Chinese Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan has urged Tibetan authorities
to step up efforts to protect the environment and raise living
standards on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau.
Tibet was particularly important to China's construction and
development, said Zeng during a visit to Tibet Autonomous
Region.
Zeng -- accompanied by Communist Party of China (CPC) Tibet
regional committee secretary Zhang Qingli and regional government
chairman Qiangba Puncog -- urged local officials to improve
transportation, energy and irrigation infrastructures.
He told local officials that a healthy ecosystem was vital for
the region's development.
He said the regional government should support and guide local
people to develop industries adapting to local conditions and
ensure everyone share the benefits of development.
The government should also ensure the security of Tibet and the
region's nationalities, and Tibetan culture should be
protected.
Zeng also visited Golmud, a stop on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in
northwest Qinghai Province, by train and met senior provincial
officials.
(Xinhua News Agency July 10, 2007)
