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Tibetan official slams 'forced boarding schools' fabrication

Xu Zhitao, vice chairman of the regional government of Tibet, firmly rejected claims of "forced boarding schools" at a press conference Friday, saying that schools with voluntary boarding are an effective way to ensure children living in remote farming and pastoral areas have access to quality education.
November 14, 2023
325 million yuan spent on Tibet's intangible cultural heritage protection

The Chinese central government and the local government of Tibet earmarked over 325 million yuan (US$45.26 million) for protecting intangible cultural heritage in Tibet between 2012 and 2022, said a local official at a press conference Friday.
November 14, 2023
Tibet improves residents' livelihoods remarkably in new era

Tibet has improved people's living standards remarkably in the new era by eliminating extreme poverty, improving personal income, and ensuring education and medical care, a local official said at a press conference Friday.
November 14, 2023
Tibet logs fastest GDP growth in first 9 months

The gross domestic product (GDP) of Tibet autonomous region expanded 9.8% year on year in the first nine months of 2023, making it the fastest among 31 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland, according to a press conference Friday.
November 13, 2023
Document highlights progress in Xizang

The chairman of the Xizang autonomous region on Friday urged people not to be fooled by fake news about the region and instead come to see it for themselves.
November 13, 2023
Xizang official denounces 'forced vocational training' claim

An official of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday denounced the claim of so-called "forced vocational training" in the region, alleged by certain foreign institutions, as pure vilification.
November 10, 2023
Official: Xizang establishes 15-year publicly-funded school education system

Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region has taken the lead in the country in establishing a 15-year publicly-funded education system from kindergarten all the way up to senior high school, a senior official said Friday.
November 10, 2023
Official: Zero violent terrorist incidents in Xizang for years

No political, group or violent terrorist incidents have occured in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region for years, said the head of the regional government on Friday.
November 10, 2023
Official: Xizang expects air passenger throughput to exceed 6M

The annual passenger throughput of civil aviation in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region is expected to surpass 6 million by the end of 2023, said a Chinese official on Friday.
November 10, 2023
White paper: Xizang fully guarantees freedom of religious belief

The Xizang Autonomous Region fully guarantees the freedom of religious belief and religious activities are carried out in an orderly manner, said a white paper issued on Friday by China's State Council Information Office.
November 10, 2023
Xizang official denounces 'forced boarding schooling' smears from overseas

A senior official of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Friday categorically rejected the overseas allegations of "forced enrollment of Tibetan children in boarding schools" as deliberate smears.
November 10, 2023
Official: Xizang enters new stage of peace, stability, development

Xizang has entered a new and important stage of achieving long-term peace and stability and promoting high-quality development, said a Chinese official on Friday.
November 10, 2023
Official: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau achieves carbon neutrality

A Xizang official on Friday said that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the highest plateau in the world, has achieved carbon neutrality.
November 10, 2023
White paper: Rights of all people of all ethnic groups in Xizang guaranteed

Fresh progress has been made in strengthening the political development in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, ensuring the rights of all people of all ethnic groups to be masters of the region and the country, said a white paper issued on Friday.
November 10, 2023
White paper: Educational undertakings achieve high-quality development

Educational undertakings in the Xizang Autonomous Region have achieved high-quality development, said a white paper issued on Friday by China's State Council Information Office.
November 10, 2023
White paper: Xizang continues to prioritize eco-environmental conservation

In its efforts to become a national or even an international model in advancing eco-civilization, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region continues to prioritize eco-environmental conservation, said a white paper issued by the State Council Information Office on Friday.
November 10, 2023
White paper: Nearly 90% deputies to people's congresses in Xizang from ethnic groups

A total of 89.2 percent of the 42,153 deputies to people's congresses at four levels in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region are from the Tibetan or other ethnic minorities, said a white paper released on Friday.
November 10, 2023