila:
Mutual sovereignty and integrity respected
Non-aggression
Non-interference
Equally and mutual benefit
Peaceful co-existence
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