With an investment of 523 million yuan ($80 million), the Tibet autonomous region completed desertification control projects on more than 1,390 square kilometers of land during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20), Tibet Daily reported.
Shagkor Yeshe Palden, an 83-year-old man living in Lhasa, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, makes Wechat calls every day with his two daughters and grandchildren in Switzerland, where he spent nearly 30 years.
Seven kilometers from Tsethang town, Lhokha city, in the Tibet autonomous region, the Yarlung Zangbo River flows quietly under the scorching plateau sun.
Since 1978 when China started reform and opening up, the CPC Central Committee has held seven national meetings on Tibet, making major decisions and plans for the region.
National unity and social stability are important guarantors of all the undertakings of Tibet, and a solid buttress ensuring a happy life for all ethnic groups in Tibet.
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is known as "the roof of the world" and "the water tower of Asia." Tibet is an important guarantor of China's environmental security. The Chinese government attaches great importance to eco-environmental protection in Tibet. It has made constant efforts to improve institutions, provide strong scientific and cultural support, and increase investment in this field, with the goal of building a community of life for humanity and nature.