China Focus: CPC's upgraded governance policy of Tibet applauded

The ruling Communist Party of China's governance strategies in Tibet, unveiled at a recent meeting, show improvement in line with the region's development, analysts say.

At a conference on Tibet held by central leadership in Beijing earlier this week, President Xi Jinping underlined national and ethnic unity as the key plans for the Tibet Autonomous Region, vowing to focus on long-term, comprehensive stability and an unswerving battle against separatism.

He stressed important principles such as governing Tibet according to the law and striving to make people rich and the region prosperous with long-term development. These thoughts have been put forward by the central leadership since the 18th national congress of the CPC in 2012.

"These new thoughts show our governance strategies in Tibet have been gradually perfected," said Penpa Lhamo, deputy head of the contemporary studies institute of the Tibet Academy of Social Sciences.

Rule of law is the most important means to realize a more scientific and modernized governance of Tibet, said the researcher, stressing its great significance.

"Everyone is equal before the law. Monks and nuns are no exception," said Norbu, head of the administration committee of Drepung Monastery in Lhasa,the regional capital.

The administration committee will deal with lawless monks according to law to ensure the monastery and monks abide by law and religious activities continue normally, said Norbu.

With the promotion of legal knowledge, people's awareness of law and protection of their interests has seen remarkable improvement, said Zhou Yalin, a senior official of Damxung County, Tibet.

They used to turn to monasteries for help in case of disputes or simply solve them privately, but more and more people now know they can seek help from police or courts, said Zhou.

Xi Jinping underlined the policy of maintaining a prudent and steady manner in the long-term development of Tibet, requiring far-sight and sustainability in work and measures.

He stressed putting ecological protection first.

The central leadership's prudent attitude takes into account the ecological pressure of the plateau, said Penpa Lhamo.

"Each generation is obliged to protect the region's pure land," she said.

This is a required adjustment for Tibet's sustainable and coordinated development after its economic volume reaches a certain scale, said Wang Daiyuan, also with the academy.

In the past, fast development was stressed because the region was poor, he explained.

Xi also urged persistent stability for Tibet and neighboring provinces, which are home to many Tibetan and other ethnic minorities, including Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu.

To stick to the struggle against the Dalai Lama clique accords with the interests of people of all ethnic groups in Tibet, said Penpa Lhamo. Endi