China’s Tibet on the way to prosperity
Source: People’s
Daily Online
Poverty
alleviation was a highlight of the development of southwest China’s Tibet
Autonomous Region with GDP growth by 9.1 percent in 2018.
Statistics
indicated that a total of 181,000 people and 25 impoverished counties in the
region were lifted out of poverty over the past year.
Tsering Tsoten
is a deputy to the 13th National People’s Congress from a village in Biru
county, Nagqu city of northern Tibet. The village, located at an altitude of
4,300 meters, suffers from harsh natural
conditions.
Now, the village
is connected to hardened roads, stable electricity, and clean water
supply. In 2018, the per capita income of farmers and herdersin the
village reached 13,300 yuan ( $1,981),
marking complete elimination of poverty.
In 2018, over
200 major growers and poultry farmers, 80 agricultural enterprises, as well as
1,000 skilled people from inland regions came to Tibet Autonomous Region and offered
technical assistance for 3,000 local farmers under the encouragement of Tibet
government. In addition, a group of people who have grown rich were also
invited to share their experiences.
This year, Tibet
Autonomous Region is planning to increase farmers’ income by 13 percent.
Two Tibetan women
try hats at a hat factory in Dranang county, Shannan, Oct. 9, 2018. The
factory, established in 2013, employs 45 local villagers from impoverished
households and surplus rural laborers. The workers earn more than 6,500 yuan on
average per month. As the products of the factory are well-received by the
market, this year, the factory plans to recruit more people, which means more
job opportunities for impoverished farmers and herders. (Photo by Xinhua News
Agency)
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