Li for sustainable development in Tibet
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PREMIER Li Keqiang has stressed sustainable development and the improvement of people’s livelihood while visiting southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
During his visit from Wednesday to Friday to Nyingchi, Shannan and Lhasa, Li talked with officials and residents, learning about local economic and social development, and extending his good wishes to people of all ethnic groups in Tibet.
In a village of Nyingchi, where residents enjoy better housing and more incomes thanks to poverty alleviation programs, Li said development is key to increasing people’s wealth and achieving prosperity in Tibet.
People’s livelihood should be improved through sustainable development, which should be based on actual conditions of Tibet, he said.
At the confluence of the Yarlung Zangbo River and its tributary Nyang River, Li was briefed on the conservation of water resources and ecosystem. He said the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is the “water tower” of China and Asia, where ecological conservation should be strengthened to support sustainable development in the whole country.
At the construction site of the Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet railway, Li stressed the importance of the project to the development of Tibet and to ecological protection.
The railway project is beneficial for Tibet to cultivate new growth drivers, and it is the right thing that must be done. Full construction work should be accelerated, Li said.
At present, infrastructure development in the country’s central and western regions is relatively weak, and promoting effective investments to improve weak links will not only narrow the gap in regional development but also helpful for the country to cope with economic downturn, he said.
China should avoid strong stimulus and take targeted measures that are beneficial in both short and long terms, Li said.
At Tibet Autonomous Region People’s Hospital in Lhasa, Li said the government will step up support to hospitals in Tibet and colleges for traditional Tibetan medicine to meet the needs of local residents.
In Lhasa, Li also interacted with young makers at a startup base.
The premier said entrepreneurship and innovation in Tibet are very important to high-quality growth. The country will create better environment to support the education of skilled workers and train more talented workers that are in high demand.
While visiting Jokhang Temple, a renowned temple for Tibetan Buddhism in Lhasa, Li said Tibet has been an inalienable part of China ever since ancient times and he hoped that religious circles will continue to make contributions in safeguarding national unity and promoting ethnic solidarity as well as social harmony.
At the Potala Palace, Li said the government will step up support for the research on precious documents and push cultural inheritance and exchanges.
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