CCTV News (News broadcast): In July 2021, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Tibet for investigation. As the General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, the President of the State and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, I went to Tibet to congratulate Tibet on its peaceful liberation, which is the first time in the history of the Party and the country. The General Secretary stressed that Tibet should focus on the four major issues of stability, development, ecology and border strengthening, and constantly make new achievements in promoting the ecological protection and sustainable development of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau. Children of all ethnic groups in the snow covered plateau should keep in mind the General Secretary's instructions, fully implement the Party's strategy of governing Tibet in the new era, and strive to write a new chapter of long-term stability and high-quality development in the snow covered plateau.
Tibet, located in the hinterland of the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, is an important frontier ethnic area in China, an important ecological security barrier, an important cultural protection area with Chinese characteristics, and an important world tourism destination.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), General Secretary Xi Jinping has attached great importance to the work in Tibet, cared about the people of all ethnic groups in Tibet, personally planned for the layout of the work in Tibet, made important speeches and important instructions many times, personally planned and personally deployed to convene the sixth and seventh Tibet working conferences of the Central Committee, and clearly put forward the party's strategy for Tibet governance in the new era.
In July 2021, General Secretary Xi Jinping came to Gala Village, Linzhi Town, Bayi District, Linzhi City. It is famous for the peach blossoms all over the mountains. General Secretary Xi Jinping told everyone to implement the Central Committee's policy of supporting Tibet's development and comprehensively promote rural revitalization.
To promote rural revitalization, Gala Village has continuously upgraded its tourism facilities. The beautiful life in Gala Village is a microcosm of the development of Tibet. Tibet was once the only provincial-level contiguous poverty-stricken area in China. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, Tibet has undergone historic changes. By the end of 2019, all 74 poverty-stricken counties and districts in Tibet had been decapitated, and more than 620000 poverty-stricken people had been lifted out of poverty. In 2021, the per capita disposable income of rural residents in Tibet was 16935 yuan, an increase of 16% year on year.
Dawa Jianshen, a villager in Gala Village, Bayi District, Linzhi City, Tibet Autonomous Region: We always keep in mind the General Secretary's instructions, use our hands to develop, create a better life for us, and comprehensively promote the revitalization of the countryside. My daughter has been studying hard, ranking first in the class.
Lalin Railway is an important part of Sichuan Tibet Railway and the first electrified railway in Tibet. During his visit to Tibet, General Secretary Xi Jinping inspected the construction along the Lalin Railway. The General Secretary attached great importance to the construction of the Sichuan Tibet Railway. He pointed out that we should speed up the construction of railways, highways and other major infrastructure, develop characteristic industries, and create a high-quality development path that conforms to the reality of Tibet. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, major infrastructure projects such as the Sichuan Tibet Railway have been comprehensively promoted, and a comprehensive three-dimensional transportation network covering roads, railways and aviation has taken shape; The Qinghai Tibet, Sichuan Tibet, Tibet China and Ali power interconnection projects have been completed, and the optical fiber rate and 4G signal coverage rate of the organic villages have reached 99%. All 624 border well-off villages have been completed.
Langkassana, a college student: It only takes one hour to get to the south side of my hometown after taking the Fuxing Ship. The transportation is very convenient. The changes in my hometown are getting bigger and bigger. The people's life is getting better and better, and the development is getting better and better.
Protect the ecological environment of Tibet and benefit the whole world. At Nyang River Bridge in Nyingchi, the General Secretary looked at the Yani Wetland with rippling water and lush vegetation, and stressed that the integrated protection and systematic management of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, lakes, grass, sand and ice should be adhered to.
As required by the General Secretary, Lin Zhi promoted the construction of Yani Wetland Ecological Monitoring Research Station. Now there are 52 kinds of national key protected animals and plants, and the total area of vegetation restoration is 1839 mu.
Jiang Wentao, Deputy Director of the Forestry and Grassland Bureau of Bayi District, Linzhi City, Tibet Autonomous Region: We will always keep in mind the General Secretary's instructions, protect the life, vegetation, rivers and mountains here, and strive to do a good job in scientific research and ecological protection of Yani Wetland.
Tibet strives to create a national highland of ecological civilization, strengthen the protection and restoration of the ecological environment of important river basins, and coordinate the rational development, utilization and protection of water resources. The nature reserves cover an area of 412200 square kilometers, accounting for more than one-third of the region's land area.
During his investigation in Tibet, General Secretary Xi Jinping went into the old city to visit the people of all ethnic groups.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Tibet has created a model area for national unity and progress, and designated September every year as the "Publicity Month for National Unity and Progress", so that national unity education can be introduced into the classrooms of schools at all levels. All ethnic groups in Tibet, like pomegranate seeds, hold together closely to form an inexhaustible driving force for common prosperity and development.
Si Lannima, Director of the Development and Reform Commission of the Tibet Autonomous Region: We keep in mind the General Secretary's instructions, actively serve and integrate into the new development pattern, and create a pilot area for high-quality development of the plateau economy. At present, the top-level design of the pilot area has been established, and 181 annual key projects have been solidly promoted, achieving a good start to high-quality development.
