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NPC delegates: Tibet sees fast development in past 5 years
2008-03-07 15:21:00
Qiangba Puncog, a delegate from Tibet Autonomous Region, photo from Xinhua on March 6.
In the past 5 years, Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has developed rapidly, according to Qiangba Puncog and Xiao Hong, delegates for the National People's Congress(NPC).
The average annual economy growth rate in the region reached 12.7 percent and the rural people's per capita net income has steadily risen, said Qiangba Puncog.
"In the Lhoba Nationality Town of TAR's Mainling County, the local people's per capita net income has doubled that of the previous 5 years and 90 percent of them have enjoyed beautiful new homes and the enrollment rate of school age children is at 100 percent," said Xiao Hong, a delegate from TAR's Lhoba nationality with the smallest population among China's 56 nationalities.
http://eng.tibet.cn/index/news/200803/t20080307_369636.htm
Facts and Figures of Tibetan development
www.chinaview.cn 2008-03-27 13:44:50
Special report: Dalai clique's separatist activities condemned
LHASA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Tibet Autonomous Region, covering one-eighth of China's territory with a population of 2.8 million, has developed rapidly in recent years. Here are a group of key facts and figures about Tibet:
Economy: The economy of Tibet has been growing at an annual rate of 12 percent or more over the past seven years. In 2007, the region's gross domestic product (GDP) was 34.2 billion yuan (about4.88 billion U.S. dollars), which was 12,000 yuan per capita -- double the 2002 figure. The per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen posted double-digit growth for a fifth consecutive year and reached 2,788 yuan in 2007.
Education: Over the past five years, 8.22 billion yuan in government funding has been invested in education to improve school facilities and raise literacy rates and the quality of education. The special annual educational subsidies for the children of Tibetan farmers and herders have been increased from 353 yuan 22 years ago to an average of 1,450 yuan in 2007.
Housing: In 2006, the Tibetan regional government launched a program to build homes for 220,000 local farming and herding households by 2010. More than 570,000 people have since moved into new residences and regional government spending has totaled 1.3 billion yuan. The per capita housing area for Tibetan herders has reached 36.4 square meters, 16.8 sq m more than before the project.
Environment: During the 10th five-year plan (2001-2005), more than 120 million yuan was spent to protect wetlands and grasslands in Tibet. The regional authorities have restricted the mining of gold and other minerals to preserve resources and protect the environment. Thirty-eight nature reserves have been established, covering 408,300 square kilometers, which represents 34 percent of the region's land area. Sources with the Tibetan regional environmental protection bureau said that another 10 billion yuan would be used to implement 14 environment-related projects before 2030.
Health: According to the provincial health department, 100 percent of farmers and herders, who account for 80 percent of the region's population, are covered by the medicare system and receive free medical care. The average life expectancy has risen from 35.5 years in the 1950s to 67.
Ethnicity and religion: According to the last census in 2000, the population of Tibetans has surged from 1.2 million in 1964 to more than 2.41 million in 2000, 92 percent of the region's total population. Among the newly elected deputies to local people's congresses in 2008, more than 80 percent are Tibetans or from other ethnic minorities at the regional, prefectural and city levels and 90 percent at the county and village levels. The central government has allocated more than 700 million yuan since 1980 to maintain 1,400 monasteries and cultural relics. Tibet has more than 1,700 religious sites for Tibetan Buddhism that accommodate 460,000 monks and nuns, four mosques with 3,000 Muslims, as well as a Catholic church for 700 believers.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/27/content_7868617.htm
Golden era for Tibet's leapfrog development
2008-02-14 16:39:00
Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has stepped into a golden era for its leapfrog development, according to Qiangba Puncog, Chairman of TAR, on February 13.
"In 2007, the gross domestic product in TAR has hit 34.2 billion yuan and the gross domestic product per capita exceeded 12,000 yuan, doubling that of 2002," said Qiangba Puncog, "Consumption being an important force in promoting economic growth, coordination between investment and consumption has boosted TAR's economy and the average annual growth rate has reached 12.7 percent in the past 5 years."
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http://eng.tibet.cn/news/today/200802/t20080214_368113.htm
Official: Tibet an inseparable part of China since ancient times
2008-03-07 09:14:00
Tibet is an inalienable part of the Chinese territory since ancient times, said Qiangba Puncog, chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region, on March 6 in Beijing.
"The overseas sayings of 'Tibet independence' are groundless nonsense and secessionist activities are doomed to fail," said Qiangba Puncog, a deputy to the 11th National People's Congress, the top legislature.
In regard to western criticism on human rights in Tibet, he expressed his invitation to the critics. "Seeing is believing. They should go to Tibet themselves to feel the improvements."
"They will reach a right conclusion then if they respect facts," said the chairman.
Accounting for one eighth of China's territory, the southwestern autonomous region saw its gross domestic product (GDP) topping 34 billion yuan (about 4.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2007.
The per capita GDP, more than 12,000 yuan (1,690 U.S. dollars),almost doubled the figure in 2002.
http://eng.tibet.cn/index/news/200803/t20080307_369531.htm
Tibet sees record high per capita GDP in 2005
www.chinaview.cn 2006-01-13 19:23:55
LHASA, Jan. 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region saw a record high per capita GDP of 1,000 US dollars in 2005, said Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the autonomous regional government, on Friday.
Thanks to infrastructural development and industrial restructuring, the region registered a GDP growth rate of over 12 percent for the fifth straight year in 2005, said the chairman.
With a regional GDP of 25.04 billion yuan (about 3 billion U.S.dollars) for the previous year, Tibet's economy has been in a period of fast growth in the past five years, according to Qiangba.
The tertiary industry contributed the lion's share in the regional GDP growth with an added value of 14.25 billion yuan (about 1.75 billion US dollars), up by 14.2 percent over the previous year.
The tourism sector witnessed a strong momentum with an income totaling 1.93 billion yuan (some 240 million US dollars), and the retailing sector reported a 13-percent increase in sales volume.
The per capita income of local farmers and herdsmen topped 2,000 yuan (about 250 U.S. dollars) last year, posing double-digit growth for the third straight year.
In the meantime, the per capita disposable income of urban residents soared to reach 8,411 yuan (about 1038 US dollars) in 2005, up by 2.6% over the previous year. Enditem
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/13/content_4049272.htm
Tibet moves to avoid growth mistakes
UPDATED: 11:10, April 11, 2007
A 9.2-billion yuan ($1.2 billion) effort to prevent and control pollution in valley areas along the Yarlung Zangbo River and its four tributaries is underway in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
The autonomous region's government launched the decade-long project as a precautionary measure to prevent Tibet from repeating the mistakes that other parts of the country have made in pursuing economic development, particularly waiting to deal with pollution until after the damage to the environment has already been done.
The central government and local enterprises will shoulder the project's 9.2 billion yuan cost.
The valley area along the Yarlung Zangbo River and its tributaries the Nyangchu, Lhasa, Yarlung and Nyang rivers covers more than 300,000 square kilometers.
The project involves four prefectures and 32 counties, including Lhasa, Xigaze, Shannan and Nyingchi, all of which play important roles in Tibet's economic and social development.
Experts have already defined how much pollution the local ecosystem can bear, People's Daily reported recently.
Based on those calculations, the experts worked out an emission control plan for pollutants.
They also set emissions standards for water and atmospheric pollution and created a pollution index for each city and county.
They have also drawn up detailed plans to prevent and treat water, air, noise and solid waste pollution, and have listed key projects to pursue.
One short-term goal is that by 2010, 60 percent of the region's domestic sewage, 90 percent of its industrial sewage and 85 percent of the industrial waste gas and domestic waste in key towns is to be treated so that it meets safe emissions requirements.
Controling emissions and guaranteeing safe drinking water are two of the project's guiding principles.
The valley in question is home to abundant mineral and biological resources as well as solar and hydro energy. Agriculture and livestock breeding are major sources of income for local people.
However, the valley has also experienced rapid urbanization in recent years, and problems associated with pollution have begun to emerge, People's Daily reported.
The project's goal is to make sure local people have safe water, safe food and clean air.
Tibet's environment has been a source of concern for many people.
The topic is listed as a priority part of the central government's environment protection efforts.
During the 10th Five-Year Plan (2000-05), the government has invested 230 million yuan ($29 million) and set up 38 nature reserves covering 407,700 square kilometers in Tibet, Tibet Daily reported.
The government also spent 362 million yuan ($47 million) on a project aimed at protecting forests on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and 67 million yuan ($8.66 million) treating industrial pollution.
Source: China Daily
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200704/11/eng20070411_365435.html
Tibet's economy grows 14.7 pct in first half year
by: 2007-07-25 13:20:21
Tibet's economy posted a 14.7-percent growth in the first half of this year, the highest over the past decade, government statistics showed Tuesday.
The gross domestic product (GDP) reached 14 billion yuan (US$1.84 billion) in the first six months, and the growth rate was 2.2 percentage points higher than the same period of last year, according to the Tibet Regional Statistics Bureau.
The figure breaks down into about 2.2 billion yuan for agriculture, 2.9 billion yuan for industry, and 8.9 billion yuan for the tertiary industry, indicating an annual growth of 4.9 percent, 20.5 percent and 15.6 percent, respectively.
Tibet's economic growth was mostly driven by the tertiary industry, which contributed 66.4 percent to the increase, the bureau said.
Thanks to the opening of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway since July 1 last year, the tertiary industry, which features the consumption market and service industry, has developed fast in the past year, it said.
The 1,956-km-long railway, running from Xining, capital of northwestern Qinghai Province, and the Tibet's regional capital Lhasa, has linked Tibet with the rest of China by train for the first time.
Due to more convenient transport, more tourists, or over 1.1 million in number, traveled to Tibet in the first six months of the year, up 86.3 percent over the same period last year, according to the regional tourism bureau.
The booming influx of tourists brought 990.3 million yuan (US$130 million) in revenue to the Himalayan region, an increase of 92.1 percent, statistics show.
The annual GDP growth of Tibet reached 13.4 percent last year, bringing the region's total GDP to a record 29 billion yuan (US$3.74 billion) with the per-capita GDP above US$1,000.
http://en.tibet.cn/news/tin/t20070725_272687.htm
Tibet in best period of development, stability
08:09, November 30, 2007
Tibet is in the best period of stability and development, with unprecedented high levels of economic and social development, a senior leader of China's Tibet Autonomous Region said here Thursday.
"The policy of the Chinese central government, which is centered on the economic development and focus on development and stability, is now bearing fruits," said Nyima Tsering, vice chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region, at a press conference on the sidelines of the First Forum on the Development of Tibet, China.
He said much of the investment by the Chinese central government in Tibet is being devoted to agriculture and animal husbandry.
Improving the living standards of Tibetan people is a top priority for the central government and the Tibetan regional government, he said.
The senior Tibetan leader also said that Tibetans enjoy religious freedom as it is a national policy to promote Tibetan cultural development.
He said that in Tibet, there are now more than 1,700 religious sites and more than 46,000 Tibetans are monks or nuns.
When asked to comment on the activities of Dalai Lama, Nyima Tsering said that Dalai Lama is not just a religious figure, but also is a political one who is seeking independence of Tibet, which is an integral part of China.
He said Tibetans did not see any change in Dalai Lama's such ambitions after so many years.
He urged Dalai Lama to abandon his attempt to seek Tibetan independence and do things that will be "beneficial" to the development of Tibet for the rest of his life.
The two-day forum on Tibet is jointly sponsored by the State Council Information Office of China, the Chinese embassy in Austria, the permanent mission of China to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna, and Austrian organizations including the Organization to Support the Austrian and Chinese Economic Cooperations.
The forum has drawn some 200 participants from China, Austria, several European countries such as Germany, Norway, Bulgaria and Greece, and international organizations such as UNIDO.
It is focusing on discussion on Tibet's development mode, Tibetology research and development, its cultural development and relics protection, education, Tibetan medicines, and some other topics.
The forum has provided a special chance for exchanges of views on Tibet for those who love Tibet and those who do not like Tibet, Franz Loschnak, president of the Organization to Support the Austrian and Chinese Economic Cooperations, told the press conference.
Qian Xiaoqian, vice minister of the State Council Information Office of China, told reporters that more such events are being planned in the future so that people around the world can understand Tibet better and know what a real Tibet looks like.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90785/6312175.html
Tibetans against Dalai Lama's return
by: 2007-06-21 09:10:33
Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the regional government of Tibet Autonomous Region, speaks at a press conference in Beijing June 20, 2007. [china.org.cn]
( Qiangba Puncog is a native Tibetan, born and raised in Tibet )
The chairman of the regional government of Tibet Autonomous Region has said that the majority of Tibetan people do not want the Dalai Lama to return to the region.
Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the regional government, was asked to comment, at a press conference in Beijing, on two letters written by Puncog Wanggyai, a member of the Communist Party in Tibet, to Chinese President Hu Jintao in 2004 and 2005 asking for permission to let the Dalai Lama come back to Tibet. He was asked if the letters represented the view of the majority of the Tibetan people.
"I have not seen the letters but I have heard about the content. The content I know about differs greatly from the common opinions held by the majority of the Tibetan people," he said.
"His (Puncog Wanggyai) opinion does not represent the view of the majority of Tibetan people, nor does it represent views of the majority of officials in Tibet. It only represents a handful of people," said Puncog.
"The Dalai Lama travels around the world in Buddhist robes not for religious matters but to make Tibet issue an international one and to realize his own political purposes," he said.
He said the Dalai Lama's pursuit of autonomy or establishment of the greater Tibetan area actually disguised his pursuit of independence.
"People from the Dalai Lama side believe, 'once this succeeds, independence is not far away', and this reveals what they really want to do," he said.
Puncog said the channel of communication with the Dalai Lama and his personal representative has always been open. "I think the key question lies in the Dalai Lama giving up the claims of independence and separatist activities," he said, "we all expect him to show his sincerity and truly do some good deeds for the Tibetan people and the country during his lifetime."
http://en.tibet.cn/news/tin/t20070621_256885.htm
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Forum on development of China's Tibet opens in Vienna
by: 2007-11-30 09:58:39
Nyima Tsering, vice chairman of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, addresses the First Forum on the Development of Tibet, China, in Vienna, Nov. 29, 2007. (Xinhua/Liu Gang)
The First Forum on the Development of Tibet, China is held in Vienna, Nov. 29, 2007. (Xinhua/Liu Gang)
Qian Xiaoqian, deputy director of State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China is making a speech in the forum, Nov. 29, 2007.
Tibet will further open up to the outside world and attract more direct foreign investment while promoting ecological and environmental protection, Nyima Tsering, vice chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, said here Thursday.
"We shall participate in domestic and international economic cooperation and competition in more fields and on a higher level, and strengthen cross-regional economic and technological exchanges and cooperation," Tsering said at the opening of "the First Forum on the Development of Tibet, China" in Vienna.
He said Tibet would work hard to develop an open economy and promote regional economic and trade cooperation on different levels and by various means, especially with southern Asian countries, in the wake of the launch of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
In his speech, Nyima Tsering elaborated on the progress achieved by Tibet over the past four decades and the challenges facing Tibetans.
He said that to pursue sustainable and balanced development of the autonomous region, Tibet must continuously push forward the "frog-leap" mode in economic and social development, accelerate infrastructure construction and promote the construction of "a new countryside."
It is a priority of the Tibetan government to improve the working and living conditions of farmers and herdsmen and increase their incomes, he said.
Tibet will also deepen reform and innovate systems, he added.
"We shall follow the established path of market economy development, treat the market as a guiding force, and continue to actively reform the investment and financing mechanism so as to attract more investment," he said.
According to Nyima Tsering, since the establishment of the Tibetan autonomous region, Tibet has been in the best period of economic development with the fastest economic growth thanks to the strong support of the central government of China and unselfish assistance by other parts of the country.
Tibet has maintained an economic growth rate of over 12 percent for the past six consecutive years, and in 2006, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the region reached 29.1 billion yuan (about 3.93 billion U.S. dollars), 89 times that of 1965, he said.
Over the last four decades, Tibet has witnessed comprehensive progress in social construction, he said.
"A fairly complete modern educational and medical care system has been installed in Tibet," he added.
There are six universities, 118 high schools, seven intermediate vocational schools and 880 elementary schools in Tibet, with a total enrollment of 540,000 students and attendance of 96.5 percent of the school-age population, he elaborated.
The life of the Tibetan people has improved significantly over the past four decades, he said.
"Social stability is being continuously maintained and people are enjoying their life and work," he said.
In his words, Tibet is a region rich in local resources, such as abundant grasslands, mineral, water, forest, flora and fauna, and tourist resources, which have created great conditions for Tibet's development.
But to achieve further progress, Tibet faces much challenges, he pointed out, citing weak infrastructure basis, investment and vulnerable ecological environment among others.
"We deeply understand we must make a lore more effort in the long run, and will sincerely implement a human-oriented and scientific outlook for coordinated and sustainable development, and work hard to solve existing problems while adhering to a policy of reform and development," he added.
The senior Tibetan leader encouraged people around the world to visit Tibet more instead of listening to "untrue" and "unfriendly" reports about the region.
"Tibet is a place where people live happily and also a beautiful tourist resort," he said. "I believe a fast-growing and new Tibet will leave every visitor an unforgettable memory."
The two-day forum on Tibet is jointly sponsored by the State Council Information Office of China, the Chinese embassy in Austria, the permanent mission of China to the United Nations and other international organizations in Vienna and Austrian organizations including the Organization to Support the Austrian and Chinese Economic Cooperations.
http://en.tibet.cn/news/tin/t20071130_289252.htm
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Primary School on Roof-of-the-World
http://pic.people.com.cn/GB/31655/6543727.html
This unique Primary School is located on Roof-of-the-World, 5573 meters above sea-level.
The Government of China is committed to provide a free-of-charge and compulsory education for every Tibetan child.
The Central Government of China invested a huge sum of money to re-build this school from ruins in 1986, so that the children of the nomads can receive an education.
This school covers an area of 8400 square meters and the building provides a useful area of 1221 square meters. The children are too far away from their nomadic families and are all staying in this boarding school for the entire school term.
Every morning the whole school will be singing the China national anthem.
The windows of this school are installed with double layers(rarely seen in China) due to winter fourty below temperature.
This school uses the latest technology, i.e. teaching Fine Art with computerized CD equipment.
The six teachers in this school and some of their students.
There are 141 students and all stay in this boarding school. It is too far from their nomadic camps. Students will learn how to take care of their bedding.
The school principal (also a teacher) is teaching his student how to read/write Tibetan.
The school principal's wife decided to move to such high altitude location, just to help out cooking tasks at the school.
Teaching Biology and practice it with a micropscope.
Students using computer aided equipments and internet access receive long distance educational training.
The cracks on a young face of every student review the hardship of the sun at high-altitude and lack of oxygen. It takes a very dedicated teaching staff to remain working long term in this special school.
The students automatically line up for their meals during lunch hours. This is a very well organized school.
Older students are serving rice (the main dish) to the students.
A study of the food being served, it reviews that students receive a very well-balanced diet.
After lunch being served, students are having fun at the school play ground.
During the Dalai Lama era there was no school or university, a child had to join one of the Monasteries to receive an education and that was the reason why many Tibetan mothers were forced by their own clans to give up their love ones to the Monasteries. Today, no Tibetan mother has to make such a decision.
The truth is that during the Dalai Lama era most Tibetan women were second class citizens and very seldom had any chance of an education. Today, all Tibetan children, both boys and girls, have equal chances of a free-of-charge and compulsory education. Tibetan women today provide a major and essential workforce in the government of Tibet Autonomous Region.
Without Lhamo Toinzhub(14th Dalai Lama), Tibet is better off today!
In 1951 Lhamo Toinzhub signed widely known as 'the 17 Pacts'
to run Tibet for Chairman Mao until he sneaked out in 1959.
For almost 9 years Lhamo Toinzhub had worked for Chairman Mao.
Tibet Today still fighting her Biggest Enemy...
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In 1959 conned by then Ambassador in India(Henderson) at his own free will,
Lhamo Toinzhub left Tibet and thus had given up his right to run Tibet.
As an early version of Iranian Czar or Filipino Marcos, he was tricked to leave Tibet.
Since 1959 for 49 years Tibet Autonomous Region has been run by capable
native Tibetans, most of whom were a SERF during Dalai Lama era.
These Tibetan leaders should be the only people who can make decisions
for the future of Tibet Autonomous Region, NOT Lhamo Toinzhub.
He has neither Tibetans' Trust nor experience to run Democratic and Modern Tibet.
Tibetans do not want someone both a Political and Religious leader to head Tibet.
Why do nations want to have Tibet returned to a SERF system under Dalai Lama?
It is because they want to control Tibet with a puppet like Dalai Lama.
This will lead Tibet into neither Democratic nor 'Freedom of Choice'.
Our World is enough to have only one Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini !
Lhamo Toinzhub has to realize Tibet today is a well established society,
and stop allow himself being used as a puppy by nations against China.
It is sincerely hope before his approaching death Lhamo Toinzhub
(14th Dalai Lama) will give up his so called 'Tibet Independence'
and for once in entire life doing something good for people of Tibet.
The only way to avoid ending up in history like Iranian Czar or Filipino Marcos!
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Tibet -- Its Ownership And Human Rights Situation
New Progress in Human Rights in the Tibet Autonomous Region
Tibet's March Toward Modernization
White Paper on Tibetan Culture
White Paper on Ecological Improvement and Environmental Protection in Tibet
Tibet's Compulsory and Free-of-Charge Education
White Paper: Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet
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