BEIJING: Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region has made historic achievements and all-round progress in all undertakings since its peaceful liberation seven decades ago, a regional official has said.
Wu Yingjie, secretary of Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China, made the remarks at a news conference in Beijing.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet. Regional officials told the news conference the economic and social development of Tibet.
The Chinese central government allocated an accumulative investment of 1.63 trillion yuan (about 253 billion U.S. dollars) in the 70 years, Wu said.
The massive investment is directly linked with the improvement of infrastructure construction and people’s livelihoods in Tibet, said Qizhala, chairman of the regional government.
During the seven decades, Tibet has eliminated endemic diseases that had plagued the Tibetan people for centuries, including Kaschin-Beck disease and hydatid disease, said Qizhala.
Multi-tiered systems of healthcare and medical insurance have been established in the region, Qizhala added.
Tibet currently boasts 17,000 beds in 1,642 medical and health institutions, compared with less than 100 beds in only three institutions before 1951, Qizhala noted.
A modern education system covering preschool, basic, vocational, higher, continuing and special education has been basically established in Tibet, Qizhala said. “The rights and interests of people of all ethnic groups in the region have been fully ensured.” – Agencies
