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Historic Changes in Society
May 21, 2021
The Tibetan people yearned for democratic reform, but the timing had to be determined by the situation.
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Peaceful Liberation
May 21, 2021
To address the complex and changing international landscape and the difficult situation in Tibet, and to satisfy the Tibetan people's wish for liberation as soon as possible, Mao Zedong wrote a letter to the CPC Central Committee while in Manzhouli on his way to the Soviet Union for a visit in December 1949. In the letter, Mao made the strategic decision that "it is better for the PLA to enter Tibet sooner rather than later."
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Tibet Before the Peaceful Liberation
May 21, 2021
Tibet has been an integral part of Chinese territory since ancient times, and one of the main Tibetan-inhabited areas in China. In the aftermath of the Opium Wars in the middle of the 19th century, the UK-led imperialist powers began to cultivate the idea of "Tibet independence", intentionally undermining China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
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Following Tibet's Southern Friendship Highway
December 14, 2018
During my first week in Tibet autonomous region back in 2000, I noticed, and appreciated, the modern facilities in cities such as Lhasa and Xigaze. While there was much still steeped in tradition, the amenities for visitors were welcoming, particularly after several days traversing often unpaved roads.
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Qinghai-Tibet Plateau receives biggest early winter snow in 57 years
November 20, 2018
Continuous snow has swept Qinghai province in Northwest China since the start of November, accumulating record high precipitation in the region's 57 years of history of meteorological records.
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Lhasa - a travel dream fulfilled
November 20, 2018
Throughout my Scottish schooldays exotic travel seemed just a dream.
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Tibet received over 30 million tourists in first 9 months
November 9, 2018
Tibet received 31.025 million tourists from home and abroad in the first nine months this year, a year-on-year growth of 29.9 percent, according to data released by the Commission of Tourism Development of Tibet Autonomous Region.
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Qinghai-Tibet Railway a driving force of Tibet's growth
October 30, 2018
Since its opening in 2006, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been serving as an important driving force for the economic development of Tibet.